Buttes Resources

Operator of record for 128 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: BUTTES RESOURCES · BUTTES RESOURCES CO · BUTTES RESOURCES CO. · BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANY · …

At a glance

Buttes Resources is the operator of record for 128 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. 12 (9%) are active, 104 (81%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 56 wells (44% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

128

Active

Plugged

104

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Kentucky	56
Louisiana	32
Colorado	22
California	7
Oklahoma	5
Illinois	2
West Virginia	2
Arkansas	1
Wyoming	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 48
Gas wells: 9
Shut-in: 0
Active share: 9%

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Where does Buttes Resources operate?

Buttes Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Kentucky (56), Louisiana (32), Colorado (22), California (7) and Oklahoma (5) and 4 more. Its 56 Kentucky wells are 0.0% of the 201,022 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 Buttes Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

9% of Buttes Resources's catalogued wells are active, 19 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Buttes Resources operate?

By product class, 48 (38%) are oil wells and 9 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Breaux Ra Sua;breaux 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 19,042 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Beauregard (LA), Vermilion (LA), Cameron (LA), Calcasieu (LA) and St Landry (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Buttes Resources

Wells operated by Buttes Resources
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Breaux Ra Sua;breaux 001	17-109-21341	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Terrebonne, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	19,042 ft
C Doornbos 001	17-011-20039	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Beauregard, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	12,509 ft
Stella D Simoneaux 001	17-113-20645	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Vermilion, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	12,214 ft
C E Breaux Etal 002	17-109-21922	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Terrebonne, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	11,524 ft
Sl 8894 001	17-023-21679	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cameron, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	11,338 ft
Miami Corporation 001	17-023-21290	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cameron, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	11,020 ft
Drew Manual Training Sch Swd 001	17-019-00811	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Calcasieu, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	10,733 ft
U Lavergne Ra Sua;n Lavergne 001	17-097-20329	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	St Landry, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	10,600 ft
S J Gianelloni 001	17-033-20020	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	East Baton Rouge, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	10,567 ft
Lch Ra Sub; Lejune 004	17-053-20163	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Jefferson Davis, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	9,898 ft
Hc D Ra Su;d-M 001	17-011-00172	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Beauregard, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	9,100 ft
Hc Lmd Ra Su;c Doornbos 001	17-011-00181	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Beauregard, LA	Buttes Resources Co.	9,050 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Buttes Resources operate?

Buttes Resources is the operator of record for 128 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (56). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Buttes Resources's wells are still active?

12 of Buttes Resources's catalogued wells are active; 104 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Buttes Resources operate wells?

Buttes Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (56), Louisiana (32), Colorado (22), California (7), Oklahoma (5), Illinois (2), West Virginia (2), Arkansas (1) and Wyoming (1).

Does Buttes Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?

48 of Buttes Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Buttes Resources's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Breaux Ra Sua;breaux 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 19,042 ft.

Where Buttes Resources'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, “Buttes Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/buttes-resources-6065 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).