D & B Oil Exploration
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
D & B Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 1 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does D & B Oil Exploration operate?
D & B Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (2). Its 2 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 D & B Oil Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of D & B Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% 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 D & B Oil Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (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 Killian 002 in Sabine, LA at 2,664 ft.
Notable wells operated by D & B Oil Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian 002 | 17-085-21000 | Orphaned | Oil | Sabine, LA | D & B Oil Exploration Company | 2,664 ft |
| Killian 001 | 17-085-04351 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sabine, LA | D & B Oil Exploration Company | 2,650 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does D & B Oil Exploration operate?
D & B Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of D & B Oil Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of D & B Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does D & B Oil Exploration operate wells?
D & B Oil Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (2).
Does D & B Oil Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of D & B Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is D & B Oil Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Killian 002 in Sabine, LA is the deepest at 2,664 ft.
Where D & B 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, “D & B Oil Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/d-b-oil-exploration-89457 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).