Dawson Exploration
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dawson Exploration is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 18 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
18
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dawson Exploration operate?
Dawson Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (18). Its 18 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 Dawson Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Dawson Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dawson Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (11%) 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 Luma Bourgeois 001 in Jefferson Davis, LA at 11,705 ft. The wells listed below sit in Jefferson Davis (LA), Cameron (LA) and Calcasieu (LA).
Notable wells operated by Dawson Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luma Bourgeois 001 | 17-053-20772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 11,705 ft |
| James Bonsall 001 | 17-023-22114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 11,515 ft |
| Krause & Managan Lumber Co 001 | 17-019-21110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 10,541 ft |
| Petitjean 001 | 17-053-20435 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 10,400 ft |
| E D Otis Et Al 001 | 17-019-21020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,800 ft |
| Allied Chemical Corp 003 | 17-019-21112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,380 ft |
| Allied Chemical Corp 004 | 17-019-21158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,373 ft |
| L. Hack Rb Sua;sl 6544 002 | 17-019-20656 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,292 ft |
| Kaercher 002 | 17-019-20664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,208 ft |
| Allied Chemical Corp 002 | 17-019-20700 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,200 ft |
| L Hack Ra Sua; Kaercher 001 | 17-019-20607 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,200 ft |
| Henning 001 | 17-019-20824 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Dawson Exploration, Inc. | 9,195 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 18 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dawson Exploration operate?
Dawson Exploration is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dawson Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Dawson Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 18 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dawson Exploration operate wells?
Dawson Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (18).
Does Dawson Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Dawson Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dawson Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Luma Bourgeois 001 in Jefferson Davis, LA is the deepest at 11,705 ft.
Where Dawson 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, “Dawson Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dawson-exploration-83153 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).