Smith Operating & Management
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SMITH OPERATING & MANAGEMENT CO. · Smith Operating & Management Co
At a glance
Smith Operating & Management is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 29 (97%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 26 wells (87% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
29
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 26 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 25
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Smith Operating & Management operate?
Smith Operating & Management's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (26) and Mississippi (4). Its 26 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 Smith Operating & Management’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Smith Operating & Management's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Smith Operating & Management operate?
By product class, 25 (83%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Crown Zellerbach 1 1 in Lawrence, MS at 16,030 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lawrence (MS), Smith (MS), Rankin (MS), Union (AR), Lafayette (AR) and Miller (AR) and other counties. 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 Smith Operating & Management
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Zellerbach 1 1 | 23-077-20054 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lawrence, MS | Smith Operating & Management Co. | 16,030 ft |
| Gladstone - Winstead Et Al 1 1 | 23-129-20249 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Smith, MS | Smith Operating & Management Co. | 15,123 ft |
| Johnson Estate 6-14 6-14 | 23-121-20149 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rankin, MS | Smith Operating & Management Co. | 11,500 ft |
| Brown, Vonceil 1 | 03-139-12926 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 7,300 ft |
| Welch 1 | 03-139-11270 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Union, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 7,250 ft |
| Miller Estate, H 1 | 03-139-11118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 7,240 ft |
| Taylor, L E 1 | 03-073-11262 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 6,162 ft |
| McCalmon 1 | 03-073-11308 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 5,900 ft |
| Scoggins 1 | 03-091-10427 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 5,000 ft |
| McAlester 2 | 03-011-10070 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Bradley, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 4,899 ft |
| Hughes 1 | 03-027-10745 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 4,472 ft |
| Continental Forest 1 | 03-103-10706 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | Smith Operating & Management Co | 3,920 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Smith Operating & Management operate?
Smith Operating & Management is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Smith Operating & Management's wells are still active?
0 of Smith Operating & Management's catalogued wells are active; 29 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Smith Operating & Management operate wells?
Smith Operating & Management is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (26) and Mississippi (4).
Does Smith Operating & Management operate mostly oil or gas wells?
25 of Smith Operating & Management's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Smith Operating & Management's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Crown Zellerbach 1 1 in Lawrence, MS is the deepest at 16,030 ft.
Where Smith Operating & Management'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, “Smith Operating & Management — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-operating-management-136237 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).