Marlin Exploration
Operator of record for 256 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MARLIN EXPLORATION, INC. · MARLIN EXPLORATION, LLC · Marlin Exploration · Marlin Exploration Inc · …
At a glance
Marlin Exploration is the operator of record for 256 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 17 (7%) are active, 231 (90%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 150 wells (59% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
256
Active
17
Plugged
231
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 150 |
| Mississippi | 72 |
| Arkansas | 34 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 69
- Gas wells
- 12
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Marlin Exploration operate?
Marlin Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Louisiana (150), Mississippi (72) and Arkansas (34). Its 72 Mississippi wells are 0.2% 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 Marlin Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Marlin Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Marlin Exploration operate?
By product class, 69 (27%) are oil wells and 12 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hoss Su63;chk Royalty 19-11-15 001 in De Soto, LA at 15,693 ft. The wells listed below sit in De Soto (LA), Wayne (MS), Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Columbia (AR) and Clarke (MS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Marlin Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoss Su63;chk Royalty 19-11-15 001 | 17-031-24684 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | De Soto, LA | Marlin Exploration, LLC | 15,693 ft |
| Patterson 1 1 | 23-153-20182 | Active | Oil | Wayne, MS | Marlin Exploration, LLC | 13,015 ft |
| Sabine Royalty Corporation # 4 # 4 | 23-153-20205 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, MS | Marlin Exploration, LLC | 12,530 ft |
| Sabine Royalty Corp 4-A | 23-153-20258 | Active | Oil | Wayne, MS | Marlin Exploration, LLC | 12,506 ft |
| Dorfman 1 | 03-073-10877 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lafayette, AR | Marlin Exploration Inc | 11,400 ft |
| Jones, H L 1 | 03-091-10254 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Marlin Exploration | 11,200 ft |
| Harwell 1 | 03-027-11229 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbia, AR | Marlin Exploration Inc | 10,600 ft |
| Moore 12-16 1 1 | 23-023-20842 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | Marlin Exploration, LLC | 10,400 ft |
| Monk 001 | 17-077-00005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pointe Coupee, LA | Marlin Exploration, Inc. | 9,507 ft |
| Breece Lumber Co B-2 | 17-073-00695 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ouachita, LA | Marlin Exploration, Inc. | 9,454 ft |
| Vua;joseph Tupper 001 | 17-053-21328 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson Davis, LA | Marlin Exploration, Inc. | 9,150 ft |
| Noe 001 | 17-107-00452 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Tensas, LA | Marlin Exploration, Inc. | 9,004 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Marlin Exploration operate?
Marlin Exploration is the operator of record for 256 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (150). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Marlin Exploration's wells are still active?
17 of Marlin Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 231 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Marlin Exploration operate wells?
Marlin Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (150), Mississippi (72) and Arkansas (34).
Does Marlin Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
69 of Marlin Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 12 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Marlin Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hoss Su63;chk Royalty 19-11-15 001 in De Soto, LA is the deepest at 15,693 ft.
Where Marlin 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, “Marlin Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/marlin-exploration-75704 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).