The Houston Exploration
Operator of record for 21 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION CO. · THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY · The Houston Exploration Company
At a glance
The Houston Exploration is the operator of record for 21 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 15 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 19 wells (90% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
21
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 19 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 19
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does The Houston Exploration operate?
The Houston Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Arkansas (19), Louisiana (1) and North Dakota (1). Its 19 Arkansas wells are 0.1% of the 33,791 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 The Houston Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of The Houston Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does The Houston Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (5%) are oil wells and 19 (90%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is George B Franklin Jr Et Al 001 in Richland, LA at 13,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Richland (LA), Logan (AR), Sebastian (AR) and Johnson (AR). 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 The Houston Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George B Franklin Jr Et Al 001 | 17-083-20955 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, LA | The Houston Exploration Co. | 13,500 ft |
| Chismville GU 3 4-7 | 03-083-10677 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 7,834 ft |
| Littlefield GU 2-33 | 03-083-10678 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 7,094 ft |
| Bailey-Harding GU 3-25 | 03-131-11023 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sebastian, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,704 ft |
| Mopac Gas Unit 3-10 | 03-131-10822 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sebastian, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,600 ft |
| Yadon 3-24 | 03-131-10986 | Other status | Gas | Sebastian, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,600 ft |
| Williams, David 3-13 | 03-131-11146 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sebastian, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,456 ft |
| Nichols 2 | 03-071-10784 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Johnson, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,120 ft |
| Chismville GU 3 2-7 | 03-083-10453 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,100 ft |
| Gragg Federal Gas Unit 5 | 03-131-10884 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sebastian, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,100 ft |
| Chismville GU 1-17 | 03-083-10417 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 6,000 ft |
| Osborne GU 3 | 03-083-10452 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Logan, AR | The Houston Exploration Company | 5,923 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does The Houston Exploration operate?
The Houston Exploration is the operator of record for 21 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of The Houston Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of The Houston Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does The Houston Exploration operate wells?
The Houston Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (19), Louisiana (1) and North Dakota (1).
Does The Houston Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of The Houston Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 19 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is The Houston Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, George B Franklin Jr Et Al 001 in Richland, LA is the deepest at 13,500 ft.
Where The Houston 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, “The Houston Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/the-houston-exploration-13174 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).