Taurus Petroleum
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TAURUS PETROLEUM · TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC. · Taurus Petroleum, Inc.
At a glance
Taurus Petroleum is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 15 (71%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Taurus Petroleum operate?
Taurus Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (18) and Illinois (3). Its 18 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 Taurus Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Taurus Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Taurus Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lafayette Parish School Board 001 in Lafayette, LA at 13,435 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA), Assumption (LA), Lafourche (LA), Vermilion (LA), Acadia (LA) and St Landry (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Taurus Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Parish School Board 001 | 17-055-20207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 13,435 ft |
| G J Waguespack 001 | 17-007-20284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 12,690 ft |
| J B Levert Land Co Inc 002 | 17-057-21667 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 12,500 ft |
| Sagrera 001 | 17-113-20719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 12,400 ft |
| Rita H Leonards 001 | 17-001-21644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 11,625 ft |
| Homer Boone 001 | 17-097-20554 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Landry, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 11,453 ft |
| John J Vondenstein Et Al 001 | 17-001-21116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 11,250 ft |
| Bernice F Boudreaux 001 | 17-001-20867 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 11,055 ft |
| 10600 Ra Suc;a Barbier Et Al 001 | 17-047-20730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 10,788 ft |
| Joseph G Pousson 001 | 17-001-21561 | Other status | Other type | Acadia, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 10,100 ft |
| Roy Thibodeaux 001 | 17-113-21566 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 9,650 ft |
| Hilda Carriere Et Al 001 | 17-001-21036 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | Taurus Petroleum | 9,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Taurus Petroleum operate?
Taurus Petroleum is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Taurus Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Taurus Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Taurus Petroleum operate wells?
Taurus Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18) and Illinois (3).
Does Taurus Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Taurus Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Taurus Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lafayette Parish School Board 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 13,435 ft.
Where Taurus 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, “Taurus Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/taurus-petroleum-66659 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).