Chaparral Exploration
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Chaparral Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (85%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 9
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chaparral Exploration operate?
Chaparral Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (20). Its 20 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 Chaparral Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Chaparral Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chaparral Exploration operate?
By product class, 5 (25%) are oil wells and 9 (45%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is I L Young 001 in Caddo, LA at 6,700 ft. The wells listed below sit in Caddo (LA) and De Soto (LA).
Notable wells operated by Chaparral Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I L Young 001 | 17-017-27024 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 6,700 ft |
| Smith 001 | 17-017-10921 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Caddo, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 5,895 ft |
| J J Rambin A 003 | 17-031-22193 | Other status | Other type | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,900 ft |
| J T Ramsey 001 | 17-031-22383 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,900 ft |
| Gr Rb Sur;j J Rambin 002 | 17-031-22267 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,864 ft |
| Gr Rb Suq;j J Rambin 001 | 17-031-22266 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,855 ft |
| Gr Ra Sua;risinger 002 | 17-031-22341 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,850 ft |
| Gr Rb Sui;hesser 001 | 17-031-22061 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,811 ft |
| Cleco 001 | 17-031-20817 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,093 ft |
| Chlk Ren Su;cane Corporation 001 | 17-031-00766 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 3,054 ft |
| Chlk Ren Su;j L Robertson 002 | 17-031-00768 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | De Soto, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 2,991 ft |
| John Brown 001 | 17-017-26131 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Chaparral Exploration, Inc. | 2,990 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chaparral Exploration operate?
Chaparral Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chaparral Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Chaparral Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chaparral Exploration operate wells?
Chaparral Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (20).
Does Chaparral Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Chaparral Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 9 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chaparral Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, I L Young 001 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 6,700 ft.
Where Chaparral 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, “Chaparral Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chaparral-exploration-81328 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).