Esenjay Petroleum
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP · ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Esenjay Petroleum Corp. · Esenjay Petroleum Corporation
At a glance
Esenjay Petroleum is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 17 (81%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 14 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 14 |
| California | 5 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Esenjay Petroleum operate?
Esenjay Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Mississippi (14), California (5), Alabama (1) and Louisiana (1). Its 14 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Esenjay Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Esenjay Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Esenjay Petroleum operate?
By product class, 2 (10%) 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 Valioso-Paramount 1-R 1-R in Smith, MS at 16,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Smith (MS), Jasper (MS), Lafourche (LA), Choctaw (AL), Kings (CA) and Clarke (MS). 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 Esenjay Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valioso-Paramount 1-R 1-R | 23-129-20260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | 16,750 ft |
| Harper J S 1 1 | 23-061-20562 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | 16,000 ft |
| Sl 14121 001 | 17-057-22580 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Esenjay Petroleum Corporation | 13,515 ft |
| James Alan Bell 5-8 #1 | 01-023-20385 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | 10,571 ft |
| Mortgage Oil Co. 1-17 | 04-031-20274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | Esenjay Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Howell # 1 # 1 | 23-023-20852 | Other status | Other type | Clarke, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | — |
| Howell # 1 # 1 | 23-023-20862 | Other status | Other type | Clarke, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | — |
| O D Ainsworth Etal 1 1 | 23-061-00376 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | — |
| Evans Swdw # 2 # 2 | 23-061-00404 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jasper, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | — |
| Mortgage Oil 1-25 | 04-031-20323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kings, CA | Esenjay Petroleum Corporation | — |
| Evans Swd System # 3 # 3 | 23-061-20077 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jasper, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | — |
| F. M. Fender 3 3 | 23-061-20555 | Other status | Other type | Jasper, MS | Esenjay Petroleum Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Esenjay Petroleum operate?
Esenjay Petroleum is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Esenjay Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Esenjay Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Esenjay Petroleum operate wells?
Esenjay Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (14), California (5), Alabama (1) and Louisiana (1).
Does Esenjay Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Esenjay Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Esenjay Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Valioso-Paramount 1-R 1-R in Smith, MS is the deepest at 16,750 ft.
Where Esenjay Petroleum'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, “Esenjay Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/esenjay-petroleum-8160 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).