Trichel Contracting
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Trichel Contracting is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Trichel Contracting operate?
Trichel Contracting's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (3). Its 3 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 Trichel Contracting’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Trichel Contracting's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Trichel Contracting operate?
By product class, 1 (33%) are oil wells and 1 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Nichols Estate Swd 003 in La Salle, LA at 3,040 ft. The wells listed below sit in La Salle (LA) and Caldwell (LA).
Notable wells operated by Trichel Contracting
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Estate Swd 003 | 17-059-21218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | Trichel Contracting Company | 3,040 ft |
| H E Russell 001 | 17-021-20376 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caldwell, LA | Trichel Contracting Company | 3,010 ft |
| Nebo Oil Company 001 | 17-059-01790 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | La Salle, LA | Trichel Contracting Company | 2,440 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Trichel Contracting operate?
Trichel Contracting is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Trichel Contracting's wells are still active?
0 of Trichel Contracting's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Trichel Contracting operate wells?
Trichel Contracting is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3).
Does Trichel Contracting operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Trichel Contracting's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Trichel Contracting's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Nichols Estate Swd 003 in La Salle, LA is the deepest at 3,040 ft.
Where Trichel Contracting'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, “Trichel Contracting — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/trichel-contracting-78579 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).