Howell Petroleum
Operator of record for 178 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HOWELL PETROLEUM CORP · HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION · Howell Petroleum Corp.
At a glance
Howell Petroleum is the operator of record for 178 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. None is listed as active, 176 (99%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 86 wells (48% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
178
Active
0
Plugged
176
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 86 |
| Alabama | 41 |
| Montana | 21 |
| Mississippi | 12 |
| Louisiana | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 92
- Gas wells
- 36
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Howell Petroleum operate?
Howell Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Wyoming (86), Alabama (41), Montana (21), Mississippi (12) and Louisiana (10) and 2 more. Its 41 Alabama wells are 0.3% of the 15,091 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 Howell Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Howell Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 99% 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 Howell Petroleum operate?
By product class, 92 (52%) are oil wells and 36 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 6177 002 in Iberia, LA at 14,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA), Evangeline (LA), Jasper (MS), Monroe (AL), Amite (MS) and Choctaw (AL) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Howell Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 6177 002 | 17-045-20701 | Other status | Other type | Iberia, LA | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 14,500 ft |
| Pardee 002 | 17-039-20230 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 13,985 ft |
| Sl 6177 001 | 17-045-20666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 13,524 ft |
| Terry 15-14 1 1 | 23-061-20587 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, MS | Howell Petroleum Corp | 13,433 ft |
| Macmillan Bloedel, Inc. 17-11 #1 | 01-099-20147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | Howell Petroleum Corp. | 12,920 ft |
| Mckee-Brooks 14-16 #1 | 01-099-20200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Monroe, AL | Howell Petroleum Corp. | 12,760 ft |
| Paramount-Jones1-12 1-R 1-R | 23-005-20545 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Howell Petroleum Corp | 12,500 ft |
| Paramount-Gilbert 31-1 #1 | 01-023-20363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Howell Petroleum Corp. | 12,500 ft |
| Orleans Levee Board C 002 | 17-075-22761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 12,498 ft |
| Mio 12a Rc Sua;olb C 001 | 17-075-22703 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Plaquemines, LA | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 11,997 ft |
| J. Carley Mcrae 1 1 | 23-153-20638 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Howell Petroleum Corp | 11,366 ft |
| Wiley 34-10 #1 | 01-125-19998 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tuscaloosa, AL | Howell Petroleum Corp. | 11,060 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Howell Petroleum operate?
Howell Petroleum is the operator of record for 178 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (86). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Howell Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Howell Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 176 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Howell Petroleum operate wells?
Howell Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (86), Alabama (41), Montana (21), Mississippi (12), Louisiana (10), Oklahoma (5) and Colorado (3).
Does Howell Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
92 of Howell Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 36 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Howell Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 6177 002 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 14,500 ft.
Where Howell Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 86 operated by Howell Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 41 operated by Howell Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 21 operated by Howell Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 12 operated by Howell Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 10 operated by Howell Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 5 operated by Howell Petroleum
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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, “Howell Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/howell-petroleum-9623 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).