Owen Contracting
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Owen Contracting is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Owen Contracting operate?
Owen Contracting's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Arkansas (14). Its 14 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 Owen Contracting’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Owen Contracting's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Owen Contracting operate?
By product class, 13 (93%) 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 May 5 in Miller, AR at 4,545 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miller (AR) and Lafayette (AR).
Notable wells operated by Owen Contracting
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | 03-091-10600 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 4,545 ft |
| Bank 1 | 03-091-10594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 4,541 ft |
| Powell 5 | 03-073-10830 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 4,503 ft |
| Mariman 5 | 03-091-10678 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 4,350 ft |
| Brown 1 | 03-073-10464 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 4,018 ft |
| Powell 2 | 03-073-10554 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Beatty 1 | 03-073-10605 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 3,982 ft |
| Shewmake Heirs 2 | 03-073-10996 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 3,691 ft |
| Burton-Nash 5 | 03-073-10834 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 3,546 ft |
| Burton-Nash 4 | 03-073-10813 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 3,500 ft |
| Portlock 2 | 03-073-10845 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 3,200 ft |
| Burton-Nash 1 | 03-073-10661 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Contracting Company Inc | 3,095 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Owen Contracting operate?
Owen Contracting is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Owen Contracting's wells are still active?
0 of Owen Contracting's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Owen Contracting operate wells?
Owen Contracting is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (14).
Does Owen Contracting operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Owen Contracting's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Owen Contracting's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, May 5 in Miller, AR is the deepest at 4,545 ft.
Where Owen Contracting'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, “Owen Contracting — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/owen-contracting-136240 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).