Universal Minerals
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: UNIVERSAL MINERALS CORP. · UNIVERSAL MINERALS INC
At a glance
Universal Minerals is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3 (21%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 13 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 13 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Universal Minerals operate?
Universal Minerals's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Ohio (13) and Louisiana (1). Its 13 Ohio wells are 0.0% of the 242,052 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 Universal Minerals’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Universal Minerals's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 21% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Universal Minerals operate?
By product class, 13 (93%) are oil wells and 1 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Plan 2 Ra Sum; W J Broussard 002 in Cameron, LA at 10,771 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cameron (LA), Licking (OH) and Washington (OH). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Universal Minerals
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan 2 Ra Sum; W J Broussard 002 | 17-023-02362 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cameron, LA | Universal Minerals Corp. | 10,771 ft |
| Vanwey Forest 1 | 34-089-23866 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Licking, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 525 ft |
| Lane Eugene & Hazel 2 | 34-167-24956 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 100 ft |
| Thompson Pearl G 2 | 34-089-23903 | Other status | Oil | Licking, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Van Wey Forest 3 | 34-089-23904 | Other status | Oil | Licking, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Lane Eugene & Hazel 3 | 34-167-25756 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Potts Meredity & Betty 2 | 34-167-25757 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Wagner Dale & Bernice 2 | 34-167-25760 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Wagner Dale & Bernice 3 | 34-167-25761 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Wagner Dale & Bernice | 34-167-25762 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Wagner Dale & Bernice 5 | 34-167-25763 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
| Lane 4 | 34-167-26528 | Other status | Oil | Washington, OH | Universal Minerals Inc | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Universal Minerals operate?
Universal Minerals is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Universal Minerals's wells are still active?
0 of Universal Minerals's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Universal Minerals operate wells?
Universal Minerals is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (13) and Louisiana (1).
Does Universal Minerals operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Universal Minerals's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Universal Minerals's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Plan 2 Ra Sum; W J Broussard 002 in Cameron, LA is the deepest at 10,771 ft.
Where Universal Minerals'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, “Universal Minerals — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/universal-minerals-81497 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).