Whittington Oil
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WHITTINGTON OIL CO., INC. · Whittington Oil Co
At a glance
Whittington Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 12 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Whittington Oil operate?
Whittington Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (12) and Arkansas (1). Its 12 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 Whittington Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Whittington Oil'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 Whittington Oil operate?
By product class, 2 (15%) 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 Sl 5010 001 in St Mary, LA at 13,455 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA), Caddo (LA), Catahoula (LA), Concordia (LA), Claiborne (LA) and Lincoln (LA). 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 Whittington Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 5010 001 | 17-709-00926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 13,455 ft |
| C N Frierson 001 | 17-017-02564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 6,672 ft |
| Wiley 001 | 17-025-20264 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 6,660 ft |
| G A Frierson 001 | 17-017-20267 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 6,600 ft |
| Schuchs Et Al A-1 | 17-029-20605 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 6,112 ft |
| Bufkin 001 | 17-027-20132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 5,855 ft |
| Simms 001-A | 17-027-20131 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 5,853 ft |
| J H Liner 001 | 17-061-20013 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 5,560 ft |
| Dowling 001 | 17-061-20016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 5,474 ft |
| J B Jiles 001 | 17-061-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 5,465 ft |
| Rainach 001 | 17-027-20102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 5,403 ft |
| L C Brazell 001 | 17-025-20204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Whittington Oil Co., Inc. | 4,420 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Whittington Oil operate?
Whittington Oil is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Whittington Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Whittington Oil's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Whittington Oil operate wells?
Whittington Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (12) and Arkansas (1).
Does Whittington Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Whittington Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Whittington Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 5010 001 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 13,455 ft.
Where Whittington 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, “Whittington Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/whittington-oil-79963 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).