Mecca Drilling & Exploration
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Mecca Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (50%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mecca Drilling & Exploration operate?
Mecca Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Arkansas (6). Its 6 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 Mecca Drilling & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Mecca Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Mecca Drilling & Exploration operate?
By product class, 5 (83%) 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 Wooten 1 in Lafayette, AR at 8,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR) and Hempstead (AR).
Notable wells operated by Mecca Drilling & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooten 1 | 03-073-10468 | Other status | Other type | Lafayette, AR | Mecca Drilling & Exploration | 8,200 ft |
| Carter-Moore 1 | 03-073-10463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Mecca Drilling & Exploration | 3,950 ft |
| M.W. Rowe 2 | 03-073-10469 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Mecca Drilling & Exploration | 2,564 ft |
| England 1 | 03-057-10024 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | Mecca Drilling & Exploration | 2,500 ft |
| Mitchell A-2 | 03-073-10480 | Other status | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Mecca Drilling & Exploration | — |
| Mitchell A-1 | 03-073-10479 | Other status | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Mecca Drilling & Exploration | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mecca Drilling & Exploration operate?
Mecca Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mecca Drilling & Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Mecca Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Mecca Drilling & Exploration operate wells?
Mecca Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (6).
Does Mecca Drilling & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Mecca Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mecca Drilling & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wooten 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 8,200 ft.
Where Mecca Drilling & Exploration'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, “Mecca Drilling & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mecca-drilling-exploration-140499 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).