84+ Years Experience
About Griffin & Griffin Exploration, LLC
Griffin & Griffin Exploration, LLC (G&GE) is a privately owned E&P company active in the southern U.S. for 60+ years. Founded by William K. “Bill” Griffin, Jr., who in 1957 started Griffin Oil Company, the firm is now majority-owned and operated by his sons: William K. “William” Griffin, III (joined 1978) and John Andrew Griffin (joined 1989). We operate in our home region of Southwest Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, leveraging deep local relationships and proprietary seismic.
Where We Operate
- Southwest Mississippi: Amite & Wilkinson Counties
- South-Central Louisiana: Avoyelles, Concordia, East Feliciana, St. Helena and West Feliciana, Parishes
- Focus: Lower Tuscaloosa “A” Sand, Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS), Austin Chalk, Wilcox, Frio and Miocene Formations (With possible deeper horizons)
SRM-MBS Featured Talk
Area of Interest
Our current projects concentrate in select parishes in Louisiana and counties in Mississippi (highlighted in yellow).
Our History (1957—Present)
Griffin Oil Company founded by William K. “Bill” Griffin, Jr. in Franklin County, Mississippi.
Roxie Field (Wilcox) Discovery
Expanded into the Cumberland Plateau Area of Tennessee and Kentucky Established the deepest Knox Oil Production in Tennessee
William K. “William” Griffin, III, joined the company
Acquired 15,000 acres of leases in the Desha Basin of Arkansas plus purchased several thousand acres in the Lower Tuscaloosa “A” Sand Trend in Louisiana & Mississippi
Partnership with Daniel G. Stephens
Successfully Drilled 1st Lower Tuscaloosa “A” Sand Well- James #1. Discovery well for South Centreville Field- Wilkinson Co., MS
John Andrew Griffin, Joined the company
Successfully identified, drilled, and completed Spillman #1 the discovery well for Spillman Field- West Feliciana Par., LA. Austin Chalk & Wilcox oil production was also established within the field.
Partnership with DDD Energy/Seitel- Shot 1st 3-D seismic survey in Amite Co., MS; drilled numerous Frio gas discoveries off the data
New technological developments
Purchased thirty-two producing wells in Amite & Wilkinson County
Entered partnership with OXY and Energen Resources. Drilled four (4) 3-D LT “A” Sand targets. Had commercial success on all wells. CMR-#1-7 was discovery well for Red Bug Field; Wilkinson Co., MS
Optioned 125,000 gross acres from Crosby-Mississippi Resources, Ltd. in Amite and Wilkinson Counties, Mississippi.
Shot Macedonia 3-D Seismic
Survey; Drilled MP&L #1 LT “A”
Sand discovery well for Little
Crow Field- Wilkinson Co., MS
Continued to refine Frio ‘bright spot’ exploration
Shot Buffalo River 3-D Survey & acquired Shell Oil Co. Proprietary Seismic Data Base; Threshold/Sinclair Oil Co. Joint Venture
Drilling Frio Gas wells in Buffalo River Survey; Joint Venture with Lexaria for development of Palmetto Point 3-D Survey; Drilled PPF 12-1 which was oil discovery and established Belmont Lake Field in Wilkinson Co., MS
Continued to refine Frio “Bright-Spot” technology & drill development wells
Joint Venture with E Energy,LLC; develop Wilcox & Sparta formations on CMR acreage position
Successfully identified two (2) Wilcox oil wells & two (2) Sparta oil wells with E Energy
Secured over 30,000 acres in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) Trend for companies such as Halcon & Encana.
Acquired 1st TMS well the CMR 28-40 #1H from Comstock Resources. (pic)
(Photo #9); Also acquired Port Hudson Field (Wilcox Oil) located in East Baton Rouge
COVID19 PANDENIC & SHUTDOWN; REDUCED ACTIVITY DUE TO OIL PRICES GOING TO NEGATIVE $39.00 PER BARREL AND WEATHER ISSUES; ACQUIRED THE CHIPOLA-RICHLAND FIELD FROM AUSTRALIS TMS LOCATED IN ST. HELENA & EAST FELICIANA PARISHES, L
Acquired Horseshoe Hill TMS Field located in Wilkinson Co., MS from Australis TMS
Acquired State Line Energy Reese #11-1H TMS well + 18,000 acres.
84
Years of management experience
230
3-D Seismic Library
5410
Reprocessed 2-D Lines
500
Well Logs & Subsurface Records
How We De-Risk Exploration
- SRM-MBS pre-drill focusing to high-grade seismically defined prospects and delineate hydrocarbon accumulations.
- Proprietary 2-D/3-D seismic interpretation and datasets (5,410+ miles of reprocessed 2-D plus multiple 3-D studies) to pinpoint targets.
- Directional drilling & modern completions (including JetCav where appropriate) to improve recoveries and lower cost.
- Owned/operated midstream: Tunica Pipeline, LLC (~47+ mi) and Eastfork Pipeline, LLC (~14 mi) provide gathering/takeaway; a planned Mississippi River crossing would connect to Enbridge’s interstate system.
Our Expert for
Different Solutions
William K. Griffin, III
Chief Executive Officer
John Andrew Griffin
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Our Experience and Industry Knowledge
Active and near-term opportunities across Southwest Mississippi and Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. Each project page details the location, current production (BOPD), acreage, and planned workovers/development—prioritized using our proprietary 2-D/3-D seismic interpretation and SRM-MBS pre-drill focusing.
