Dean Enterprises
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DEAN ENTERPRISES, INC. · Dean Enterprises
At a glance
Dean Enterprises is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (27%) are plugged & abandoned and 24 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 32 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
24
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 32 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dean Enterprises operate?
Dean Enterprises's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (32) and Kansas (1). Its 32 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 Dean Enterprises’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dean Enterprises's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 24 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Dean Enterprises operate?
By product class, 22 (67%) are oil wells and 3 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 3800 Ra Sua;f Heyd 058 in Calcasieu, LA at 10,445 ft. The wells listed below sit in Calcasieu (LA) and Jefferson Davis (LA). 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 Dean Enterprises
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3800 Ra Sua;f Heyd 058 | 17-019-20586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 10,445 ft |
| F Heyd 059 | 17-019-20592 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 9,297 ft |
| F Heyd Swd A-55 | 17-019-20253 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 9,193 ft |
| Heyd Swd 014 | 17-019-00935 | Orphaned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,800 ft |
| F Heyd 065 | 17-019-20827 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,767 ft |
| E O Stafford 011 | 17-053-20425 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,741 ft |
| A O Fontenot 012 | 17-053-20599 | Orphaned | Gas | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,427 ft |
| A O Fontenot 009 | 17-053-00098 | Orphaned | Oil | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,252 ft |
| F Heyd 061 | 17-019-20632 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,160 ft |
| 7480 Ra Sua;guthrey Et Vir 001 | 17-053-21104 | Orphaned | Oil | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 8,107 ft |
| E O Stafford 012 | 17-053-20939 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 7,954 ft |
| F Heyd 062 | 17-019-20639 | Orphaned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Dean Enterprises, Inc. | 7,650 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dean Enterprises operate?
Dean Enterprises is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (32). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dean Enterprises's wells are still active?
0 of Dean Enterprises's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 24 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Dean Enterprises operate wells?
Dean Enterprises is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (32) and Kansas (1).
Does Dean Enterprises operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Dean Enterprises's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dean Enterprises's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 3800 Ra Sua;f Heyd 058 in Calcasieu, LA is the deepest at 10,445 ft.
Where Dean Enterprises'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, “Dean Enterprises — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dean-enterprises-69960 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).