Paul G Benedum
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PAUL G. BENEDUM · Paul G. Benedum
At a glance
Paul G Benedum is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 3 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Paul G Benedum operate?
Paul G Benedum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (3) and Louisiana (2). Its 3 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 Paul G Benedum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Paul G Benedum'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 G Benedum 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 L L & E 001 in Iberia, LA at 9,017 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA), Union (LA), Kern (CA) and San Benito (CA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Paul G Benedum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L L & E 001 | 17-045-00566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Paul G. Benedum | 9,017 ft |
| Mrs J L Sterling Et Al 001 | 17-111-02614 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Paul G. Benedum | 3,012 ft |
| Usl 1 | 04-029-30790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Paul G. Benedum | — |
| Paraffino 14-14 | 04-029-30884 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | Paul G. Benedum | — |
| Govt. 1 | 04-069-00083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | Paul G. Benedum | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Paul G Benedum operate?
Paul G Benedum is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Paul G Benedum's wells are still active?
0 of Paul G Benedum's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Paul G Benedum operate wells?
Paul G Benedum is the operator of record for wells in California (3) and Louisiana (2).
Does Paul G Benedum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Paul G Benedum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Paul G Benedum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L L & E 001 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 9,017 ft.
Where Paul G Benedum'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 G Benedum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/paul-g-benedum-31263 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).