Santana Exploration
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Santana Exploration is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Santana Exploration operate?
Santana Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (3). Its 3 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 Santana Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Santana Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Santana Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 1 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J C Nickerson Swd 001 in Lafayette, LA at 9,917 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lafayette (LA) and Allen (LA).
Notable wells operated by Santana Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J C Nickerson Swd 001 | 17-055-00030 | Orphaned | Other type | Lafayette, LA | Santana Exploration, Inc. | 9,917 ft |
| Vua;jerry J King Sr 001 | 17-003-20237 | Orphaned | Other type | Allen, LA | Santana Exploration, Inc. | 9,006 ft |
| Vub;john I Fossett 001 | 17-003-20287 | Orphaned | Gas | Allen, LA | Santana Exploration, Inc. | 9,000 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Santana Exploration operate?
Santana Exploration is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Santana Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Santana Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Santana Exploration operate wells?
Santana Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3).
Does Santana Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Santana Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Santana Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J C Nickerson Swd 001 in Lafayette, LA is the deepest at 9,917 ft.
Where Santana 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, “Santana Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/santana-exploration-69710 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).