Orchard E&p
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Orchard E&p is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Orchard E&p operate?
Orchard E&p's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (6). Its 6 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Orchard E&p’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Orchard E&p's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% 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 Orchard E&p operate?
By product class, 6 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Contra Costa (CA), Kern (CA) and Ventura (CA).
Notable wells operated by Orchard E&p
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venturini Ginochio 3 | 04-013-20382 | Other status | Oil | Contra Costa, CA | Orchard E&P, LLC | — |
| Lease by Orchard E&P, LLC FM-1 | 04-030-48978 | Other status | Oil | Kern, CA | Orchard E&P, LLC | — |
| Nellie Bell 10 | 04-111-20003 | Orphaned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Orchard E&P, LLC | — |
| Parlee 2 | 04-111-20697 | Orphaned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Orchard E&P, LLC | — |
| Venturini Ginochio 3 | 04-013-20383 | Other status | Oil | Contra Costa, CA | Orchard E&P, LLC | — |
| Lease by Orchard E&P, LLC KL-1 | 04-030-48979 | Other status | Oil | Kern, CA | Orchard E&P, LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Orchard E&p operate?
Orchard E&p is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Orchard E&p's wells are still active?
0 of Orchard E&p's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Orchard E&p operate wells?
Orchard E&p is the operator of record for wells in California (6).
Does Orchard E&p operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Orchard E&p's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Orchard E&p'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, “Orchard E&p — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/orchard-e-p-9841 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).