Palace Exploration
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PALACE EXPLORATION CO · PALACE EXPLORATION COMPANY
At a glance
Palace Exploration is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (75%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 10 wells (83% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 10 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Palace Exploration operate?
Palace Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (10) and Louisiana (2). Its 10 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 Palace Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Palace Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% 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 Palace Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (17%) are oil wells and 1 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Cl&f 18 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 14,856 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), St John The Baptist (LA), Lincoln (OK), Payne (OK) and Pottawatomie (OK). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Palace Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cl&f 18 001 | 17-109-24016 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Palace Exploration Company | 14,856 ft |
| White-Mcilhenney-Phillips Swd 001 | 17-095-20030 | Orphaned | Other type | St John The Baptist, LA | Palace Exploration Company | 10,103 ft |
| Mayes #15-1 | 35-081-21495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Neitman #30-1 | 35-081-21518 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Cockrum #7-1 | 35-081-21558 | Other status | Gas | Lincoln, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Heinzig #14-1 | 35-081-21586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Mayes #15-2 | 35-081-21588 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Martin #7-2 | 35-081-21585 | Other status | Oil | Lincoln, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Bagley #1-1 | 35-119-21734 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Payne, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Oklahoma #2-1 | 35-125-21427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Shaw #4-1 | 35-125-21568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
| Darlene #26-1 | 35-125-21321 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pottawatomie, OK | Palace Exploration Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Palace Exploration operate?
Palace Exploration is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Palace Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Palace Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Palace Exploration operate wells?
Palace Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (10) and Louisiana (2).
Does Palace Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Palace Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Palace Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Cl&f 18 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 14,856 ft.
Where Palace 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, “Palace Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/palace-exploration-15002 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).