Janus Exploration
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: JANUS EXPLORATION COMPANY · Janus Exploration Company
At a glance
Janus Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 8 wells (89% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Janus Exploration operate?
Janus Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (8) and Arkansas (1). Its 8 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 Janus Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Janus 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 Janus Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (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 Hunt Etal 001 in Webster, LA at 11,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Webster (LA), Union (LA), Bossier (LA), Miller (AR) and Red River (LA). 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 Janus Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Etal 001 | 17-119-21526 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 11,100 ft |
| Exxon 001 | 17-111-25350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 8,800 ft |
| Bolinger 001 | 17-015-22754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bossier, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 6,200 ft |
| Harvey etal 1 | 03-091-10779 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Janus Exploration Company | 5,500 ft |
| Ipco 13-1 001 | 17-081-20760 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Red River, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 4,000 ft |
| Slaughter 001 | 17-111-25404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 3,600 ft |
| Price 002 | 17-111-25367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 3,550 ft |
| Price 001 | 17-111-25341 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Union, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 3,500 ft |
| H P 001 | 17-119-21506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Webster, LA | Janus Exploration Company | 3,220 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Janus Exploration operate?
Janus Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Janus Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Janus Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Janus Exploration operate wells?
Janus Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (8) and Arkansas (1).
Does Janus Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Janus Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Janus Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hunt Etal 001 in Webster, LA is the deepest at 11,100 ft.
Where Janus 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, “Janus Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/janus-exploration-87273 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).