Gaines Operating
Operator of record for 364 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GAINES OPERATING LLC · GAINES OPERATING, LLC
At a glance
Gaines Operating is the operator of record for 364 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 218 (60%) are active, 2 (0.5%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 356 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
364
Active
218
Plugged
2
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 356 |
| Oklahoma | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 334
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 136
- Active share
- 60%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gaines Operating operate?
Gaines Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (356) and Oklahoma (8). Its 356 Louisiana wells are 0.2% 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 Gaines Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
60% of Gaines Operating's catalogued wells are active, 31 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0.5% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 136 wells (37%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Gaines Operating operate?
By product class, 334 (92%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sab Ra Suh;t W James 001 in Sabine, LA at 6,562 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sabine (LA) and Caddo (LA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Gaines Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sab Ra Suh;t W James 001 | 17-085-21859 | Shut-in | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 6,562 ft |
| Sab Ra Sua;sonat Minerals Inc 001 | 17-085-21851 | Shut-in | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 5,539 ft |
| J K Phares Est Swd 001 | 17-085-03986 | Active | Injection | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,700 ft |
| R J Lucius Swd 002 | 17-085-03996 | Active | Injection | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,682 ft |
| Blanchard 005 | 17-017-30464 | Shut-in | Oil | Caddo, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,600 ft |
| Burkett Et Al 001 | 17-085-21429 | Active | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,475 ft |
| Lucius Heirs B 001 | 17-085-21105 | Shut-in | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,420 ft |
| English 003 | 17-085-22131 | Shut-in | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,300 ft |
| English 002 | 17-085-01740 | Orphaned | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,280 ft |
| English 001 | 17-085-22215 | Shut-in | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,279 ft |
| T L Delatin Swd 001 | 17-085-22033 | Orphaned | Injection | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,112 ft |
| J Hoagland 003 | 17-085-22080 | Orphaned | Oil | Sabine, LA | Gaines Operating, LLC | 3,102 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gaines Operating operate?
Gaines Operating is the operator of record for 364 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (356). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gaines Operating's wells are still active?
218 of Gaines Operating's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Gaines Operating operate wells?
Gaines Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (356) and Oklahoma (8).
Does Gaines Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
334 of Gaines Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gaines Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sab Ra Suh;t W James 001 in Sabine, LA is the deepest at 6,562 ft.
Where Gaines 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, “Gaines Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gaines-operating-6979 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).