The California
Operator of record for 72 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THE CALIFORNIA COMPANY · The California Co · The California Co.
At a glance
The California is the operator of record for 72 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 69 (96%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 48 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
72
Active
0
Plugged
69
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 48 |
| Colorado | 12 |
| Montana | 9 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The California operate?
The California's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Louisiana (48), Colorado (12), Montana (9) and Arkansas (3). Its 9 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 The California’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of The California's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% 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 The California operate?
By product class, 10 (14%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Louisiana Land & Expl Co 14 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 14,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Lafourche (LA) and Jefferson (LA). 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 The California
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Land & Expl Co 14 001 | 17-109-00852 | Other status | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | The California Company | 14,500 ft |
| Lafourche Parish School Board 001 | 17-057-02315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | The California Company | 13,953 ft |
| Calco-Danciger 001 | 17-057-00663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | The California Company | 13,500 ft |
| E P Brady 1 024 | 17-051-00335 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | The California Company | 13,026 ft |
| E P Brady Et Al 1 021 | 17-051-00332 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | The California Company | 12,581 ft |
| P G Lake Unit 3 002 | 17-057-00602 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | The California Company | 12,553 ft |
| Laura Serpas Brady Et Al 001 | 17-051-00366 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | The California Company | 12,509 ft |
| Delta Farms 2 001 | 17-057-00674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | The California Company | 12,469 ft |
| Fleming Plntation 1 030 | 17-051-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | The California Company | 12,300 ft |
| Walton Jones Et Al 2 006 | 17-057-00567 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | The California Company | 12,195 ft |
| State 639 004 | 17-051-00337 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | The California Company | 12,137 ft |
| Fleming Plantation 019 | 17-051-00284 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | The California Company | 12,075 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The California operate?
The California is the operator of record for 72 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (48). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The California's wells are still active?
0 of The California's catalogued wells are active; 69 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does The California operate wells?
The California is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (48), Colorado (12), Montana (9) and Arkansas (3).
Does The California operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of The California's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The California's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Louisiana Land & Expl Co 14 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 14,500 ft.
Where The California'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, “The California — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-california-3114 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).