Ashland Exploration

Operator of record for 1,253 catalogued wells across 11 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: ASHLAND EXPLORATION · ASHLAND EXPLORATION INC · ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC · ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC. · …

At a glance

Ashland Exploration is the operator of record for 1,253 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 11 states. 687 (55%) are active, 389 (31%) plugged & abandoned and 17 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 1,053 wells (84% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

1,253

Active

687

Plugged

389

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Kentucky	1,053
Illinois	122
Louisiana	19
Ohio	19
Wyoming	16
Montana	8
Mississippi	5
North Dakota	5
Oklahoma	3
New York	2
Arkansas	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 198
Gas wells: 710
Shut-in: 0
Active share: 55%

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Where does Ashland Exploration operate?

Ashland Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 11 states: Kentucky (1,053), Illinois (122), Louisiana (19), Ohio (19) and Wyoming (16) and 6 more. Its 1,053 Kentucky wells are 0.5% of the 201,022 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 Ashland Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

55% of Ashland Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 26 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 31% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 17 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Ashland Exploration operate?

By product class, 198 (16%) are oil wells and 710 (57%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 2621 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 17,282 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Cameron (LA), Assumption (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Iberville (LA) and St Helena (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Ashland Exploration

Wells operated by Ashland Exploration
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Sl 2621 001	17-109-03550	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Terrebonne, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	17,282 ft
Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co 002	17-023-22117	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Cameron, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	15,110 ft
La Land & Expl 001	17-109-23098	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Terrebonne, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	14,233 ft
E M Carmouche Et Al 001	17-007-20274	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Assumption, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	13,633 ft
S/L 3942 001	17-075-21368	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Plaquemines, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	13,417 ft
Jane C Stockstill Et Al 001	17-047-20937	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Iberville, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	13,335 ft
J H Morgan 001	17-091-20057	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	St Helena, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	13,200 ft
R D Bridges 001	17-091-20058	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	St Helena, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	13,175 ft
E P Broussard 001	17-001-21617	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Acadia, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	12,975 ft
Melancon 001	17-099-21159	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	St Martin, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	12,400 ft
J Paulin Duhe Inc 002	17-045-20390	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Iberia, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	11,900 ft
J. Paulin Duhe, Inc. 001	17-045-20373	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Iberia, LA	Ashland Exploration Inc	11,752 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Ashland Exploration operate?

Ashland Exploration is the operator of record for 1,253 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (1,053). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Ashland Exploration's wells are still active?

687 of Ashland Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 389 are plugged & abandoned and 17 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Ashland Exploration operate wells?

Ashland Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (1,053), Illinois (122), Louisiana (19), Ohio (19), Wyoming (16), Montana (8), Mississippi (5), North Dakota (5), Oklahoma (3), New York (2) and Arkansas (1).

Does Ashland Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?

198 of Ashland Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 710 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Ashland Exploration's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Sl 2621 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 17,282 ft.

Where Ashland 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, “Ashland Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ashland-exploration-10384 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).