Franks Operating
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Franks Operating is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (26%) are active, 13 (57%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
6
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 26%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Franks Operating operate?
Franks Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (23). Its 23 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Franks Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
26% of Franks Operating's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Franks Operating operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 12 (52%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lcv Ra Sub;huey Etal 001 in Bossier, LA at 11,920 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bossier (LA), Bienville (LA), Lincoln (LA) and De Soto (LA).
Notable wells operated by Franks Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lcv Ra Sub;huey Etal 001 | 17-015-23364 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bossier, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 11,920 ft |
| Gray Ra Suc;w H Ford Jr 001 | 17-015-22962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 11,900 ft |
| Gray Ra Sud;allen Etal 001 | 17-015-23104 | Active | Gas | Bossier, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 11,890 ft |
| Mid Cv Ra Sub;c A Antrim Trust 001 | 17-015-24711 | Active | Gas | Bossier, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 11,800 ft |
| Hoss B Sub;weyerhaeuser 9-14 001-Alt | 17-013-21823 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bienville, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 11,430 ft |
| Cv A Su59;hunt Etal 19 001 | 17-013-21389 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 11,205 ft |
| Hoss B Sug;walters Etal 001 | 17-013-21941 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bienville, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 10,850 ft |
| Cv Davis Ra Su68;johnston 11-4 001 | 17-061-21056 | Active | Gas | Lincoln, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 10,500 ft |
| Hoss A Sub;willamette 001-Alt | 17-013-21159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 10,292 ft |
| Cv Ra Sup;j Nash 001 | 17-031-26086 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 9,999 ft |
| Hoss B Supp;mason Etal 001 | 17-013-22148 | Active | Gas | Bienville, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 9,900 ft |
| Mid Cv Ra Sud;allen Etal 002-Alt | 17-015-23145 | Shut-in | Gas | Bossier, LA | Franks Operating Company, L.L.C. | 9,605 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Franks Operating operate?
Franks Operating is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Franks Operating's wells are still active?
6 of Franks Operating's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Franks Operating operate wells?
Franks Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (23).
Does Franks Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Franks Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Franks Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lcv Ra Sub;huey Etal 001 in Bossier, LA is the deepest at 11,920 ft.
Where Franks Operating's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Franks Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/franks-operating-75479 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).