Wm R Whittaker
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wm R Whittaker is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wm R Whittaker operate?
Wm R Whittaker's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (6). Its 6 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 R Whittaker’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wm R Whittaker'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 Wm R Whittaker operate?
By product class, 2 (33%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Kern (CA), San Luis Obispo (CA), Merced (CA) and Santa Barbara (CA).
Notable wells operated by Wm R Whittaker
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marita 1 | 04-029-36657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Wm. R. Whittaker Co., Ltd. | — |
| Norbel-Whittaker 1 | 04-079-00593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Luis Obispo, CA | Wm. R. Whittaker Co., Ltd. | — |
| Reay-Whittaker 1 | 04-079-00594 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Luis Obispo, CA | Wm. R. Whittaker Co., Ltd. | — |
| Whittaker 1 | 04-029-08508 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Wm. R. Whittaker Co., Ltd. | — |
| Whittaker-Murietta 1 | 04-047-00036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Merced, CA | Wm. R. Whittaker Co., Ltd. | — |
| Whittaker Dome Well 1 | 04-083-03382 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Wm. R. Whittaker Co., Ltd. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wm R Whittaker operate?
Wm R Whittaker is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wm R Whittaker's wells are still active?
0 of Wm R Whittaker's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wm R Whittaker operate wells?
Wm R Whittaker is the operator of record for wells in California (6).
Does Wm R Whittaker operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Wm R Whittaker's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Wm R Whittaker'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 R Whittaker — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wm-r-whittaker-17266 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).