Bright & Schiff
Operator of record for 99 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BRIGHT & SCHIFF · Bright & Schiff
At a glance
Bright & Schiff is the operator of record for 99 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 98 (99%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 49 wells (49% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
99
Active
0
Plugged
98
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 49 |
| Colorado | 38 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 18
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Bright & Schiff operate?
Bright & Schiff's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Louisiana (49), Colorado (38), Mississippi (9), Kentucky (2) and Arkansas (1). Its 38 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Bright & Schiff’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Bright & Schiff's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 99% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Bright & Schiff operate?
By product class, 18 (18%) are oil wells and 2 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Olga Dupre 001 in Evangeline, LA at 11,569 ft. The wells listed below sit in Evangeline (LA), Cameron (LA), Beauregard (LA), Bienville (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA) and Avoyelles (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Bright & Schiff
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Dupre 001 | 17-039-20110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Bright & Schiff | 11,569 ft |
| Lacassine 001 | 17-023-20409 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Bright & Schiff | 10,012 ft |
| A D Coshman 001 | 17-011-20276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Bright & Schiff | 9,630 ft |
| Owens-Illinois 001 | 17-011-20034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Bright & Schiff | 9,200 ft |
| Schaener 001 | 17-011-00970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,800 ft |
| Kemp 001 | 17-013-20090 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,770 ft |
| Deshotels 001 | 17-039-20076 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,708 ft |
| E Buller 001 | 17-053-20299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,700 ft |
| Alfred E Bordelon 001 | 17-009-00212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Avoyelles, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,483 ft |
| H J Heinen 001 | 17-039-20163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,457 ft |
| Bateman 001 | 17-107-00166 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,403 ft |
| Crown Zellerbach 001 | 17-011-20041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Bright & Schiff | 8,225 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Bright & Schiff operate?
Bright & Schiff is the operator of record for 99 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Bright & Schiff's wells are still active?
0 of Bright & Schiff's catalogued wells are active; 98 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Bright & Schiff operate wells?
Bright & Schiff is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (49), Colorado (38), Mississippi (9), Kentucky (2) and Arkansas (1).
Does Bright & Schiff operate mostly oil or gas wells?
18 of Bright & Schiff's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Bright & Schiff's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Olga Dupre 001 in Evangeline, LA is the deepest at 11,569 ft.
Where Bright & Schiff's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 49 operated by Bright & Schiff
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 38 operated by Bright & Schiff
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 9 operated by Bright & Schiff
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 2 operated by Bright & Schiff
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 1 operated by Bright & Schiff
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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, “Bright & Schiff — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/bright-schiff-3092 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).