Sonat Exploration

Operator of record for 314 catalogued wells across 10 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: SONAT EXPLORATION CO · SONAT EXPLORATION CO. · SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY · Sonat Exploration Co · …

At a glance

Sonat Exploration is the operator of record for 314 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 10 states. None is listed as active, 214 (68%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 166 wells (53% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

314

Active

Plugged

214

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Louisiana	166
West Virginia	86
New Mexico	32
Wyoming	8
Kansas	7
Mississippi	4
North Dakota	4
Alabama	3
Utah	3
Colorado	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 70
Gas wells: 83
Shut-in: 0
Active share: 0%

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Where does Sonat Exploration operate?

Sonat Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 10 states: Louisiana (166), West Virginia (86), New Mexico (32), Wyoming (8) and Kansas (7) and 5 more. Its 166 Louisiana wells are 0.1% 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 Sonat Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0% of Sonat Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 68% 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 Sonat Exploration operate?

By product class, 70 (22%) are oil wells and 83 (26%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Pa R-2 Ra Su; Zenor E 002 in St Mary, LA at 20,520 ft. The wells listed below sit in St Mary (LA), Avoyelles (LA), Vernon (LA), Lincoln (LA) and Plaquemines (LA). 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 Sonat Exploration

Wells operated by Sonat Exploration
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Pa R-2 Ra Su; Zenor E 002	17-101-20156	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	St Mary, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	20,520 ft
Haas A 001	17-009-20522	Other status	Other type	Avoyelles, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	19,800 ft
Aus Ra Suc;vidrine A 001	17-009-20524	Other status	Other type	Avoyelles, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	19,800 ft
Aus C Ra Sue;labokay 11 001	17-115-20165	Other status	Other type	Vernon, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	19,600 ft
Aus C Ra Sua;exxon Minerals 18 002	17-115-20156	Other status	Other type	Vernon, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	19,400 ft
Hoss A Sua;davis Heirs 002	17-061-20438	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Lincoln, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	18,500 ft
USA 35 001	17-115-20073	Other status	Other type	Vernon, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	18,405 ft
Sl 11756 001	17-075-23377	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Plaquemines, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	18,066 ft
Aus C Ra Suu;ashworth 10 001	17-115-20147	Other status	Other type	Vernon, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	18,050 ft
Sonat Minerals 19 001	17-115-20094	Other status	Other type	Vernon, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	17,311 ft
Sonat Minerals 13 001	17-115-20107	Other status	Other type	Vernon, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	16,355 ft
Sl 10558 001	17-075-23223	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Plaquemines, LA	Sonat Exploration Co.	16,000 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Sonat Exploration operate?

Sonat Exploration is the operator of record for 314 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (166). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Sonat Exploration's wells are still active?

0 of Sonat Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 214 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Sonat Exploration operate wells?

Sonat Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (166), West Virginia (86), New Mexico (32), Wyoming (8), Kansas (7), Mississippi (4), North Dakota (4), Alabama (3), Utah (3) and Colorado (1).

Does Sonat Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?

70 of Sonat Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 83 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Sonat Exploration's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Pa R-2 Ra Su; Zenor E 002 in St Mary, LA is the deepest at 20,520 ft.

Where Sonat 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, “Sonat Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/sonat-exploration-4443 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).