Kb Exploration
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: K B Exploration, Inc. · K-B EXPLORATION COMPANY
At a glance
Kb Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 5 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kb Exploration operate?
Kb Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (5) and Kansas (1). Its 5 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 Kb Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kb Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Kb Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) are oil wells and 1 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sl 9426 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 17,025 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Plaquemines (LA), Rice (KS) and Cameron (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 Kb Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl 9426 001 | 17-715-20155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | K-B Exploration Company | 17,025 ft |
| La Land & Expl Co 001 | 17-075-22977 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | K-B Exploration Company | 14,080 ft |
| Birdie Winder Et Al 001 | 17-109-22721 | Orphaned | Oil | Terrebonne, LA | K-B Exploration Company | 13,875 ft |
| 13050 Ra Sua;voisin 001 | 17-109-22324 | Other status | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | K-B Exploration Company | 13,850 ft |
| Hall 3 | 15-159-22300 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rice, KS | K B Exploration, Inc. | 3,247 ft |
| Miami Corporation 001 | 17-023-21614 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | K-B Exploration Company | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kb Exploration operate?
Kb Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kb Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Kb Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Kb Exploration operate wells?
Kb Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (5) and Kansas (1).
Does Kb Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Kb Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kb Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sl 9426 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 17,025 ft.
Where Kb 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, “Kb Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kb-exploration-70031 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).