Texas Crude Exploration
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 5 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION INC · TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC. · Texas Crude Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Texas Crude Exploration is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 5 states. None is listed as active, 34 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 17 wells (45% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
34
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Oklahoma | 12 |
| California | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Texas Crude Exploration operate?
Texas Crude Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 5 states: Louisiana (17), Oklahoma (12), California (5), Colorado (3) and Kansas (1). Its 17 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 Texas Crude Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Texas Crude Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Texas Crude Exploration operate?
By product class, 6 (16%) are oil wells and 2 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Z Ra Sua;h Patout Heirs 001 in Iberia, LA at 20,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA), Lafourche (LA), Assumption (LA), Vermilion (LA), St Mary (LA) and Terrebonne (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 Texas Crude Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Ra Sua;h Patout Heirs 001 | 17-045-20828 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Iberia, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 20,000 ft |
| Iberia Investment Corp 001 | 17-045-20885 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 17,550 ft |
| R C Plater 001 | 17-057-22223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lafourche, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 14,371 ft |
| Labarre Lands Inc 001 | 17-007-20388 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Assumption, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 14,100 ft |
| Billeaud Marsh Lands Inc 001 | 17-045-20799 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Iberia, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 14,015 ft |
| R M Wise Et Al 001 | 17-113-21261 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Vermilion, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 13,650 ft |
| J Aron & Co 006 | 17-007-20240 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Assumption, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 13,230 ft |
| Sl 8809 002 | 17-101-21313 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 12,704 ft |
| Sl 8809 003 | 17-101-21316 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Mary, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 12,254 ft |
| Alcide Hebert 001 | 17-109-22962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Terrebonne, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 11,900 ft |
| Delacroix Corp 001 | 17-075-23339 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 11,000 ft |
| Sl 11438 001 | 17-019-21438 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calcasieu, LA | Texas Crude Exploration, Inc. | 10,948 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Texas Crude Exploration operate?
Texas Crude Exploration is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Texas Crude Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Texas Crude Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 34 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Texas Crude Exploration operate wells?
Texas Crude Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (17), Oklahoma (12), California (5), Colorado (3) and Kansas (1).
Does Texas Crude Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Texas Crude Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Texas Crude Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Z Ra Sua;h Patout Heirs 001 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 20,000 ft.
Where Texas Crude Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Louisiana· 17 operated by Texas Crude Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 12 operated by Texas Crude Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in California· 5 operated by Texas Crude Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 3 operated by Texas Crude Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 1 operated by Texas Crude 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, “Texas Crude Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/texas-crude-exploration-4079 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).