Max Pray
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MAX PRAY · Max Pray
At a glance
Max Pray is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (82%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 9 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 9 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Max Pray operate?
Max Pray's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (9) and Louisiana (2). Its 9 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Max Pray’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Max Pray's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% 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 Max Pray operate?
By product class, 3 (27%) 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 Charles E Landry 001 in Assumption, LA at 13,394 ft. The wells listed below sit in Assumption (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Los Angeles (CA), Ventura (CA), Santa Barbara (CA) and Kern (CA) and other counties. 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 Max Pray
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E Landry 001 | 17-007-00141 | Orphaned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Max Pray | 13,394 ft |
| Elizabeth Yust 002 | 17-019-01921 | Orphaned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Max Pray | 10,066 ft |
| Signal Hill 1 | 04-037-09863 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Max Pray | — |
| Max Pray-Donlon 1 | 04-111-01148 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Max Pray | — |
| McGrath 1 | 04-111-01147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Max Pray | — |
| Max Pray-Mission-Adrian 1 | 04-037-00639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | Max Pray | — |
| Max Pray-Donlon 2 | 04-111-01149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Max Pray | — |
| Unspecified 2 | 04-083-03694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Max Pray | — |
| Signal-USL 72-33 | 04-029-36589 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Max Pray | — |
| La Habra Community 1 | 04-059-01110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Orange, CA | Max Pray | — |
| Max Pray-Newhall L. & F. 1 | 04-037-05775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Los Angeles, CA | Max Pray | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Max Pray operate?
Max Pray is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Max Pray's wells are still active?
0 of Max Pray's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Max Pray operate wells?
Max Pray is the operator of record for wells in California (9) and Louisiana (2).
Does Max Pray operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Max Pray's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Max Pray's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Charles E Landry 001 in Assumption, LA is the deepest at 13,394 ft.
Where Max Pray'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, “Max Pray — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/max-pray-13852 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).