Western Exploration
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WESTERN EXPLORATION, INC. · Western Exploration Company
At a glance
Western Exploration is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 3 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Western Exploration operate?
Western Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Louisiana (3) and California (1). Its 3 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 Western Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Western Exploration'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 Western Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) 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 Morris 001 in Sabine, LA at 2,470 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sabine (LA) and Kern (CA). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Western Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris 001 | 17-085-20600 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sabine, LA | Western Exploration, Inc. | 2,470 ft |
| Boise Southern 001 | 17-085-21281 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Western Exploration, Inc. | 1,444 ft |
| Morris Swd 001 | 17-085-88018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sabine, LA | Western Exploration, Inc. | 1,168 ft |
| Hyde 1 | 04-029-12669 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kern, CA | Western Exploration Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Western Exploration operate?
Western Exploration is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Western Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Western Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Western Exploration operate wells?
Western Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (3) and California (1).
Does Western Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Western Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Western Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Morris 001 in Sabine, LA is the deepest at 2,470 ft.
Where Western 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, “Western Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/western-exploration-32802 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).