Sam Spears Jr
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sam Spears Jr is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (46%) are plugged & abandoned and 14 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
14
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 21
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sam Spears Jr operate?
Sam Spears Jr's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (26). Its 26 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 Sam Spears Jr’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sam Spears Jr's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 46% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 14 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Sam Spears Jr operate?
By product class, 21 (81%) 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 C D Floyd 001 in Rapides, LA at 9,780 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rapides (LA), Catahoula (LA) and La Salle (LA).
Notable wells operated by Sam Spears Jr
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C D Floyd 001 | 17-079-20319 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rapides, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 9,780 ft |
| R E Sargent Swd 002 | 17-025-00168 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 5,736 ft |
| Isaac Boatner Swd 001 | 17-025-01165 | Orphaned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 5,110 ft |
| Wx A Ra Sua;boatner 003 | 17-025-01163 | Orphaned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 5,110 ft |
| Ip Co Swd 001 | 17-025-21461 | Orphaned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 4,453 ft |
| Vua;willamette 001 | 17-025-21447 | Orphaned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 4,410 ft |
| Vuc;willamette 002 | 17-025-21478 | Orphaned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 4,314 ft |
| Stut B Rb Su54;sargent A 001 | 17-025-00169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 4,300 ft |
| Stut B Rb Su55;r E Sargent 001 | 17-025-00167 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 4,300 ft |
| W Waggonner 001 | 17-059-01629 | Orphaned | Other type | La Salle, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 3,701 ft |
| Exxon Tensas Delta Swd 001 | 17-025-20847 | Orphaned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 2,610 ft |
| Tensas Delta Exxon 008 | 17-025-21388 | Orphaned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Sam Spears, Jr. | 2,600 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sam Spears Jr operate?
Sam Spears Jr is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sam Spears Jr's wells are still active?
0 of Sam Spears Jr's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned and 14 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Sam Spears Jr operate wells?
Sam Spears Jr is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (26).
Does Sam Spears Jr operate mostly oil or gas wells?
21 of Sam Spears Jr's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sam Spears Jr's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, C D Floyd 001 in Rapides, LA is the deepest at 9,780 ft.
Where Sam Spears Jr'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, “Sam Spears Jr — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sam-spears-jr-70053 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).