Peterson Drilling
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETERSON DRILLING CO · PETERSON DRILLING COMPANY, INC · Peterson Drilling Co.
At a glance
Peterson Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Peterson Drilling operate?
Peterson Drilling's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (3), Alabama (1) and Wyoming (1). Its 1 Alabama wells are 0.0% of the 15,091 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 Peterson Drilling’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Peterson 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 Peterson Drilling operate?
By product class, 2 (40%) 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 Sopha A. Smith #1 in Mobile, AL at 9,008 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mobile (AL), Concordia (LA), Natchitoches (LA) and Hot Springs (WY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Peterson Drilling
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sopha A. Smith #1 | 01-097-19534 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mobile, AL | Peterson Drilling Co. | 9,008 ft |
| Turner /B/ 004 | 17-029-20371 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Peterson Drilling Company, Inc | 5,911 ft |
| Turner-Pasternack Unit 001 | 17-029-00972 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Peterson Drilling Company, Inc | 4,115 ft |
| C V Detro 002 | 17-069-00003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natchitoches, LA | Peterson Drilling Company, Inc | 3,312 ft |
| Fisher 1 | 49-017-05315 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Peterson Drilling Co | 886 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Peterson Drilling operate?
Peterson Drilling is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Peterson Drilling's wells are still active?
0 of Peterson Drilling's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Peterson Drilling operate wells?
Peterson Drilling is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3), Alabama (1) and Wyoming (1).
Does Peterson Drilling operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Peterson Drilling's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Peterson Drilling's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sopha A. Smith #1 in Mobile, AL is the deepest at 9,008 ft.
Where Peterson 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, “Peterson Drilling — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/peterson-drilling-28939 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).