Billy E Bayles
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Billy E Bayles is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (57%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Billy E Bayles operate?
Billy E Bayles's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (14). Its 14 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 Billy E Bayles’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Billy E Bayles's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Billy E Bayles operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) are oil wells and 5 (36%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hatch 001 in Richland, LA at 3,515 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (LA) and Webster (LA).
Notable wells operated by Billy E Bayles
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatch 001 | 17-083-20016 | Orphaned | Gas | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 3,515 ft |
| Wallace 001 | 17-119-20989 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 3,300 ft |
| Dear Et Al A 002 | 17-083-20429 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,700 ft |
| Noble 006 | 17-083-20926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,552 ft |
| Noble 004 | 17-083-20721 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,520 ft |
| Eliza Ford 001 | 17-083-20606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,511 ft |
| Hatch 001-2 | 17-083-20053 | Orphaned | Gas | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,500 ft |
| Hatch 001-34 | 17-083-20047 | Orphaned | Gas | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,480 ft |
| Morris 002 | 17-083-20548 | Orphaned | Gas | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,428 ft |
| Hatch 001-3 | 17-083-20775 | Orphaned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,420 ft |
| Hatch Estate 003 | 17-083-20491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,420 ft |
| Hatch Estate 004 | 17-083-20549 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Billy E. Bayles | 2,410 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Billy E Bayles operate?
Billy E Bayles is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Billy E Bayles's wells are still active?
0 of Billy E Bayles's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Billy E Bayles operate wells?
Billy E Bayles is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (14).
Does Billy E Bayles operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Billy E Bayles's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Billy E Bayles's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hatch 001 in Richland, LA is the deepest at 3,515 ft.
Where Billy E Bayles'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, “Billy E Bayles — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/billy-e-bayles-70363 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).