John R Vitale
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John R Vitale is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 5 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
5
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John R Vitale operate?
John R Vitale's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (5). Its 5 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 John R Vitale’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John R Vitale's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does John R Vitale operate?
By product class, 5 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is M G Bell A 001 in Caddo, LA at 2,428 ft.
Notable wells operated by John R Vitale
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M G Bell A 001 | 17-017-03571 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John R Vitale | 2,428 ft |
| Minnie Bell 001 | 17-017-03457 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John R Vitale | 2,385 ft |
| Bell C 001 | 17-017-03562 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John R Vitale | 2,377 ft |
| Minnie Bell 002 | 17-017-03484 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John R Vitale | — |
| Bell D 002 | 17-017-05138 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | John R Vitale | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John R Vitale operate?
John R Vitale is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John R Vitale's wells are still active?
0 of John R Vitale's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 5 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does John R Vitale operate wells?
John R Vitale is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5).
Does John R Vitale operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of John R Vitale's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John R Vitale's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, M G Bell A 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 2,428 ft.
Where John R Vitale'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, “John R Vitale — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-r-vitale-69857 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).