Citadel Exploration
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Citadel Exploration is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 39 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
39
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 37
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Citadel Exploration operate?
Citadel Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (40). Its 40 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 Citadel Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Citadel Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 39 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Citadel Exploration operate?
By product class, 37 (93%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by Citadel Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needham-Bloemer 4 | 04-029-08761 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 6 | 04-029-00070 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 5 | 04-029-00816 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 1 | 04-029-08759 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 3 | 04-029-08760 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 13 | 04-029-08762 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 14 | 04-029-08763 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 15 | 04-029-08764 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 16 | 04-029-08765 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 17 | 04-029-08766 | Orphaned | Injection | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 18 | 04-029-08767 | Orphaned | Injection | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
| Needham-Bloemer 2 | 04-029-04174 | Orphaned | Oil | Kern, CA | Citadel Exploration Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Citadel Exploration operate?
Citadel Exploration is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Citadel Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Citadel Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 39 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Citadel Exploration operate wells?
Citadel Exploration is the operator of record for wells in California (40).
Does Citadel Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
37 of Citadel Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Citadel 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, “Citadel Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/citadel-exploration-3757 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).