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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Wells Summary

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Total wells

17,655
Plaquemines Parish

Last 60 days

1
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

4
to compare against

60-day trend

-3
vs prior 60d

Plaquemines Parish contains 17,655 wells on file, with top operators including FREEPORT SULPHUR CO. and HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY.

Wells in Plaquemines span several oil & gas fields including GARDEN ISLAND BAY and GRANDE ECAILLE.

Most recent well on record: SL 22331, operated by LLOX, L.L.C. — last updated April 2026.

Parish FIPS Code: 22075

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

38 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 27 Haynesville
  • 11 Other

Drilling for

  • 25 Gas
  • 12 Oil
  • 1 Miscellaneous

Plaquemines Parish well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
17,650 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Plaquemines Parish by total wells

FREEPORT SULPHUR CO.2,335HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY1,205CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.1,057WHITNEY OIL & GAS, LLC922TEXACO, INC.907TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY883GULF OIL CORP.745SHELL OIL COMPANY516EXXON CORPORATION393LOBO OPERATING, INC.374

Operators: Freeport Sulphur Co., Hilcorp Energy Company, Chevron U.s.a. Inc., Whitney Oil & Gas, Llc, Texaco, Inc., Texas Petroleum Investment Company, Gulf Oil Corp., Shell Oil Company, Exxon Corporation, Lobo Operating, Inc..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Plaquemines Parish

GARDEN ISLAND BAY2,155GRANDE ECAILLE1,350LAKE WASHINGTON1,348SOUTH PASS BLOCK 241,262WEST BAY1,068WILDCAT-SO LA NEW ORLEANS DIS1,039SOUTH PASS BLOCK 27670GRAND BAY609MAIN PASS BLOCK 69598QUARANTINE BAY593

Fields: Garden Island Bay, Grande Ecaille, Lake Washington, South Pass Block 24, West Bay, Wildcat-So La New Orleans Dis, South Pass Block 27, Grand Bay, Main Pass Block 69, Quarantine Bay.

Top Parishes in Louisiana most active by total wells

Compare Plaquemines against the other busiest parishes in Louisiana:

  • CADDO · 36,619 wells
  • DE SOTO · 11,216 wells
  • LA SALLE · 10,968 wells
  • TERREBONNE · 10,157 wells
  • LAFOURCHE · 9,642 wells
  • BOSSIER · 9,592 wells
  • UNION · 8,649 wells
  • SABINE · 7,749 wells
  • CAMERON · 7,571 wells
  • CLAIBORNE · 6,970 wells
  • CALCASIEU · 6,555 wells
  • ST MARY · 5,994 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
SL 22331 2026-04-02 LLOX, L.L.C. 17075246160000
STATE LEASE 22319 2026-03-17 LLOX, L.L.C. 17721205530000
SL 22278 2026-03-10 LLOX, L.L.C. 17075246140000
SL 195 QQ 2026-02-12 LLOX, L.L.C. 17075246150000
3000 RA SUA;COCKRELL-MORAN 2026-02-07 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 17075244630000
SL 16610 2026-01-11 LOBO OPERATING, INC. 17726204980000
SL 20433 2026-01-07 LOBO OPERATING, INC. 17726205880000
SL 16610 2025-12-31 LOBO OPERATING, INC. 17726205150000
LW 21 RA SU;SL 212 A 2025-12-16 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 17075246130000
BURAS LEVEE DISTRICT 2025-12-12 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 17075245450000

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