Bel Oil
Operator of record for 48 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BEL OIL CORPORATION · Bel Oil
At a glance
Bel Oil is the operator of record for 48 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 44 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 46 wells (96% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
48
Active
0
Plugged
44
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 46 |
| Montana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 17
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bel Oil operate?
Bel Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (46) and Montana (2). Its 46 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 Bel Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bel Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bel Oil operate?
By product class, 3 (6%) are oil wells and 17 (35%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J Philip Waguespack 001 in St James, LA at 12,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in St James (LA), Acadia (LA), Allen (LA) and St Mary (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 Bel Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Philip Waguespack 001 | 17-093-00082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St James, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 12,600 ft |
| Marg H Sub;o Vincent B001 | 17-001-02035 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 11,710 ft |
| Buller-Langley Unit 1 002 | 17-003-00067 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,785 ft |
| Lm Alcock Et Al Unit 001 | 17-003-00073 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,605 ft |
| S/L 4852 001 | 17-101-20632 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,492 ft |
| Bel Estate Unit 1 001-D | 17-003-00042 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,305 ft |
| J A Bel Et Al/S/ 001 | 17-003-00033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,304 ft |
| J A Bel Et Al Utg 001 | 17-003-00077 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,075 ft |
| Yegua Ra Suc; Bel Ud 001 | 17-003-00079 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 10,005 ft |
| J A Bel Etal Unit C 001 | 17-003-00173 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 9,993 ft |
| J A Bel Unit M 001 | 17-003-00120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 9,925 ft |
| Phillip Klumpp 001 | 17-001-02243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Bel Oil Corporation | 9,721 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 48 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bel Oil operate?
Bel Oil is the operator of record for 48 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (46). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bel Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Bel Oil's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bel Oil operate wells?
Bel Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (46) and Montana (2).
Does Bel Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Bel Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 17 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bel Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J Philip Waguespack 001 in St James, LA is the deepest at 12,600 ft.
Where Bel 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, “Bel Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bel-oil-77621 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).