Louisiana Oil & Gas Activity

Louisiana statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1977 and contains information on the 207,010 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Louisiana is ranked #5 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Nov 2023. You will also find information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in Jan 1977 and go through Dec 2023.

Louisiana State Summary Stats

Louisiana Oil & Gas State Income: $564,829,958,918
National Energy Production Rank: #5

Louisiana Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Tier 1 Acreage
Tier 2 Acreage
Tier 3 Acreage
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Louisiana Frequently Asked Questions

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How does Louisiana rank in the nation for oil and gas production? Louisiana currently ranks #5 in the nation based on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) production.
How many wells were drilled in Louisiana so far this year? Louisiana has had 207,010 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in Louisiana? There have been 2,533 permits approved in Louisiana.
What is the average boe produced by well in Louisiana? 0 BBLs of oil equivalent (BOE) is the average amount produced by a single well in Louisiana
How many active producers are there in Louisiana? There are currently 509 active producers in the state of Louisiana.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Louisiana? 6,881 feet is the average depth of a well in Louisiana.

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Louisiana Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 206,565 207,010 Up 0.22%
Total Producing Wells 13,012 22,420 Up 72.3%
Percentage of Wells Producing 6% 11% Up 72%
Active Producers 386 509 Up 32%
Total Permits 3,247 2,533 Down -22%
Average Well Depth 6,855 6,881 Up 0%
Average BOE per Well 0 0 Flat 0%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 Texas Nov 2023 129.7M BBL 548.1M MCF
# 2 New Mexico Dec 2023 58.2M BBL 277.9M MCF
# 4 North Dakota Dec 2023 37.7M BBL 107.1M MCF
# 5 Pennsylvania Dec 2023 BBL 275.7M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Nov 2023 1.5M BBL 251.2M MCF
# 6 Arkansas Jun 2023 890.3K BBL 269.7M MCF
# 7 Colorado Nov 2023 14.3M BBL 179.8M MCF
# 8 Oklahoma Aug 2023 15.4M BBL 151M MCF
# 9 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 10 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 10 California May 2023 BBL MCF
# 11 Wyoming Nov 2023 6.5M BBL 124.6M MCF
# 12 Utah Sep 2023 4.9M BBL 24.5M MCF
# 13 Mississippi Nov 2023 1.2M BBL 17.3M MCF
# 14 Montana Nov 2023 1.8M BBL 9.1M MCF
# 15 Alabama Oct 2023 BBL MCF
# 15 Kansas Oct 2023 BBL 8.6M MCF
# 16 Michigan Jun 2023 BBL MCF

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Annual Louisiana Oil & Gas Production

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Louisiana Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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Louisiana Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Louisiana

Producer Name Location Production Date Monthly BOE Produced Producing Wells Trailing 12 Month Permits

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Louisiana Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property State Parish Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
Sl 340 West Cote Blanche Bay Louisiana St. Mary Parish 18.2B BBL DLB OIL & GAS, INC.,GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION,PERDIDO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO, INC.,WRT ENERGY CORPORATION
Sl 214 Garden Island Bay Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 6.6B BBL DUNE OPERATING COMPANY,ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.,GOLDKING OPERATING CO., INC.,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO, INC.,WHITNEY OIL & GAS, LLC
Delhi Holt Bryant Su Louisiana Richland Parish 6.2B BBL ARKLA PETROLEUM LLC,DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC,ELAND ENERGY, INC.,MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS,MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS, INC.,ORYX ENERGY COMPANY,SUN EXPLORATION-PRODUCTION CO.
Blvu Nac Ff 2 Su Louisiana Bossier Parish 3.6B BBL EOG RESOURCES, INC.,GETTY OIL COMPANY,LEGACY RESOURCES CO., L.P.,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO PRODUCING INC.,TNC ENERGY, LLC,WSF, INC.
Blke Pet Su Louisiana Natchitoches Parish 2.8B BBL CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.,CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.,EXCO RESOURCES, INC.,NERCO OIL & GAS, INC.,PLACID OIL COMPANY,WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.
Cockrell-moran Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 2.4B BBL EQUINOX OIL COMPANY, INC.,EXXON CORPORATION,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY,SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC
Sl Pp 192 Louisiana Lafourche Parish 2B BBL CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,EXTEX OPERATING CO,GREENHILL PETROLEUM CORP.,GULF OIL CORP.,MARITECH RESOURCES, LLC,PIONEER NATURAL RES (GPC) INC.,PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC.,S2 ENERGY OPERATING LLC,TANA EXPLORATION COMPANY LLC
Pthd 16400 Tusc Ra Su Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1.3B BBL AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY,BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,ORX RESOURCES, L.L.C.
Csb25 Bb Ra Su Louisiana St. Bernard Parish 1.1B BBL ARCO O & G CO-DIV ATL RICH CO,CALLON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INC,WOOD ENERGY CORPORATION
Blvu Nac Ff 3 Su Louisiana Bossier Parish 1.1B BBL CITIES SERVICE COMPANY,CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP,CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.,DIVERSIFIED NATURAL RES., INC.,EXCEL ROYALTY COMPANY, LLC,JAMES L BARBER,JAMES L. BARBER, L.L.C.,ORACLE OIL, LLC,OXY USA INC.,SPICY DAUGX OPERATORS LOUISIANA LLC
Sl 2220 Louisiana St. Bernard Parish 1B BBL AROC (TEXAS) INC.,COX OPERATING, L.L.C.,SOURCE PETROLEUM, INC.,T I P C O,TOTAL MINATOME CORPORATION
Sl 188 Caillou Island Louisiana Terrebonne Parish 1B BBL CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO, INC.
Laterre Co Inc Louisiana Lafourche Parish 1B BBL APACHE CORPORATION,GREAT SOUTHERN OIL &GAS CO INC,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO, INC.,TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY
Cv Su; Louisiana Webster Parish 985.1M BBL JOHN J. WELSH,MARATHON OIL COMPANY,XTO ENERGY INC.
Sl 301 Terrebonne Bay Louisiana Terrebonne Parish 977M BBL CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,LA. LAND & EXPL. CO.,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO, INC.
Sl 195 Qq Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 939.1M BBL CALLON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION INC,CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,GULF OIL CORP.,HELIS OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.L.C.,PERDIDO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC,THE WM G HELIS COMPANY, L.L.C.,WHITNEY OIL & GAS, LLC
Blke Pet Su Louisiana Natchitoches Parish 933.3M BBL CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.,EXCO RESOURCES, INC.,NERCO OIL & GAS, INC.,PLACID OIL COMPANY,WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.
E Cockrell Jr A Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 817.2M BBL AMINOIL OF LOUISIANA, INC.,AMINOIL USA, INC.,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.,SIGNAL PETROLEUM
Blvu Nac Ff 4 Su Louisiana Bossier Parish 799.4M BBL BAYOU STATE OIL CORPORATION
Sl 1367 Louisiana Lafourche Parish 784.4M BBL CANTIUM, LLC,CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
Ho Nac Su Louisiana Claiborne Parish 777.8M BBL BREITBURN OPERATING, LP,CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,GULF OIL CORP.,HYPERION ENERGY L.P.,QUANTUM RESOURCES MGMT, LLC
Mpb69 Q2 Ra Su Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 738.4M BBL APACHE CORPORATION,DEVON LOUISIANA CORPORATION,FLORES & RUCKS, INC.,OCEAN ENERGY, INC.,SHELL OFFSHORE INC.,SHELL OIL COMPANY,TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY
M P Erwin A Louisiana Cameron Parish 722.8M BBL GULF OIL CORP.,GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION,PERDIDO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC,SOUTHERN PETROLEUM COMPANY,WRT ENERGY CORPORATION
Sl 195 Qq Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 687M BBL CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,COX OPERATING, L.L.C.,DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO., L.P.,GULF OIL CORP.,MERIT ENERGY COMPANY,PENNZOIL EXPL & PROD CO,PENNZOIL PETROLEUM COMPANY,SOURCE PETROLEUM, INC.
Delhi Holt Bryant Su Louisiana Madison Parish 669.8M BBL ORYX ENERGY COMPANY,SUN EXPLORATION-PRODUCTION CO.

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Louisiana Counties By Production

Parish National Rank State Rank Production Value Producers Production Date Oil Produced Monthly Gas Produced Monthly BOE Produced Daily
Acadia Parish, LA #357 #25 $8,235,181,197 29 Nov 2023 34.4K BBL 138.7K MCF BOE
Allen Parish, LA #520 #38 $1,545,125,935 13 Nov 2023 12.2K BBL 38.1K MCF BOE
Ascension Parish, LA #755 #68 $632,216,869 1 Nov 2023 1.6K BBL MCF BOE
Assumption Parish, LA #558 #49 $3,313,326,331 6 Nov 2023 1.6K BBL 4.1K MCF BOE
Avoyelles Parish, LA #609 #56 $618,440,480 7 Nov 2023 13.8K BBL 1.8K MCF BOE
Beauregard Parish, LA #329 #22 $5,211,968,422 22 Nov 2023 81.2K BBL 106.2K MCF BOE
Bienville Parish, LA #63 #5 $14,758,954,129 25 Nov 2023 3.3K BBL 2.5M MCF BOE
Bossier Parish, LA #50 #4 $18,941,402,232 45 Nov 2023 40.4K BBL 12.6M MCF BOE
Caddo Parish, LA #28 #2 $25,334,046,341 155 Nov 2023 75.2K BBL 57.7M MCF BOE
Calcasieu Parish, LA #331 #23 $7,882,051,036 25 Nov 2023 36.4K BBL 199.5K MCF BOE
Caldwell Parish, LA #764 #69 $706,875,357 1 Nov 2023 BBL 4.5K MCF BOE
Cameron Parish, LA #263 #17 $18,887,747,729 17 Nov 2023 67.9K BBL 401.1K MCF BOE
Catahoula Parish, LA #572 #50 $1,361,626,957 15 Nov 2023 12.1K BBL 1.8K MCF BOE
Claiborne Parish, LA #270 #18 $10,516,429,739 44 Nov 2023 32.8K BBL 315.3K MCF BOE
Concordia Parish, LA #547 #46 $2,207,998,590 23 Nov 2023 18.3K BBL 13.2K MCF BOE
De Soto Parish, LA #14 #1 $57,218,966,241 41 Nov 2023 3.9K BBL 103.3M MCF BOE
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA #529 #41 $6,621,132,579 7 Nov 2023 7K BBL 55.6K MCF BOE
East Feliciana Parish, LA #618 #57 $104,806,689 1 Nov 2023 3.9K BBL MCF BOE
Evangeline Parish, LA #436 #31 $3,718,387,913 9 Nov 2023 24K BBL 134.3K MCF BOE
Franklin Parish, LA #712 #65 $129,809,835 3 Nov 2023 804 BBL MCF BOE
Grant Parish, LA #572 #50 $444,667,877 9 Nov 2023 11.7K BBL 0 MCF BOE
Iberia Parish, LA #363 #26 $12,796,207,305 7 Nov 2023 26.2K BBL 9.6K MCF BOE
Iberville Parish, LA #481 #35 $4,214,637,408 11 Nov 2023 18.7K BBL 4.1K MCF BOE
Jackson Parish, LA #245 #16 $5,191,139,511 9 Nov 2023 263 BBL 1M MCF BOE
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA #402 #29 $7,755,540,405 16 Nov 2023 20.1K BBL 152K MCF BOE
Jefferson Parish, LA #445 #32 $5,812,530,897 2 Nov 2023 22.6K BBL 14.2K MCF BOE
Lafayette Parish, LA #515 #37 $5,676,283,617 7 Nov 2023 6.6K BBL 53.1K MCF BOE
Lafourche Parish, LA #195 #10 $19,844,761,754 19 Nov 2023 104.6K BBL 639.3K MCF BOE
La Salle Parish, LA #324 #20 $8,479,188,777 35 Nov 2023 91K BBL 111K MCF BOE
Lincoln Parish, LA #154 #8 $7,473,734,349 14 Nov 2023 7.6K BBL 1.3M MCF BOE
Livingston Parish, LA #543 #44 $2,151,644,307 4 Nov 2023 17.1K BBL 3.4K MCF BOE
Morehouse Parish, LA #684 #63 $545,671,481 8 Nov 2023 0 BBL 15.3K MCF BOE
Natchitoches Parish, LA #99 #7 $6,529,769,637 9 Nov 2023 622 BBL 3.5M MCF BOE
Ouachita Parish, LA #537 #42 $1,920,016,437 20 Nov 2023 278 BBL 44.6K MCF BOE
Plaquemines Parish, LA #156 #9 $37,822,792,645 11 Nov 2023 177.8K BBL 179.9K MCF BOE
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA #396 #28 $8,721,004,281 14 Nov 2023 19.3K BBL 204.4K MCF BOE
Rapides Parish, LA #524 #39 $1,649,030,704 6 Nov 2023 4K BBL 18.1K MCF BOE
Red River Parish, LA #38 #3 $16,928,138,745 19 Nov 2023 1.6K BBL 38.8M MCF BOE
Richland Parish, LA #323 #19 $1,531,421,115 1 Nov 2023 583 BBL MCF BOE
Sabine Parish, LA #76 #6 $7,768,657,514 22 Nov 2023 1.7K BBL 23.4M MCF BOE
St. Charles Parish, LA #381 #27 $5,780,602,461 8 Nov 2023 12.4K BBL 103.2K MCF BOE
St. Helena Parish, LA #608 #55 $911,636,604 5 Nov 2023 4.5K BBL 2K MCF BOE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA #716 #66 $425,152,985 1 Nov 2023 1.2K BBL 2.6K MCF BOE
St. Landry Parish, LA #453 #34 $2,564,539,935 10 Nov 2023 23.9K BBL 15.3K MCF BOE
St. Martin Parish, LA #198 #11 $7,767,371,806 12 Nov 2023 99.2K BBL 52.4K MCF BOE
St. Mary Parish, LA #216 #13 $18,753,977,790 12 Nov 2023 46.2K BBL 561.4K MCF BOE
Tangipahoa Parish, LA #644 #61 $137,772,947 2 Nov 2023 760 BBL 741 MCF BOE
Tensas Parish, LA #605 #54 $835,239,908 4 Nov 2023 10.6K BBL 12K MCF BOE
Terrebonne Parish, LA #204 #12 $34,134,467,565 11 Nov 2023 22.5K BBL 542.6K MCF BOE
Union Parish, LA #538 #43 $3,345,147,666 34 Nov 2023 2.2K BBL 86.5K MCF BOE
Vermilion Parish, LA #217 #14 $31,495,933,452 20 Nov 2023 65.2K BBL 876.2K MCF BOE
Vernon Parish, LA #526 #40 $2,544,676,750 4 Nov 2023 4.2K BBL 27.2K MCF BOE
Washington Parish, LA #551 #47 $85,843,911 1 Nov 2023 0 BBL 21 MCF BOE
Webster Parish, LA #230 #15 $8,426,687,663 50 Nov 2023 38.8K BBL 833.8K MCF BOE
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA #431 #30 $1,127,729,887 6 Nov 2023 16.5K BBL 339.5K MCF BOE
West Feliciana Parish, LA #752 #67 $163,862,498 1 Nov 2023 113 BBL MCF BOE
Winn Parish, LA #577 #52 $1,342,438,369 13 Nov 2023 13.4K BBL 0 MCF BOE

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