Austral Oil
Operator of record for 136 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: AUSTRAL OIL CO INC · AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY INC · AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY, INC. · Austral Oil · …
At a glance
Austral Oil is the operator of record for 136 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. None is listed as active, 133 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 95 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
136
Active
0
Plugged
133
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 95 |
| Mississippi | 13 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Montana | 5 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Utah | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 29
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Austral Oil operate?
Austral Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Louisiana (95), Mississippi (13), Arkansas (8), Colorado (5) and Montana (5) and 4 more. Its 95 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 Austral Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Austral Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Austral Oil operate?
By product class, 26 (19%) are oil wells and 29 (21%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1st P1 Sub;w E Walker 006 in Cameron, LA at 18,112 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA), Vermilion (LA), St Mary (LA), Terrebonne (LA) and Assumption (LA). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Austral Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st P1 Sub;w E Walker 006 | 17-023-02252 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cameron, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 18,112 ft |
| Humble Fee 001 | 17-113-20054 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,698 ft |
| Sterling Sugars Inc 001 | 17-101-00640 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,525 ft |
| Stl 4969 001 | 17-109-20374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,520 ft |
| A M Richard Etal 001 | 17-023-20772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,520 ft |
| National Audubon Society 001 | 17-113-01050 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,500 ft |
| La Furs Inc 011-A | 17-113-01328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,480 ft |
| Continental Land & Fur Co 001 | 17-109-00545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,055 ft |
| Miami Corporation 001 | 17-023-01146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,042 ft |
| Brownell-Kidd 001 | 17-007-00408 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 16,025 ft |
| Louisiana Furs Inc 5713 B 001 | 17-113-01127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 15,878 ft |
| Louisiana Furs Inc 009 | 17-113-01265 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Austral Oil Company Inc | 15,819 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 136 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Austral Oil operate?
Austral Oil is the operator of record for 136 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (95). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Austral Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Austral Oil's catalogued wells are active; 133 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Austral Oil operate wells?
Austral Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (95), Mississippi (13), Arkansas (8), Colorado (5), Montana (5), North Dakota (4), Utah (3), Wyoming (2) and California (1).
Does Austral Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Austral Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 29 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Austral Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1st P1 Sub;w E Walker 006 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 18,112 ft.
Where Austral Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 95 operated by Austral Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 13 operated by Austral Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 8 operated by Austral Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 5 operated by Austral Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 5 operated by Austral Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 4 operated by Austral Oil
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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, “Austral Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/austral-oil-2331 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).