Belco Petroleum
Operator of record for 107 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BELCO PETROLEUM CORP. · BELCO PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Belco Petroleum Corp · Belco Petroleum Corp.
At a glance
Belco Petroleum is the operator of record for 107 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. None is listed as active, 66 (62%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Utah, with 45 wells (42% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
107
Active
0
Plugged
66
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Utah | 45 |
| Louisiana | 25 |
| North Dakota | 20 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| West Virginia | 3 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 45
- Gas wells
- 19
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Belco Petroleum operate?
Belco Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: Utah (45), Louisiana (25), North Dakota (20), Colorado (6) and Alabama (4) and 3 more. Its 45 Utah wells are 0.1% of the 40,139 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 Belco Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Belco Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 62% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Belco Petroleum operate?
By product class, 45 (42%) are oil wells and 19 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Scott Paper Co. #1 in Escambia, AL at 16,176 ft. The wells listed below sit in Escambia (AL), Terrebonne (LA), Monroe (AL), Lafayette (LA), Calcasieu (LA) and Iberville (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Belco Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Paper Co. #1 | 01-053-20150 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Escambia, AL | Belco Petroleum Corp. | 16,176 ft |
| Scott Paper Co. 5-1 #2 | 01-053-20192 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Escambia, AL | Belco Petroleum Corp. | 16,005 ft |
| S/L 6534 001 | 17-711-20230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 16,000 ft |
| D.W. Blacksher Estate Unit 27-12 #1 | 01-099-20024 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | Belco Petroleum Corp. | 15,360 ft |
| Sl 5648 001 | 17-711-20198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 13,571 ft |
| Mt 1 Ra Sua;duhon 001 | 17-055-20055 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 13,465 ft |
| South Manchester Swd 001 | 17-019-20121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 12,750 ft |
| Baist Cooperage 002 | 17-047-20203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 12,587 ft |
| Gulf States Land & Ind Inc 1 001 | 17-007-20157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 12,520 ft |
| C.B. Gillmore et al #1 | 01-025-20073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, AL | Belco Petroleum Corp. | 12,450 ft |
| Annie R Fuselier 001 | 17-039-20084 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 12,410 ft |
| Leopold Maturin 001 | 17-113-20276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Belco Petroleum Corporation | 12,393 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 107 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Belco Petroleum operate?
Belco Petroleum is the operator of record for 107 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Utah (45). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Belco Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Belco Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 66 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Belco Petroleum operate wells?
Belco Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Utah (45), Louisiana (25), North Dakota (20), Colorado (6), Alabama (4), Mississippi (3), West Virginia (3) and Arkansas (1).
Does Belco Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
45 of Belco Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 19 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Belco Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Scott Paper Co. #1 in Escambia, AL is the deepest at 16,176 ft.
Where Belco Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 45 operated by Belco Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 25 operated by Belco Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 20 operated by Belco Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 6 operated by Belco Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 4 operated by Belco Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 3 operated by Belco Petroleum
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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, “Belco Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/belco-petroleum-5314 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).