Chancellor Exploration
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Chancellor Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chancellor Exploration operate?
Chancellor Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (9). Its 9 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Chancellor Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Chancellor Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Chancellor Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 (Owp) J Edward Clark in Elbert, CO at 8,280 ft. The wells listed below sit in Elbert (CO), El Paso (CO), Weld (CO), Morgan (CO) and Logan (CO).
Notable wells operated by Chancellor Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Owp) J Edward Clark | 05-039-06033 | Orphaned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 8,280 ft |
| 1 Horner | 05-039-06055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 7,135 ft |
| 1 Ironhorse-State | 05-041-06005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | El Paso, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 7,128 ft |
| 1 Nelson | 05-123-07055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 6,953 ft |
| 1 Martin | 05-041-06006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | El Paso, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 6,480 ft |
| 1 Bettale | 05-087-07119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 6,065 ft |
| 1 Federal | 05-123-07086 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 5,970 ft |
| 1 Alice Nay | 05-123-05654 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 5,705 ft |
| 1 Elsie Good | 05-075-60031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Chancellor Exploration Co | 5,145 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chancellor Exploration operate?
Chancellor Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chancellor Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Chancellor Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Chancellor Exploration operate wells?
Chancellor Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (9).
Does Chancellor Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Chancellor Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chancellor Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 (Owp) J Edward Clark in Elbert, CO is the deepest at 8,280 ft.
Where Chancellor 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, “Chancellor Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chancellor-exploration-6140 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).