Padre Oil
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Padre Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (13%) are active, 4 (27%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
2
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 9
- Active share
- 13%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Padre Oil operate?
Padre Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (15). Its 15 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 Padre Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
13% of Padre Oil's catalogued wells are active, 16 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 27% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells (60%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Padre Oil operate?
By product class, 14 (93%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in San Bernardino (CA), Orange (CA), Los Angeles (CA) and Santa Barbara (CA).
Notable wells operated by Padre Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy. Ser. M-8 | 04-071-00228 | Active | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Tuffree 1-19 | 04-059-05015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Orange, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Padre Oil Co. 2 | 04-037-10202 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Fidelity 1 | 04-037-10203 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Lease by Padre Oil Co. 1 | 04-083-04545 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Gas Merc. 1 | 04-071-00223 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Bannon M-2 | 04-071-00218 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Bannon M-4 | 04-071-00219 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Bannon M-5 | 04-071-00220 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| Bannon M-6 | 04-071-00221 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| C. P. C. 105 | 04-071-00222 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
| P. S. 2 | 04-071-00225 | Shut-in | Oil | San Bernardino, CA | Padre Oil Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Padre Oil operate?
Padre Oil is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Padre Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Padre Oil's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Padre Oil operate wells?
Padre Oil is the operator of record for wells in California (15).
Does Padre Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Padre Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Padre 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, “Padre Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/padre-oil-16005 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).