The Superior Oil
Operator of record for 494 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THE SUPERIOR OIL CO · THE SUPERIOR OIL CO. · THE SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY · The Superior Oil Co. · …
At a glance
The Superior Oil is the operator of record for 494 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. 3 (0.6%) are active, 411 (83%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 430 wells (87% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
494
Active
3
Plugged
411
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 430 |
| California | 45 |
| Kansas | 9 |
| Kentucky | 8 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 83
- Gas wells
- 75
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Superior Oil operate?
The Superior Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Louisiana (430), California (45), Kansas (9), Kentucky (8) and North Dakota (2). Its 430 Louisiana wells are 0.2% 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 The Superior Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.6% of The Superior Oil's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% 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 Superior Oil operate?
By product class, 83 (17%) are oil wells and 75 (15%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 21200 Su A;l Fontenot 001 in Vermilion, LA at 23,148 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Terrebonne (LA), St Mary (LA) and Iberia (LA). 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 The Superior Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21200 Su A;l Fontenot 001 | 17-113-01443 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 23,148 ft |
| Ll & E State Un 11 001-A | 17-109-03275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 21,883 ft |
| A Marceaux 001 | 17-113-21034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 20,952 ft |
| Vub;rw Buckley Ux 002 | 17-109-21532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 20,243 ft |
| Sl 340 Bayou Sale 001 | 17-101-21363 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 20,010 ft |
| Hazel Sawyer Etal 001 | 17-113-20312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 19,808 ft |
| Miogyp Rd Sua;gayle Et Al 002 | 17-113-20373 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 19,300 ft |
| Humble Fee 006 | 17-113-20210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 19,132 ft |
| Sl 11625 001 | 17-045-20882 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 19,050 ft |
| Sl 340 B W Cote Blanche Bay 001 | 17-101-21414 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 19,000 ft |
| Mary Nelson 001 | 17-109-00833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 18,939 ft |
| Humble Fee 005 | 17-113-01278 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | The Superior Oil Company | 18,500 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Superior Oil operate?
The Superior Oil is the operator of record for 494 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (430). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Superior Oil's wells are still active?
3 of The Superior Oil's catalogued wells are active; 411 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does The Superior Oil operate wells?
The Superior Oil is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (430), California (45), Kansas (9), Kentucky (8) and North Dakota (2).
Does The Superior Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
83 of The Superior Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 75 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The Superior Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 21200 Su A;l Fontenot 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 23,148 ft.
Where The Superior Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 430 operated by The Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in California· 45 operated by The Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 9 operated by The Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 8 operated by The Superior Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 2 operated by The Superior Oil
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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, “The Superior Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-superior-oil-2505 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).