Canaan Exploration
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Canaan Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (63%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Canaan Exploration operate?
Canaan Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (8). Its 8 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Canaan Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Canaan Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 63% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Canaan Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (25%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Noble (OK) and Kingfisher (OK).
Notable wells operated by Canaan Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Shimanek #1 | 35-103-23021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Honeywell #1-A | 35-103-22409 | Other status | Other type | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Smith #1 | 35-073-23772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingfisher, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Shimanek #2 | 35-103-22225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Shiever #one | 35-103-23080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Willi #1 | 35-103-23142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Shimanek #three | 35-103-23261 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
| Shimanek #four | 35-103-23262 | Other status | Oil | Noble, OK | Canaan Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Canaan Exploration operate?
Canaan Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Canaan Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Canaan Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Canaan Exploration operate wells?
Canaan Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (8).
Does Canaan Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Canaan Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Canaan Exploration's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Canaan Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/canaan-exploration-14179 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).