Secan Oil
Operator of record for 165 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SECAN OIL CO INC · SECAN OIL CO., INC. · SECAN OIL COMPANY
At a glance
Secan Oil is the operator of record for 165 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 155 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 127 wells (77% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
165
Active
0
Plugged
155
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 127 |
| Louisiana | 38 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 17
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Secan Oil operate?
Secan Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (127) and Louisiana (38). Its 127 Mississippi wells are 0.4% of the 34,924 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 Secan Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Secan Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Secan Oil operate?
By product class, 17 (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 Joseph L Vacarro 001 in Plaquemines, LA at 11,445 ft. The wells listed below sit in Plaquemines (LA), Tensas (LA), Concordia (LA), Pointe Coupee (LA), Livingston (LA) and St Landry (LA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Secan Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph L Vacarro 001 | 17-075-21989 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 11,445 ft |
| Pt Sub;curry 7-11 001 | 17-107-20498 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tensas, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 9,351 ft |
| Vua;blum 001 | 17-107-20494 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 8,906 ft |
| Vua;strobel 001 | 17-107-20484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 8,900 ft |
| Whorton-Hodges 001 | 17-029-20792 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Secan Oil Company | 8,719 ft |
| Netterville 001 | 17-107-20516 | Other status | Other type | Tensas, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 8,600 ft |
| Vua;fisher S-F 001 | 17-107-20513 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 8,515 ft |
| Franklin Southard Et Al 001 | 17-077-20051 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pointe Coupee, LA | Secan Oil Company | 8,510 ft |
| Crown Zellerbach Corp 001 | 17-063-20209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Livingston, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 8,150 ft |
| Peabody 001 | 17-029-21407 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 8,020 ft |
| Roy O Martin Lbr Co 001 | 17-097-20148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Secan Oil Co., Inc. | 7,961 ft |
| Chicago Mill 001 | 17-107-20020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Secan Oil Company | 7,768 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Secan Oil operate?
Secan Oil is the operator of record for 165 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (127). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Secan Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Secan Oil's catalogued wells are active; 155 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Secan Oil operate wells?
Secan Oil is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (127) and Louisiana (38).
Does Secan Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
17 of Secan Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Secan Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Joseph L Vacarro 001 in Plaquemines, LA is the deepest at 11,445 ft.
Where Secan Oil'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, “Secan Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/secan-oil-76054 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).