Petroleum Recovery & Expl
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Petroleum Recovery & Expl is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (67%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petroleum Recovery & Expl operate?
Petroleum Recovery & Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (3). Its 3 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 Petroleum Recovery & Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petroleum Recovery & Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petroleum Recovery & Expl operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Holley 003 in Natchitoches, LA at 1,218 ft. The wells listed below sit in Natchitoches (LA) and De Soto (LA).
Notable wells operated by Petroleum Recovery & Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holley 003 | 17-069-20140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Petroleum Recovery & Expl Inc. | 1,218 ft |
| Bridges 002 | 17-031-21241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | De Soto, LA | Petroleum Recovery & Expl Inc. | 1,197 ft |
| Holley 004 | 17-069-20146 | Other status | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Petroleum Recovery & Expl Inc. | 0 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petroleum Recovery & Expl operate?
Petroleum Recovery & Expl is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petroleum Recovery & Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Petroleum Recovery & Expl's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petroleum Recovery & Expl operate wells?
Petroleum Recovery & Expl is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3).
Does Petroleum Recovery & Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Petroleum Recovery & Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petroleum Recovery & Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Holley 003 in Natchitoches, LA is the deepest at 1,218 ft.
Where Petroleum Recovery & Expl'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, “Petroleum Recovery & Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petroleum-recovery-expl-84703 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).