Bm Hester
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Bm Hester is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 14 (74%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bm Hester operate?
Bm Hester's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (19). Its 19 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 Bm Hester’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bm Hester's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 74% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Bm Hester operate?
By product class, 2 (11%) 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 John M Smith Co Inc 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 14,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Evangeline (LA), St John The Baptist (LA), St Tammany (LA), St Martin (LA) and Iberville (LA) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Bm Hester
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M Smith Co Inc 001 | 17-109-20034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | B. M. Hester | 14,000 ft |
| K Reed 001 | 17-039-20215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | B. M. Hester | 13,430 ft |
| Lutcher-Moore B 001 | 17-095-00064 | Other status | Oil | St John The Baptist, LA | B. M. Hester | 11,626 ft |
| Bogalusa Tung Oil Co Inc 001 | 17-103-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Tammany, LA | B. M. Hester | 11,560 ft |
| Easton Patout 001 | 17-099-01140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | B. M. Hester | 11,500 ft |
| A Wilberts Sons L & S Co 001 | 17-047-00338 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | B. M. Hester | 11,214 ft |
| C Ragas 001 | 17-075-04300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | B. M. Hester | 11,021 ft |
| C B Pennington Etal 001 | 17-033-00003 | Orphaned | Other type | East Baton Rouge, LA | B. M. Hester | 10,807 ft |
| C B Pennington 002 | 17-033-00002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | East Baton Rouge, LA | B. M. Hester | 10,339 ft |
| R A Moore 001 | 17-023-00103 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | B. M. Hester | 10,315 ft |
| Missouri Pacific Rr 001 | 17-051-00082 | Orphaned | Oil | Jefferson, LA | B. M. Hester | 9,500 ft |
| Lejeune 001 | 17-053-00157 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | B. M. Hester | 9,008 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bm Hester operate?
Bm Hester is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bm Hester's wells are still active?
0 of Bm Hester's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Bm Hester operate wells?
Bm Hester is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (19).
Does Bm Hester operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Bm Hester's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bm Hester's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, John M Smith Co Inc 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 14,000 ft.
Where Bm Hester'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, “Bm Hester — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bm-hester-70125 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).