Frio Exploration
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FRIO EXPLORATION, L.L.C. · Frio Exploration L.L.C.
At a glance
Frio Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 17 (85%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 19 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 19 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 11
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Frio Exploration operate?
Frio Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (19) and Alabama (1). Its 19 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 Frio Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Frio 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 Frio Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 11 (55%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Yates- Longleaf Unit 1 1 in Wilkinson, MS at 12,672 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wilkinson (MS), Amite (MS) and Lamar (AL). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Frio Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates- Longleaf Unit 1 1 | 23-157-21830 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wilkinson, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 12,672 ft |
| Stockett 36-13 1 1 | 23-157-21960 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wilkinson, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 5,030 ft |
| Trask H D 2 2 | 23-005-20639 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,723 ft |
| Jackson Emmet 1-18 1 1 | 23-157-21747 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wilkinson, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,718 ft |
| Trask H D Unit 1 1 | 23-005-20604 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,710 ft |
| Ewell 1 1 | 23-005-20711 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,500 ft |
| Plum Creek Minerals 1 1 | 23-005-20685 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,200 ft |
| Garo Spears 1-24 1 1 | 23-005-20651 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,126 ft |
| Braddock S J 1 1 | 23-005-20636 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,112 ft |
| Betz 1 1 | 23-005-20619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 4,005 ft |
| Moore 1 1 | 23-005-20702 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Frio Exploration, L.L.C. | 3,854 ft |
| Paramount-Humphreys 1-5 #1 | 01-075-21008 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lamar, AL | Frio Exploration L.L.C. | 3,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Frio Exploration operate?
Frio Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Frio Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Frio Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Frio Exploration operate wells?
Frio Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (19) and Alabama (1).
Does Frio Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Frio Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Frio Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Yates- Longleaf Unit 1 1 in Wilkinson, MS is the deepest at 12,672 ft.
Where Frio 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, “Frio Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/frio-exploration-137604 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).