Larco Drilling & Exploration
Operator of record for 117 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LARCO DRILLING & EXPLORATION CORP. · Larco Drilling & Exploration Co.
At a glance
Larco Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 117 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 116 (99%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 116 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
117
Active
0
Plugged
116
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 116 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 45
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Larco Drilling & Exploration operate?
Larco Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Mississippi (116) and Alabama (1). Its 116 Mississippi wells are 0.3% of the 34,924 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 Larco Drilling & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Larco Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 99% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Larco Drilling & Exploration operate?
By product class, 45 (38%) are oil wells and 7 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Charles M. Land Et Al #1 in Choctaw, AL at 12,514 ft. The wells listed below sit in Choctaw (AL), Wayne (MS), Jones (MS), Franklin (MS), Amite (MS) and Pike (MS) and other counties. 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 Larco Drilling & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles M. Land Et Al #1 | 01-023-20055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Choctaw, AL | Larco Drilling & Exploration Co. | 12,514 ft |
| U S A 35-1 1 1 | 23-153-00502 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 12,214 ft |
| U S A 36-4 1 1 | 23-153-00503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 12,040 ft |
| J E Chapman Jr #2 2 | 23-067-20055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jones, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 12,035 ft |
| U S A 35-1 1-A 1-A | 23-153-20008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 11,290 ft |
| West Bude 35-14 1 1 | 23-037-00347 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 11,220 ft |
| F P Bates et al 1 1 | 23-005-00127 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Amite, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 11,210 ft |
| West Bude 43-8 1 1 | 23-037-00348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 11,100 ft |
| Gray Estate 2 2 | 23-153-00495 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 11,015 ft |
| William F Rawls 1 1 | 23-113-00116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pike, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 10,835 ft |
| Alden Coffey estate 1 1 | 23-147-00093 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Walthall, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 9,957 ft |
| T W Pitts 1 1 | 23-153-01012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Larco Drilling & Exploration Corp. | 9,515 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Larco Drilling & Exploration operate?
Larco Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 117 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (116). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Larco Drilling & Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Larco Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 116 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Larco Drilling & Exploration operate wells?
Larco Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (116) and Alabama (1).
Does Larco Drilling & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
45 of Larco Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Larco Drilling & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Charles M. Land Et Al #1 in Choctaw, AL is the deepest at 12,514 ft.
Where Larco Drilling & 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, “Larco Drilling & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/larco-drilling-exploration-137534 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).