Wl Holmes
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wl Holmes is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wl Holmes operate?
Wl Holmes's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (19). Its 19 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 Holmes’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wl Holmes's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% 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 Wl Holmes operate?
By product class, 6 (32%) are oil wells and 1 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J M Allen 001 in La Salle, LA at 4,270 ft. The wells listed below sit in La Salle (LA), Grant (LA) and Winn (LA).
Notable wells operated by Wl Holmes
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Allen 001 | 17-059-02207 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | La Salle, LA | W. L. Holmes | 4,270 ft |
| Holmes Estate 001 | 17-043-00194 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 2,851 ft |
| Steve Armstrong Estate 001 | 17-043-00219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 2,771 ft |
| Flora L Brooks 001 | 17-059-01407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | La Salle, LA | W. L. Holmes | 2,687 ft |
| Alene White Tully 001 | 17-043-00128 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 2,536 ft |
| Urania A 003 | 17-043-00300 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,840 ft |
| Russell Heirs 001 | 17-059-00134 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | La Salle, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,661 ft |
| W L Rambo 001 | 17-043-00117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,600 ft |
| Tidewell 002 | 17-043-00049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,565 ft |
| Henry Pendarvis 001 | 17-127-00926 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Winn, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,565 ft |
| J Earl Mathewson 001 | 17-043-00116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,564 ft |
| Oliver Keen 001 | 17-043-00127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grant, LA | W. L. Holmes | 1,560 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wl Holmes operate?
Wl Holmes is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Wl Holmes's wells are still active?
0 of Wl Holmes's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Wl Holmes operate wells?
Wl Holmes is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (19).
Does Wl Holmes operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Wl Holmes's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wl Holmes's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J M Allen 001 in La Salle, LA is the deepest at 4,270 ft.
Where Wl Holmes'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 Holmes — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wl-holmes-70140 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).