Elk Exploration
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Elk Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 6 (43%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Elk Exploration operate?
Elk 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 Elk Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Elk Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 43% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Elk Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 10-23 Hsr in Weld, CO at 7,610 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO) and Adams (CO).
Notable wells operated by Elk Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-23 Hsr | 05-123-14147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | 7,610 ft |
| 1 Meyer | 05-123-12474 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | 7,428 ft |
| 2-31 Hsr Felix | 05-001-09190 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Adams, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | 7,425 ft |
| 16-17 Hsr-Mike Guttersen | 05-123-18196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | 1,666 ft |
| 3 Wass | 05-123-13271 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | 0 ft |
| 1-35 Keith | 05-123-14408 | Other status | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
| 1-30x HSR-WEGNER | 05-123-41957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
| 5-36 Hsr-Federal | 05-123-14768 | Other status | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
| 14-35 Hssr-Big George | 05-123-16075 | Other status | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
| 2-26 Hsr-Thompson | 05-123-14960 | Other status | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
| 14-24 Hsr-Brady | 05-123-14162 | Other status | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
| 15-27 Hsr-Randall | 05-123-14165 | Other status | Other type | Weld, CO | Elk Exploration Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Elk Exploration operate?
Elk 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 Elk Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Elk Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Elk Exploration operate wells?
Elk Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (14).
Does Elk Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Elk Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Elk Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 10-23 Hsr in Weld, CO is the deepest at 7,610 ft.
Where Elk 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, “Elk Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/elk-exploration-9098 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).