Oil and Gas Information logo
Home About

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. Wells and Activity Summary

Back to Texas Well Records

Total wells

255
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.

Most recent drilling

Jun 2014
~11 years ago

First on record

2011
records span 3 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling
News & deals Company family Coverage map Recent wells Counties Fields

Recent M&A activity 8 deals on file involving Plains Exploration & Production Company

Announced Type Headline Value
Jan 2013 Farm-In/Farm Out Plains Exploration Farms-in with Pura Vida in Morocco
0 net acres
$15M
Dec 2012 Corporate Freeport-McMoRan Aquires Plains Exploration For $17 Billion
0 net acres
$17.2B
Sep 2012 Property Shells Takes Offer From Plains for Gulf of Mexico Block Interest
0 net acres
$560M
Sep 2012 Property BP Sells GOM Assets to Plains Exploration
0 net acres
$5.5B
Nov 2011 Property LINN Energy to Acquire Properties in the Granite Wash
95,000 net acres
$600M
Apr 2011 Property Linn Energy Acquires Granite Wash Properties from Plains Exploration for $600 Million
20,000 net acres
$600M
Oct 2010 Property Plains Exploration To Acquire Eagle Ford Acreage
60,000 net acres
$578M
Sep 2010 Property Plains Sells Interest in GOM Asset
0 net acres
$818M

Industry news recent coverage mentioning Plains Exploration & Production Company

  • Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs
    Apr 16, 2026
    Higher oil prices are not translating cleanly into a drilling response across U.S. shale, and company disclosures are starting to show why. The issue is not simply capital discipline. It is structural. A meaningful… Read full article on ShaleExperts →
  • These Three Companies Will Increase Drilling & Completion Over The Next 3 Year
    Apr 15, 2026
    In the span of fifteen months, three Japanese energy companies committed more than $10.3 billion to U.S. natural gas production assets — a buying spree that has transferred roughly 27% of Haynesville Shale output… Read full article on ShaleExperts →
  • Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%
    Apr 15, 2026
    The first quarter of 2026 has officially defined the "Barbell Era" of American oil and gas. While the total number of deals plummeted by 46% YoY (dropping to just 7 major transactions), the total deal value skyrocketed… Read full article on ShaleExperts →
  • Western Canada Upstream M&A: Q1 2026 Transaction Report
    Apr 11, 2026
    Western Canadian M&A activity in Q1 2026 was characterized by a 87% decrease in total deal value compared to Q1 2025, totaling $0.8 billion C$ . However, transaction volume remained resilient with a 150% increase in… Read full article on ShaleExperts →
  • Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill
    Mar 23, 2026
    Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood in front of the largest gathering of oil executives in the world this morning and delivered a message that was equal parts market economics and wartime urgency: the price spike is… Read full article on ShaleExperts →

⚑ Same company across states: Plains Exploration & Production Company

HQ: Houston, Texas

Curated alternate names for Plains Exploration & Production Company (from ShaleExperts company records):

  • Plains Expl & Prod Company, Plains Expl. & Prod. Co., Plains Expl. & Prod. Company, PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD CO, Plains Exploration & Production Co, Plains Exploration & Production Company, PLAINS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. has 255 wells on file in Texas.

Active in 6 counties — concentrated in Karnes, Hemphill, and Wheeler.

Most recent well: LOVE UNIT in the SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD) field (Karnes county) — last updated June 2014.

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. county coverage

Counties where PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. has wells. Click any county for its local activity.

Menard CountyHale CountyArmstrong CountyCalhoun CountyClay CountyOrange CountyGonzales CountyFannin CountyKerr CountyRefugio CountyJim Hogg CountyDimmit CountyNolan CountyBrazos CountyJefferson CountyBell CountyBandera CountyHidalgo CountySchleicher CountyGrayson CountyCrosby CountyDelta CountyZavala CountyRockwall CountyEastland CountyDeWitt CountyAngelina CountyMcLennan CountyLamar CountyLeon CountyStonewall CountyMcMullen CountySutton CountyFort Bend CountyParker CountyKinney CountyFayette CountyBriscoe CountyHarrison CountyReagan CountyColeman CountyOchiltree — 3 wellsCrane CountyWashington CountyLynn CountyMills CountyOldham CountySabine CountyHopkins CountyHouston CountyBexar CountyUpton CountyErath CountyRandall CountyRusk CountyCoryell CountyComal CountyAransas CountyJack CountyHemphill — 14 wellsShackelford CountySan Jacinto CountyKendall CountyWharton CountyFloyd CountyKarnes — 222 wellsKaufman CountyDuval CountyJohnson CountyFranklin CountyEdwards CountyWaller CountyMaverick CountyKleberg CountyGaines CountyMartin CountyBowie CountyAndrews CountyPotter CountyGarza CountyCaldwell CountyParmer CountyTitus CountyTerry CountyFoard CountyReal CountyCarson CountyKnox CountyHays CountyMedina CountyMotley CountyWichita CountyMidland CountyVictoria CountyTyler CountyFalls CountyPresidio CountyWillacy CountyLubbock CountyHenderson CountyWalker CountyGalveston CountyHarris CountyDawson CountyPecos CountyNacogdoches CountyGuadalupe CountyTarrant CountyJackson CountySwisher CountySterling CountyWinkler CountyFrio CountyLipscomb CountyCollingsworth CountyColorado CountyWise CountyGlasscock CountyShelby CountyComanche CountyBurnet CountyGray CountyHudspeth CountyCass CountyEllis CountyCooke CountyWilliamson CountyCochran CountyVan Zandt CountyDonley CountyJones CountyGrimes CountyIrion CountyNavarro CountyBrooks CountyDallam CountyHunt CountyMitchell CountyWood CountyChildress CountyJeff Davis CountyMontague CountyBrown CountyHaskell CountyFisher CountyConcho CountyCoke CountyPolk CountyCottle CountyYoung CountyLee CountyCherokee CountyHall CountyHood CountyArcher CountyBaylor CountySan Augustine CountyMadison CountyMilam CountyReeves CountyNueces CountyCamp CountyFreestone CountyRunnels CountyTerrell CountyDeaf Smith CountyMarion CountyLiberty CountyJasper CountyHansford CountyChambers CountyHardin CountyCollin CountyBrazoria CountyThrockmorton CountyBastrop CountyScurry CountyEctor CountyLimestone CountyDenton CountyRed River CountyMatagorda CountyHardeman CountyPalo Pinto CountyLive Oak CountySherman CountyUvalde CountyBailey CountyCulberson CountyAtascosa CountyWilson — 2 wellsStarr CountyDallas CountyKimble CountyMcCulloch CountyCrockett CountyHill CountyKent CountyEl Paso CountyLoving CountyDickens CountyLa Salle CountyLamb CountyAustin CountyHutchinson CountyVal Verde CountySmith CountyRobertson CountyGillespie CountyKing CountyTom Green CountyYoakum CountySomervell CountyKenedy CountyBorden CountySan Saba CountyBurleson CountyBee CountyTrinity CountyCastro CountyBrewster CountyGregg CountyWard CountyWilbarger CountyHamilton CountyStephens CountyLavaca CountyBosque CountyGoliad CountyRoberts — 2 wellsCallahan CountyRains CountyMorris CountyLampasas CountyUpshur CountyWheeler — 12 wellsSan Patricio CountyMoore CountyWebb CountyBlanco CountyNewton CountyHockley CountyPanola CountyAnderson CountyCameron CountyMontgomery CountyLlano CountyMason CountyTaylor CountyHartley CountyJim Wells CountyZapata CountyTravis CountyHoward County
< 22+3+12+14+

Recent wells

Well Name County Last activity Updates API
LOVE UNIT Karnes 2014-06-30 2 25532515
GRABEEL SWD Ochiltree 2014-06-04 35702177
LOVE UNIT Karnes 2014-01-08 25533002
KOTARA-RIDLEY UNIT Karnes 2014-01-03 2 25532626
KOSUB UNIT Karnes 2013-11-07 2 25532576
LOVE UNIT Karnes 2013-10-16 25532981
COATES S T5 Karnes 2013-09-30 25533152
LOVE UNIT Karnes 2013-09-24 25533001
BURDA COLLINS UNIT Karnes 2013-09-09 2 25532868
MCALISTER UNIT Karnes 2013-08-30 2 25532541

Counties Worked by total wells in Texas

Karnes222Hemphill14Wheeler12Ochiltree3Roberts2Wilson2

Counties: Karnes, Hemphill, Wheeler, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wilson.

Top Oil & Gas Fields worked by PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. by total wells

EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2)180SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD)35MEG (GRANITE WASH)14EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD)10MILLS RANCH (GRANITE WASH CONS.)6STILES RANCH (GRANITE WASH CONS)6SPEARMAN, EAST (COUNCIL GROVE)1LIPS (CLEVELAND)1ALPAR (HUNTON)1ALPAR-LIPS (TONKAWA)1

Fields: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2), Sugarkane (Eagle Ford), Meg (Granite Wash), Eagleville (Eagle Ford), Mills Ranch (Granite Wash Cons.), Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons), Spearman, East (Council Grove), Lips (Cleveland), Alpar (Hunton), Alpar-Lips (Tonkawa).

Browse Wells by State

  • Colorado Wells
  • Louisiana Wells
  • Montana Wells
  • New Mexico Wells
  • Ohio Wells
  • Oklahoma Wells
  • Pennsylvania Wells
  • Texas Wells
  • Utah Wells
  • Wyoming Wells

Oil & Gas Hub Cities

  • Houston, TX
  • Midland, TX
  • Odessa, TX
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Dallas, TX
  • San Antonio, TX
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • Tyler, TX
  • Longview, TX
  • Laredo, TX
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Shreveport, LA
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • Houma, LA
  • New Orleans, LA

City links resolve to that city’s county/parish well activity page.

Browse by Geology

  • All US oil & gas basins
  • Where the data comes from
  • Search operators & companies

Oil and Gas Information

Copyright © 2026 Oil and Gas Information. All rights reserved.