Sells Petroleum
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SELLS PETROLEUM INC. · Sells Petroleum Inc
At a glance
Sells Petroleum is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sells Petroleum operate?
Sells Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (4) and Illinois (1). Its 4 Mississippi wells are 0.0% 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 Sells Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sells Petroleum'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 Sells Petroleum 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 Shepard Zola Etal 1 in White, IL at 3,119 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Pike (MS), Walthall (MS) and Yazoo (MS). 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 Sells Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard Zola Etal 1 | 12-193-01215 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Sells Petroleum Inc | 3,119 ft |
| Board Of Supervisors 1 1 | 23-113-00177 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, MS | Sells Petroleum Inc. | — |
| Johnny Williams 1 1 | 23-113-00178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, MS | Sells Petroleum Inc. | — |
| T L Wood 1 1 | 23-147-00146 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Walthall, MS | Sells Petroleum Inc. | — |
| M Falkner 1 1 | 23-163-00390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yazoo, MS | Sells Petroleum Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sells Petroleum operate?
Sells Petroleum is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sells Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Sells Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sells Petroleum operate wells?
Sells Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (4) and Illinois (1).
Does Sells Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Sells Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sells Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shepard Zola Etal 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,119 ft.
Where Sells Petroleum'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, “Sells Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sells-petroleum-113349 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).