Gilliland Oil
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GILLILAND OIL CO · Gilliland Oil Company
At a glance
Gilliland Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1 (14%) are active, 4 (57%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (71% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
1
Plugged
4
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 14%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gilliland Oil operate?
Gilliland Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (5) and Arkansas (2). Its 2 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Gilliland Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
14% of Gilliland Oil's catalogued wells are active, 15 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Gilliland Oil operate?
By product class, 5 (71%) 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 G W Taylor 007 in Claiborne, LA at 2,791 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Red River (LA) and Ouachita (AR). 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 Gilliland Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G W Taylor 007 | 17-027-01094 | Orphaned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Gilliland Oil Co | 2,791 ft |
| T & P Railroad 010 | Serial no. 5701 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Red River, LA | Gilliland Oil Co | 2,779 ft |
| G W Taylor B-9 | 17-027-01096 | Orphaned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Gilliland Oil Co | 2,765 ft |
| Kile 1 | 03-103-80651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | Gilliland Oil Company | 2,280 ft |
| W.A. Smith 2 | 03-103-82075 | Active | Oil | Ouachita, AR | Gilliland Oil Company | 2,277 ft |
| Shaw A-9 | Serial no. 4600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Gilliland Oil Co | 1,341 ft |
| T & P 012 | Serial no. 7366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Gilliland Oil Co | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gilliland Oil operate?
Gilliland Oil is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gilliland Oil's wells are still active?
1 of Gilliland Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Gilliland Oil operate wells?
Gilliland Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5) and Arkansas (2).
Does Gilliland Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Gilliland Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gilliland Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, G W Taylor 007 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 2,791 ft.
Where Gilliland Oil'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, “Gilliland Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gilliland-oil-70060 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).