Vaughn Petroleum
Operator of record for 66 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VAUGHN PETROLEUM INC · VAUGHN PETROLEUM, INC. · Vaughn Petroleum Inc
At a glance
Vaughn Petroleum is the operator of record for 66 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 63 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 40 wells (61% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
66
Active
0
Plugged
63
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 40 |
| North Dakota | 13 |
| Arkansas | 7 |
| Wyoming | 5 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 27
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vaughn Petroleum operate?
Vaughn Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Louisiana (40), North Dakota (13), Arkansas (7), Wyoming (5) and Michigan (1). Its 13 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Vaughn Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vaughn Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vaughn Petroleum operate?
By product class, 27 (41%) are oil wells and 12 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Polly M Simmons Et Al 001 in Vermilion, LA at 17,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Assumption (LA), Lafourche (LA) and Evangeline (LA). 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 Vaughn Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly M Simmons Et Al 001 | 17-113-01425 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 17,000 ft |
| Gayral-State Gas Unit 001 | 17-109-03170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 15,363 ft |
| L L &e 001 | 17-109-00858 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 15,338 ft |
| Rosedale Farms Inc 001 | 17-007-00402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 14,816 ft |
| Ava R Tabor 001 | 17-057-00029 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 13,523 ft |
| W-1 Suc; Zmb Landreneau 001 | 17-039-20028 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Evangeline, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 13,508 ft |
| Mid Ridge Sua; Rathborne 001 | 17-057-03706 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafourche, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 13,200 ft |
| W-1 Sua; Landreneau 001 | 17-039-00617 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Evangeline, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 12,482 ft |
| W-1 Suc;a Landreneau 001 | 17-039-00693 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Evangeline, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 12,030 ft |
| W 1 Suh;andrews 001 | 17-039-20001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Evangeline, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 12,010 ft |
| Francois Adam Et Al 001 | 17-113-00171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 11,964 ft |
| W1sud;s J Tate 002 | 17-039-00711 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Evangeline, LA | Vaughn Petroleum, Inc. | 11,960 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 66 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vaughn Petroleum operate?
Vaughn Petroleum is the operator of record for 66 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vaughn Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Vaughn Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 63 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vaughn Petroleum operate wells?
Vaughn Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (40), North Dakota (13), Arkansas (7), Wyoming (5) and Michigan (1).
Does Vaughn Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
27 of Vaughn Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vaughn Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Polly M Simmons Et Al 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 17,000 ft.
Where Vaughn Petroleum's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 40 operated by Vaughn Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 13 operated by Vaughn Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Arkansas· 7 operated by Vaughn Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 5 operated by Vaughn Petroleum
- Oil & gas wells in Michigan· 1 operated by Vaughn Petroleum
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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, “Vaughn Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vaughn-petroleum-2371 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).