Austral Oil Exploration
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Austral Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Austral Oil Exploration operate?
Austral Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Arkansas (4). Its 4 Arkansas wells are 0.0% 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 Austral Oil Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Austral Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Austral Oil Exploration operate?
By product class, 4 (100%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is International Paper B-1 in Lafayette, AR at 10,990 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (AR), Columbia (AR), Miller (AR) and Union (AR).
Notable wells operated by Austral Oil Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Paper B-1 | 03-073-10082 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Austral Oil Exploration Co | 10,990 ft |
| McBride, C 1 | 03-027-10066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Austral Oil Exploration Co | 10,836 ft |
| Fouke Estate 1 | 03-091-00868 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Austral Oil Exploration Co | 7,110 ft |
| H.P. Hines 1 | 03-139-03457 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Austral Oil Exploration Co | 3,512 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Austral Oil Exploration operate?
Austral Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Austral Oil Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Austral Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Austral Oil Exploration operate wells?
Austral Oil Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (4).
Does Austral Oil Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Austral Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Austral Oil Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, International Paper B-1 in Lafayette, AR is the deepest at 10,990 ft.
Where Austral Oil 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, “Austral Oil Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/austral-oil-exploration-138487 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).