Lea Exploration
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Lea Exploration is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 35 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 38 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
35
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 38 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lea Exploration operate?
Lea Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (38). Its 38 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 Lea Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lea Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% 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 Lea Exploration operate?
By product class, 4 (11%) are oil wells and 7 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Bol M 2 Ra Sua;michael Parrish 001 in Lafayette, LA at 16,510 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA), Vermilion (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Iberville (LA), Cameron (LA) and Lafourche (LA).
Notable wells operated by Lea Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bol M 2 Ra Sua;michael Parrish 001 | 17-055-20290 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 16,510 ft |
| Bol Mex 2a Rb Sua;broussard 001 | 17-055-20271 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 16,500 ft |
| Marg 1 Ra Sua;duhon 001 | 17-055-20208 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lafayette, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 16,240 ft |
| Landry Estate 001 | 17-113-21269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 15,818 ft |
| Sidney Trahan 001 | 17-113-21081 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 13,660 ft |
| Exxon Fee 001 | 17-109-22777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 13,140 ft |
| Terrebonne Ph Sch Bd B 001 | 17-109-22943 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 12,900 ft |
| James J Walker Et Al 001 | 17-109-22260 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 12,505 ft |
| Mt Rc Sua;wilbert & Sons 001 | 17-047-20522 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Iberville, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 12,175 ft |
| Mayo Boudreaux 001 | 17-023-21720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 11,839 ft |
| Cole-Dawson Heirs Et Al 001 | 17-109-22632 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 11,800 ft |
| 11200 Rq1 Sui;j L Defelice 001 | 17-057-20163 | Orphaned | Oil | Lafourche, LA | Lea Exploration, Inc. | 11,650 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lea Exploration operate?
Lea Exploration is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (38). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lea Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Lea Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 35 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Lea Exploration operate wells?
Lea Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (38).
Does Lea Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Lea Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lea Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bol M 2 Ra Sua;michael Parrish 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 16,510 ft.
Where Lea 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, “Lea Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lea-exploration-81884 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).