Petersen Drilling
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETERSEN DRILLING COMPANY · Petersen Drilling Co
At a glance
Petersen Drilling is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 38 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 37 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 37 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petersen Drilling operate?
Petersen Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (37) and Arkansas (1). Its 37 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 Petersen Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petersen Drilling'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 Petersen Drilling operate?
By product class, 7 (18%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Miriam M Hopkins 1 1 in Adams, MS at 7,020 ft. The wells listed below sit in Adams (MS), Franklin (MS), Jefferson (MS), Jasper (MS) and Ouachita (AR). 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 Petersen Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam M Hopkins 1 1 | 23-001-01063 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 7,020 ft |
| Frncie&lucie Geddes 1 1 | 23-001-01061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 7,016 ft |
| Miriam M Hopkins 2 2 | 23-001-01064 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 7,004 ft |
| USA J H Ewing F-2 F-2 | 23-037-00712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,920 ft |
| USA G-1 G-1 | 23-001-01073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,911 ft |
| USA 2 2 | 23-001-01071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,863 ft |
| A K Ellis 1 1 | 23-001-01059 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,844 ft |
| A Ligon-C Mazique 1 1 | 23-001-01065 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,740 ft |
| G R Hightower 1 1 | 23-001-01062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,508 ft |
| S & H L Cohn 1 1 | 23-063-00789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 6,004 ft |
| J R Helms 1 1 | 23-061-00369 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Jasper, MS | Petersen Drilling Company | 5,653 ft |
| Peters, A W 1 | 03-103-01838 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ouachita, AR | Petersen Drilling Co | 3,410 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 38 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petersen Drilling operate?
Petersen Drilling is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (37). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petersen Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Petersen Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petersen Drilling operate wells?
Petersen Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (37) and Arkansas (1).
Does Petersen Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Petersen Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petersen Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Miriam M Hopkins 1 1 in Adams, MS is the deepest at 7,020 ft.
Where Petersen Drilling'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, “Petersen Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petersen-drilling-135312 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).