Beta Oil
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BETA OIL COMPANY · BETA OIL CORPORATION · BETA OIL INC
At a glance
Beta Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 18 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 13 wells (68% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 13 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Beta Oil operate?
Beta Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (13), Louisiana (4) and Wyoming (2). Its 13 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Beta Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Beta Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Beta Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (42%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Levert-St John 001 in St Martin, LA at 7,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Martin (LA), St Mary (LA), Niobrara (WY), Dewey (OK) and Logan (OK). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Beta Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levert-St John 001 | 17-099-21085 | Other status | Other type | St Martin, LA | Beta Oil Inc | 7,500 ft |
| H L Laws & Co Inc B 001 | 17-101-21425 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Beta Oil Inc | 7,070 ft |
| Federal 1-24 | 49-027-26639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Beta Oil Corporation | 5,050 ft |
| Hollon 11-25 | 49-027-20983 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Beta Oil Corporation | 4,312 ft |
| H Ecuer 006 | 17-101-21549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Beta Oil Inc | 2,560 ft |
| H L Laws & Company Inc B 002 | 17-101-21469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Beta Oil Inc | 1,350 ft |
| Davis #2-2 | 35-043-21221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dewey, OK | Beta Oil Company | — |
| Joy Schomp #2-10 | 35-043-21636 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dewey, OK | Beta Oil Company | — |
| Thompson #1 | 35-043-21706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dewey, OK | Beta Oil Company | — |
| Thompson #2-10 | 35-043-21782 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dewey, OK | Beta Oil Company | — |
| Davis #6-2 | 35-043-21932 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dewey, OK | Beta Oil Company | — |
| Chappell #1-19 | 35-083-22432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | Beta Oil Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 19 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Beta Oil operate?
Beta Oil is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Beta Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Beta Oil's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Beta Oil operate wells?
Beta Oil is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (13), Louisiana (4) and Wyoming (2).
Does Beta Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Beta Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Beta Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Levert-St John 001 in St Martin, LA is the deepest at 7,500 ft.
Where Beta 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, “Beta Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/beta-oil-5838 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).