May Petroleum
Operator of record for 121 catalogued wells across 10 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MAY PETROLEUM INC · MAY PETROLEUM, INC. · May Petroleum Inc · May Petroleum Inc. · …
At a glance
May Petroleum is the operator of record for 121 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 10 states. None is listed as active, 110 (91%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 65 wells (54% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
121
Active
0
Plugged
110
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 65 |
| Arkansas | 11 |
| Montana | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 10 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
| Utah | 5 |
| California | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 23
- Gas wells
- 17
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does May Petroleum operate?
May Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 10 states: Louisiana (65), Arkansas (11), Montana (10), Oklahoma (10) and Wyoming (9) and 5 more. Its 11 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 May Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of May Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% 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 May Petroleum operate?
By product class, 23 (19%) are oil wells and 17 (14%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ll&e 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 17,195 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Lafayette (LA), Vermilion (LA), St Martin (LA) and Acadia (LA). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by May Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ll&e 001 | 17-109-22514 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 17,195 ft |
| Bol Mex 3 Ra Sua;n Faulk 001-Alt | 17-055-20219 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 16,940 ft |
| Estate Of M O Miller Md 001 | 17-113-20773 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 16,425 ft |
| Wallace Hanks 002 | 17-055-20298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 16,001 ft |
| J G Boudreaux 002 | 17-055-20295 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 15,500 ft |
| 11000 Ra Sua;amelia Credeur 001 | 17-055-20235 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 15,000 ft |
| Beatrice D Bienvenu Et Al 001 | 17-099-20922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 14,900 ft |
| Hack 1 Rd Sua;e Ledet 001 | 17-099-20908 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 14,821 ft |
| Clyde Leger 001 | 17-055-20203 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 14,500 ft |
| Cormier Heirs 001 | 17-001-20869 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 14,460 ft |
| Amelia C Credeur 001 | 17-055-20316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 13,621 ft |
| J Melancon Heirs 001 | 17-001-20792 | Other status | Other type | Acadia, LA | May Petroleum, Inc. | 13,597 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does May Petroleum operate?
May Petroleum is the operator of record for 121 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (65). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of May Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of May Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 110 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does May Petroleum operate wells?
May Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (65), Arkansas (11), Montana (10), Oklahoma (10), Wyoming (9), Utah (5), California (4), Colorado (3), Mississippi (3) and Kansas (1).
Does May Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
23 of May Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 17 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is May Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ll&e 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 17,195 ft.
Where May Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 65 operated by May Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 11 operated by May Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 10 operated by May Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 10 operated by May Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 9 operated by May Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 5 operated by May Petroleum
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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, “May Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/may-petroleum-426 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).