Lester Meng Jr
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LESTER MENG JR · LESTER MENG, JR.
At a glance
Lester Meng Jr is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (73%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 10 wells (91% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 10 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lester Meng Jr operate?
Lester Meng Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (10) and Mississippi (1). Its 10 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 Lester Meng Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lester Meng Jr's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 73% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lester Meng Jr operate?
By product class, 1 (9%) 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 Cuthbertson 001 in Concordia, LA at 5,210 ft. The wells listed below sit in Concordia (LA) and Wilkinson (MS). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Lester Meng Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuthbertson 001 | 17-029-20970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 5,210 ft |
| Martin 002 | 17-029-21027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 5,082 ft |
| Cuthbertson 003 | 17-029-21066 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 5,030 ft |
| Vua;kelly 001 | 17-029-20964 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 5,010 ft |
| Krauss 003 | 17-029-20972 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 5,002 ft |
| Vua;kelly-Mckeel 001 | 17-029-20930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 4,990 ft |
| Krauss 001 | 17-029-20903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 4,985 ft |
| Krauss 004 | 17-029-20980 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 0 ft |
| Martin 001 | 17-029-20981 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 0 ft |
| Farrar Swd 001 | 17-029-88021 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | Lester Meng, Jr. | 0 ft |
| Crosby 7-8 1 1 | 23-157-20722 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Lester Meng Jr | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lester Meng Jr operate?
Lester Meng Jr is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lester Meng Jr's wells are still active?
0 of Lester Meng Jr's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lester Meng Jr operate wells?
Lester Meng Jr is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (10) and Mississippi (1).
Does Lester Meng Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Lester Meng Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lester Meng Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cuthbertson 001 in Concordia, LA is the deepest at 5,210 ft.
Where Lester Meng Jr'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, “Lester Meng Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lester-meng-jr-82879 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).