Vanguard Petroleum
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VANGUARD PETROLEUM CO · VANGUARD PETROLEUM CORP. · Vanguard Petroleum Co.
At a glance
Vanguard Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 12 (80%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 6 wells (40% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 6 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vanguard Petroleum operate?
Vanguard Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Illinois (6), Kentucky (6) and Louisiana (3). Its 6 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Vanguard Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vanguard Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vanguard Petroleum operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is L Hoss Su M;thatcher 001 in Claiborne, LA at 6,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Saline (IL), Union (LA), Hart (KY), Will (IL) and Daviess (KY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Vanguard Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Hoss Su M;thatcher 001 | 17-027-00245 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Vanguard Petroleum Corp. | 6,750 ft |
| Pemberton 1 | 12-165-25383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Vanguard Petroleum Co. | 3,260 ft |
| Garner Charles 1 | 12-165-25384 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Vanguard Petroleum Co. | 3,159 ft |
| Bramlet Et Al 3 | 12-165-25510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Vanguard Petroleum Co. | 3,020 ft |
| Bramlet Et Al 2 | 12-165-25509 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Saline, IL | Vanguard Petroleum Co. | 2,700 ft |
| Manning Acree 001 | 17-111-20463 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Union, LA | Vanguard Petroleum Corp. | 2,302 ft |
| Traylor - Thomas 002 | 17-111-20472 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Union, LA | Vanguard Petroleum Corp. | 2,250 ft |
| Stasel, Roy 1 | 16-099-00369 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hart, KY | Vanguard Petroleum Co | 1,424 ft |
| Stasel, Roy 3 | 16-099-00370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hart, KY | Vanguard Petroleum Co | 1,305 ft |
| Link 1 | 12-197-29599 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Will, IL | Vanguard Petroleum Co. | 150 ft |
| Stone, James E 2 | 16-059-03311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Daviess, KY | Vanguard Petroleum Co | 125 ft |
| Link 2 | 12-197-29664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Will, IL | Vanguard Petroleum Co. | 125 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vanguard Petroleum operate?
Vanguard Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vanguard Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Vanguard Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vanguard Petroleum operate wells?
Vanguard Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (6), Kentucky (6) and Louisiana (3).
Does Vanguard Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Vanguard Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vanguard Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, L Hoss Su M;thatcher 001 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 6,750 ft.
Where Vanguard 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, “Vanguard Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vanguard-petroleum-81467 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).