Sewell Development
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Sewell Development is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (67%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Sewell Development operate?
Sewell Development's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (6). Its 6 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 Sewell Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Sewell Development's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Sewell Development operate?
By product class, 2 (33%) 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 Margaret Downs 001 in Natchitoches, LA at 3,295 ft. The wells listed below sit in Natchitoches (LA) and Red River (LA).
Notable wells operated by Sewell Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Downs 001 | 17-069-20279 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Sewell Development Co Inc | 3,295 ft |
| C W Brown 001 | 17-081-20613 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Red River, LA | Sewell Development Co Inc | 1,450 ft |
| C W Brown 002 | 17-081-20619 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Red River, LA | Sewell Development Co Inc | 1,450 ft |
| C W Brown 003 | 17-081-20617 | Other status | Other type | Red River, LA | Sewell Development Co Inc | 1,400 ft |
| Hamp Wilson 001 | 17-069-20275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Sewell Development Co Inc | 1,390 ft |
| C W Brown 004 | 17-081-20618 | Other status | Other type | Red River, LA | Sewell Development Co Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Sewell Development operate?
Sewell Development is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Sewell Development's wells are still active?
0 of Sewell Development's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Sewell Development operate wells?
Sewell Development is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (6).
Does Sewell Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Sewell Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Sewell Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Margaret Downs 001 in Natchitoches, LA is the deepest at 3,295 ft.
Where Sewell Development'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, “Sewell Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sewell-development-86059 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).