John O Clay Exploration
Operator of record for 176 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John O Clay Exploration is the operator of record for 176 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 167 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 176 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
176
Active
0
Plugged
167
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 176 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 45
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John O Clay Exploration operate?
John O Clay Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (176). Its 176 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 John O Clay Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John O Clay Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does John O Clay Exploration operate?
By product class, 14 (8%) are oil wells and 45 (26%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Columbia Land & Timber Co 001 in Beauregard, LA at 8,350 ft. The wells listed below sit in Beauregard (LA), West Carroll (LA), Concordia (LA) and Catahoula (LA).
Notable wells operated by John O Clay Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Land & Timber Co 001 | 17-011-20703 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 8,350 ft |
| James Wm Peterson 001 | 17-123-20058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Carroll, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 6,420 ft |
| Quinn 001 | 17-029-22068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 6,160 ft |
| Womack Heirs 003 | 17-025-21158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 5,758 ft |
| Bass 001 | 17-123-20052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | West Carroll, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 5,300 ft |
| Gary 001 | 17-025-21062 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 5,050 ft |
| Pioneer-Ipco 001 | 17-025-21216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 4,437 ft |
| La Central Minerals 003 | 17-025-21145 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 4,269 ft |
| Ipco-Mobil 001 | 17-025-21110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 4,262 ft |
| Booth Et Al 001 | 17-025-21069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 4,258 ft |
| Ipco Sugar 001 | 17-025-21219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 4,250 ft |
| Ipco-Luther 001 | 17-025-21140 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | John O. Clay Exploration, Inc. | 4,087 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John O Clay Exploration operate?
John O Clay Exploration is the operator of record for 176 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (176). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John O Clay Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of John O Clay Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 167 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does John O Clay Exploration operate wells?
John O Clay Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (176).
Does John O Clay Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of John O Clay Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 45 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John O Clay Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Columbia Land & Timber Co 001 in Beauregard, LA is the deepest at 8,350 ft.
Where John O Clay 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, “John O Clay Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-o-clay-exploration-75778 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).