Southern Petroleum
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SOUTHERN PETROLEUM CO · SOUTHERN PETROLEUM COMPANY · SOUTHERN PETROLEUM CORP · SOUTHERN PETROLEUM, INC. · …
At a glance
Southern Petroleum is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 1 (9%) are active, 9 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 7 wells (64% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
1
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 7 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southern Petroleum operate?
Southern Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Illinois (7), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (1) and Mississippi (1). Its 7 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Southern Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Southern Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Southern Petroleum operate?
By product class, 4 (36%) 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 M P Erwin A 066 in Cameron, LA at 9,612 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA), Wayne (IL), White (IL), Webster (KY), Clinton (IL) and Wilkinson (MS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Southern Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M P Erwin A 066 | 17-023-20916 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Southern Petroleum Company | 9,612 ft |
| Walker Phillip 1C | 12-191-07352 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Southern Petroleum | 3,435 ft |
| Vaught 1 | 12-191-00268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Southern Petroleum | 3,426 ft |
| Pollard, Chas B-1 | 12-193-00212 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Southern Petroleum Corp. | 3,418 ft |
| Carter Allen 1 | 12-191-00271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Southern Petroleum | 3,416 ft |
| Walker Phillip 2C | 12-191-07353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Southern Petroleum | 3,412 ft |
| Walker Phillip 3B | 12-191-07344 | Active | Oil | Wayne, IL | Southern Petroleum | 3,391 ft |
| Oglesby, Onie 1 | KGS record 64817 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, KY | Southern Petroleum Co | 2,800 ft |
| Deters, Ben 1 | 12-027-00544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, IL | Southern Petroleum Corp. | 2,710 ft |
| Bald Hill Unit 1 1 | 23-157-21568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Southern Petroleum, Inc. | — |
| Emery, W. B. 1 | 21-117-03221 | Other status | Other type | Montcalm, MI | Southern Petroleum Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southern Petroleum operate?
Southern Petroleum is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southern Petroleum's wells are still active?
1 of Southern Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Southern Petroleum operate wells?
Southern Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (7), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (1) and Mississippi (1).
Does Southern Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Southern Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Southern Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, M P Erwin A 066 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 9,612 ft.
Where Southern Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Illinois· 7 operated by Southern Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 1 operated by Southern Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 1 operated by Southern Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 1 operated by Southern Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 1 operated by Southern Petroleum
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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, “Southern Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southern-petroleum-83434 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).