John W Mecom
Operator of record for 66 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John W Mecom is the operator of record for 66 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 54 (82%) are plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 66 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
66
Active
0
Plugged
54
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 66 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John W Mecom operate?
John W Mecom's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (66). Its 66 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 Mecom’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John W Mecom's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does John W Mecom operate?
By product class, 7 (11%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is St Lse 3326 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 16,930 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Vermilion (LA), Cameron (LA) and Lafourche (LA).
Notable wells operated by John W Mecom
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lse 3326 001 | 17-109-02198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | John W. Mecom | 16,930 ft |
| South Shore 004 | 17-109-03329 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | John W. Mecom | 16,882 ft |
| L L & E 001-X | 17-109-02208 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | John W. Mecom | 16,811 ft |
| Bourg Suc;l J Lapeyrouse 001d | 17-109-01189 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | John W. Mecom | 16,347 ft |
| Ll&e /Bayou Chalaud 003 | 17-075-01714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | John W. Mecom | 16,000 ft |
| Coat Lake 001 | 17-113-01033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | John W. Mecom | 15,095 ft |
| State Lease 29958 L L S E Unit 003 | 17-109-02192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | John W. Mecom | 14,665 ft |
| Sl 2104 B-1 | Serial no. 72219 | Other status | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | John W. Mecom | 14,500 ft |
| State Lease 1571 001 | 17-700-00056 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | John W. Mecom | 14,147 ft |
| South Coast Corporation 002 | 17-109-00152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | John W. Mecom | 14,054 ft |
| Gisclair Unit 1 001 | 17-057-01600 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | John W. Mecom | 12,947 ft |
| State Lease 2028 005 | 17-075-02221 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | John W. Mecom | 12,845 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John W Mecom operate?
John W Mecom is the operator of record for 66 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (66). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John W Mecom's wells are still active?
0 of John W Mecom's catalogued wells are active; 54 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does John W Mecom operate wells?
John W Mecom is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (66).
Does John W Mecom operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of John W Mecom's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John W Mecom's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, St Lse 3326 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 16,930 ft.
Where John W Mecom'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 Mecom — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-w-mecom-70004 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).