El Dorado Exploration
Operator of record for 25 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
El Dorado Exploration is the operator of record for 25 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 25 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 25 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
25
Active
0
Plugged
25
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 25 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 21
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does El Dorado Exploration operate?
El Dorado Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (25). Its 25 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 El Dorado Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of El Dorado Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does El Dorado Exploration operate?
By product class, 21 (84%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%.
Notable wells operated by El Dorado Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCB-baker 1 | 04-053-01023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| BCB-Doud D-1-32 | 04-053-01026 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| BCB-Doud D-2-5 | 04-053-01027 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| BCB-Doud D-4-32 | 04-053-01029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| BCB-Doud 3-32 | 04-053-01032 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| Thomas Doud Estate 2 | 04-053-01033 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| Thomas Doud Estate 3 | 04-053-01034 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| V.H.-Doud D-5-32 | 04-053-01048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| V.H.-Doud D-6-32 | 04-053-01049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| BCB-Doud 2-32 | 04-053-01025 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| Doud Estate D-3-4 | 04-053-00997 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
| Doud Estate 3-1-32 | 04-053-00998 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Monterey, CA | El Dorado Exploration Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does El Dorado Exploration operate?
El Dorado Exploration is the operator of record for 25 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (25). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of El Dorado Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of El Dorado Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 25 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does El Dorado Exploration operate wells?
El Dorado Exploration is the operator of record for wells in California (25).
Does El Dorado Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
21 of El Dorado Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where El Dorado 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, “El Dorado Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/el-dorado-exploration-18501 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).