Pay Oil
Operator of record for 37 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pay Oil is the operator of record for 37 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (5%) are active, 14 (38%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 37 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
37
Active
2
Plugged
14
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 37 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 10
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pay Oil operate?
Pay Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (37). Its 37 Louisiana wells are 0.0% of the 225,728 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 Pay Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Pay Oil's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 10 wells (27%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Pay Oil operate?
By product class, 22 (59%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is H L Garland Et Al 001 in St Landry, LA at 9,120 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Landry (LA) and Saint Landry (LA).
Notable wells operated by Pay Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H L Garland Et Al 001 | 17-097-20737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 9,120 ft |
| Lpa LLC 001 | 17-097-21012 | Other status | Oil | Saint Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 9,032 ft |
| H L Garland Et Al Swd 023 | 17-097-00433 | Other status | Other type | Saint Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 8,550 ft |
| Lpa LLC 005 | 17-097-21027 | Other status | Oil | Saint Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 6,805 ft |
| Lpa LLC 004 | 17-097-21023 | Other status | Oil | Saint Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 6,767 ft |
| Stephan-Cormier Est 002 | 17-097-20792 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 5,431 ft |
| Stephan Cormier Est 003 | 17-097-20901 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 5,209 ft |
| Gulf Fee 001 | 17-097-00501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 5,200 ft |
| Stephan-Cormier Est 001 | 17-097-20878 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 5,175 ft |
| H L Garland 013 | 17-097-21085 | Shut-in | Gas | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 4,795 ft |
| J C Gaudet Etal 005 | 17-097-01204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 4,158 ft |
| J C Gaudet Et Al 002 | 17-097-20303 | Shut-in | Oil | St Landry, LA | Pay Oil, L. L. C. | 3,945 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 37 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pay Oil operate?
Pay Oil is the operator of record for 37 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pay Oil's wells are still active?
2 of Pay Oil's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Pay Oil operate wells?
Pay Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (37).
Does Pay Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of Pay Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pay Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, H L Garland Et Al 001 in St Landry, LA is the deepest at 9,120 ft.
Where Pay 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, “Pay Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pay-oil-70531 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).