John W Mcgowan
Operator of record for 89 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John W Mcgowan is the operator of record for 89 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 71 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 81 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
89
Active
0
Plugged
71
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 81 |
| Mississippi | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John W Mcgowan operate?
John W Mcgowan's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (81) and Mississippi (8). Its 81 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 W Mcgowan’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John W Mcgowan's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does John W Mcgowan operate?
By product class, 10 (11%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is George Bradley Est 001 in Acadia, LA at 9,032 ft. The wells listed below sit in Acadia (LA), Adams (MS), Concordia (LA), Catahoula (LA) and Tensas (LA).
Notable wells operated by John W Mcgowan
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bradley Est 001 | 17-001-00450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 9,032 ft |
| Disc Suh;casselman 001 | 17-001-20247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 8,940 ft |
| Clenny Savoy 001 | 17-001-00461 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 8,700 ft |
| M L Vincent Jr 010 | 17-001-00102 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 8,400 ft |
| Breaux 1 1 | 23-001-20102 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | John W. Mcgowan | 7,116 ft |
| George R Bradley 010 | 17-001-21861 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 6,450 ft |
| F M Thomas Etal 001 | 17-029-00357 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Concordia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 6,200 ft |
| A M Burrill 001-B | 17-029-00569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 5,217 ft |
| Mean Lk Swd Sy 1 001 | 17-025-00274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 5,020 ft |
| Catahoula Land Co Swd 002 | 17-025-00818 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 4,546 ft |
| Mutual Realty Co A 001 | 17-107-20170 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 3,201 ft |
| R D Shelley 005 | 17-107-20227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | John W. Mcgowan | 3,189 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John W Mcgowan operate?
John W Mcgowan is the operator of record for 89 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (81). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John W Mcgowan's wells are still active?
0 of John W Mcgowan's catalogued wells are active; 71 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does John W Mcgowan operate wells?
John W Mcgowan is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (81) and Mississippi (8).
Does John W Mcgowan operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of John W Mcgowan's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John W Mcgowan's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, George Bradley Est 001 in Acadia, LA is the deepest at 9,032 ft.
Where John W Mcgowan'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 W Mcgowan — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-w-mcgowan-78391 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).