Matzinger Petroleum
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Matzinger Petroleum is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (67%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Matzinger Petroleum operate?
Matzinger Petroleum'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 Matzinger Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Matzinger Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Matzinger Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is William Bacigalopie 001 in Cameron, LA at 14,582 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA), Acadia (LA), West Baton Rouge (LA) and Allen (LA).
Notable wells operated by Matzinger Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Bacigalopie 001 | 17-023-22044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Matzinger Petroleum Co. | 14,582 ft |
| Cam Re Sua;leblanc 002 | 17-001-21542 | Orphaned | Gas | Acadia, LA | Matzinger Petroleum Co. | 11,700 ft |
| A I Leblanc Swd 001 | 17-001-21481 | Orphaned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Matzinger Petroleum Co. | 11,500 ft |
| J S Chotin 001 | 17-121-20177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Baton Rouge, LA | Matzinger Petroleum Co. | 10,100 ft |
| N Lejeune 001 | 17-003-20293 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Allen, LA | Matzinger Petroleum Co. | 9,800 ft |
| J W Zaunbrecher 001 | 17-001-21634 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Matzinger Petroleum Co. | 8,754 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Matzinger Petroleum operate?
Matzinger Petroleum 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 Matzinger Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Matzinger Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Matzinger Petroleum operate wells?
Matzinger Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (6).
Does Matzinger Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Matzinger Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Matzinger Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, William Bacigalopie 001 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 14,582 ft.
Where Matzinger Petroleum'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, “Matzinger Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/matzinger-petroleum-85504 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).