Universal Petroleum
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: UNIVERSAL PETROLEUM CORP. · UNIVERSAL PETROLEUM, INC.
At a glance
Universal Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 8 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 8 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Universal Petroleum operate?
Universal Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (8) and West Virginia (1). Its 8 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 Universal Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Universal Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% 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 Universal Petroleum operate?
By product class, 2 (22%) are oil wells and 1 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is A S Hoffpauir 001 in Lafayette, LA at 17,338 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Evangeline (LA), Webster (LA) and Pleasants (WV). 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 Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A S Hoffpauir 001 | 17-055-20092 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 17,338 ft |
| Clem Perrin 001 | 17-075-21268 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 10,500 ft |
| Drew Manuel Tr Sc 001 | 17-019-20083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 8,522 ft |
| I O Guillory 001 | 17-039-00052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 3,390 ft |
| Tillie Roberts 001 | 17-119-21013 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 3,300 ft |
| Thompson 002 | 17-119-20863 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Webster, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 3,300 ft |
| Thompson 001 | 17-119-20859 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 3,300 ft |
| Schlicher-Thomas 001 | 17-039-00078 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Universal Petroleum Corp. | 2,290 ft |
| Moore, Clyde E. 2 | 47-073-01626 | Orphaned | Gas | Pleasants, WV | Universal Petroleum, Inc. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Universal Petroleum operate?
Universal Petroleum is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Universal Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Universal Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Universal Petroleum operate wells?
Universal Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (8) and West Virginia (1).
Does Universal Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Universal Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Universal Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, A S Hoffpauir 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 17,338 ft.
Where Universal Petroleum'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 Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/universal-petroleum-80470 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).