Nelson Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: NELSON OIL & GAS CO · NELSON OIL & GAS, INC.
At a glance
Nelson Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 44 (88%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 49 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
0
Plugged
44
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 49 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 20
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nelson Oil & Gas operate?
Nelson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (49) and Kentucky (1). Its 49 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 Nelson Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Nelson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 88% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Nelson Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 7 (14%) are oil wells and 20 (40%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 8974 Hoss Ra Sua;price 001 in Lincoln, LA at 11,420 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lincoln (LA), Winn (LA), Webster (LA), Claiborne (LA), Caddo (LA) and Bienville (LA). 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 Nelson Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8974 Hoss Ra Sua;price 001 | 17-061-00300 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lincoln, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 11,420 ft |
| William G Machen 001 | 17-127-22107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 10,870 ft |
| Woodard-Walker E 001 | 17-119-20471 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 10,600 ft |
| Hoss A Ra Succ;butler 001-D | 17-119-20245 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Webster, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,508 ft |
| Elijah Hoof 001 | 17-027-21235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,500 ft |
| Cv D Ra Suzz;colvin Herold A 001 | 17-017-31669 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,200 ft |
| Tp Su79;colvin Herold 001 | 17-017-31563 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,200 ft |
| Cv D Ra Supp;werner Sawmill 001 | 17-017-24607 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,156 ft |
| Cv D Ra Suxx;w H Cook Estate 001 | 17-017-31494 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,100 ft |
| 7930 Hoss Ra Sua;d Kendrick 001 | 17-013-20359 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bienville, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,100 ft |
| Bod Ra Sum;lee Heirs 001 | 17-017-26544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,026 ft |
| Cv D Ra Surr;mabel Richardson 001 | 17-017-26206 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Nelson Oil & Gas, Inc. | 9,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nelson Oil & Gas operate?
Nelson Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (49). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nelson Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
0 of Nelson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 44 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Nelson Oil & Gas operate wells?
Nelson Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (49) and Kentucky (1).
Does Nelson Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Nelson Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 20 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nelson Oil & Gas's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 8974 Hoss Ra Sua;price 001 in Lincoln, LA is the deepest at 11,420 ft.
Where Nelson Oil & Gas'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, “Nelson Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nelson-oil-gas-78366 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).