Parallel Petroleum
Operator of record for 91 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PARALLEL PETROLEUM LLC · Parallel Petroleum Corp · Parallel Petroleum LLC
At a glance
Parallel Petroleum is the operator of record for 91 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 14 (15%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 84 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
91
Active
0
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 84 |
| Utah | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 19
- Gas wells
- 70
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Parallel Petroleum operate?
Parallel Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (84) and Utah (7). Its 84 New Mexico wells are 0.1% of the 141,088 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 Parallel Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Parallel Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Parallel Petroleum operate?
By product class, 19 (21%) are oil wells and 70 (77%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Reid #001e in Chaves, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Chaves (NM) and Eddy (NM). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Parallel Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid #001e | 30-005-61381 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 99,999 ft |
| Tabasco Cat 1426-28 #001c | 30-005-63848 | Other status | Oil | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 9,518 ft |
| Prairie Bayou 1426-28 #001c | 30-005-63847 | Other status | Oil | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 9,479 ft |
| Affirmed #001 | 30-005-63779 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 9,250 ft |
| Riva Ridge 1426-16 #001h | 30-005-63882 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 9,086 ft |
| Ammo Box Federal #001 | 30-015-34958 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 8,925 ft |
| Mail Box 1921-23 Federal #001 | 30-015-35165 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 8,136 ft |
| Wish Box 1920-36 State #001c | 30-005-63878 | Other status | Oil | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 7,907 ft |
| Jack In The Box Federal #001 | 30-015-34652 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 7,850 ft |
| Gift Box 1920-36 State #001c | 30-005-63877 | Other status | Oil | Chaves, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 7,807 ft |
| Juke Box 1921-10 Federal #001 | 30-015-35026 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 7,406 ft |
| Gardner Draw Unit #002 | 30-015-22535 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eddy, NM | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 7,300 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Parallel Petroleum operate?
Parallel Petroleum is the operator of record for 91 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (84). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Parallel Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Parallel Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Parallel Petroleum operate wells?
Parallel Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (84) and Utah (7).
Does Parallel Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
19 of Parallel Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 70 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Parallel Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Reid #001e in Chaves, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Parallel Petroleum'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, “Parallel Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/parallel-petroleum-2728 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).