Lear Petroleum Exploration
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 7 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LEAR PETROLEUM EXPLORATION · LEAR PETROLEUM EXPLORATION INC · LEAR PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INC. · Lear Petroleum Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Lear Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 7 states. None is listed as active, 77 (91%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 26 wells (31% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
0
Plugged
77
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 26 |
| Oklahoma | 21 |
| Wyoming | 14 |
| Montana | 9 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
| California | 5 |
| Kansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 26
- Gas wells
- 16
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Lear Petroleum Exploration operate?
Lear Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 7 states: Louisiana (26), Oklahoma (21), Wyoming (14), Montana (9) and North Dakota (8) and 2 more. Its 9 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Lear Petroleum Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Lear Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Lear Petroleum Exploration operate?
By product class, 26 (31%) are oil wells and 16 (19%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hack Ra Suz;pulliam 002 in Calcasieu, LA at 16,147 ft. The wells listed below sit in Calcasieu (LA), Assumption (LA), Vermilion (LA), Allen (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA) and Plaquemines (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hack Ra Suz;pulliam 002 | 17-019-21292 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Calcasieu, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 16,147 ft |
| Hack Ra Suv;dennie J Lavoi 001 | 17-019-21293 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Calcasieu, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 16,000 ft |
| Drews Et Al 001 | 17-045-20780 | Other status | Other type | Assumption, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 16,000 ft |
| Hack Ra Sudd;fontenot A 001 | 17-019-21407 | Other status | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 16,000 ft |
| Drews Et Al 001 | 17-007-20373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 15,750 ft |
| Sl 7582 001 | 17-113-21289 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 15,609 ft |
| Hack Ra Suj;sweet Lake Ld Co12 002 | 17-019-21436 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 15,500 ft |
| Viney M Tate 001 | 17-003-20193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 15,500 ft |
| Boling 001 | 17-053-20865 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 14,000 ft |
| Mk 1 Ra Sua;carmouche 001 | 17-007-20278 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Assumption, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 13,919 ft |
| Sl 9114 001 | 17-075-22891 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Lear Petroleum Exploration Inc | 13,528 ft |
| Oase 1 | 33-105-00893 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Lear Petroleum Exploration, Inc. | 13,458 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 85 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Lear Petroleum Exploration operate?
Lear Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Lear Petroleum Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Lear Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 77 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Lear Petroleum Exploration operate wells?
Lear Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (26), Oklahoma (21), Wyoming (14), Montana (9), North Dakota (8), California (5) and Kansas (2).
Does Lear Petroleum Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
26 of Lear Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 16 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Lear Petroleum Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hack Ra Suz;pulliam 002 in Calcasieu, LA is the deepest at 16,147 ft.
Where Lear Petroleum Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 26 operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 21 operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 14 operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 9 operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 8 operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in California· 5 operated by Lear Petroleum Exploration
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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, “Lear Petroleum Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/lear-petroleum-exploration-108 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).