Wm Operating
Operator of record for 75 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: W M OPERATING CO · W M Operating, Inc · W-M OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
At a glance
Wm Operating is the operator of record for 75 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 51 (68%) are active, 24 (32%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 72 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
75
Active
51
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 72 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 67
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 68%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wm Operating operate?
Wm Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Arkansas (72), Louisiana (2) and Kentucky (1). Its 72 Arkansas wells are 0.2% 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 Wm Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
68% of Wm Operating's catalogued wells are active, 39 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 32% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wm Operating operate?
By product class, 67 (89%) 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 Shore Oil Company A 001 in St Mary, LA at 9,116 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA) and Ouachita (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 Wm Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Oil Company A 001 | 17-101-21962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | W-M Operating Company, Inc. | 9,116 ft |
| Shore Oil Company 001 | 17-101-21961 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | W-M Operating Company, Inc. | 4,560 ft |
| Morgan "A" 1 | 03-103-02603 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 3,000 ft |
| Campbell 1 | 03-103-02083 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,308 ft |
| Cole 1 | 03-103-02081 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,258 ft |
| Wesson-Lester SWD-1 | 03-103-02044 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,089 ft |
| Wesson "A" 1 | 03-103-02051 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,063 ft |
| Wesson "C" 1 | 03-103-02046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,062 ft |
| Wesson "B" 1 | 03-103-02038 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,059 ft |
| Morgan "A" 4 | 03-103-02050 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,055 ft |
| Wesson "B" 2 | 03-103-02039 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,051 ft |
| Wesson "B" 3 | 03-103-02040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | W M Operating, Inc | 2,050 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wm Operating operate?
Wm Operating is the operator of record for 75 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (72). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wm Operating's wells are still active?
51 of Wm Operating's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wm Operating operate wells?
Wm Operating is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (72), Louisiana (2) and Kentucky (1).
Does Wm Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
67 of Wm Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wm Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shore Oil Company A 001 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 9,116 ft.
Where Wm Operating'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, “Wm Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wm-operating-89601 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).