Southwest Operating
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SOUTHWEST OPERATING CO · SOUTHWEST OPERATING CO INC · SOUTHWEST OPERATING INC. · Southwest Operating Company · …
At a glance
Southwest Operating is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 3 (12%) are active, 18 (72%) plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 12 wells (48% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
3
Plugged
18
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12 |
| Kansas | 6 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 12%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southwest Operating operate?
Southwest Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (12), Kansas (6) and Kentucky (5). Its 12 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 Southwest Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
12% of Southwest Operating's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Southwest Operating operate?
By product class, 6 (24%) are oil wells and 4 (16%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is U Ha Ra Suq;t S Sale 001 in Claiborne, LA at 10,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Caddo (LA), Bossier (LA), Red River (LA), Kiowa (KS) and Barber (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Southwest Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Ha Ra Suq;t S Sale 001 | 17-027-21553 | Orphaned | Oil | Claiborne, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 10,300 ft |
| Woolf 001 | 17-017-03340 | Orphaned | Oil | Caddo, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 8,665 ft |
| P L Jacobs 001-D | 17-015-00707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 8,118 ft |
| Hoss A Sub;welori Lbr Co 001 | 17-015-00736 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 6,510 ft |
| Welori Lbr Corp A 001 | 17-015-00728 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 6,000 ft |
| L Gr Ra Suj;mohon 001 | 17-081-20354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 5,509 ft |
| Snt Mpt L Su;sl 5580 001 | 17-015-22522 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 4,800 ft |
| Sparke 1-17 | 15-097-21294 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kiowa, KS | Southwest Operating Company | 4,800 ft |
| Nittler 14-1 | 15-007-22023 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Barber, KS | Southwest Operating, Inc. | 4,643 ft |
| Stutz 1 | 15-135-23184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ness, KS | Southwest Operating Company | 4,525 ft |
| Snt Mpt L Su;light 009 | 17-017-31689 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Southwest Operating Inc. | 3,674 ft |
| Reynolds 2 | 15-191-21698 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Southwest Operating, Inc. | 3,610 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southwest Operating operate?
Southwest Operating is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southwest Operating's wells are still active?
3 of Southwest Operating's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Southwest Operating operate wells?
Southwest Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (12), Kansas (6) and Kentucky (5).
Does Southwest Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Southwest Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Southwest Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, U Ha Ra Suq;t S Sale 001 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 10,300 ft.
Where Southwest Operating'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, “Southwest Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southwest-operating-37109 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).