Dean Petroleum
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dean Petroleum is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (67%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dean Petroleum operate?
Dean Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (3). Its 3 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dean Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% 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 Dean Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Vua;king 001 in Claiborne, LA at 10,500 ft.
Notable wells operated by Dean Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vua;king 001 | 17-027-21593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Dean Petroleum | 10,500 ft |
| Margaret Meadors 002 | 17-027-00169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Dean Petroleum | 7,917 ft |
| Christel Meadors Cowser 001 | 17-027-20137 | Orphaned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Dean Petroleum | 5,314 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dean Petroleum operate?
Dean Petroleum is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dean Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Dean Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Dean Petroleum operate wells?
Dean Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3).
Does Dean Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Dean Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dean Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vua;king 001 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 10,500 ft.
Where Dean Petroleum'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 Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dean-petroleum-78744 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).