Despot Production
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Despot Production is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Despot Production operate?
Despot Production's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (5). Its 5 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 Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Despot Production's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Despot Production operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is C Doornbos Swd 003 in Beauregard, LA at 9,277 ft. The wells listed below sit in Beauregard (LA) and Caddo (LA).
Notable wells operated by Despot Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Doornbos Swd 003 | 17-011-20087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Despot Production Company | 9,277 ft |
| Doornbos 001 | 17-011-20235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Despot Production Company | 6,725 ft |
| Smith 001 | 17-017-20832 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Despot Production Company | 2,549 ft |
| Frierson 001 | 17-017-20732 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Despot Production Company | 2,510 ft |
| Frierson 002 | 17-017-20831 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Despot Production Company | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Despot Production operate?
Despot Production is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Despot Production's wells are still active?
0 of Despot Production's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Despot Production operate wells?
Despot Production is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5).
Does Despot Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Despot Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Despot Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, C Doornbos Swd 003 in Beauregard, LA is the deepest at 9,277 ft.
Where Despot Production'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 Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/despot-production-82283 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).