Joe W Elsbury
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Joe W Elsbury is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 9 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9 |
| Texas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Joe W Elsbury operate?
Joe W Elsbury's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (9) and Texas (1). Its 9 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 (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Joe W Elsbury’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Joe W Elsbury's catalogued wells are active, 30 percentage points below the national share of 30%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 48% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Joe W Elsbury operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 5 (50%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 45% and 18%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Edias Stelly Etux 001 in Vermilion, LA at 15,600 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Iberville (LA), St Martin (LA), Ascension (LA), Lafourche (LA) and St Helena (LA) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Joe W Elsbury
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edias Stelly Etux 001 | 17-113-20273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 15,600 ft |
| E B Schwing Etal B 005 | 17-047-00074 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberville, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 12,500 ft |
| E. B. Schwing "B" 002 | 17-047-00071 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberville, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 11,889 ft |
| Iberville Land Co. 001 | 17-099-00550 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 11,014 ft |
| S Ra Sua;falcon Estate 001 | 17-005-20132 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ascension, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 10,931 ft |
| Iberville Land Co 002 | 17-099-00549 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 10,896 ft |
| John Mecom Etal 002 | 17-057-20645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 5,975 ft |
| John Mecom Etal 001 | 17-057-20609 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 4,857 ft |
| Denkmann Associates 001 | 17-091-20095 | Other status | Other type | St Helena, LA | Joe W. Elsbury | 0 ft |
| Well API 42-199-00135 | 42-199-00135 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hardin, TX | Joe W. Elsbury | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Joe W Elsbury operate?
Joe W Elsbury is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Joe W Elsbury's wells are still active?
0 of Joe W Elsbury's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Joe W Elsbury operate wells?
Joe W Elsbury is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (9) and Texas (1).
Does Joe W Elsbury operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Joe W Elsbury's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Joe W Elsbury's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Edias Stelly Etux 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 15,600 ft.
Where Joe W Elsbury'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 28, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Joe W Elsbury — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/joe-w-elsbury-78009 (data as of October 28, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).