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Rapides Parish, Louisiana Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,473
Rapides Parish

Last 12 months

3
wells drilled

Prior 12 months

1
to compare against

Year-over-year

+2
vs prior 12 mo

Rapides Parish contains 1,473 wells on file, with top operators including CROW-GULF COAST VENTURE and DRESSER, LLC.

Wells in Rapides span several oil & gas fields including BIG ISLAND, NORTH and BIG ISLAND.

Most recent well on record: PAUL 1 SU36;TARVER, operated by CABA, LLC — last updated February 2026.

Parish FIPS Code: 22079

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

Rapides 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.
1,467 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Rapides Parish by total wells

CROW-GULF COAST VENTURE74DRESSER, LLC70DAVID CROW47PENNZOIL E & P & M H MARR31CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.25VERADO ENERGY, INC.21B. B. ORR20PLANET RESOURCE OPERATING, LLC18WILMORE'S FOOD MART18MUNOCO COMPANY17

Operators: Crow-Gulf Coast Venture, Dresser, Llc, David Crow, Pennzoil E & P & M H Marr, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Verado Energy, Inc., B. B. Orr, Planet Resource Operating, Llc, Wilmore's Food Mart, Munoco Company.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Rapides Parish

BIG ISLAND, NORTH366BIG ISLAND352WILDCAT-NO LA MONROE DIST333MASTERS CREEK114CHENEYVILLE112CATAHOULA LAKE, SOUTH69GLENMORA65CHENEYVILLE, WEST14WILDCAT-SO LA LAFAYETTE DIST13BLISS6

Fields: Big Island, North, Big Island, Wildcat-No La Monroe Dist, Masters Creek, Cheneyville, Catahoula Lake, South, Glenmora, Cheneyville, West, Wildcat-So La Lafayette Dist, Bliss.

Top Parishes in Louisiana most active by total wells

Compare Rapides against the other busiest parishes in Louisiana:

  • CADDO · 36,619 wells
  • PLAQUEMINES · 17,655 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

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
PAUL 1 SU36;TARVER 2026-02-01 CABA, LLC 17079001680000
WX RA SUA;CROWELL ETAL 1 2025-12-14 WAGNER OIL LOUISIANA 17079205550000
COSTANTINO 2025-10-23 CABA, LLC 17079205490000
AUS C RA SUA;BBJB PROP LLC 2024-10-21 BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC 17079204600000
CLDV-STW1 2024-05-02 CLECO POWER LLC 17079880760000
WILSON 2024-02-19 HAROLD L. MCCLUSKY 17079005200000
BENTLEY-GLENMORA 31 SWD 2024-01-01 SOUTHWIND OIL & GAS LLC 17079880700000
AUS C RA SUX;CROWELL LM 3 H 2023-12-20 SOUTHWIND OIL & GAS LLC 17079205500000
CROWELL LM 30 2023-12-18 SOUTHWIND OIL & GAS LLC 17079205460000
AUS C RA SU80;CROWELL LM 30 H 2023-12-16 SOUTHWIND OIL & GAS LLC 17079205470000

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