Retsal Drilling
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Retsal Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Retsal Drilling operate?
Retsal Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (18). Its 18 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Retsal Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Retsal Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Retsal Drilling operate?
By product class, 8 (44%) 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 Robert W Gribsby 001 in Webster, LA at 6,730 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (LA), De Soto (LA), Caddo (LA), Red River (LA) and Natchitoches (LA).
Notable wells operated by Retsal Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W Gribsby 001 | Serial no. 77193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 6,730 ft |
| Clayton Smith 001 | 17-031-00595 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Soto, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 5,285 ft |
| William Harris 001 | 17-031-00606 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 4,090 ft |
| Louis Werner Saw Mill Co 001 | 17-017-02740 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 3,982 ft |
| A R Bonds 001 | 17-017-02253 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 3,844 ft |
| Marcellus Long 001 | 17-017-02407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 3,771 ft |
| Sample A 001 | 17-081-20412 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 1,825 ft |
| Sample 002 | 17-081-20386 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 1,810 ft |
| Swann Heirs B-1 | Serial no. 50392 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 1,625 ft |
| E A Haire 001 | Serial no. 76844 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 1,452 ft |
| D E Hendricks Jr 004 | 17-069-00324 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 1,381 ft |
| D E Hendricks Jr 003 | 17-069-00323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Retsal Drilling Co. | 1,371 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 18 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Retsal Drilling operate?
Retsal Drilling is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Retsal Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Retsal Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Retsal Drilling operate wells?
Retsal Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18).
Does Retsal Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Retsal Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Retsal Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Robert W Gribsby 001 in Webster, LA is the deepest at 6,730 ft.
Where Retsal 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, “Retsal Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/retsal-drilling-70322 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).