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DALE EXPLORATION COMPANY Wells and Activity Summary

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Total wells

111
DALE EXPLORATION COMPANY

Most recent drilling

Oct 2001
~24 years ago

First on record

1976
records span 25 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling
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⚑ Same company across states: Dale Operating Company

HQ: Fort Worth, Texas

Curated alternate name for Dale Operating Company (from ShaleExperts company records):

  • DALE OPERATING COMPANY

DALE EXPLORATION COMPANY has 111 wells on file in Louisiana.

Active in 3 parishes — concentrated in CONCORDIA, CATAHOULA, and CADDO.

Most recent well: MINTER A RA SUF;MISSIANA FRNE in the LARTO LAKE field (CATAHOULA parish) — last updated October 2001.

DALE EXPLORATION COMPANY county coverage

Parishes where DALE EXPLORATION COMPANY has wells. Click any parish for its local activity.

Calcasieu ParishUnion ParishTangipahoa ParishCaldwell ParishTensas ParishJackson ParishGrant ParishLincoln ParishJefferson Davis ParishLafayette ParishVermilion ParishEast Carroll ParishEast Feliciana ParishSt. Bernard ParishIberville ParishRichland ParishSt. Martin ParishClaiborne ParishEvangeline ParishSt. Landry ParishPointe Coupee ParishLaSalle ParishWebster ParishSt. James ParishPlaquemines ParishMorehouse ParishRapides ParishAvoyelles ParishWinn ParishVernon ParishCATAHOULA — 23 wellsAssumption ParishDe Soto ParishCADDO — 1 wellsRed River ParishWashington ParishSabine ParishJefferson ParishSt. Tammany ParishCameron ParishEast Baton Rouge ParishIberia ParishNatchitoches ParishTerrebonne ParishBienville ParishBossier ParishAllen ParishOuachita ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. Helena ParishWest Feliciana ParishSt. Mary ParishLafourche ParishWest Carroll ParishCONCORDIA — 87 wellsLivingston ParishWest Baton Rouge ParishMadison ParishOrleans ParishAscension ParishAcadia ParishSt. Charles ParishBeauregard ParishFranklin Parish
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Recent wells

Well Name Parish Last activity Updates API
MINTER A RA SUF;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 2001-10-22 17025213450000
5200 RA SUB;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1996-11-06 17025214730000
5200 RA SUA;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1994-08-03 17025214370000
5200 RA SUG;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1994-08-02 17025214380000
MINTER A RA SUB;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1992-10-02 17025212440000
MINTER A RA SUA;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1992-10-01 17025212790000
MIN A RA SUE;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1992-09-30 17025214710000
MINTER A RA SUC;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1992-09-21 17025222950000
5200 RA SUF;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1992-09-19 17025214220000
WX G RA SU107;MISSIANA FRNE CATAHOULA 1987-11-20 17025215220000

Parishes Worked by total wells in Louisiana

CONCORDIA87CATAHOULA23CADDO1

Parishes: CONCORDIA, CATAHOULA, CADDO.

Top Oil & Gas Fields worked by DALE EXPLORATION COMPANY by total wells

WILDCAT-NO LA MONROE DIST65LARTO LAKE12BAYOU COCODRIE, WEST10WHITES BAYOU, NORTH4KINCAID BAYOU3SLOCUM, WEST2BAYOU COCODRIE2FLOAT BAYOU, NORTH2CYNTHIA BAYOU, SOUTH2ESPERANCE POINT2

Fields: Wildcat-No La Monroe Dist, Larto Lake, Bayou Cocodrie, West, Whites Bayou, North, Kincaid Bayou, Slocum, West, Bayou Cocodrie, Float Bayou, North, Cynthia Bayou, South, Esperance Point.

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