Cargas Operating
Operator of record for 517 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cargas Operating is the operator of record for 517 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 361 (70%) are active, 6 (1%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 517 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
517
Active
361
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 517 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 512
- Shut-in
- 150
- Active share
- 70%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cargas Operating operate?
Cargas Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (517). Its 517 Louisiana wells are 0.2% 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 Cargas Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
70% of Cargas Operating's catalogued wells are active, 41 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 1% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 150 wells (29%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cargas Operating operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 512 (99%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Exxon 16 002 in Union, LA at 2,527 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (LA), Morehouse (LA) and Ouachita (LA).
Notable wells operated by Cargas Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon 16 002 | 17-111-21518 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,527 ft |
| Bill G Halley 002 | 17-111-20307 | Shut-in | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,525 ft |
| Exxon 20 008 | 17-111-21508 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,518 ft |
| Exxon 20 013 | 17-111-21755 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,515 ft |
| Exxon 20 014 | 17-111-21739 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,505 ft |
| J B Miles 005 | 17-067-21824 | Active | Gas | Morehouse, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,500 ft |
| Exxon 17 007 | 17-111-21458 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,497 ft |
| Exxon 20 005 | 17-111-21505 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,497 ft |
| Exxon 20 003 | 17-111-21399 | Active | Gas | Union, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,489 ft |
| Grant-S 023 | 17-073-20900 | Active | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,460 ft |
| Grant-D 026 | 17-073-20814 | Active | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,452 ft |
| Wetzel 002 | 17-073-21606 | Shut-in | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Cargas Operating Company | 2,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cargas Operating operate?
Cargas Operating is the operator of record for 517 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (517). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cargas Operating's wells are still active?
361 of Cargas Operating's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cargas Operating operate wells?
Cargas Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (517).
Does Cargas Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Cargas Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 512 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cargas Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Exxon 16 002 in Union, LA is the deepest at 2,527 ft.
Where Cargas Operating'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, “Cargas Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cargas-operating-75351 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).