Compass Expl
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Compass Expl 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. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Compass Expl operate?
Compass Expl'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 Compass Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Compass Expl's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Compass Expl operate?
By product class, 1 (11%) are oil wells and 1 (11%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1-2 Southern Ute Farmer in La Plata, CO at 7,933 ft. The wells listed below sit in La Plata (CO), Weld (CO), Logan (CO), Mesa (CO), Garfield (CO) and Montezuma (CO).
Notable wells operated by Compass Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 Southern Ute Farmer | 05-067-05166 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | La Plata, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 7,933 ft |
| 1 Compass Expl Inc-Mcculloc | 05-123-05861 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 7,821 ft |
| 1 State | 05-075-05620 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 5,056 ft |
| 1 Denver-Gov 054324 | 05-077-05044 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mesa, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 3,631 ft |
| 1 Gulf-Gov'T | 05-045-05021 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Garfield, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 3,486 ft |
| 3-1 (Owp) Bondad | 05-067-05191 | Other status | Other type | La Plata, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 2,414 ft |
| 3 East Mancos Creek | 05-083-05069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montezuma, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 282 ft |
| 2 Mancos Creek | 05-083-05061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Montezuma, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 200 ft |
| 5 Mancos Creek | 05-083-05017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Montezuma, CO | Compass Expl Inc | 150 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Compass Expl operate?
Compass Expl 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 Compass Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Compass Expl's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Compass Expl operate wells?
Compass Expl is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (9).
Does Compass Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Compass Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Compass Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1-2 Southern Ute Farmer in La Plata, CO is the deepest at 7,933 ft.
Where Compass Expl'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, “Compass Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/compass-expl-16738 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).