Breakthrough Ventures
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Breakthrough Ventures is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 8 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
8
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Breakthrough Ventures operate?
Breakthrough Ventures's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (9). Its 9 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 Breakthrough Ventures’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Breakthrough Ventures's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (11%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 8 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Breakthrough Ventures operate?
By product class, 9 (100%) 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 W C Gilbert Etal 002 in Calcasieu, LA at 6,223 ft.
Notable wells operated by Breakthrough Ventures
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W C Gilbert Etal 002 | 17-019-22358 | Shut-in | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 6,223 ft |
| J F Lillard 005 | 17-019-20137 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,818 ft |
| J F Lillard 006 | 17-019-20203 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,627 ft |
| J F Lillard 007 | 17-019-20278 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,572 ft |
| J F Lillard 001 | 17-019-00590 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,367 ft |
| J F Lillard 003 | 17-019-00592 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,265 ft |
| J F Lillard 008 | 17-019-20637 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,187 ft |
| W C Gilbert Et Al 001 | 17-019-00586 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 3,144 ft |
| J F Lillard 009 | 17-019-20822 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Breakthrough Ventures, LLC | 2,762 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Breakthrough Ventures operate?
Breakthrough Ventures is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Breakthrough Ventures's wells are still active?
0 of Breakthrough Ventures's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 8 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Breakthrough Ventures operate wells?
Breakthrough Ventures is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (9).
Does Breakthrough Ventures operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Breakthrough Ventures's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Breakthrough Ventures's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, W C Gilbert Etal 002 in Calcasieu, LA is the deepest at 6,223 ft.
Where Breakthrough Ventures'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, “Breakthrough Ventures — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/breakthrough-ventures-76387 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).