Despot
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Despot is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 13 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 13 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Despot operate?
Despot's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (13). Its 13 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 Despot’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Despot's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Despot operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) are oil wells and 3 (23%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Williams Inc 001 in Iberia, LA at 12,193 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA), West Baton Rouge (LA), Allen (LA), Beauregard (LA), Cameron (LA) and Evangeline (LA) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Despot
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Inc 001 | 17-045-20080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Despot, Inc. | 12,193 ft |
| Sl 5023 001 | 17-121-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Baton Rouge, LA | Despot, Inc. | 10,228 ft |
| William Robeau Estate 001 | 17-121-20011 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | West Baton Rouge, LA | Despot, Inc. | 10,018 ft |
| L C Rogers 001 | 17-003-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, LA | Despot, Inc. | 9,766 ft |
| Sl 5023 002 | 17-121-20028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Baton Rouge, LA | Despot, Inc. | 9,690 ft |
| Rice Land Lumber Co 001 | 17-011-20109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Despot, Inc. | 9,315 ft |
| Cameron Meadows Ld Co 001 | 17-023-20346 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Despot, Inc. | 9,000 ft |
| Hillyer Deutsch Edwards 002 | 17-039-20036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Despot, Inc. | 8,217 ft |
| Eunice Canal Co 001 | 17-039-20035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Despot, Inc. | 8,172 ft |
| Columbia-Durham Vva;durham 001 | 17-011-20006 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Beauregard, LA | Despot, Inc. | 8,010 ft |
| 7800 Vua;columbia Ld & Tbr Co 001 | 17-011-20012 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Beauregard, LA | Despot, Inc. | 8,010 ft |
| Humble Oil & Refining Co 002 | 17-089-20033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Charles, LA | Despot, Inc. | 6,045 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 13 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Despot operate?
Despot is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Despot's wells are still active?
0 of Despot's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Despot operate wells?
Despot is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (13).
Does Despot operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Despot's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Despot's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Williams Inc 001 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 12,193 ft.
Where Despot'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, “Despot — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/despot-81286 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).