Wayman W Buchanan
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WAYMAN W. BUCHANAN · WAYMAN W. BUCHANAN, INC.
At a glance
Wayman W Buchanan is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 13 (93%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wayman W Buchanan operate?
Wayman W Buchanan's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (14). Its 14 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 Wayman W Buchanan’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wayman W Buchanan's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 93% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Wayman W Buchanan operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 David Plater 001 in Lafourche, LA at 15,300 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafourche (LA), West Feliciana (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Acadia (LA) and Iberia (LA) and other counties. 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 Wayman W Buchanan
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Plater 001 | 17-057-22300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 15,300 ft |
| Rosenthal 001 | 17-125-20062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan, Inc. | 14,725 ft |
| M N Stafford 001 | 17-053-20881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 13,500 ft |
| Morris Lottinger Jr Etal 001 | 17-109-23067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan, Inc. | 12,380 ft |
| A Gueno Et Al 001 | 17-001-21410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 12,309 ft |
| Kenneth Charpentier 001 | 17-109-22852 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 11,800 ft |
| Sl 1704 001 | 17-045-20897 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 10,310 ft |
| Topper Corporation 001 | 17-049-20274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jackson, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan, Inc. | 10,160 ft |
| Sl 12956 001 | 17-726-20390 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan, Inc. | 9,510 ft |
| J H Hauberg Et Al 001 | 17-063-20122 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Livingston, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 9,450 ft |
| James Thom Trust 001 | 17-077-20360 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pointe Coupee, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 8,515 ft |
| Vua; Fournet 001 | 17-099-20613 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | St Martin, LA | Wayman W. Buchanan | 7,986 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wayman W Buchanan operate?
Wayman W Buchanan is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wayman W Buchanan's wells are still active?
0 of Wayman W Buchanan's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wayman W Buchanan operate wells?
Wayman W Buchanan is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (14).
Does Wayman W Buchanan operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Wayman W Buchanan's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wayman W Buchanan's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, David Plater 001 in Lafourche, LA is the deepest at 15,300 ft.
Where Wayman W Buchanan'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, “Wayman W Buchanan — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wayman-w-buchanan-83665 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).