Franks Petroleum
Operator of record for 94 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FRANKS PETROLEUM INC. · Franks Petroleum Inc
At a glance
Franks Petroleum is the operator of record for 94 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 86 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 73 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
94
Active
0
Plugged
86
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 73 |
| Mississippi | 11 |
| Arkansas | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 25
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Franks Petroleum operate?
Franks Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (73), Mississippi (11) and Arkansas (10). Its 73 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 Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Franks Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Franks Petroleum operate?
By product class, 24 (26%) are oil wells and 25 (27%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is F F Sutter 001 in St Mary, LA at 15,534 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA), Iberville (LA), Assumption (LA), Cameron (LA), Acadia (LA) and Clarke (MS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Franks Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F F Sutter 001 | 17-101-21089 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Mary, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 15,534 ft |
| Iberville Land Co 001 | 17-047-20277 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 15,300 ft |
| Ma 5 Ra Sua;f F Sutter 003 | 17-101-21762 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 14,533 ft |
| Sl 13899 001-D | 17-007-20447 | Other status | Other type | Assumption, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 14,300 ft |
| Miami Corp 001 | 17-023-20394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 14,000 ft |
| Marg V Ra Sua;breaux Est 001 | 17-001-20406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 13,650 ft |
| Wolverton unit 12-13 1 1 | 23-023-20059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 13,620 ft |
| Blanche Smith D 001 | 17-101-21112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 13,500 ft |
| A D Buck 001 | 17-113-20176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 12,800 ft |
| Marg H Ra Sug;barnes Estate 001 | 17-001-21938 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 12,600 ft |
| Bird, J R 1 | 03-073-10174 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Franks Petroleum Inc | 11,518 ft |
| U Bath (Um) Rd Su C; E E Wild 001d | 17-001-20164 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | Franks Petroleum Inc. | 11,426 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Franks Petroleum operate?
Franks Petroleum is the operator of record for 94 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (73). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Franks Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Franks Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 86 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Franks Petroleum operate wells?
Franks Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (73), Mississippi (11) and Arkansas (10).
Does Franks Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Franks Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 25 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Franks Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, F F Sutter 001 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 15,534 ft.
Where Franks 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, “Franks Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/franks-petroleum-78647 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).