Direct Petroleum Exploration
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Direct Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (36%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Direct Petroleum Exploration operate?
Direct Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (14). Its 14 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 Direct Petroleum Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Direct Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 36% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Direct Petroleum Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (7%) 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 Munsch in Cheyenne, CO at 5,764 ft.
Notable wells operated by Direct Petroleum Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Munsch | 05-017-07652 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | 5,764 ft |
| 1 Breitenbach Trust | 05-017-07663 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | 5,657 ft |
| 1 W W Hull | 05-017-07674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | 5,620 ft |
| 1 Ss&n Farms-State | 05-017-07649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | 5,600 ft |
| 1 Mendell | 05-017-07654 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | 5,600 ft |
| 1 Rother Farms | 05-017-07656 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
| 1 Simpson | 05-017-07664 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
| 1 Kenecreek | 05-017-07685 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
| 1 Harold Rother | 05-017-07688 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
| 3 Shirley Rother | 05-017-07687 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
| 2 Shirley Rother | 05-017-07686 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
| 1 Schneider | 05-017-07662 | Other status | Other type | Cheyenne, CO | Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Direct Petroleum Exploration operate?
Direct Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Direct Petroleum Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Direct Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Direct Petroleum Exploration operate wells?
Direct Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (14).
Does Direct Petroleum Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Direct Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Direct Petroleum Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Munsch in Cheyenne, CO is the deepest at 5,764 ft.
Where Direct Petroleum 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, “Direct Petroleum Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/direct-petroleum-exploration-7594 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).