Watchtower Petroleum
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WATCHTOWER PETROLEUM LLC · WATCHTOWER PETROLEUM, LLC
At a glance
Watchtower Petroleum is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (35%) are active, 2 (12%) plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 13 wells (76% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
6
Plugged
2
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 13 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 5
- Active share
- 35%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Watchtower Petroleum operate?
Watchtower Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (13) and Mississippi (4). Its 4 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Watchtower Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
35% of Watchtower Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 6 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 12% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells (29%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Watchtower Petroleum operate?
By product class, 8 (47%) are oil wells and 2 (12%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bs Sug;directions Inc 19-14 001 in Claiborne, LA at 8,710 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Lincoln (LA), Wilkinson (MS), Concordia (LA), Adams (MS) and Catahoula (LA). 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 Watchtower Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bs Sug;directions Inc 19-14 001 | 17-027-22019 | Active | Gas | Claiborne, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 8,710 ft |
| Hoss L Suh;brown 36 001 | 17-061-20597 | Active | Gas | Lincoln, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 8,400 ft |
| Pettis Heirs 6 | 23-157-20748 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilkinson, MS | Watchtower Petroleum LLC | 7,474 ft |
| Pettis Heirs Swd 1 | 23-157-20629 | Orphaned | Injection | Wilkinson, MS | Watchtower Petroleum LLC | 7,421 ft |
| Hogue A 007 | 17-029-22082 | Shut-in | Oil | Concordia, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,750 ft |
| Hogue A Swd 008 | 17-029-22095 | Active | Injection | Concordia, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,721 ft |
| Vua;barker 001 | 17-029-23112 | Shut-in | Oil | Concordia, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,710 ft |
| Hogue 1 | 23-001-23432 | Orphaned | Oil | Adams, MS | Watchtower Petroleum LLC | 6,700 ft |
| Magee-Smith Swd 002 | 17-029-21675 | Active | Injection | Concordia, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,610 ft |
| Hogue A 004 | 17-029-22011 | Shut-in | Oil | Concordia, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,593 ft |
| Montgomery Swd 001 | 17-025-21064 | Active | Injection | Catahoula, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,029 ft |
| Montgomery 001 | 17-025-21018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Watchtower Petroleum, LLC | 6,010 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Watchtower Petroleum operate?
Watchtower Petroleum is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Watchtower Petroleum's wells are still active?
6 of Watchtower Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Watchtower Petroleum operate wells?
Watchtower Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (13) and Mississippi (4).
Does Watchtower Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Watchtower Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Watchtower Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bs Sug;directions Inc 19-14 001 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 8,710 ft.
Where Watchtower 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, “Watchtower Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/watchtower-petroleum-76257 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).