Ballard Exploration
Operator of record for 45 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: BALLARD EXPLORATION CO., INC. · BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. · Ballard Exploration Company, Inc.
At a glance
Ballard Exploration is the operator of record for 45 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 3 (7%) are active, 36 (80%) plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 42 wells (93% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
45
Active
3
Plugged
36
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 42 |
| Montana | 2 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ballard Exploration operate?
Ballard Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (42), Montana (2) and North Dakota (1). Its 42 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 Ballard Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Ballard Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Ballard Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (4%) are oil wells and 9 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 17681 001 in Iberia, LA at 18,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA), Cameron (LA), Terrebonne (LA) and Calcasieu (LA). 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 Ballard Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 17681 001 | 17-045-21239 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 18,500 ft |
| Miami Corp A 001 | 17-023-22543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 17,972 ft |
| Harry Bourg Corp A 001 | 17-109-23193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 16,412 ft |
| Harry Bourg Corp 001 | 17-109-23415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 15,951 ft |
| Hby Rh Sua;jordan Properties 001 | 17-019-22402 | Active | Gas | Calcasieu, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 15,002 ft |
| Sl 19067 002 | 17-023-23091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 14,500 ft |
| Sl 19067 001 | 17-023-23088 | Other status | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 14,500 ft |
| R E Odom Et Al 001 | 17-023-22707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 14,330 ft |
| Miami Corporation B 1 | 17-023-22788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 14,000 ft |
| Sl 16958 001 | 17-023-22850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 14,000 ft |
| All Ra Sua;mary O Long 001 | 17-023-21881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 13,950 ft |
| Texaco Fee A 1 | 17-023-22790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ballard Exploration Co., Inc. | 13,621 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ballard Exploration operate?
Ballard Exploration is the operator of record for 45 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (42). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ballard Exploration's wells are still active?
3 of Ballard Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ballard Exploration operate wells?
Ballard Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (42), Montana (2) and North Dakota (1).
Does Ballard Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Ballard Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ballard Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 17681 001 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 18,500 ft.
Where Ballard 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, “Ballard Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ballard-exploration-18176 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).