Paul Cook
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Paul Cook is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Paul Cook operate?
Paul Cook's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Mississippi (4). Its 4 Mississippi wells are 0.0% 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 Paul Cook’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Paul Cook's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Paul Cook operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Henry Mckowen 2 2 in Claiborne, MS at 5,710 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (MS) and Wilkinson (MS).
Notable wells operated by Paul Cook
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Mckowen 2 2 | 23-021-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, MS | Paul Cook | 5,710 ft |
| Henry Mckowen 1 1 | 23-021-20001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, MS | Paul Cook | 5,010 ft |
| Cage-Denstel 1 1 | 23-157-20014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Paul Cook | — |
| Cage-Denstel 1-A 1-A | 23-157-20030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Paul Cook | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Paul Cook operate?
Paul Cook is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Paul Cook's wells are still active?
0 of Paul Cook's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Paul Cook operate wells?
Paul Cook is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (4).
Does Paul Cook operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Paul Cook's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Paul Cook's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Henry Mckowen 2 2 in Claiborne, MS is the deepest at 5,710 ft.
Where Paul Cook'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, “Paul Cook — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paul-cook-137703 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).