Smith Petroleum

Operator of record for 301 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: SMITH PETROLEUM CO · SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY · Smith Petroleum Co. · Smith Petroleum Company

At a glance

Smith Petroleum is the operator of record for 301 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 45 (15%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 271 wells (90% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

301

Active

Plugged

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Michigan	271
Louisiana	20
Illinois	5
California	3
Arkansas	1
Kentucky	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 5
Gas wells: 4
Shut-in: 1
Active share: 0%

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Where does Smith Petroleum operate?

Smith Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Michigan (271), Louisiana (20), Illinois (5), California (3) and Arkansas (1) and 1 more. Its 271 Michigan wells are 0.3% of the 85,673 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 Smith Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0% of Smith Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 15% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Smith Petroleum operate?

By product class, 5 (2%) are oil wells and 4 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rathborne Land Co Inc 002 in Lafourche, LA at 14,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafourche (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), St Landry (LA), Pointe Coupee (LA), Beauregard (LA) and Allen (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Smith Petroleum

Wells operated by Smith Petroleum
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Rathborne Land Co Inc 002	17-057-22858	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Lafourche, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	14,000 ft
Rathborne Land Co Inc 001	17-057-22151	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Lafourche, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	14,000 ft
Vua;bruchhaus 002	17-053-20995	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Jefferson Davis, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	10,200 ft
Louis Cormier 001	17-097-20621	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	St Landry, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	10,014 ft
A H Bucklin 001	17-053-20884	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Jefferson Davis, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	9,970 ft
Klumpp B Rb Sua;gooch 001	17-053-20814	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Jefferson Davis, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	9,800 ft
8700 Ra Sua;c Gooch Et Al 003	17-053-21176	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Jefferson Davis, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	9,604 ft
Charles Gooch 002	17-053-00375	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Jefferson Davis, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	9,563 ft
Vua;roy O Martin 001	17-077-20197	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Pointe Coupee, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	9,319 ft
International Paper 001	17-011-20416	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Beauregard, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	9,215 ft
J A Bel Etal 001	17-003-20198	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Allen, LA	Smith Petroleum Company	6,000 ft
Sherk, Ralph Et Al 1	21-081-11540	Other status	Other type	Kent, MI	Smith Petroleum Co	5,200 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Smith Petroleum operate?

Smith Petroleum is the operator of record for 301 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (271). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Smith Petroleum's wells are still active?

0 of Smith Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 45 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Smith Petroleum operate wells?

Smith Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (271), Louisiana (20), Illinois (5), California (3), Arkansas (1) and Kentucky (1).

Does Smith Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?

5 of Smith Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Smith Petroleum's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Rathborne Land Co Inc 002 in Lafourche, LA is the deepest at 14,000 ft.

Where Smith 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, “Smith Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/smith-petroleum-14551 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).