Home › Louisiana

Louisiana oil and gas wells

247,329 wells on record: 30,617 active, 161,462 plugged, 15,916 flagged orphaned. Source: Louisiana Office of Conservation (SONRIS), data as of 2026-10-17.

Top 50 operators by active wells

Operator	Active	All wells
ENERVEST PRODUCTION PARTNERS, LTD.	2,677	3,906
EXPAND OPERATING LLC	2,149	2,518
THREE SISTERS PETROLEUM, INC.	1,412	2,140
DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC	1,150	2,033
ADAMAS ENERGY LLC	1,133	2,719
SPICY DAUGX OPERATORS LOUISIANA LLC	918	2,000
TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY	835	3,368
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS--LA, LLC	746	1,105
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	540	3,676
EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	448	655
HIGHMARK ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	431	752
GRAYROCK ENERGY IV OPERATING COMPANY, LL	427	665
ALLEN BROTHERS	399	919
J. P. VAN WAY	387	894
BPX OPERATING COMPANY	383	565
DRAKE PETROLEUM, LLC	381	518
CARGAS OPERATING COMPANY	367	524
JIMMY P DEMPSEY	332	601
COMPASS ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	321	404
BAYOU STATE OIL CORPORATION	305	1,212
MURPHREY OIL CO	257	459
PRIMOS PRODUCTION	256	342
BROOKSTON ENERGY, INC.	236	578
APEX NATURAL GAS, LLC	214	342
WHITNEY OIL & GAS, LLC	204	1,165
GAINES OPERATING, LLC	201	359
GAS MASTERS OF AMERICA, INC.	197	532
MCCORMICK PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.	195	273
JAMES DRILLING CO., INC.	190	378
CIMIC ENERGY, LLC	185	423
ADDIE, JAMES & JOHN THORNTON	183	526
HALE OIL CO.	179	341
URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC	162	346
DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	156	505
DRAKE ENERGY CORPORATION	155	196
MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS	154	530
KIRBY OIL COMPANY	152	353
JERA UPSTREAM AMERICA, LLC	142	186
ENSIGHT IV ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC	140	351
PERDIDO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC	137	740
SEAGULL OPERATING CO., INC.	135	335
WINDHAM OIL CORP.	135	236
GROGAN FIELD PRODUCTION, L.L.C.	129	162
TRINITY OPERATING (USG), LLC	122	159
NADEL AND GUSSMAN RUSTON, LLC	116	321
A & F OIL COMPANY	114	168
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC	112	410
KELLY BAYOU PRODUCTION	112	173
PSM OIL PRODUCTION LLC	102	118
S.H. LOE OIL CORP.	102	404

Wells by parish

Acadia 5,578
Allen 1,132
Ascension 790
Assumption 1,231
Avoyelles 1,243
Beauregard 2,593
Bienville 3,481
Bossier 9,607
Caddo 36,678
Calcasieu 6,560
Caldwell 1,822
Cameron 7,582
Catahoula 3,701
Claiborne 6,970
Concordia 5,832
De Soto 11,296
East Baton Rouge 790
East Carroll 161
East Feliciana 213
Evangeline 1,562
Franklin 1,008
Grant 1,359
Iberia 4,030
Iberville 2,932
Jackson 1,060
Jefferson 3,074
Jefferson Davis 3,171
La Salle 10,979
Lafayette 970
Lafourche 9,643
Lincoln 2,195
Livingston 479
Madison 335
Morehouse 2,871
Natchitoches 1,163
Orleans 131
Ouachita 4,186
Plaquemines 17,659
Pointe Coupee 1,169
Rapides 1,479
Red River 3,942
Richland 2,784
Sabine 7,763
St Bernard 1,758
St Charles 1,765
St Helena 233
St James 670
St John The Baptist 308
St Landry 2,792
St Martin 4,029
St Mary 5,994
St Tammany 137
Tangipahoa 121
Tensas 1,670
Terrebonne 10,158
Union 8,649
Vermilion 5,139
Vernon 433
Washington 90
Webster 4,748
West Baton Rouge 370
West Carroll 256
West Feliciana 170
Winn 4,629