Shelf Energy
Operator of record for 33 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shelf Energy is the operator of record for 33 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 13 (39%) are active, 16 (48%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 33 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
33
Active
13
Plugged
16
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 33 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 3
- Active share
- 39%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shelf Energy operate?
Shelf Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (33). Its 33 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 Shelf Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
39% of Shelf Energy's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells (9%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Shelf Energy operate?
By product class, 16 (48%) are oil wells and 3 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is S B Gardner A Swd 004 in St Landry, LA at 13,790 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Landry (LA), Lafourche (LA), Vermilion (LA), Acadia (LA), Calcasieu (LA) and Cameron (LA).
Notable wells operated by Shelf Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S B Gardner A Swd 004 | 17-097-20644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 13,790 ft |
| Vua;ll&e 001 | 17-057-23199 | Active | Oil | Lafourche, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 13,054 ft |
| Duhon 002-D | 17-113-21219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 12,710 ft |
| 12500 Ra Sua;duhon 001 | 17-113-20883 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 12,700 ft |
| Disc 1 Marg Ra Sua;p J Thevis 001 | 17-001-00806 | Active | Oil | Acadia, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 11,800 ft |
| Vua;lavoi 001 | 17-019-22228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 11,660 ft |
| Duhon 1-2 Rb Sua;brookshire 001-Alt | 17-113-22496 | Active | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 11,366 ft |
| 7400-Brook Ra Sua;blanchet 001 | 17-113-22448 | Shut-in | Oil | Vermilion, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 11,320 ft |
| Pintail Alley LLC 001 | 17-023-23211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cameron, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 11,081 ft |
| Vua;j Derouen Etal 001 | 17-019-22045 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 11,040 ft |
| Brown-Odom 001 | 17-023-23212 | Active | Oil | Cameron, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 10,907 ft |
| Vua;john Plaisance 001 | 17-057-20846 | Orphaned | Gas | Lafourche, LA | Shelf Energy, LLC | 10,805 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 33 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shelf Energy operate?
Shelf Energy is the operator of record for 33 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (33). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shelf Energy's wells are still active?
13 of Shelf Energy's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Shelf Energy operate wells?
Shelf Energy is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (33).
Does Shelf Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Shelf Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shelf Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, S B Gardner A Swd 004 in St Landry, LA is the deepest at 13,790 ft.
Where Shelf Energy'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, “Shelf Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shelf-energy-75671 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).