Lamar Exploration
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LAMAR EXPLORATION COMPANY · LAMAR EXPLORATION CORP · Lamar Exploration Corp.
At a glance
Lamar Exploration is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 10 (56%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Pennsylvania, with 14 wells (78% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| New York | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 14
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lamar Exploration operate?
Lamar Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Pennsylvania (14), Oklahoma (3) and New York (1). Its 14 Pennsylvania wells are 0.0% of the 224,189 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 Lamar Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lamar Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 56% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Lamar Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (11%) are oil wells and 14 (78%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Schutze Unit 1 in Erie, NY at 3,251 ft. The wells listed below sit in Erie (NY), Nowata (OK) and Erie (PA). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Lamar Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schutze Unit 1 | 31-029-20975 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Erie, NY | Lamar Exploration Corp. | 3,251 ft |
| Brant #3a | 35-105-22745 | Orphaned | Oil | Nowata, OK | Lamar Exploration Company | — |
| Union City Sch Dist 2 | 37-049-24896 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Keeler 3 | 37-049-24718 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Mack 3 | 37-049-24863 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Keeler 7 | 37-049-24762 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Hammond 2 | 37-049-24866 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Keeler 5 | 37-049-24733 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Donald Bowen 1 | 37-049-24771 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Mack 4 | 37-049-24864 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Hammond 4 | 37-049-24868 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
| Stoltzfus 5 | 37-049-24776 | Other status | Gas | Erie, PA | Lamar Exploration Corp | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lamar Exploration operate?
Lamar Exploration is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Pennsylvania (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lamar Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Lamar Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lamar Exploration operate wells?
Lamar Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Pennsylvania (14), Oklahoma (3) and New York (1).
Does Lamar Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Lamar Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 14 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lamar Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schutze Unit 1 in Erie, NY is the deepest at 3,251 ft.
Where Lamar 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, “Lamar Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lamar-exploration-6991 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).