Forrest Exploration & Dev
Operator of record for 29 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Forrest Exploration & Dev is the operator of record for 29 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 21 (72%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 29 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
29
Active
0
Plugged
21
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 29 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Forrest Exploration & Dev operate?
Forrest Exploration & Dev's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (29). Its 29 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 Forrest Exploration & Dev’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Forrest Exploration & Dev's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Forrest Exploration & Dev operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Noel Est 004 in Caddo, LA at 1,000 ft.
Notable wells operated by Forrest Exploration & Dev
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Est 004 | 17-017-32877 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 1,000 ft |
| L Kirby 007 | 17-017-32870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 1,000 ft |
| L Kirby 006 | 17-017-32866 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 1,000 ft |
| Noel Est 005 | 17-017-32878 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 911 ft |
| Yarborough 006 | 17-017-32762 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 900 ft |
| L Kirby 004 | 17-017-32860 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 900 ft |
| L Kirby 001 | 17-017-32853 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 900 ft |
| Yarborough 009 | 17-017-32766 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 900 ft |
| Kirby 010 | 17-017-32799 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 900 ft |
| Harris 009 | 17-017-32733 | Other status | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 900 ft |
| Stinson 002 | 17-017-33326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 850 ft |
| Yarborough 010 | 17-017-32767 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, LA | Forrest Exploration & Dev, LLC | 845 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Forrest Exploration & Dev operate?
Forrest Exploration & Dev is the operator of record for 29 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (29). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Forrest Exploration & Dev's wells are still active?
0 of Forrest Exploration & Dev's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Forrest Exploration & Dev operate wells?
Forrest Exploration & Dev is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (29).
Does Forrest Exploration & Dev operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Forrest Exploration & Dev's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Forrest Exploration & Dev's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Noel Est 004 in Caddo, LA is the deepest at 1,000 ft.
Where Forrest Exploration & Dev'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, “Forrest Exploration & Dev — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/forrest-exploration-dev-89733 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).