Key Operating
Operator of record for 111 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KEY OPERATING COMPANY · KEY OPERATING COMPANY INC · Key Operating Co., Inc.
At a glance
Key Operating is the operator of record for 111 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 24 (22%) are active, 48 (43%) plugged & abandoned and 11 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 109 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
111
Active
24
Plugged
48
Orphaned
11
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 109 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 36
- Gas wells
- 26
- Shut-in
- 22
- Active share
- 22%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Key Operating operate?
Key Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (109), Alabama (1) and Oklahoma (1). Its 109 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 Key Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
22% of Key Operating's catalogued wells are active, 7 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 22 wells (20%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 11 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Key Operating operate?
By product class, 36 (32%) are oil wells and 26 (23%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Grand Coteau LLC 003 in Lafourche, LA at 17,321 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafourche (LA), Vermilion (LA), Cameron (LA), St Martin (LA), St Landry (LA) and Calcasieu (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Key Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Coteau LLC 003 | 17-057-23310 | Shut-in | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Key Operating Company | 17,321 ft |
| Exxon Fee 001 | 17-113-22235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Key Operating Company | 17,200 ft |
| Robu Ra Sua;grand Coteau LLC 001 | 17-057-23002 | Shut-in | Oil | Lafourche, LA | Key Operating Company | 16,437 ft |
| 15000 Rc Sua;sturlese 001 | 17-023-23107 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cameron, LA | Key Operating Company | 16,400 ft |
| Leblanc Etal 001 | 17-057-22868 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafourche, LA | Key Operating Company | 16,175 ft |
| Cam 4 Sua;w T Shinn 001 | 17-099-20330 | Shut-in | Gas | St Martin, LA | Key Operating Company | 16,063 ft |
| Trahan Rb Sua;hebert Et Al 001 | 17-113-22609 | Other status | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Key Operating Company | 16,000 ft |
| Sp Ra Sua;2 O'Clk Byo Ld Co 001 | 17-097-20627 | Shut-in | Gas | St Landry, LA | Key Operating Company | 15,481 ft |
| Lavoi Land Company LLC 001 | 17-019-22381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Key Operating Company | 15,253 ft |
| St Mary Parish Land Co 001 | 17-101-21074 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Key Operating Company | 14,990 ft |
| St Martin-Edc 001 | 17-109-23620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Key Operating Company | 14,257 ft |
| Ramos Invest Co Et Al Swd 002 | 17-099-20488 | Orphaned | Injection | St Martin, LA | Key Operating Company | 13,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Key Operating operate?
Key Operating is the operator of record for 111 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (109). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Key Operating's wells are still active?
24 of Key Operating's catalogued wells are active; 48 are plugged & abandoned and 11 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Key Operating operate wells?
Key Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (109), Alabama (1) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Key Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
36 of Key Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 26 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Key Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Grand Coteau LLC 003 in Lafourche, LA is the deepest at 17,321 ft.
Where Key Operating'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, “Key Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/key-operating-18064 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).