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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Wells Summary

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Total wells

970
Lafayette Parish

Last 60 days

6
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

0
to compare against

60-day trend

+6
vs prior 60d

Lafayette Parish contains 970 wells on file, with top operators including SUN EXPLORATION-PRODUCTION CO. and MAY PETROLEUM, INC..

Wells in Lafayette span several oil & gas fields including DUSON and WILDCAT-SO LA LAFAYETTE DIST.

Most recent well on record: L MT RA SUB;S GIROUARD JR ETAL, operated by THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC — last updated July 2026.

Parish FIPS Code: 22055

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-09-04

35 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 26 Haynesville
  • 9 Other

Drilling for

  • 26 Gas
  • 8 Oil
  • 1 Miscellaneous

Lafayette 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.
968 wells plotted · 6 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Lafayette Parish by total wells

SUN EXPLORATION-PRODUCTION CO.22MAY PETROLEUM, INC.17DAVIS OIL COMPANY16TEXACO, INC.15CONDOR PETROLEUM CORPORATION14C-STORE PROPERTIES, LLC13PHI, INC12TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY11LA. LAND & EXPL. CO.10CONOCO INC.9

Operators: Sun Exploration-Production Co., May Petroleum, Inc., Davis Oil Company, Texaco, Inc., Condor Petroleum Corporation, C-Store Properties, Llc, Phi, Inc, Texas Petroleum Investment Company, La. Land & Expl. Co., Conoco Inc..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Lafayette Parish

DUSON158WILDCAT-SO LA LAFAYETTE DIST119SCOTT95BROUSSARD68RIDGE, WEST59ANSE LA BUTTE59VATICAN58MAURICE55MAURICE, NORTH42OSSUN, NORTH41

Fields: Duson, Wildcat-So La Lafayette Dist, Scott, Broussard, Ridge, West, Anse La Butte, Vatican, Maurice, Maurice, North, Ossun, North.

Top Parishes in Louisiana most active by total wells

Compare Lafayette against the other busiest parishes in Louisiana:

  • CADDO · 36,670 wells
  • PLAQUEMINES · 17,658 wells
  • DE SOTO · 11,281 wells
  • LA SALLE · 10,977 wells
  • TERREBONNE · 10,158 wells
  • LAFOURCHE · 9,643 wells
  • BOSSIER · 9,605 wells
  • UNION · 8,649 wells
  • SABINE · 7,759 wells
  • CAMERON · 7,582 wells
  • CLAIBORNE · 6,970 wells
  • CALCASIEU · 6,560 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
L MT RA SUB;S GIROUARD JR ETAL 2026-07-20 THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC 17055202770000
CONSTANTIN SWD 2026-07-20 THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC 17055880470000
L MT RA SUA;S GIROUARD 2026-07-20 THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC 17055203530000
BOL P RA SUA;JANIN ETAL 2026-07-20 THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC 17055205060000
BAYOU TORTUE LIVESTOCK INC SWD 2026-07-20 THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC 17055202750000
BOL M 3-4 RB SUA;LEGER JR ETAL 2026-07-20 THE SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EXPL. COMPANY LLC 17055205230000
B.N. CHAPPUIS SWD 2026-04-15 J. P. VAN WAY 17055203050000
LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 2025-12-13 OLIPDP II, LLC 17055200380000
L TRAHAN SWD 2025-09-12 BLACK JACK OPERATING, LLC 17055880370000
MT RF SUD;B N CHAPPUIS ETAL 2025-08-31 J. P. VAN WAY 17055201310000

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