Castor Exploration
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Castor Exploration is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 24 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 23 wells (88% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 23 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Castor Exploration operate?
Castor Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (23) and Louisiana (3). Its 23 Mississippi wells are 0.1% of the 34,924 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 Castor Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Castor 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 Castor Exploration operate?
By product class, 10 (38%) 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 Missiana 001 in Catahoula, LA at 7,008 ft. The wells listed below sit in Catahoula (LA), Adams (MS), Concordia (LA) and Franklin (MS).
Notable wells operated by Castor Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missiana 001 | 17-025-21319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 7,008 ft |
| Rich-Anders 1 1 | 23-001-22458 | Orphaned | Oil | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,830 ft |
| Min Su45;harrison Et Al 001 | 17-029-21591 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,500 ft |
| Mclemore A-1 A-1 | 23-037-21176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,410 ft |
| Roseland Plantation # 1 # 1 | 23-001-21396 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,315 ft |
| Windy Hill # 1 # 1 | 23-001-22904 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,210 ft |
| Windy Hill (F. M. Stanton 2) # 2 # 2 | 23-001-02394 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,134 ft |
| F. M. Stanton # 3 # 3 | 23-001-02395 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,126 ft |
| King 001 | 17-029-20150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Castor Exploration, Inc. | 6,111 ft |
| Oakwood Plantation 2 2 | 23-001-22744 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | — |
| Oakwood Plantation 1 1 | 23-001-22710 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | — |
| Anders-Rich 1 1 | 23-001-21456 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Adams, MS | Castor Exploration, Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Castor Exploration operate?
Castor Exploration is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Castor Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Castor Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Castor Exploration operate wells?
Castor Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (23) and Louisiana (3).
Does Castor Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Castor Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Castor Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Missiana 001 in Catahoula, LA is the deepest at 7,008 ft.
Where Castor 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, “Castor Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/castor-exploration-81771 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).