Hughes Eastern
Operator of record for 255 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HUGHES EASTERN CORPORATION · Hughes Eastern Corporation
At a glance
Hughes Eastern is the operator of record for 255 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 32 (13%) are active, 203 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Alabama, with 173 wells (68% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
255
Active
32
Plugged
203
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 173 |
| Mississippi | 54 |
| Louisiana | 26 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 94
- Gas wells
- 81
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hughes Eastern operate?
Hughes Eastern's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Alabama (173), Mississippi (54), Louisiana (26) and Arkansas (2). Its 173 Alabama wells are 1% of the 15,091 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 Hughes Eastern’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Hughes Eastern's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hughes Eastern operate?
By product class, 94 (37%) are oil wells and 81 (32%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Aus C Ra Sua;black Stone 23 001 in Allen, LA at 21,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Allen (LA), Washington (AL), Baldwin (AL) and Escambia (AL). 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 Hughes Eastern
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aus C Ra Sua;black Stone 23 001 | 17-003-20458 | Active | Oil | Allen, LA | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 21,200 ft |
| McMillan 36-14 #1 | 01-129-20071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 18,600 ft |
| Coaker-Scott et al 9-7 #1 | 01-129-20070 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 18,200 ft |
| Kirkland 13-2 #1 | 01-129-20072 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 18,100 ft |
| Boykin 24-9 #1 | 01-129-20079 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Washington, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 17,000 ft |
| Turner-White Heirs 34-7 #1 | 01-129-20067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 17,000 ft |
| International Paper Company 20-9 #1 | 01-003-20044 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Baldwin, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 16,269 ft |
| Martha Lee Earle 19-1 #1 | 01-003-20241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Baldwin, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 16,020 ft |
| International Paper Co. 20-14 SWD #2 | 01-003-20074 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Baldwin, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 16,000 ft |
| International jPaper Co. 20-5 No. 1 | 01-003-20238 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Baldwin, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 15,950 ft |
| Jernigan 30-13 #1 | 01-053-20295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Escambia, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 15,608 ft |
| Culpepper 34-8 #1 | 01-053-20293 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Escambia, AL | Hughes Eastern Corporation | 15,350 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hughes Eastern operate?
Hughes Eastern is the operator of record for 255 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Alabama (173). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hughes Eastern's wells are still active?
32 of Hughes Eastern's catalogued wells are active; 203 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hughes Eastern operate wells?
Hughes Eastern is the operator of record for wells in Alabama (173), Mississippi (54), Louisiana (26) and Arkansas (2).
Does Hughes Eastern operate mostly oil or gas wells?
94 of Hughes Eastern's catalogued wells are oil wells and 81 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hughes Eastern's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Aus C Ra Sua;black Stone 23 001 in Allen, LA is the deepest at 21,200 ft.
Where Hughes Eastern'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, “Hughes Eastern — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hughes-eastern-75740 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).