Wheless Drilling
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WHELESS DRILLING COMPANY · Wheless Drilling Co
At a glance
Wheless Drilling is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 19 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 14 wells (74% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 14 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wheless Drilling operate?
Wheless Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Louisiana (14), Arkansas (3), Mississippi (1) and Wyoming (1). Its 3 Arkansas wells are 0.0% 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 Wheless Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wheless Drilling's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wheless Drilling operate?
By product class, 5 (26%) are oil wells and 3 (16%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Williams Eleanor V 1 1 in Adams, MS at 10,129 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Union (LA), Lincoln (LA), Webster (LA), Bienville (LA) and Campbell (WY) 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 Wheless Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Eleanor V 1 1 | 23-001-01650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Wheless Drilling Company | 10,129 ft |
| Strickland Unit 001 | 17-111-00059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 9,202 ft |
| T L James 002 | 17-061-00412 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lincoln, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 8,869 ft |
| Eva Murray 001 | 17-061-00089 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 8,424 ft |
| Shriners Hosp Cripple Ch U1a 001 | 17-061-00404 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lincoln, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 8,350 ft |
| Dan Gryder 001 | 17-119-01474 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 8,324 ft |
| Spencer Roden 001 | 17-013-00182 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 8,246 ft |
| State 66-5588 8-14 | 49-005-23627 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Wheless Drilling Company | 8,024 ft |
| W R Young 001 | 17-119-01452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 7,827 ft |
| Winget Unit 001 | 17-119-01465 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Webster, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 7,751 ft |
| H C Cox 001 | 17-119-01463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, LA | Wheless Drilling Company | 7,473 ft |
| Missouri-Pacific Railroad 1 | 03-073-00380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Wheless Drilling Co | 6,719 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wheless Drilling operate?
Wheless Drilling is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wheless Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Wheless Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wheless Drilling operate wells?
Wheless Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (14), Arkansas (3), Mississippi (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does Wheless Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Wheless Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wheless Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Williams Eleanor V 1 1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 10,129 ft.
Where Wheless 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, “Wheless Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wheless-drilling-29836 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).