Gulf Coast Explorations
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gulf Coast Explorations is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (6%) are active, 15 (94%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
1
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 6%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gulf Coast Explorations operate?
Gulf Coast Explorations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (16). Its 16 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Gulf Coast Explorations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
6% of Gulf Coast Explorations's catalogued wells are active, 23 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gulf Coast Explorations operate?
By product class, 14 (88%) 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 Eberhardt, E. 1 in Jasper, IL at 3,850 ft.
Notable wells operated by Gulf Coast Explorations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberhardt, E. 1 | 12-079-24168 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,850 ft |
| Muhs, H. 1 | 12-079-24185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,840 ft |
| Jourdan, J. 1 | 12-079-24232 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,729 ft |
| Sheridan, Gordon 1 | 12-079-24094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,604 ft |
| Sheridan 8 | 12-079-24730 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,321 ft |
| Ochs, John 3-B | 12-079-00813 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,310 ft |
| Ochs, Dorothy 2-A | 12-079-00867 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,305 ft |
| Ochs, John 4-B | 12-079-24135 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,304 ft |
| Sheridan, N. 5 | 12-079-24060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,301 ft |
| Duckwitz 1 | 12-079-24122 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,300 ft |
| Ochs, John 5-B | 12-079-24142 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,299 ft |
| Ochs, D. - Richards Community 1 | 12-079-24120 | Active | Oil | Jasper, IL | Gulf Coast Explorations | 3,293 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gulf Coast Explorations operate?
Gulf Coast Explorations is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gulf Coast Explorations's wells are still active?
1 of Gulf Coast Explorations's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gulf Coast Explorations operate wells?
Gulf Coast Explorations is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (16).
Does Gulf Coast Explorations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Gulf Coast Explorations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gulf Coast Explorations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eberhardt, E. 1 in Jasper, IL is the deepest at 3,850 ft.
Where Gulf Coast Explorations'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, “Gulf Coast Explorations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gulf-coast-explorations-101855 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).