Desco Oil
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DESCO OIL COMPANY · Desco Oil · Desco Oil Company
At a glance
Desco Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 20 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
| California | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Desco Oil operate?
Desco Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (18), California (2) and Illinois (1). Its 18 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 Desco Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Desco Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Desco Oil operate?
By product class, 4 (19%) are oil wells and 2 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lora Theriot Mire 001 in Vermilion, LA at 11,530 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), West Baton Rouge (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), Iberville (LA), Lafourche (LA) and Calcasieu (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Desco Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lora Theriot Mire 001 | 17-113-21171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Desco Oil Company | 11,530 ft |
| Ns 4b Ra Sua;river Inc Co 001 | 17-121-20102 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | West Baton Rouge, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,950 ft |
| Sl 7971 Swd 001 | 17-121-20113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Baton Rouge, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,835 ft |
| Beaulieu Plantation 001 | 17-121-20139 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Baton Rouge, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,500 ft |
| The Lacassane Company Inc 001 | 17-053-20784 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,446 ft |
| William Ogden Et Al 001 | 17-047-20618 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,260 ft |
| Dow Chemical 001 | 17-047-20537 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberville, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,255 ft |
| E S Molaison 001 | 17-057-22218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,100 ft |
| Cornett Farms Inc 001 | 17-019-21120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Desco Oil Company | 10,050 ft |
| Amph A Ra Sua;miami Corp 001 | 17-023-21491 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cameron, LA | Desco Oil Company | 9,842 ft |
| Powell Lumber Co Swd 001 | 17-011-20465 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Desco Oil Company | 9,253 ft |
| Boise Southern Company 001 | 17-011-20438 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Beauregard, LA | Desco Oil Company | 9,215 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Desco Oil operate?
Desco Oil is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Desco Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Desco Oil's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Desco Oil operate wells?
Desco Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18), California (2) and Illinois (1).
Does Desco Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Desco Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Desco Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lora Theriot Mire 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 11,530 ft.
Where Desco 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, “Desco Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/desco-oil-32779 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).