Tellus Operating Group
Operator of record for 816 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Tellus Operating Group is the operator of record for 816 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 588 (72%) are active, 77 (9%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 788 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
816
Active
588
Plugged
77
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 788 |
| Louisiana | 28 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 386
- Gas wells
- 269
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 72%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Tellus Operating Group operate?
Tellus Operating Group's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (788) and Louisiana (28). Its 788 Mississippi wells are 2% of the 34,924 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 Tellus Operating Group’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
72% of Tellus Operating Group's catalogued wells are active, 43 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 9% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Tellus Operating Group operate?
By product class, 386 (47%) are oil wells and 269 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 16381 001 in St Mary, LA at 20,040 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA), Smith (MS), Hinds (MS), Jones (MS) and Claiborne (LA).
Notable wells operated by Tellus Operating Group
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 16381 001 | 17-101-21385 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Mary, LA | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 20,040 ft |
| Vivian Corley 1 1 | 23-129-20332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 19,000 ft |
| Parker 2 2 | 23-049-20216 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hinds, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 18,500 ft |
| Tellus 28-12 1 1 | 23-129-20368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 18,210 ft |
| Tellus Tallahala 4-7 1 1 | 23-129-20374 | Active | Oil | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 18,000 ft |
| Grayson Charles 1 1 | 23-067-20342 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jones, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,936 ft |
| Parker 1 1 | 23-049-20208 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hinds, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,520 ft |
| Tellus Stampede 31-8 1 | 23-129-20367 | Active | Oil | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,465 ft |
| Tellus Stampede 32-13 1 1 | 23-129-20380 | Active | Oil | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,418 ft |
| Trenton USA 6-7 1 | 23-129-20392 | Active | Oil | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,401 ft |
| E M Lane (Cheyenne) 1 | 23-129-20001 | Active | Oil | Smith, MS | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,397 ft |
| Smk B Ra Suc;nisely 28 Hc 001-Alt | 17-027-22587 | Other status | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Tellus Operating Group, LLC | 17,200 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Tellus Operating Group operate?
Tellus Operating Group is the operator of record for 816 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (788). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Tellus Operating Group's wells are still active?
588 of Tellus Operating Group's catalogued wells are active; 77 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Tellus Operating Group operate wells?
Tellus Operating Group is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (788) and Louisiana (28).
Does Tellus Operating Group operate mostly oil or gas wells?
386 of Tellus Operating Group's catalogued wells are oil wells and 269 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Tellus Operating Group's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 16381 001 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 20,040 ft.
Where Tellus Operating Group'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, “Tellus Operating Group — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/tellus-operating-group-76269 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).