Wade Fortenbery
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wade Fortenbery is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wade Fortenbery operate?
Wade Fortenbery'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 Wade Fortenbery’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wade Fortenbery's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wade Fortenbery 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 Mccalip Trust 001 in Concordia, LA at 7,160 ft.
Notable wells operated by Wade Fortenbery
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccalip Trust 001 | 17-029-22541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 7,160 ft |
| Barker A 004 | 17-029-22491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,910 ft |
| Barker A 002 | 17-029-22335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,905 ft |
| Barker Cs 005 | 17-029-22297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,883 ft |
| Barker A 011 | 17-029-22810 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,860 ft |
| Barker A 007 | 17-029-22669 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,860 ft |
| Barker Ws 001 | 17-029-21899 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,810 ft |
| Barker Cs 004 | 17-029-22080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,710 ft |
| Barker Cs 003 | 17-029-22045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,710 ft |
| Barker Cs 001 | 17-029-21896 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,710 ft |
| Barker Cs 002 | 17-029-21930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,709 ft |
| Sl 1458 A 003 | 17-029-22476 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Wade Fortenbery | 6,610 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 18 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wade Fortenbery operate?
Wade Fortenbery 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 Wade Fortenbery's wells are still active?
0 of Wade Fortenbery's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wade Fortenbery operate wells?
Wade Fortenbery is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18).
Does Wade Fortenbery operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Wade Fortenbery's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wade Fortenbery's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mccalip Trust 001 in Concordia, LA is the deepest at 7,160 ft.
Where Wade Fortenbery'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, “Wade Fortenbery — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wade-fortenbery-85302 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).