Thompson Expl Drlg
Operator of record for 38 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Thompson Expl Drlg is the operator of record for 38 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 38 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 38 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
38
Active
0
Plugged
38
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 38 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Thompson Expl Drlg operate?
Thompson Expl Drlg's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (38). Its 38 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 Thompson Expl Drlg’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Thompson Expl Drlg's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Thompson Expl Drlg operate?
By product class, 4 (11%) 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 Pickering Lbr Co 002 in Sabine, LA at 4,000 ft.
Notable wells operated by Thompson Expl Drlg
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering Lbr Co 002 | 17-085-04222 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 4,000 ft |
| Crosby Chemicals 001 | 17-085-04219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 4,000 ft |
| Pickering Lbr Co 001 | 17-085-04220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,926 ft |
| Loyd Alford 001 | 17-085-03266 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,600 ft |
| Phares 002 | 17-085-03473 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,581 ft |
| Continental Can Co Inc 004 | 17-085-00740 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,470 ft |
| 4-L Lucius 002 | 17-085-03502 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,455 ft |
| Lucius Et Al Unit 001 | 17-085-03503 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,430 ft |
| Hodges 001 | 17-085-00584 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,405 ft |
| Sabine Lbr Co 001 | 17-085-00666 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,397 ft |
| A L Carter 003 | 17-085-03525 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,380 ft |
| A L Carter 004 | 17-085-03526 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Thompson Expl. Drlg. Co. | 3,372 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Thompson Expl Drlg operate?
Thompson Expl Drlg is the operator of record for 38 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (38). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Thompson Expl Drlg's wells are still active?
0 of Thompson Expl Drlg's catalogued wells are active; 38 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Thompson Expl Drlg operate wells?
Thompson Expl Drlg is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (38).
Does Thompson Expl Drlg operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Thompson Expl Drlg's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Thompson Expl Drlg's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pickering Lbr Co 002 in Sabine, LA is the deepest at 4,000 ft.
Where Thompson Expl Drlg'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, “Thompson Expl Drlg — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/thompson-expl-drlg-80983 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).