Franks & Petrofunds
Operator of record for 51 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Franks & Petrofunds is the operator of record for 51 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 47 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 51 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
51
Active
0
Plugged
47
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 51 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 22
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Franks & Petrofunds operate?
Franks & Petrofunds's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (51). Its 51 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 Franks & Petrofunds’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Franks & Petrofunds's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Franks & Petrofunds operate?
By product class, 4 (8%) are oil wells and 22 (43%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is O H Wylie 002 in Terrebonne, LA at 12,525 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), St Martin (LA), Winn (LA), Vermilion (LA), Union (LA) and Jackson (LA) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Franks & Petrofunds
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O H Wylie 002 | 17-109-20833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 12,525 ft |
| Shore Oil Co 002 | 17-109-20834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 12,000 ft |
| Ch Su A;bruner 001d | 17-099-20198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 11,001 ft |
| Olinkraft /A/ 001 | 17-127-20252 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,815 ft |
| J A Vollmer 001 | 17-113-20282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,759 ft |
| H'Ville Ra Sug;r Hightower 001 | 17-111-21005 | Orphaned | Gas | Union, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,578 ft |
| Tremont Lbr Co 001 | 17-049-20045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,503 ft |
| Hoss B Suk;gertrude Brown Etal 001 | 17-013-20157 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bienville, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,478 ft |
| Hoss B Suoo;cont Can Co O-1 | 17-013-20207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,345 ft |
| Hoss B Su S: Woodard-Walker A001 | 17-013-20132 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bienville, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,218 ft |
| Hoss Suy;davis Bros Lbr Co G-1 | 17-013-20145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bienville, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,100 ft |
| Willamette Industries Inc Etal 001 | 17-013-20156 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bienville, LA | Franks & Petrofunds, Inc. | 10,033 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Franks & Petrofunds operate?
Franks & Petrofunds is the operator of record for 51 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (51). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Franks & Petrofunds's wells are still active?
0 of Franks & Petrofunds's catalogued wells are active; 47 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Franks & Petrofunds operate wells?
Franks & Petrofunds is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (51).
Does Franks & Petrofunds operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Franks & Petrofunds's catalogued wells are oil wells and 22 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Franks & Petrofunds's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, O H Wylie 002 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 12,525 ft.
Where Franks & Petrofunds'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, “Franks & Petrofunds — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/franks-petrofunds-81893 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).