Transcontinental Oil
Operator of record for 115 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TRANSCONTINENTAL OIL CORP · TRANSCONTINENTAL OIL CORP. · Transcontinental Oil Corporation · Transcontinental Oil Co · …
At a glance
Transcontinental Oil is the operator of record for 115 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. None is listed as active, 110 (96%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 40 wells (35% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
115
Active
0
Plugged
110
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 40 |
| Louisiana | 31 |
| Arkansas | 14 |
| Colorado | 12 |
| Montana | 8 |
| North Dakota | 4 |
| Utah | 3 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 41
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Transcontinental Oil operate?
Transcontinental Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Mississippi (40), Louisiana (31), Arkansas (14), Colorado (12) and Montana (8) and 4 more. Its 40 Mississippi wells are 0.1% 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 Transcontinental Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Transcontinental Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Transcontinental Oil operate?
By product class, 41 (36%) are oil wells and 7 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is L M Belaire 001 in Vermilion, LA at 14,080 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Yazoo (MS), Clarke (MS), Jefferson Davis (LA), Roosevelt (MT) and Hinds (MS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Transcontinental Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L M Belaire 001 | 17-113-20958 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 14,080 ft |
| Selby 10-3 1 1 | 23-163-20163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yazoo, MS | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 12,968 ft |
| Masonite-Klly 20-13 1 1 | 23-023-20611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 12,930 ft |
| J M Petitjean 001 | 17-053-20583 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 12,296 ft |
| Christofferson 1 | 25-085-21028 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Transcontinental Oil Corporation | 11,918 ft |
| Christoffersen Trust 1-8 | 25-085-21298 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Transcontinental Oil Corporation | 11,876 ft |
| Charlie Hill 1 1 | 23-049-20080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hinds, MS | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 11,706 ft |
| Cockerham 1 1 | 23-005-20216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 11,578 ft |
| Operc 2 Sua; S L 4041 001 | 17-051-00972 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, LA | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 11,529 ft |
| Smith Gayden 1 1 | 23-005-20270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 11,225 ft |
| Musser Davis Land Co 001 | 17-011-20518 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 11,125 ft |
| Maggie M Williams 001 | 17-111-23002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Transcontinental Oil Corp. | 10,715 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Transcontinental Oil operate?
Transcontinental Oil is the operator of record for 115 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Transcontinental Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Transcontinental Oil's catalogued wells are active; 110 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Transcontinental Oil operate wells?
Transcontinental Oil is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (40), Louisiana (31), Arkansas (14), Colorado (12), Montana (8), North Dakota (4), Utah (3), Wyoming (2) and California (1).
Does Transcontinental Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
41 of Transcontinental Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Transcontinental Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L M Belaire 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 14,080 ft.
Where Transcontinental Oil's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 40 operated by Transcontinental Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 31 operated by Transcontinental Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 14 operated by Transcontinental Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 12 operated by Transcontinental Oil
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 8 operated by Transcontinental Oil
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 4 operated by Transcontinental 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, “Transcontinental Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/transcontinental-oil-4524 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).