Freeport Sulphur
Operator of record for 3,392 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FREEPORT SULPHUR CO. · FREEPORT SULPHUR COMPANY
At a glance
Freeport Sulphur is the operator of record for 3,392 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3,281 (97%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3,349 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3,392
Active
0
Plugged
3,281
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3,349 |
| Mississippi | 43 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 10
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Freeport Sulphur operate?
Freeport Sulphur's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (3,349) and Mississippi (43). Its 3,349 Louisiana wells are 1% 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 Freeport Sulphur’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Freeport Sulphur's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Freeport Sulphur operate?
By product class, 2 (0.1%) are oil wells and 10 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ernest C Cocrell Jr Et Al 004 in Plaquemines, LA at 14,509 ft. The wells listed below sit in Plaquemines (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), Assumption (LA), Vermilion (LA), Jefferson (LA) and Livingston (LA) 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 Freeport Sulphur
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest C Cocrell Jr Et Al 004 | 17-075-02050 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 14,509 ft |
| A Fontenot 001 | 17-053-00965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 13,536 ft |
| Edith Sundbery Terry Et Al 001 | 17-007-00161 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 12,222 ft |
| Rusell Greene Et Al 001 | 17-113-00936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 12,125 ft |
| Marrero Ld&tmp Ass 001 | 17-051-00104 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 10,020 ft |
| E Crusel Estate 001 | 17-063-00044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Livingston, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 9,582 ft |
| Cockrell Moran 379 | Serial no. 36148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 7,803 ft |
| F G Nelson 001 | Serial no. 13659 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 6,545 ft |
| Wilbert Mineral Corporation 030 | 17-047-00296 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 5,762 ft |
| Southern Sulphur Corp A-1-A | 17-099-00939 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 5,757 ft |
| Cockrell-Moran 918 | 17-075-20629 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 5,557 ft |
| St Martin Land Co 002 | 17-099-00938 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | Freeport Sulphur Co. | 5,535 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Freeport Sulphur operate?
Freeport Sulphur is the operator of record for 3,392 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3,349). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Freeport Sulphur's wells are still active?
0 of Freeport Sulphur's catalogued wells are active; 3,281 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Freeport Sulphur operate wells?
Freeport Sulphur is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3,349) and Mississippi (43).
Does Freeport Sulphur operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Freeport Sulphur's catalogued wells are oil wells and 10 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Freeport Sulphur's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ernest C Cocrell Jr Et Al 004 in Plaquemines, LA is the deepest at 14,509 ft.
Where Freeport Sulphur'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, “Freeport Sulphur — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/freeport-sulphur-77251 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).