Lamar Smith
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lamar Smith is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lamar Smith operate?
Lamar Smith's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (6). Its 6 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 Lamar Smith’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lamar Smith's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lamar Smith operate?
By product class, 5 (83%) 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 Benefield 003 in Claiborne, LA at 3,266 ft.
Notable wells operated by Lamar Smith
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefield 003 | 17-027-20521 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Lamar Smith | 3,266 ft |
| Benefield 002 | 17-027-20378 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Lamar Smith | 3,250 ft |
| Hunt 001 | 17-027-20443 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Lamar Smith | 3,234 ft |
| Hunt A 001 | 17-027-20459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Lamar Smith | 3,211 ft |
| Benefield Swd 001 | 17-027-20208 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Lamar Smith | 3,198 ft |
| Planters Bank 001 | 17-027-20457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Lamar Smith | 3,100 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lamar Smith operate?
Lamar Smith is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lamar Smith's wells are still active?
0 of Lamar Smith's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lamar Smith operate wells?
Lamar Smith is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (6).
Does Lamar Smith operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Lamar Smith's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lamar Smith's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Benefield 003 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 3,266 ft.
Where Lamar Smith'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, “Lamar Smith — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lamar-smith-76403 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).