Bishop Petroleum
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BISHOP PETROLEUM, INC. · Bishop Petroleum Corp · Bishop Petroleum Inc.
At a glance
Bishop Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bishop Petroleum operate?
Bishop Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (5), Alabama (3) and Utah (1). Its 3 Alabama wells are 0.0% of the 15,091 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 Bishop Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bishop Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bishop Petroleum operate?
By product class, 3 (33%) are oil wells and 2 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Simmons #36-9 in Escambia, AL at 15,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Escambia (AL), Iberville (LA), Lafayette (LA), Caddo (LA), Ascension (LA) and Uintah (UT). 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 Bishop Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons #36-9 | 01-053-20211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Escambia, AL | Bishop Petroleum Inc. | 15,700 ft |
| St. Regis Paper Co. #35-3 | 01-053-20163 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Escambia, AL | Bishop Petroleum Inc. | 15,605 ft |
| Marvin E. Holt, Et Ux 22-16 #1 | 01-053-20478 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Escambia, AL | Bishop Petroleum Inc. | 15,600 ft |
| A Wilbert Sons Lbr & Shgl Co 001 | 17-047-20718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Bishop Petroleum, Inc. | 12,410 ft |
| A J Richoux 001 | 17-055-20297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Bishop Petroleum, Inc. | 11,493 ft |
| Rod Hill Ra Su63;jackson C 001-Alt | 17-017-23734 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Bishop Petroleum, Inc. | 9,475 ft |
| Fridge Re Sua;coastal Rental 001 | 17-005-20145 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ascension, LA | Bishop Petroleum, Inc. | 8,601 ft |
| Jackson 001 | 17-017-26641 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Bishop Petroleum, Inc. | 7,000 ft |
| Duck Butte 2-28 | 43-047-31799 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Uintah, UT | Bishop Petroleum Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bishop Petroleum operate?
Bishop Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bishop Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Bishop Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bishop Petroleum operate wells?
Bishop Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5), Alabama (3) and Utah (1).
Does Bishop Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Bishop Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bishop Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Simmons #36-9 in Escambia, AL is the deepest at 15,700 ft.
Where Bishop Petroleum'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, “Bishop Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bishop-petroleum-85933 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).