James M Forgotson
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
James M Forgotson is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does James M Forgotson operate?
James M Forgotson's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (18). Its 18 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 James M Forgotson’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of James M Forgotson's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does James M Forgotson operate?
By product class, 4 (22%) are oil wells and 7 (39%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Marg T Rd Su A; A G Fiero 001 in Lafayette, LA at 13,197 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), St Martin (LA) and Acadia (LA).
Notable wells operated by James M Forgotson
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marg T Rd Su A; A G Fiero 001 | 17-055-20046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, LA | James M. Forgotson | 13,197 ft |
| Bella E N Chappuis 001 | 17-055-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | James M. Forgotson | 12,619 ft |
| James F. Pool A 001 | 17-053-20253 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jefferson Davis, LA | James M. Forgotson | 12,588 ft |
| Felton Begnaud 001 | 17-099-20085 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | James M. Forgotson | 12,495 ft |
| Lejeune Ra Sua; Pool 001 | 17-053-20240 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jefferson Davis, LA | James M. Forgotson | 12,439 ft |
| Whitney Calais 001 | 17-099-00045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | James M. Forgotson | 12,400 ft |
| L N Vennard 001-D | 17-099-20035 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | James M. Forgotson | 10,997 ft |
| Ch 1 Ra Sua;tortoris 001 | 17-099-20384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | James M. Forgotson | 10,915 ft |
| Marg T Rd Su B; P. Boudreaux 001 | 17-055-20067 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | James M. Forgotson | 10,654 ft |
| Vua; A Bergeron 001 | 17-099-20350 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | James M. Forgotson | 10,601 ft |
| Vuf; Soulier Heirs 001 | 17-099-20414 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | James M. Forgotson | 10,183 ft |
| Mcintyre Sua;t Dietz 001 | 17-001-02494 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | James M. Forgotson | 10,018 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does James M Forgotson operate?
James M Forgotson is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of James M Forgotson's wells are still active?
0 of James M Forgotson's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does James M Forgotson operate wells?
James M Forgotson is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18).
Does James M Forgotson operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of James M Forgotson's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is James M Forgotson's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Marg T Rd Su A; A G Fiero 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 13,197 ft.
Where James M Forgotson'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, “James M Forgotson — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/james-m-forgotson-77670 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).