Energy Exploration
Operator of record for 79 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: ENERGY EXPLORATION CO · ENERGY EXPLORATION COMPANY · Energy Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Energy Exploration is the operator of record for 79 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 68 (86%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 57 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
79
Active
0
Plugged
68
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 57 |
| Louisiana | 14 |
| Mississippi | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 12
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Energy Exploration operate?
Energy Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (57), Louisiana (14), Mississippi (7) and Oklahoma (1). Its 7 Mississippi wells are 0.0% of the 34,924 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 Energy Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Energy Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 86% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Energy Exploration operate?
By product class, 12 (15%) are oil wells and 1 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Fletcher E Bishop 1 1 in Wayne, MS at 10,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wayne (MS), Tensas (LA), Red River (LA), Concordia (LA), Catahoula (LA) and Wallace (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Energy Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher E Bishop 1 1 | 23-153-20013 | Orphaned | Oil | Wayne, MS | Energy Exploration Co | 10,000 ft |
| Penrod-Jurden 001 | 17-107-20446 | Other status | Other type | Tensas, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 8,560 ft |
| Huckabay 001 | 17-081-20530 | Orphaned | Gas | Red River, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 7,500 ft |
| Pease 001 | 17-029-22424 | Other status | Other type | Concordia, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 6,700 ft |
| Turner 001 | 17-029-22375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Concordia, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 6,210 ft |
| Vaughn 001 | 17-029-22251 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 5,310 ft |
| Womack 001 | 17-025-21081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Catahoula, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 5,274 ft |
| Nickelson 'A' 1 | 15-199-20096 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Energy Exploration, Inc. | 5,230 ft |
| Nickelson 1 | 15-199-20089 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Energy Exploration, Inc. | 5,200 ft |
| Cox 001 | 17-029-21910 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Concordia, LA | Energy Exploration Company | 5,026 ft |
| Stange 1 | 15-083-20936 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Energy Exploration, Inc. | 4,810 ft |
| Michaelis 1 | 15-109-20302 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Energy Exploration, Inc. | 4,788 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Energy Exploration operate?
Energy Exploration is the operator of record for 79 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (57). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Energy Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Energy Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 68 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Energy Exploration operate wells?
Energy Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (57), Louisiana (14), Mississippi (7) and Oklahoma (1).
Does Energy Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
12 of Energy Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Energy Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fletcher E Bishop 1 1 in Wayne, MS is the deepest at 10,000 ft.
Where Energy 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, “Energy Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/energy-exploration-15005 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).