De Exploration
Operator of record for 317 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
De Exploration is the operator of record for 317 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 56 (18%) are active, 153 (48%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 317 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
317
Active
56
Plugged
153
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 317 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 95
- Gas wells
- 15
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 18%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does De Exploration operate?
De Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (317). Its 317 Kansas wells are 0.1% of the 473,140 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 De Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
18% of De Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 48% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does De Exploration operate?
By product class, 95 (30%) are oil wells and 15 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Pixlee R-1 in Greenwood, KS at 2,812 ft. The wells listed below sit in Greenwood (KS), Anderson (KS), Douglas (KS), Coffey (KS) and Johnson (KS).
Notable wells operated by De Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixlee R-1 | 15-073-23902 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 2,812 ft |
| Thomas Highberger 1 | 15-003-24920 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,240 ft |
| Moore 1 | 15-045-21124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Douglas, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,200 ft |
| Arlin Meats 2 | 15-031-21976 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,095 ft |
| Flake Ri-2 | 15-031-21943 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,073 ft |
| Martin D. Luther 1 | 15-031-21004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,060 ft |
| T.E.A. Wsw 1 | 15-091-22668 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Johnson, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,060 ft |
| Flake Ri-4 | 15-031-21948 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,051 ft |
| Arlin Meats 1 | 15-031-21975 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,050 ft |
| Thompson Wsw-1 | 15-091-23161 | Active | Injection | Johnson, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,044 ft |
| Arlin Meats 3 | 15-031-21978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,030 ft |
| Sunbeam 4 | 15-031-20292 | Other status | Other type | Coffey, KS | D. E. Exploration, Inc. | 1,026 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does De Exploration operate?
De Exploration is the operator of record for 317 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (317). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of De Exploration's wells are still active?
56 of De Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 153 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does De Exploration operate wells?
De Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (317).
Does De Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
95 of De Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 15 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is De Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Pixlee R-1 in Greenwood, KS is the deepest at 2,812 ft.
Where De 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, “De Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/de-exploration-81384 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).