La West
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
La West is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does La West operate?
La West's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (2). Its 2 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 La West’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of La West's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does La West operate?
By product class, 1 (50%) 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 West 006 in Ouachita, LA at 2,259 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ouachita (LA) and Union (LA).
Notable wells operated by La West
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West 006 | 17-073-21877 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ouachita, LA | L. A. West | 2,259 ft |
| Nale 005 | 17-111-00119 | Orphaned | Oil | Union, LA | L. A. West | 2,198 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 2 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does La West operate?
La West is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of La West's wells are still active?
0 of La West's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does La West operate wells?
La West is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (2).
Does La West operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of La West's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is La West's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, West 006 in Ouachita, LA is the deepest at 2,259 ft.
Where La West'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, “La West — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/la-west-77939 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).