Emerald Oil
Operator of record for 291 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EMERALD OIL CO · EMERALD OIL CO INC · EMERALD OIL CO. · EMERALD OIL COMPANY, L.L.C. · …
At a glance
Emerald Oil is the operator of record for 291 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 90 (31%) are active, 119 (41%) plugged & abandoned and 50 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 186 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
291
Active
90
Plugged
119
Orphaned
50
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 186 |
| New York | 44 |
| Louisiana | 43 |
| North Dakota | 15 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 183
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 31%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Emerald Oil operate?
Emerald Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Illinois (186), New York (44), Louisiana (43), North Dakota (15) and Kentucky (2) and 1 more. Its 186 Illinois wells are 0.1% of the 174,478 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 Emerald Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
31% of Emerald Oil's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 41% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 50 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Emerald Oil operate?
By product class, 183 (63%) are oil wells and 2 (0.7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is David J Robichaux Jr 001 in Lafourche, LA at 16,912 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafourche (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Vermilion (LA), Mckenzie (ND), Lafayette (LA) and Iberia (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 10 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Emerald Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David J Robichaux Jr 001 | 17-057-20718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 16,912 ft |
| Sl 5811 001 | 17-719-20220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 15,682 ft |
| Landry-Meaux 001 | 17-113-01481 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 15,020 ft |
| Sl 5481 001 | 17-113-20281 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 14,108 ft |
| Nd State 5-16 | 33-053-02533 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Emerald Oil, Inc | 13,706 ft |
| North Dakota State 3 | 33-053-01037 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Emerald Oil, Inc | 13,618 ft |
| Anna Hoffpauir 001 | 17-055-20023 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 13,318 ft |
| P-1 Vub; M. E. Bourgeois 001 | 17-045-20183 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberia, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 12,416 ft |
| Vua;eb Leblanc 001 | 17-113-20606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 11,820 ft |
| J W Lawson 001 | 17-001-01836 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 11,779 ft |
| I Hebert 001 | 17-053-20001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 11,300 ft |
| Dr Martin O Miller 001 | 17-023-02120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Emerald Oil Co. | 11,300 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Emerald Oil operate?
Emerald Oil is the operator of record for 291 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (186). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Emerald Oil's wells are still active?
90 of Emerald Oil's catalogued wells are active; 119 are plugged & abandoned and 50 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Emerald Oil operate wells?
Emerald Oil is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (186), New York (44), Louisiana (43), North Dakota (15), Kentucky (2) and Mississippi (1).
Does Emerald Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
183 of Emerald Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Emerald Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, David J Robichaux Jr 001 in Lafourche, LA is the deepest at 16,912 ft.
Where Emerald Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 186 operated by Emerald Oil
- Oil & gas wells in New York· 44 operated by Emerald Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 43 operated by Emerald Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 15 operated by Emerald Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 2 operated by Emerald Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 1 operated by Emerald Oil
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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, “Emerald Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/emerald-oil-7113 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).