Paramount Petroleum
Operator of record for 56 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CO., INC. · PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORP · PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM INC · Paramount Petroleum Co., Inc. · …
At a glance
Paramount Petroleum is the operator of record for 56 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 30 (54%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 27 wells (48% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
56
Active
0
Plugged
30
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 27 |
| Mississippi | 22 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Paramount Petroleum operate?
Paramount Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: New Mexico (27), Mississippi (22), Michigan (3), Colorado (2) and Arkansas (1) and 1 more. Its 22 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Paramount Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Paramount Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Paramount Petroleum operate?
By product class, 16 (29%) 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 Aztec Totah Unit #013 in San Juan, NM at 99,999 ft. 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 Paramount Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztec Totah Unit #013 | 30-045-08156 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #009 | 30-045-07965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Central Totah Unit #015 | 30-045-13099 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Central Totah Unit #022 | 30-045-07608 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Central Totah Unit #021 | 30-045-07612 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #001 | 30-045-07923 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #008 | 30-045-08011 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #010 | 30-045-08014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #006 | 30-045-07890 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #004 | 30-045-07919 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Central Totah Unit #001 | 30-045-07979 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
| Aztec Totah Unit #002 | 30-045-07871 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | San Juan, NM | Paramount Petroleum Corp | 99,999 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Paramount Petroleum operate?
Paramount Petroleum is the operator of record for 56 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (27). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Paramount Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Paramount Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 30 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Paramount Petroleum operate wells?
Paramount Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (27), Mississippi (22), Michigan (3), Colorado (2), Arkansas (1) and Kansas (1).
Does Paramount Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Paramount Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Paramount Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Aztec Totah Unit #013 in San Juan, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Paramount Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 27 operated by Paramount Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 22 operated by Paramount Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 3 operated by Paramount Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 2 operated by Paramount Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 1 operated by Paramount Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Paramount 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, “Paramount Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paramount-petroleum-8584 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).