State Exploration
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STATE EXPLORATION CO. · STATE EXPLORATION COMPANY · State Exploration Co.
At a glance
State Exploration is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 23 (92%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Mississippi, with 14 wells (56% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
23
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 14 |
| Louisiana | 9 |
| California | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does State Exploration operate?
State Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Mississippi (14), Louisiana (9) and California (2). Its 14 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 State Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of State Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% 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 State Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hugh Hawthorne 001 in St James, LA at 14,216 ft. The wells listed below sit in St James (LA), Terrebonne (LA), Lafourche (LA), Claiborne (MS), Iberville (LA) and Jefferson (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by State Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Hawthorne 001 | 17-093-00201 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St James, LA | State Exploration Co. | 14,216 ft |
| L L & E 001 | 17-109-03468 | Orphaned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | State Exploration Co. | 13,053 ft |
| Bowie Lumber Company A-1 | 17-057-20041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | State Exploration Co. | 12,313 ft |
| Bowie Lumber Co 001 | 17-057-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | State Exploration Co. | 11,827 ft |
| S R Segrest 1 1 | 23-021-00038 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Claiborne, MS | State Exploration Company | 11,722 ft |
| Landry 001 | 17-047-01004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberville, LA | State Exploration Co. | 11,506 ft |
| St Lse 4043 001 | 17-051-00973 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | State Exploration Co. | 10,015 ft |
| St Lse 4042 001 | 17-051-00970 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | State Exploration Co. | 9,866 ft |
| St Lse 4041 002 | 17-051-00971 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, LA | State Exploration Co. | 9,140 ft |
| Dugas & Leblanc 001 | 17-007-00227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | State Exploration Co. | 3,354 ft |
| Blodget 1 | 04-029-32120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | State Exploration Co. | — |
| Clarke 1 | 04-029-32119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kern, CA | State Exploration Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does State Exploration operate?
State Exploration is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Mississippi (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of State Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of State Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 23 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does State Exploration operate wells?
State Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Mississippi (14), Louisiana (9) and California (2).
Does State Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of State Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is State Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hugh Hawthorne 001 in St James, LA is the deepest at 14,216 ft.
Where State 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, “State Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/state-exploration-37650 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).