Petan
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETAN COMPANY · Petan Co.
At a glance
Petan is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 11 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 9 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 9 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petan operate?
Petan's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: California (9) and Wyoming (2). Its 9 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 Petan’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petan'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 Petan operate?
By product class, 7 (64%) 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 Phillips W-14487 29-1 in Crook, WY at 7,401 ft. The wells listed below sit in Crook (WY), Santa Barbara (CA), Ventura (CA), Sacramento (CA) and Santa Clara (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 Petan
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips W-14487 29-1 | 49-011-20322 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Petan Company | 7,401 ft |
| Moore Patented 1 | 49-011-05132 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Crook, WY | Petan Company | 4,540 ft |
| Tognazzini 1 | 04-083-02486 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| Tognazzini 2 | 04-083-02487 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| Tognazzini 3 | 04-083-02488 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| Jand 1 | 04-083-02484 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| A. Pfeiler Est. 1 | 04-111-01144 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| Unspecified 1 | 04-111-00864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ventura, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| Gwerder 1 | 04-067-00287 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sacramento, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| Union-Waugaman 1 | 04-085-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Santa Clara, CA | Petan Co. | — |
| J. E. O'donnell Defense 3 | 04-083-02485 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Santa Barbara, CA | Petan Co. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petan operate?
Petan is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petan's wells are still active?
0 of Petan's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petan operate wells?
Petan is the operator of record for wells in California (9) and Wyoming (2).
Does Petan operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Petan's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petan's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Phillips W-14487 29-1 in Crook, WY is the deepest at 7,401 ft.
Where Petan'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, “Petan — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petan-8979 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).