Ocean Drilling And Expl
Operator of record for 35 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ocean Drilling And Expl is the operator of record for 35 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 31 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 35 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
35
Active
0
Plugged
31
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 35 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ocean Drilling And Expl operate?
Ocean Drilling And Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (35). Its 35 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 Ocean Drilling And Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Ocean Drilling And Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% 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 Ocean Drilling And Expl operate?
By product class, 2 (6%) are oil wells and 3 (9%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is S/L 3843 003 in Vermilion, LA at 19,650 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Cameron (LA), Terrebonne (LA) and Iberia (LA).
Notable wells operated by Ocean Drilling And Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S/L 3843 003 | 17-705-20067 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 19,650 ft |
| Sl 3846 001 | 17-705-00020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 15,800 ft |
| Sl 3759 002 | 17-700-00298 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 15,724 ft |
| Sl 3843 001 | 17-705-00014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 15,654 ft |
| State Lease 3844 001 | 17-705-00018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 14,630 ft |
| Sl 3842 001-D | 17-705-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 14,500 ft |
| State Lease 3847 001 | 17-705-00021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 13,944 ft |
| Sl 4415 001 | 17-700-00312 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 13,479 ft |
| Sl 3762 004 | 17-705-00410 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 13,354 ft |
| State Lease 1527 004 | 17-711-00091 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Terrebonne, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 12,644 ft |
| U Sub;e H Peterman 001d | 17-045-00182 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberia, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 12,393 ft |
| State Lease 1527 002 | 17-711-00089 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Terrebonne, LA | Ocean Drilling And Expl. | 12,344 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 35 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ocean Drilling And Expl operate?
Ocean Drilling And Expl is the operator of record for 35 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (35). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ocean Drilling And Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Ocean Drilling And Expl's catalogued wells are active; 31 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Ocean Drilling And Expl operate wells?
Ocean Drilling And Expl is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (35).
Does Ocean Drilling And Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Ocean Drilling And Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ocean Drilling And Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, S/L 3843 003 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 19,650 ft.
Where Ocean Drilling And Expl'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, “Ocean Drilling And Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ocean-drilling-and-expl-79253 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).