Louisiana Oil & Gas Activity

Louisiana statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1977 and contains information on the 206,980 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 Oct 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: $564,829,453,224
National Energy Production Rank: #5

Louisiana Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Tier 1 Acreage
Tier 2 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 206,980 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in Louisiana? There have been 2,817 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 588 active producers in the state of Louisiana.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Louisiana? 6,880 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 206,525 206,980 Up 0.22%
Total Producing Wells 20,036 25,425 Up 26.9%
Percentage of Wells Producing 10% 12% Up 27%
Active Producers 521 588 Up 13%
Total Permits 3,115 2,817 Down -10%
Average Well Depth 6,854 6,880 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 Oct 2023 132.8M BBL 559.1M MCF
# 2 New Mexico Nov 2023 55.8M BBL 262.6M MCF
# 4 North Dakota Nov 2023 36.1M BBL 101.2M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Oct 2023 2.4M BBL 320.1M MCF
# 5 Arkansas May 2023 928.6K BBL 280.7M MCF
# 6 Pennsylvania Dec 2023 BBL 275.7M MCF
# 7 Colorado Oct 2023 14.4M BBL 182.6M MCF
# 8 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 9 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 10 California Apr 2023 BBL MCF
# 10 Wyoming Oct 2023 6.1M BBL 125.1M MCF
# 11 Oklahoma Jul 2023 7.9M BBL 80.4M MCF
# 12 Utah Aug 2023 5M BBL 25.1M MCF
# 13 Mississippi Oct 2023 1.2M BBL 16.5M MCF
# 14 Montana Oct 2023 1.9M BBL 9.8M MCF
# 15 Alabama Sep 2023 BBL MCF
# 15 Kansas Sep 2023 BBL 8.3M MCF
# 16 Michigan May 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 18.4B 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 6.5B 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 6.3B 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 2.1B 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 1.4B BBL AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY,BP AMERICA PRODUCTION 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
Sl 2220 Louisiana St. Bernard Parish 1.1B BBL AROC (TEXAS) INC.,COX OPERATING, L.L.C.,SOURCE PETROLEUM, INC.,T I P C O,TOTAL MINATOME 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 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 998.1M BBL FOSTER-BROWN OPERATIONS, INC.,JOHN J. WELSH,MARATHON OIL COMPANY,XTO ENERGY INC.
Sl 195 Qq Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 907.2M 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
Sl 301 Terrebonne Bay Louisiana Terrebonne Parish 901.3M BBL CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,LA. LAND & EXPL. CO.,TEXACO E & P INC.,TEXACO, INC.
Blke Pet Su Louisiana Natchitoches Parish 892.7M BBL CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.,EXCO RESOURCES, INC.,NERCO OIL & GAS, INC.,WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.
E Cockrell Jr A Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 852.7M BBL AMINOIL OF LOUISIANA, INC.,AMINOIL USA, INC.,HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY,PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO.,SIGNAL PETROLEUM
Mpb69 Q2 Ra Su Louisiana Plaquemines Parish 833.7M BBL APACHE CORPORATION,DEVON LOUISIANA CORPORATION,FLORES & RUCKS, INC.,OCEAN ENERGY, INC.,SHELL OFFSHORE INC.,SHELL OIL COMPANY,TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY
Sl 1367 Louisiana Lafourche Parish 817.1M BBL CANTIUM, LLC,CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
Blvu Nac Ff 4 Su Louisiana Bossier Parish 799.4M BBL BAYOU STATE OIL CORPORATION
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
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 704M 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 $8,305,313,612 33 Oct 2023 40.9K BBL 193.8K MCF BOE
Allen Parish, LA #520 #38 $1,509,373,329 13 Oct 2023 13.4K BBL 48.4K MCF BOE
Ascension Parish, LA #755 #68 $631,765,646 1 Oct 2023 1.9K BBL MCF BOE
Assumption Parish, LA #558 #49 $3,521,391,607 6 Oct 2023 2K BBL 4.3K MCF BOE
Avoyelles Parish, LA #609 #56 $638,697,421 10 Oct 2023 14.7K BBL 2.5K MCF BOE
Beauregard Parish, LA #329 #22 $5,252,302,806 24 Oct 2023 79K BBL 118.9K MCF BOE
Bienville Parish, LA #63 #5 $14,905,729,490 28 Oct 2023 3.7K BBL 15.8M MCF BOE
Bossier Parish, LA #50 #4 $18,931,089,072 54 Oct 2023 45K BBL 21.1M MCF BOE
Caddo Parish, LA #28 #2 $25,264,506,724 172 Oct 2023 99.7K BBL 65.9M MCF BOE
Calcasieu Parish, LA #331 #23 $7,888,158,462 28 Oct 2023 57.2K BBL 323.3K MCF BOE
Caldwell Parish, LA #764 #69 $706,875,357 1 Oct 2023 BBL 5.3K MCF BOE
Cameron Parish, LA #263 #17 $18,892,239,217 22 Oct 2023 85K BBL 586.7K MCF BOE
Catahoula Parish, LA #572 #50 $1,353,810,218 19 Oct 2023 11.9K BBL 1.8K MCF BOE
Claiborne Parish, LA #270 #18 $10,683,153,022 49 Oct 2023 65.3K BBL 548.7K MCF BOE
Concordia Parish, LA #547 #46 $2,200,836,288 23 Oct 2023 19.2K BBL 14.1K MCF BOE
De Soto Parish, LA #14 #1 $57,347,002,345 48 Oct 2023 6.6K BBL 119.5M MCF BOE
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA #529 #41 $6,624,739,582 9 Oct 2023 8.6K BBL 62K MCF BOE
East Feliciana Parish, LA #618 #57 $104,806,689 2 Oct 2023 8.1K BBL 0 MCF BOE
Evangeline Parish, LA #436 #31 $3,634,602,111 10 Oct 2023 28.4K BBL 152K MCF BOE
Franklin Parish, LA #712 #65 $123,125,655 3 Oct 2023 1.1K BBL 0 MCF BOE
Grant Parish, LA #572 #50 $439,703,219 8 Oct 2023 12.1K BBL 0 MCF BOE
Iberia Parish, LA #363 #26 $13,096,162,577 9 Oct 2023 32.2K BBL 108.6K MCF BOE
Iberville Parish, LA #481 #35 $4,192,163,107 14 Oct 2023 22.1K BBL 11.3K MCF BOE
Jackson Parish, LA #245 #16 $5,191,139,315 14 Oct 2023 836 BBL 1.1M MCF BOE
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA #402 #29 $7,803,966,313 18 Oct 2023 25.1K BBL 165.3K MCF BOE
Jefferson Parish, LA #445 #32 $5,790,412,153 6 Oct 2023 41.6K BBL 40.1K MCF BOE
Lafayette Parish, LA #515 #37 $5,645,704,893 9 Oct 2023 8.2K BBL 71.6K MCF BOE
Lafourche Parish, LA #195 #10 $19,889,258,653 21 Oct 2023 118.3K BBL 847.9K MCF BOE
La Salle Parish, LA #324 #20 $8,496,134,612 37 Oct 2023 96.2K BBL 111.5K MCF BOE
Lincoln Parish, LA #154 #8 $7,478,679,528 17 Oct 2023 12.4K BBL 2.6M MCF BOE
Livingston Parish, LA #543 #44 $2,139,000,698 5 Oct 2023 20.3K BBL 4.3K MCF BOE
Morehouse Parish, LA #684 #63 $544,919,174 8 Oct 2023 124 BBL 15.5K MCF BOE
Natchitoches Parish, LA #99 #7 $6,436,012,658 10 Oct 2023 256 BBL 3.6M MCF BOE
Ouachita Parish, LA #537 #42 $1,956,548,356 25 Oct 2023 657 BBL 99.3K MCF BOE
Plaquemines Parish, LA #156 #9 $37,834,208,818 17 Oct 2023 368.6K BBL 453.9K MCF BOE
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA #396 #28 $8,686,518,356 15 Oct 2023 16.9K BBL 250.8K MCF BOE
Rapides Parish, LA #524 #39 $1,644,749,975 8 Oct 2023 4.8K BBL 21.3K MCF BOE
Red River Parish, LA #38 #3 $16,813,657,464 21 Oct 2023 1.8K BBL 54.2M MCF BOE
Richland Parish, LA #323 #19 $1,528,716,006 2 Oct 2023 99.8K BBL 89.2K MCF BOE
Sabine Parish, LA #76 #6 $7,771,041,938 25 Oct 2023 2.2K BBL 25.8M MCF BOE
St. Charles Parish, LA #381 #27 $5,813,125,686 12 Oct 2023 16.2K BBL 139.8K MCF BOE
St. Helena Parish, LA #608 #55 $908,238,914 9 Oct 2023 8.7K BBL 3.3K MCF BOE
St. James Parish, LA #642 #60 $1,057,863,282 1 Oct 2023 4K BBL 481 MCF BOE
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA #716 #66 $425,152,985 1 Oct 2023 1.3K BBL 3K MCF BOE
St. Landry Parish, LA #453 #34 $2,558,121,201 14 Oct 2023 26.9K BBL 18.3K MCF BOE
St. Martin Parish, LA #198 #11 $7,776,780,350 14 Oct 2023 154.9K BBL 167.5K MCF BOE
St. Mary Parish, LA #216 #13 $17,869,345,479 12 Oct 2023 55.9K BBL 794.9K MCF BOE
Tangipahoa Parish, LA #644 #61 $137,772,947 3 Oct 2023 7K BBL 934 MCF BOE
Tensas Parish, LA #605 #54 $838,915,734 5 Oct 2023 12.1K BBL 12.7K MCF BOE
Terrebonne Parish, LA #204 #12 $34,081,290,418 12 Oct 2023 194.3K BBL 953.2K MCF BOE
Union Parish, LA #538 #43 $3,369,267,184 40 Oct 2023 4.8K BBL 74.3K MCF BOE
Vermilion Parish, LA #217 #14 $31,447,457,624 21 Oct 2023 75.8K BBL 1.1M MCF BOE
Vernon Parish, LA #526 #40 $2,543,864,533 5 Oct 2023 3.8K BBL 23.5K MCF BOE
Washington Parish, LA #551 #47 $83,555,891 2 Oct 2023 4.4K BBL 20 MCF BOE
Webster Parish, LA #230 #15 $8,348,585,150 54 Oct 2023 31K BBL 1.5M MCF BOE
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA #431 #30 $1,127,730,549 6 Oct 2023 17.7K BBL 358.8K MCF BOE
West Feliciana Parish, LA #752 #67 $163,862,498 3 Oct 2023 730 BBL 0 MCF BOE
Winn Parish, LA #577 #52 $1,348,054,847 15 Oct 2023 14.3K BBL 0 MCF BOE

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