Par Exploration
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PAR EXPLORATION CO · PAR EXPLORATION CO.
At a glance
Par Exploration is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 13 (81%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 13 wells (81% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
13
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 13 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Par Exploration operate?
Par Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (13) and Mississippi (3). Its 3 Mississippi wells are 0.0% 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 Par Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Par Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 81% 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 Par Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (13%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Broussard Stray Ra Sua;bonin 001 in Vermilion, LA at 15,906 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Lafourche (LA), St Martin (LA), Acadia (LA), Cameron (LA) and Beauregard (LA) and other counties. 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 Par Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussard Stray Ra Sua;bonin 001 | 17-113-20694 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Vermilion, LA | Par Exploration Co | 15,906 ft |
| Sl 9990 001 | 17-057-22012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Par Exploration Co | 12,681 ft |
| Raywood Mouton Et Al 001 | 17-113-21151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Par Exploration Co | 11,300 ft |
| A L Durand 001 | 17-099-21143 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Martin, LA | Par Exploration Co | 10,691 ft |
| Vermilion Irrigation Co 001 | 17-113-21167 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Par Exploration Co | 10,655 ft |
| Acadia Parish School Board 001 | 17-001-20641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Acadia, LA | Par Exploration Co | 8,700 ft |
| Lettie Mae Trahan 001 | 17-023-21556 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Par Exploration Co | 8,615 ft |
| Tenneco Chemicals Inc 001 | 17-011-20309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beauregard, LA | Par Exploration Co | 8,379 ft |
| Millender T D 1 1 | 23-095-20235 | Orphaned | Other type | Monroe, MS | Par Exploration Co. | 4,350 ft |
| H C Lee Et Al 001 | 17-011-20322 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Beauregard, LA | Par Exploration Co | 4,268 ft |
| Butler 001 | 17-041-20159 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, LA | Par Exploration Co | 3,570 ft |
| Homer Allen Gray 001 | 17-083-20710 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | Par Exploration Co | 2,995 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Par Exploration operate?
Par Exploration is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Par Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Par Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Par Exploration operate wells?
Par Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (13) and Mississippi (3).
Does Par Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Par Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Par Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Broussard Stray Ra Sua;bonin 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 15,906 ft.
Where Par 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, “Par Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/par-exploration-83643 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).