The Carter Oil
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THE CARTER OIL CO · THE CARTER OIL COMPANY · The Carter Oil Company
At a glance
The Carter Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (3%) are active, 24 (80%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 18 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
1
Plugged
24
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Kentucky | 10 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Carter Oil operate?
The Carter Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Arkansas (18), Kentucky (10) and Louisiana (2). Its 18 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 The Carter Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of The Carter Oil's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% 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 The Carter Oil operate?
By product class, 22 (73%) 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 McMertis School 1 in Columbia, AR at 11,001 ft. The wells listed below sit in Columbia (AR), Hempstead (AR), Union (AR), Miller (AR), Iberville (LA) and Calhoun (AR). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by The Carter Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMertis School 1 | 03-027-01285 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 11,001 ft |
| Royston, G D 1 | 03-057-00008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hempstead, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 10,346 ft |
| Weitknecht, W H 1 | 03-027-01257 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 9,315 ft |
| Ethredge, J. F. 1 | 03-139-04386 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 8,875 ft |
| Gildon, H H 1 | 03-091-00604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 8,461 ft |
| Gay Union Corporation 021 | 17-047-00193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | The Carter Oil Company | 8,456 ft |
| Pepper, Riley 1 | 03-139-04372 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 8,261 ft |
| Brown, G P 1 | 03-091-00898 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 7,190 ft |
| FREEMAN c-137 1 | 03-027-00467 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 7,043 ft |
| Wilberts Myrtle Grove 040 | 17-047-00194 | Orphaned | Oil | Iberville, LA | The Carter Oil Company | 5,850 ft |
| Calion Lumber 1 | 03-013-00244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calhoun, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 5,150 ft |
| W.M. Powell 1 | 03-139-01064 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | The Carter Oil Company | 4,752 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Carter Oil operate?
The Carter Oil is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Carter Oil's wells are still active?
1 of The Carter Oil's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does The Carter Oil operate wells?
The Carter Oil is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (18), Kentucky (10) and Louisiana (2).
Does The Carter Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of The Carter Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The Carter Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, McMertis School 1 in Columbia, AR is the deepest at 11,001 ft.
Where The Carter Oil'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, “The Carter Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-carter-oil-68632 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).