Cenla Oil
Operator of record for 149 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cenla Oil is the operator of record for 149 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 56 (38%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned and 31 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 149 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
149
Active
56
Plugged
0
Orphaned
31
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 149 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 132
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 62
- Active share
- 38%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cenla Oil operate?
Cenla Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (149). Its 149 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 Cenla Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
38% of Cenla Oil's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 62 wells (42%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 31 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cenla Oil operate?
By product class, 132 (89%) 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 Brinkley Heirs Ltf 003 in Winn, LA at 13,801 ft. The wells listed below sit in Winn (LA), La Salle (LA) and Grant (LA).
Notable wells operated by Cenla Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkley Heirs Ltf 003 | 17-127-21401 | Shut-in | Oil | Winn, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 13,801 ft |
| Wx E Ra Su72;lena Maxwell Etal 002 | 17-059-20698 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 3,020 ft |
| Wx G Ra Su72;lena Maxwell Etal 003 | 17-059-21772 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 2,997 ft |
| Wx E Ra Su72;lena Maxwell Etal 011 | 17-059-26642 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 2,970 ft |
| Swope D 019 | 17-043-20657 | Active | Oil | Grant, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,900 ft |
| Lena Maxwell Etal Swd 010 | 17-059-22460 | Active | Injection | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,814 ft |
| Lena Maxwell Et Al 006 | 17-059-22355 | Active | Oil | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,779 ft |
| Lena Maxwell Et Al 007 | 17-059-22356 | Shut-in | Oil | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,779 ft |
| Lena Maxwell Et Al 004 | 17-059-22224 | Active | Oil | La Salle, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,778 ft |
| Mary B Holmes Swd 001 | 17-043-20445 | Active | Injection | Grant, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,731 ft |
| Mary B Holmes 005 | 17-043-20443 | Active | Oil | Grant, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,712 ft |
| Swope D 012 | 17-043-20582 | Active | Oil | Grant, LA | Cenla Oil Company, LLC | 1,701 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cenla Oil operate?
Cenla Oil is the operator of record for 149 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (149). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cenla Oil's wells are still active?
56 of Cenla Oil's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 31 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cenla Oil operate wells?
Cenla Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (149).
Does Cenla Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
132 of Cenla Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cenla Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Brinkley Heirs Ltf 003 in Winn, LA is the deepest at 13,801 ft.
Where Cenla 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, “Cenla Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cenla-oil-75667 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).