Opal Oil
Operator of record for 24 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OPAL OIL CO · OPAL OIL INC. · Opal Oil Company · Opal Oil Corporation
At a glance
Opal Oil is the operator of record for 24 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 19 (79%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 19 wells (79% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
24
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 19 |
| Montana | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Opal Oil operate?
Opal Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (19), Montana (3) and Pennsylvania (2). Its 19 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 Opal Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Opal Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 79% 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 Opal Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (25%) 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 Perrine 1 in Glacier, MT at 4,984 ft. The wells listed below sit in Glacier (MT) and Union (LA). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Opal Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrine 1 | 25-035-05922 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Glacier, MT | Opal Oil Company | 4,984 ft |
| Opal 1 | 25-035-22021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Glacier, MT | Opal Oil Corporation | 4,981 ft |
| Ora Nac 2 Ra Su;williams 005 | 17-111-00799 | Other status | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,225 ft |
| Ora Nac 2 Ra Su;smith 001 | 17-111-00780 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,210 ft |
| Ora Nac 2 Ra Su;williams 001 | 17-111-00803 | Other status | Oil | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,204 ft |
| H Farrar 002 | 17-111-00845 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,195 ft |
| Ora Nac 2 Ra Su;williams 002 | 17-111-00802 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,185 ft |
| Frost Lbr Ind B 010 | 17-111-00870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,183 ft |
| Compton 002 | 17-111-00885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,180 ft |
| Ora Nac 2 Ra Su;smith 004 | 17-111-00847 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,175 ft |
| Compton 001 | 17-111-00884 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,170 ft |
| Frost Lbr Ind D 003 | 17-111-00823 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, LA | Opal Oil Inc. | 2,165 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 24 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Opal Oil operate?
Opal Oil is the operator of record for 24 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Opal Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Opal Oil's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Opal Oil operate wells?
Opal Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (19), Montana (3) and Pennsylvania (2).
Does Opal Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Opal Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Opal Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Perrine 1 in Glacier, MT is the deepest at 4,984 ft.
Where Opal Oil'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, “Opal Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/opal-oil-77911 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).