Trace Drilling
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRACE DRILLING INC. · TRACE DRILLING, INC.
At a glance
Trace Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 12 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 12 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 12 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Trace Drilling operate?
Trace Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (12) and Louisiana (1). Its 12 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Trace Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Trace Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% 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 Trace Drilling operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Norman Etal 1 1 in Adams, MS at 6,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Franklin (MS), Concordia (LA) and Jefferson (MS). 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 Trace Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Etal 1 1 | 23-001-22109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 6,950 ft |
| Magee-Thriner Unit 1 1 | 23-037-00895 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 6,910 ft |
| Mckttrck 1 1 | 23-001-03407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 6,815 ft |
| Armstrong 1 1 | 23-001-01581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 6,700 ft |
| Willard-Carter Unit 1 1 | 23-001-22110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 6,660 ft |
| Buckles 1 1 | 23-037-00894 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 6,500 ft |
| Artman unit 2 2 | 23-001-22131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | 5,800 ft |
| Maxwell 001 | 17-029-21566 | Orphaned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Trace Drilling Inc. | 3,906 ft |
| Artman unit 1 1 | 23-001-22092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | — |
| Newell 1 1 | 23-001-21644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | — |
| M P Davis Etal 1 1 | 23-037-00947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | — |
| Shields 1 1 | 23-063-00531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Trace Drilling, Inc. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Trace Drilling operate?
Trace Drilling is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Trace Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Trace Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Trace Drilling operate wells?
Trace Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (12) and Louisiana (1).
Does Trace Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Trace Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Trace Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Norman Etal 1 1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 6,950 ft.
Where Trace 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, “Trace Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/trace-drilling-88119 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).