Concho Exploration
Operator of record for 238 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CONCHO EXPLORATION · CONCHO EXPLORATION INC · Concho Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Concho Exploration is the operator of record for 238 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 1 (0.4%) are active, 231 (97%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 230 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
238
Active
1
Plugged
231
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 230 |
| Kansas | 6 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 53
- Gas wells
- 52
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Concho Exploration operate?
Concho Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Oklahoma (230), Kansas (6) and New Mexico (2). Its 230 Oklahoma wells are 0.1% 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 Concho Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.4% of Concho Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 97% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Concho Exploration operate?
By product class, 53 (22%) are oil wells and 52 (22%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sotol A Federal #001 in Eddy, NM at 99,999 ft. The wells listed below sit in Eddy (NM), Hamilton (KS), Meade (KS), Greeley (KS), Edwards (KS) and Trego (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Concho Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotol A Federal #001 | 30-015-23459 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Concho Exploration | 99,999 ft |
| Hondo Federal Gas Com #003 | 30-015-32614 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Concho Exploration | 9,670 ft |
| Burge 'A' 13 | 15-075-20581 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, KS | Concho Exploration, Inc. | 6,690 ft |
| Merkle 14-A | 15-119-20994 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meade, KS | Concho Exploration, Inc. | 6,290 ft |
| Carnes 'A' 14 | 15-071-20677 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greeley, KS | Concho Exploration, Inc. | 5,472 ft |
| Hibbert 'A' 23 | 15-071-20686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greeley, KS | Concho Exploration, Inc. | 5,196 ft |
| Ruby-Jerry 20-A | 15-047-21419 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Edwards, KS | Concho Exploration, Inc. | 4,900 ft |
| Elsie 'B' 10 | 15-195-20877 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Trego, KS | Concho Exploration, Inc. | 4,080 ft |
| Jack #33-A | 35-067-20907 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, OK | Concho Exploration Inc | — |
| Walker #1 | 35-129-20624 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Roger Mills, OK | Concho Exploration Inc | — |
| Bond #6a | 35-011-22639 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Blaine, OK | Concho Exploration Inc | — |
| Mcosker #30-A | 35-151-21058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woods, OK | Concho Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Concho Exploration operate?
Concho Exploration is the operator of record for 238 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (230). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Concho Exploration's wells are still active?
1 of Concho Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 231 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Concho Exploration operate wells?
Concho Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (230), Kansas (6) and New Mexico (2).
Does Concho Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
53 of Concho Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 52 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Concho Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sotol A Federal #001 in Eddy, NM is the deepest at 99,999 ft.
Where Concho 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, “Concho Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/concho-exploration-31 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).