Ouachita Exploration
Operator of record for 100 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OUACHITA EXPLORATION CO., INC. · OUACHITA EXPLORATION COMPANY · OUACHITA EXPLORATION INC · Ouachita Exploration Inc
At a glance
Ouachita Exploration is the operator of record for 100 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 41 (41%) are active, 54 (54%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 92 wells (92% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
100
Active
41
Plugged
54
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 92 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 49
- Gas wells
- 29
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 41%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ouachita Exploration operate?
Ouachita Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (92), Arkansas (4) and Louisiana (4). Its 92 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Ouachita Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
41% of Ouachita Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 12 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ouachita Exploration operate?
By product class, 49 (49%) are oil wells and 29 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Kelly, Hugh 1 in Union, AR at 4,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Union (AR), Caldwell (LA), Richland (LA), Clark (AR), Grady (OK) and Caddo (OK). 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 Ouachita Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Hugh 1 | 03-139-10366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Ouachita Exploration Inc | 4,500 ft |
| Ezzell, Rose 1 | 03-139-10324 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Union, AR | Ouachita Exploration Inc | 3,500 ft |
| Olinkraft 001 | 17-021-20138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caldwell, LA | Ouachita Exploration Company | 3,020 ft |
| Johnston 003 | 17-083-20873 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Richland, LA | Ouachita Exploration Co., Inc. | 2,961 ft |
| J O Johnston 002 | 17-083-20673 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Richland, LA | Ouachita Exploration Co., Inc. | 2,950 ft |
| Gr Ra Sutt; T J Newsom 001 | 17-083-20490 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Richland, LA | Ouachita Exploration Co., Inc. | 2,786 ft |
| Caddo River 2 | 03-019-10005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, AR | Ouachita Exploration Inc | 1,120 ft |
| Caddo River 1 | 03-019-10004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, AR | Ouachita Exploration Inc | 1,003 ft |
| Carl Woods #3 | 35-051-36025 | Active | Oil | Grady, OK | Ouachita Exploration Inc | — |
| Phyle #1 | 35-015-35273 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Caddo, OK | Ouachita Exploration Inc | — |
| Boswell #1 | 35-051-20882 | Other status | Oil | Grady, OK | Ouachita Exploration Inc | — |
| City Of Cement #1 | 35-015-20901 | Active | Oil | Caddo, OK | Ouachita Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ouachita Exploration operate?
Ouachita Exploration is the operator of record for 100 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (92). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ouachita Exploration's wells are still active?
41 of Ouachita Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 54 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ouachita Exploration operate wells?
Ouachita Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (92), Arkansas (4) and Louisiana (4).
Does Ouachita Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
49 of Ouachita Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 29 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ouachita Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Kelly, Hugh 1 in Union, AR is the deepest at 4,500 ft.
Where Ouachita 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, “Ouachita Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ouachita-exploration-917 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).