Arkla Exploration
Operator of record for 229 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ARKLA EXPLORATION CO. · ARKLA EXPLORATION COMPANY · Arkla Exploration Co
At a glance
Arkla Exploration is the operator of record for 229 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 211 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 184 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
229
Active
0
Plugged
211
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 184 |
| Arkansas | 40 |
| Wyoming | 4 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 54
- Gas wells
- 109
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Arkla Exploration operate?
Arkla Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Louisiana (184), Arkansas (40), Wyoming (4) and North Dakota (1). Its 40 Arkansas wells are 0.1% of the 33,791 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 Arkla Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Arkla Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% 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 Arkla Exploration operate?
By product class, 54 (24%) are oil wells and 109 (48%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Dallas Duhon 001 in Vermilion, LA at 16,510 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Evangeline (LA), East Baton Rouge (LA), West Feliciana (LA), Scott (AR) and Sebastian (AR) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Arkla Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Duhon 001 | 17-113-20575 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 16,510 ft |
| Fontenot 001 | 17-039-20297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Evangeline, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 16,049 ft |
| Vua;m L Harvey Est 002 | 17-033-20244 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | East Baton Rouge, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 15,400 ft |
| Harvey 001 | 17-125-20044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 15,300 ft |
| Vua;j Truitt 59 001 | 17-125-20075 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 15,200 ft |
| Edwards 1 | 03-127-10024 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Scott, AR | Arkla Exploration Co | 15,106 ft |
| Hales 1-29 | 03-131-10208 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sebastian, AR | Arkla Exploration Co | 15,089 ft |
| Montie 001 | 17-023-21042 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 15,006 ft |
| Sch Bd Rc Sua;c Dugas 001 | 17-113-20567 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 14,700 ft |
| Chap Sui;brimberry 001 | 17-073-20615 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 14,500 ft |
| Annie Graham Murphy Et Al 001 | 17-027-21163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 14,372 ft |
| Ben Wilkinson Heirs 001 | 17-125-20073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Feliciana, LA | Arkla Exploration Company | 14,350 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Arkla Exploration operate?
Arkla Exploration is the operator of record for 229 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (184). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Arkla Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Arkla Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 211 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Arkla Exploration operate wells?
Arkla Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (184), Arkansas (40), Wyoming (4) and North Dakota (1).
Does Arkla Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
54 of Arkla Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 109 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Arkla Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dallas Duhon 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 16,510 ft.
Where Arkla Exploration'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, “Arkla Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/arkla-exploration-15751 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).