Cardinal Explorations
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cardinal Explorations is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 4 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
4
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cardinal Explorations operate?
Cardinal Explorations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (4). Its 4 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 Cardinal Explorations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cardinal Explorations's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cardinal Explorations operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Laf Rc Sua;dill 002 in Red River, LA at 2,990 ft.
Notable wells operated by Cardinal Explorations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laf Rc Sua;dill 002 | 17-081-20634 | Orphaned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cardinal Explorations Inc. | 2,990 ft |
| Jen A Ra Sub;dill 001 | 17-081-20631 | Orphaned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cardinal Explorations Inc. | 2,990 ft |
| Jen A Ra Sua;bundrick 001 | 17-081-20638 | Orphaned | Gas | Red River, LA | Cardinal Explorations Inc. | 2,990 ft |
| Jen A Rb Sua;dill 003 | 17-081-20636 | Orphaned | Other type | Red River, LA | Cardinal Explorations Inc. | 2,990 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cardinal Explorations operate?
Cardinal Explorations is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cardinal Explorations's wells are still active?
0 of Cardinal Explorations's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 4 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cardinal Explorations operate wells?
Cardinal Explorations is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (4).
Does Cardinal Explorations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Cardinal Explorations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cardinal Explorations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Laf Rc Sua;dill 002 in Red River, LA is the deepest at 2,990 ft.
Where Cardinal Explorations'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, “Cardinal Explorations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cardinal-explorations-86258 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).