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DESPOT EXPLORATION, INC. Wells and Activity Summary

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Total wells

18
DESPOT EXPLORATION, INC.

Most recent drilling

Apr 1987
~39 years ago

First on record

1972
records span 15 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling
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DESPOT EXPLORATION, INC. has 18 wells on file in Louisiana.

Active in 6 parishes — concentrated in PLAQUEMINES, CAMERON, and IBERVILLE.

Most recent well: 6580 RB SUA;BOUDOIN in the CHENIERE PERDUE, EAST field (CAMERON parish) — last updated April 1987.

DESPOT EXPLORATION, INC. county coverage

Parishes where DESPOT EXPLORATION, INC. has wells. Click any parish for its local activity.

Calcasieu ParishUnion ParishTangipahoa ParishCaldwell ParishTensas ParishJackson ParishGrant ParishLincoln ParishJEFFERSON DAVIS — 1 wellsLafayette ParishVermilion ParishEast Carroll ParishEast Feliciana ParishSt. Bernard ParishIBERVILLE — 2 wellsRichland ParishSt. Martin ParishClaiborne ParishEvangeline ParishSt. Landry ParishPointe Coupee ParishLaSalle ParishWebster ParishSt. James ParishPLAQUEMINES — 6 wellsMorehouse ParishRapides ParishAvoyelles ParishWinn ParishVernon ParishCatahoula ParishAssumption ParishDe Soto ParishCaddo ParishRed River ParishWashington ParishSabine ParishJefferson ParishSt. Tammany ParishCAMERON — 5 wellsEast Baton Rouge ParishIberia ParishNatchitoches ParishTerrebonne ParishBienville ParishBossier ParishAllen ParishOuachita ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. Helena ParishWest Feliciana ParishSt. Mary ParishLafourche ParishWest Carroll ParishConcordia ParishLivingston ParishWest Baton Rouge ParishMadison ParishORLEANS — 2 wellsAscension ParishAcadia ParishSt. Charles ParishBeauregard ParishFranklin Parish
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Recent wells

Well Name Parish Last activity Updates API
6580 RB SUA;BOUDOIN CAMERON 1987-04-22 17023215350000
SL 9726 PLAQUEMINES 1986-12-30 17726203860000
8000 RA SUB;BOUDOIN CAMERON 1986-08-01 17023201460000
8000 RA SUA;VINCENT CAMERON 1986-07-28 17023201890000
SL 11183-PLAQ PH SCH BD PLAQUEMINES 1985-03-16 17075232980000
SL 11355 PLAQUEMINES 1985-03-12 17726203500000
SL 11183-DELACROIX PLAQUEMINES 1984-11-13 17075232990000
M BROWN ST LANDRY 1984-06-09 17097207890000
SL 3327 ORLEANS 1983-12-28 17071200450000
HASS INV ST LANDRY 1983-08-22 17097202630000

Parishes Worked by total wells in Louisiana

PLAQUEMINES6CAMERON5IBERVILLE2ORLEANS2ST LANDRY2JEFFERSON DAVIS1

Parishes: PLAQUEMINES, CAMERON, IBERVILLE, ORLEANS, ST LANDRY, JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Top Oil & Gas Fields worked by DESPOT EXPLORATION, INC. by total wells

CHENIERE PERDUE, EAST4WILDCAT-SO LA NEW ORLEANS DIS3LAKE CAMPO2LAKE ST CATHERINE2ELTON, SOUTH1BRETON SOUND BLOCK 201BRETON SOUND BLOCK 301PALMETTO1VELTIN1WEST DELTA BLOCK 521

Fields: Cheniere Perdue, East, Wildcat-So La New Orleans Dis, Lake Campo, Lake St Catherine, Elton, South, Breton Sound Block 20, Breton Sound Block 30, Palmetto, Veltin, West Delta Block 52.

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