Texas Gas Exploration

Operator of record for 222 catalogued wells across 9 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: TEXAS GAS EXPLORATION CO · TEXAS GAS EXPLORATION CORP · TEXAS GAS EXPLORATION CORP. · TEXAS GAS EXPLORATION CORPORATION · …

At a glance

Texas Gas Exploration is the operator of record for 222 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 9 states. 16 (7%) are active, 189 (85%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 102 wells (46% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

222

Active

Plugged

189

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
Louisiana	102
Montana	60
Kentucky	24
Colorado	14
North Dakota	14
Wyoming	4
Utah	2
Alabama	1
West Virginia	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 44
Gas wells: 35
Shut-in: 0
Active share: 7%

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Where does Texas Gas Exploration operate?

Texas Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 9 states: Louisiana (102), Montana (60), Kentucky (24), Colorado (14) and North Dakota (14) and 4 more. Its 60 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Gas Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

7% of Texas Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 85% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.

What kinds of wells does Texas Gas Exploration operate?

By product class, 44 (20%) are oil wells and 35 (16%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Louisiana Land & Exploration 001 in Terrebonne, LA at 16,840 ft. The wells listed below sit in Terrebonne (LA), Cameron (LA), Lafourche (LA), Jefferson Davis (LA), Vermilion (LA) and Acadia (LA). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Texas Gas Exploration

Wells operated by Texas Gas Exploration
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
Louisiana Land & Exploration 001	17-109-22249	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Terrebonne, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,840 ft
Sl 10144 001	17-700-20200	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cameron, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,500 ft
Sl 10368 001	17-700-20204	Other status	Other type	Cameron, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,500 ft
Lafourche Realty Company A 002	17-057-22131	Other status	Other type	Lafourche, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,000 ft
Lafourche Realty Company A-2	17-057-22017	Other status	Other type	Lafourche, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,000 ft
Sl 8374 001	17-700-20191	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Cameron, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,000 ft
Rathborne Land Co 001	17-057-21896	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Lafourche, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	16,000 ft
Lafourche Realty Co A 001	17-057-21383	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Lafourche, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	15,815 ft
Onner Et Al 001	17-053-20669	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Jefferson Davis, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	15,701 ft
E Delcambre Etal 001	17-113-20495	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Vermilion, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	15,605 ft
Het Un 2 W Dupont 001	17-001-01952	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Acadia, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	15,330 ft
Southwest La Land Co Inc 001	17-113-00446	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Vermilion, LA	Texas Gas Exploration Corp.	14,900 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Texas Gas Exploration operate?

Texas Gas Exploration is the operator of record for 222 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (102). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Texas Gas Exploration's wells are still active?

16 of Texas Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 189 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.

In which states does Texas Gas Exploration operate wells?

Texas Gas Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (102), Montana (60), Kentucky (24), Colorado (14), North Dakota (14), Wyoming (4), Utah (2), Alabama (1) and West Virginia (1).

Does Texas Gas Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?

44 of Texas Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 35 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Texas Gas Exploration's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, Louisiana Land & Exploration 001 in Terrebonne, LA is the deepest at 16,840 ft.

Where Texas Gas 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, “Texas Gas Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/texas-gas-exploration-3059 (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).