Cathey Oil
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cathey Oil is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 34 (85%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
34
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cathey Oil operate?
Cathey Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (40). Its 40 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 Cathey Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cathey Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cathey Oil operate?
By product class, 3 (8%) are oil wells and 3 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Vua;rex Young 001 in Red River, LA at 4,151 ft. The wells listed below sit in Red River (LA), Caddo (LA), Bossier (LA) and Webster (LA).
Notable wells operated by Cathey Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vua;rex Young 001 | 17-081-20660 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Red River, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 4,151 ft |
| Ruth Smith Et Al 001 | 17-081-20675 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Vub;vernon Webb 001 | 17-081-20698 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| James W Sutherlin 002 | 17-081-20702 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Red River, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Phillips 001 | 17-081-20669 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Vuc;james W Sutherlin 001 | 17-081-20704 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Vua;peatross 001 | 17-017-32160 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 3,986 ft |
| Tooke 001 | 17-017-32564 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 3,823 ft |
| Watkins 001 | 17-017-32244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 3,400 ft |
| C O Covington Et Al 005 | 17-015-22048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bossier, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 3,300 ft |
| G H Taylor 001 | 17-119-21104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 3,252 ft |
| Bodcaw 001 | 17-015-21435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Cathey Oil, Inc. | 3,250 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 40 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cathey Oil operate?
Cathey Oil is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cathey Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Cathey Oil's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cathey Oil operate wells?
Cathey Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (40).
Does Cathey Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Cathey Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cathey Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vua;rex Young 001 in Red River, LA is the deepest at 4,151 ft.
Where Cathey Oil'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, “Cathey Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cathey-oil-84244 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).