Reef Exploration
Operator of record for 50 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: REEF EXPLORATION · REEF EXPLORATION INC · REEF EXPLORATION, INC · REEF EXPLORATION, INC. · …
At a glance
Reef Exploration is the operator of record for 50 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. None is listed as active, 36 (72%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 30 wells (60% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
50
Active
0
Plugged
36
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 30 |
| New Mexico | 12 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Reef Exploration operate?
Reef Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Louisiana (30), New Mexico (12), Wyoming (3), Colorado (2) and Kansas (2) and 1 more. Its 30 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 Reef Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Reef Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 72% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Reef Exploration operate?
By product class, 13 (26%) are oil wells and 1 (2%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Vua;anna Hebert Etal 001 in Lafayette, LA at 18,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA), Vermilion (LA), St Mary (LA), Jefferson (LA), Cameron (LA) and Ascension (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 6 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Reef Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vua;anna Hebert Etal 001 | 17-055-20475 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 18,800 ft |
| Cam Mt Ra Sua;joseph S Adams 001 | 17-113-22368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 18,800 ft |
| Sl 14624 001 | 17-101-21950 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 14,640 ft |
| Operc Ra Sua;sl 17470 001 | 17-051-20955 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 14,570 ft |
| Cam 2 Rf Sua;lucy Thomas Etal 001 | 17-113-22225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 14,045 ft |
| Cam 2 Rj Sua;l B Thomas Etal 002 | 17-113-22323 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 14,000 ft |
| Er & Cf Henry Est Etal 28 001 | 17-023-22885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 13,975 ft |
| Cib Haz Ra Sua;richardson 001 | 17-005-20254 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ascension, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 13,500 ft |
| Excaliber Land Co 001 | 17-019-21823 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 13,500 ft |
| Sweet Lake Land & Oil Co Inc 001 | 17-019-21839 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 13,082 ft |
| Mt Ra Sub;slloc 3 001 | 17-019-21917 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 12,800 ft |
| Zenon 001 | 17-113-21901 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Reef Exploration, Inc. | 12,581 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Reef Exploration operate?
Reef Exploration is the operator of record for 50 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (30). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Reef Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Reef Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Reef Exploration operate wells?
Reef Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (30), New Mexico (12), Wyoming (3), Colorado (2), Kansas (2) and Kentucky (1).
Does Reef Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Reef Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Reef Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Vua;anna Hebert Etal 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 18,800 ft.
Where Reef Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 30 operated by Reef Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in New Mexico· 12 operated by Reef Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 3 operated by Reef Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 2 operated by Reef Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 2 operated by Reef Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 1 operated by Reef Exploration
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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, “Reef Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/reef-exploration-4415 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).