Bayou State Oil
Operator of record for 1,174 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bayou State Oil is the operator of record for 1,174 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 279 (24%) are active, 643 (55%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 1,174 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,174
Active
279
Plugged
643
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1,174 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 742
- Gas wells
- 22
- Shut-in
- 112
- Active share
- 24%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bayou State Oil operate?
Bayou State Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (1,174). Its 1,174 Louisiana wells are 0.5% 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Bayou State Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
24% of Bayou State Oil's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. 112 wells (10%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bayou State Oil operate?
By product class, 742 (63%) are oil wells and 22 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Brown A 022 in Caddo, LA at 4,950 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA) and Bossier (LA).
Notable wells operated by Bayou State Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown A 022 | 17-017-25472 | Active | Oil | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 4,950 ft |
| D P Logan 001 | 17-017-00141 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 4,929 ft |
| Fuller Heirs 002 | 17-017-22248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 3,610 ft |
| Snider 001 | 17-015-01186 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bossier, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 3,114 ft |
| Barnwell-T K Giddens Et Al 001 | 17-015-02022 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bossier, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,857 ft |
| Weaver A 001 | 17-015-22091 | Shut-in | Oil | Bossier, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,600 ft |
| Ethel Purcell 001 | 17-017-20647 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,520 ft |
| Jolley C-1 | 17-017-11030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,377 ft |
| Doles Et Al 001 | 17-017-20530 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,190 ft |
| J. B. Turnley, Et Al 001 | 17-017-20211 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,095 ft |
| Doles Et Al 002 | 17-017-20559 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,068 ft |
| Snyder 008 | 17-015-20006 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bossier, LA | Bayou State Oil Corporation | 2,035 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bayou State Oil operate?
Bayou State Oil is the operator of record for 1,174 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (1,174). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bayou State Oil's wells are still active?
279 of Bayou State Oil's catalogued wells are active; 643 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bayou State Oil operate wells?
Bayou State Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (1,174).
Does Bayou State Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
742 of Bayou State Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 22 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bayou State Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brown A 022 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 4,950 ft.
Where Bayou State 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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Bayou State Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bayou-state-oil-75320 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).