Ellwood Exploration
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ellwood Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (25%) are active, 6 (75%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
2
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 25%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ellwood Exploration operate?
Ellwood Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Wyoming (8). Its 8 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Ellwood Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
25% of Ellwood Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Ellwood Exploration operate?
By product class, 8 (100%) 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 Finley State 5-36 in Niobrara, WY at 6,230 ft.
Notable wells operated by Ellwood Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley State 5-36 | 49-027-26726 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 6,230 ft |
| Finley State 4 | 49-027-26566 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 4,800 ft |
| Federal 1-8 | 49-027-26812 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 4,550 ft |
| Putnam 9 | 49-027-05374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 4,412 ft |
| State 36-1 | 49-027-06187 | Active | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 4,007 ft |
| Cash 6-2 | 49-027-05394 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 3,900 ft |
| Finley State 1-36 | 49-027-20968 | Active | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 3,898 ft |
| Federal 7-2 | 49-027-26814 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Ellwood Exploration LLC | 3,700 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ellwood Exploration operate?
Ellwood Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ellwood Exploration's wells are still active?
2 of Ellwood Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ellwood Exploration operate wells?
Ellwood Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (8).
Does Ellwood Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Ellwood Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ellwood Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Finley State 5-36 in Niobrara, WY is the deepest at 6,230 ft.
Where Ellwood 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, “Ellwood Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ellwood-exploration-17173 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).