French Oil & Drilling
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
French Oil & Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (33%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does French Oil & Drilling operate?
French Oil & Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (12). Its 12 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 French Oil & Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of French Oil & Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 33% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does French Oil & Drilling operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Cotton (OK) and Comanche (OK).
Notable wells operated by French Oil & Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez #2 | 35-033-20418 | Orphaned | Other type | Cotton, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Urice #1 | 35-033-20419 | Orphaned | Other type | Cotton, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Urice #2 | 35-033-20420 | Orphaned | Other type | Cotton, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Fehring #1 | 35-031-20825 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Comanche, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Schumann #1 | 35-031-20864 | Other status | Gas | Comanche, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Schumann #2 | 35-031-20865 | Other status | Other type | Comanche, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Black-Mcdaniel #2 | 35-031-20926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Black-Mcdaniel #1 | 35-031-20925 | Other status | Other type | Comanche, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Lutonsky-Mcdaniel #1 | 35-031-21014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Valdez #1 | 35-033-20404 | Orphaned | Other type | Cotton, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Bates #1 | 35-033-20459 | Orphaned | Other type | Cotton, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
| Urice #3 | 35-033-20449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cotton, OK | French Oil & Drilling Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does French Oil & Drilling operate?
French Oil & Drilling is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of French Oil & Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of French Oil & Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does French Oil & Drilling operate wells?
French Oil & Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (12).
Does French Oil & Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of French Oil & Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where French Oil & Drilling'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, “French Oil & Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/french-oil-drilling-20583 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).