Wl Estis
Operator of record for 39 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wl Estis is the operator of record for 39 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 34 (87%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 39 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
39
Active
0
Plugged
34
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 39 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 30
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wl Estis operate?
Wl Estis's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (39). Its 39 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 Wl Estis’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wl Estis's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Wl Estis operate?
By product class, 30 (77%) are oil wells and 3 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is H L Habetz Jr 001 in Acadia, LA at 15,020 ft. The wells listed below sit in Acadia (LA), St Martin (LA), Calcasieu (LA), St Mary (LA) and Lafourche (LA).
Notable wells operated by Wl Estis
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H L Habetz Jr 001 | 17-001-01865 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | W. L. Estis | 15,020 ft |
| Mt Rc Su D L. Broussard A-1 | 17-099-20380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | W. L. Estis | 12,878 ft |
| Mt Su G; Berard 001 | 17-099-01580 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Martin, LA | W. L. Estis | 12,227 ft |
| Arvin Fonenot Et Al B Gas Unit 001 | 17-019-01233 | Orphaned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | W. L. Estis | 11,927 ft |
| S.L. 2044 001 | 17-101-00462 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | W. L. Estis | 11,606 ft |
| John Smith Et Al 001 | 17-057-01906 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafourche, LA | W. L. Estis | 11,350 ft |
| S.L. 2044 003 | 17-101-00464 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Mary, LA | W. L. Estis | 10,900 ft |
| Sl 2044 002 | 17-101-00463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | St Mary, LA | W. L. Estis | 10,700 ft |
| 1st Alliance Sua;orillion 001 | 17-001-02230 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Acadia, LA | W. L. Estis | 10,288 ft |
| J Doucet 001 | 17-001-01014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | W. L. Estis | 10,189 ft |
| Joseph Ohlenforst 001 | 17-001-02436 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | W. L. Estis | 9,815 ft |
| Robert Mcfarlain A 011 | 17-001-02241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Acadia, LA | W. L. Estis | 9,570 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wl Estis operate?
Wl Estis is the operator of record for 39 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (39). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wl Estis's wells are still active?
0 of Wl Estis's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wl Estis operate wells?
Wl Estis is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (39).
Does Wl Estis operate mostly oil or gas wells?
30 of Wl Estis's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wl Estis's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, H L Habetz Jr 001 in Acadia, LA is the deepest at 15,020 ft.
Where Wl Estis'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, “Wl Estis — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wl-estis-69965 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).