Pruet Chesley
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pruet Chesley is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 13 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 8 wells (62% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 8 |
| Alabama | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pruet Chesley operate?
Pruet Chesley's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Montana (8) and Alabama (5). Its 5 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 Pruet Chesley’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Pruet Chesley'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 Pruet Chesley operate?
By product class, 1 (8%) 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 Gibson Unit #1 in Choctaw, AL at 12,399 ft. The wells listed below sit in Choctaw (AL), Mobile (AL), Wibaux (MT), Wilcox (AL), Big Horn (MT) and Blaine (MT).
Notable wells operated by Pruet Chesley
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Unit #1 | 01-023-20008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Pruet, Chesley | 12,399 ft |
| Harrell Unit #1 | 01-023-20016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Pruet, Chesley | 12,245 ft |
| Rentz #36-4 | 01-023-20030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Choctaw, AL | Pruet, Chesley | 12,125 ft |
| Chesley Pruet & Dudley J. Hughes Et Al Picard Unit #1 | 01-097-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mobile, AL | Pruet, Chesley | 11,520 ft |
| Sam Harrison Felix 1 | 25-109-05149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wibaux, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 10,922 ft |
| Pruet & Hughes Et Al-Newell Unit 10-8 #1 | 01-131-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilcox, AL | Pruet, Chesley | 8,879 ft |
| M J Brown 1 | 25-003-21029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 4,863 ft |
| L.R. Gault #1 | 25-005-21127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 4,100 ft |
| J.H. & Harriett Brown 1 | 25-003-21032 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 4,032 ft |
| Federal 1 | 25-005-21138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 3,904 ft |
| Millers Inc. 1 | 25-003-21030 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Big Horn, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 3,896 ft |
| Walter Oehmcke | 25-005-21128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Blaine, MT | Pruet, Chesley | 3,820 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pruet Chesley operate?
Pruet Chesley is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pruet Chesley's wells are still active?
0 of Pruet Chesley's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pruet Chesley operate wells?
Pruet Chesley is the operator of record for wells in Montana (8) and Alabama (5).
Does Pruet Chesley operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Pruet Chesley's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pruet Chesley's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gibson Unit #1 in Choctaw, AL is the deepest at 12,399 ft.
Where Pruet Chesley'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, “Pruet Chesley — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pruet-chesley-130317 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).