Elf Aquitaine
Operator of record for 52 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ELF AQUITAINE INC · ELF AQUITAINE, INC · ELF AQUITAINE, INC. · Elf Aquitaine, Inc.
At a glance
Elf Aquitaine is the operator of record for 52 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 48 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 38 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
52
Active
0
Plugged
48
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 38 |
| California | 5 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 35
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Elf Aquitaine operate?
Elf Aquitaine's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Wyoming (38), California (5), Alabama (3), Oklahoma (3) and Mississippi (2) and 1 more. Its 38 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Elf Aquitaine’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Elf Aquitaine's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Elf Aquitaine operate?
By product class, 35 (67%) are oil wells and 8 (15%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 10838 001 in St Mary, LA at 20,301 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA), Johnson (WY), Choctaw (AL), Fremont (WY), Natrona (WY) and Sweetwater (WY). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Elf Aquitaine
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 10838 001 | 17-101-21517 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Elf Aquitaine, Inc | 20,301 ft |
| Federal 33-30 | 49-019-20483 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 15,680 ft |
| Bolinger Heirs 32-5 #1 | 01-023-20292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Elf Aquitaine, Inc. | 14,375 ft |
| Little Bug Dr W42651 1 | 49-019-20511 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 13,430 ft |
| Oil Mountain 1 | 49-013-20903 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fremont, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 12,168 ft |
| Grayrock-Federal 21-20 | 49-025-21146 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 11,992 ft |
| Federal W-24544 13-34 | 49-037-21155 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 11,083 ft |
| Federal Amoco W25321 13-33 | 49-037-21117 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 10,467 ft |
| Nitchie Gulch C & K 11-11 | 49-037-21178 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 10,254 ft |
| Amoco Fed W-33974 13-3 | 49-037-21109 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 10,091 ft |
| Mcbride 33-32 | 49-037-21139 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 10,051 ft |
| Duncan Federal 1-4 | 49-037-20951 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Elf Aquitaine Inc | 10,030 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Elf Aquitaine operate?
Elf Aquitaine is the operator of record for 52 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (38). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Elf Aquitaine's wells are still active?
0 of Elf Aquitaine's catalogued wells are active; 48 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Elf Aquitaine operate wells?
Elf Aquitaine is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (38), California (5), Alabama (3), Oklahoma (3), Mississippi (2) and Louisiana (1).
Does Elf Aquitaine operate mostly oil or gas wells?
35 of Elf Aquitaine's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Elf Aquitaine's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 10838 001 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 20,301 ft.
Where Elf Aquitaine's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 38 operated by Elf Aquitaine
- Oil & gas wells in California· 5 operated by Elf Aquitaine
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 3 operated by Elf Aquitaine
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 3 operated by Elf Aquitaine
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 2 operated by Elf Aquitaine
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 1 operated by Elf Aquitaine
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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, “Elf Aquitaine — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/elf-aquitaine-649 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).