Petro Vest
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETRO-VEST CORP · PETRO-VEST, INC.
At a glance
Petro Vest is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 6 (55%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 8 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petro Vest operate?
Petro Vest's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (8) and Kentucky (3). Its 8 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 Petro Vest’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petro Vest's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Petro Vest operate?
By product class, 3 (27%) 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 Yakey Cr 003 in Concordia, LA at 7,350 ft. The wells listed below sit in Concordia (LA), Caddo (LA), Webster (LA) and Clinton (KY). 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 Petro Vest
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakey Cr 003 | 17-029-22358 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 7,350 ft |
| Yakey Cr 002 | 17-029-22332 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 7,300 ft |
| Cleveland 001 | 17-017-26682 | Orphaned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 6,200 ft |
| Gish 001 | 17-119-20737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 3,250 ft |
| Hood 001 | 17-119-20575 | Orphaned | Oil | Webster, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 2,900 ft |
| Coile 001 | 17-119-20598 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 2,900 ft |
| Hood 002 | 17-119-20668 | Orphaned | Oil | Webster, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | 2,800 ft |
| Maupin, Paul Estate 3 | 16-053-02271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro-Vest Corp | 1,935 ft |
| Maupin, Paul Heirs 4 | 16-053-02363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro-Vest Corp | 1,925 ft |
| Denney, Sandy 1 | 16-053-02214 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Petro-Vest Corp | 1,608 ft |
| Benson Swd 001 | 17-119-20638 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Petro-Vest, Inc. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 11 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petro Vest operate?
Petro Vest is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petro Vest's wells are still active?
0 of Petro Vest's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petro Vest operate wells?
Petro Vest is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (8) and Kentucky (3).
Does Petro Vest operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Petro Vest's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petro Vest's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Yakey Cr 003 in Concordia, LA is the deepest at 7,350 ft.
Where Petro Vest'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, “Petro Vest — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petro-vest-70653 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).