Petrus Operating
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC. · Petrus Operating Company., Inc.
At a glance
Petrus Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Alabama, with 6 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 6 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petrus Operating operate?
Petrus Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Alabama (6) and Louisiana (4). Its 6 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 Petrus Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Petrus Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petrus Operating operate?
By product class, 1 (10%) 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 Vua;lois Meaux Broussard 001 in Vermilion, LA at 20,619 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Acadia (LA), Fayette (AL) and Lamar (AL). 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 Petrus Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vua;lois Meaux Broussard 001 | 17-113-21539 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Petrus Operating Co., Inc. | 20,619 ft |
| Warren W Foret 001 | 17-001-21484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Petrus Operating Co., Inc. | 10,567 ft |
| Rose 001 | 17-001-21422 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | Petrus Operating Co., Inc. | 10,560 ft |
| Grymes 26-2 #1 | 01-057-20479 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Petrus Operating Company., Inc. | 3,170 ft |
| Wright 21-7 #1 | 01-057-20446 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Petrus Operating Company., Inc. | 3,004 ft |
| Roden Estate Et Al 34-7 #1 | 01-057-20364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Petrus Operating Company., Inc. | 2,950 ft |
| J.A. Hollingsworth 15-5 #1 | 01-057-20531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Petrus Operating Company., Inc. | 2,650 ft |
| Fowler Estate 18-10 #1 | 01-057-20532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fayette, AL | Petrus Operating Company., Inc. | 2,582 ft |
| Stanford 24-8 #1 | 01-075-20712 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lamar, AL | Petrus Operating Company., Inc. | 2,320 ft |
| Perry Point Swd 001 | 17-001-88045 | Other status | Other type | Acadia, LA | Petrus Operating Co., Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petrus Operating operate?
Petrus Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Alabama (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petrus Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Petrus Operating's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petrus Operating operate wells?
Petrus Operating is the operator of record for wells in Alabama (6) and Louisiana (4).
Does Petrus Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Petrus Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petrus Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vua;lois Meaux Broussard 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 20,619 ft.
Where Petrus Operating'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, “Petrus Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petrus-operating-85895 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).