Owen Drilling
Operator of record for 55 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OWEN DRILLING CO. · Owen Drilling Company, Inc
At a glance
Owen Drilling is the operator of record for 55 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 5 (9%) are active, 50 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 50 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
55
Active
5
Plugged
50
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 50 |
| North Dakota | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 55
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Owen Drilling operate?
Owen Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (50) and North Dakota (5). Its 50 Arkansas wells are 0.1% 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 Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Owen Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Owen Drilling operate?
By product class, 55 (100%) 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 Russell 1 in Lafayette, AR at 7,861 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR) and Miller (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 Owen Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell 1 | 03-073-10193 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 7,861 ft |
| Bray A-1 | 03-073-10909 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 5,150 ft |
| May 1 | 03-091-10517 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,510 ft |
| Jones 3 | 03-073-10559 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,041 ft |
| Mariman 4 | 03-091-10383 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,002 ft |
| Bray 2 | 03-073-10563 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,001 ft |
| Sanderson 2 | 03-091-10370 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Brown 2 | 03-073-10462 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Beatty 2 | 03-073-10643 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Powell 1 | 03-073-10548 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Hudson 2 | 03-073-10535 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,000 ft |
| Dennington 1 | 03-073-10735 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Owen Drilling Company, Inc | 4,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Owen Drilling operate?
Owen Drilling is the operator of record for 55 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (50). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Owen Drilling's wells are still active?
5 of Owen Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 50 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Owen Drilling operate wells?
Owen Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (50) and North Dakota (5).
Does Owen Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
55 of Owen Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Owen Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Russell 1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 7,861 ft.
Where Owen Drilling'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 Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/owen-drilling-39874 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).