Wayne J Spears
Operator of record for 119 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wayne J Spears is the operator of record for 119 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 93 (78%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 119 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
119
Active
0
Plugged
93
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 119 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wayne J Spears operate?
Wayne J Spears's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (119). Its 119 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 Wayne J Spears’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wayne J Spears's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 78% 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 Wayne J Spears operate?
By product class, 9 (8%) are oil wells and 12 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Green 001 in Claiborne, LA at 9,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Claiborne (LA), Tensas (LA), Catahoula (LA) and Morehouse (LA).
Notable wells operated by Wayne J Spears
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green 001 | 17-027-21828 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Claiborne, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 9,500 ft |
| Walker Etal 001 | 17-027-22022 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 9,437 ft |
| John Smith Heirs 001 | 17-027-21808 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 9,150 ft |
| Lakegrove Plantation 001 | 17-107-20376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 9,011 ft |
| Lake Bruin Development Corp 001 | 17-107-20120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 9,000 ft |
| King 001 | 17-027-21666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 8,990 ft |
| L C Worley Jr 001 | 17-027-21779 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 8,850 ft |
| Walker Etal A 001 | 17-027-22172 | Other status | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 8,850 ft |
| Smith 001 | 17-107-20210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 8,741 ft |
| Missiana Land Co 001 | 17-025-01492 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Catahoula, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 6,518 ft |
| W R Humphreys 001 | 17-067-20696 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morehouse, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 6,307 ft |
| Burroughs Etal 001 | 17-025-20397 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Wayne J. Spears | 5,010 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 119 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wayne J Spears operate?
Wayne J Spears is the operator of record for 119 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (119). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wayne J Spears's wells are still active?
0 of Wayne J Spears's catalogued wells are active; 93 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wayne J Spears operate wells?
Wayne J Spears is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (119).
Does Wayne J Spears operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Wayne J Spears's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wayne J Spears's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Green 001 in Claiborne, LA is the deepest at 9,500 ft.
Where Wayne J Spears'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, “Wayne J Spears — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wayne-j-spears-75376 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).