Exeter Exploration
Operator of record for 89 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EXETER EXPLORATION CO. · EXETER EXPLORATION COMPANY · Exeter Exploration Company
At a glance
Exeter Exploration is the operator of record for 89 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 87 (98%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 62 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
89
Active
0
Plugged
87
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 62 |
| Colorado | 16 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 14
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Exeter Exploration operate?
Exeter Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Montana (62), Colorado (16) and North Dakota (11). Its 62 Montana wells are 0.1% of the 42,011 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 Exeter Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Exeter Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Exeter Exploration operate?
By product class, 14 (16%) are oil wells and 4 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is State Of North Dakota 16-36 in Mckenzie, ND at 14,440 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mckenzie (ND), Richland (MT) and Roosevelt (MT). 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 Exeter Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Of North Dakota 16-36 | 33-053-01471 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 14,440 ft |
| Hystad 11-31 | 33-053-01366 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 14,370 ft |
| Phillip Moen 7-14 | 33-053-01978 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 14,350 ft |
| Clouse 7-18 | 33-053-01544 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 14,320 ft |
| Syverson 7-34 | 33-053-01543 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 14,280 ft |
| Schmitz 8-30 | 33-053-01599 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 13,970 ft |
| Federal 11-9 | 33-053-01232 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 13,954 ft |
| Jim Taylor 15-23 | 33-053-01523 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 13,700 ft |
| Skogen-Federal 1-21 | 33-053-01491 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 13,443 ft |
| George Hunter 7-22 | 25-083-21610 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Richland, MT | Exeter Exploration Company | 12,807 ft |
| Harmon Farm 8-30 | 25-085-21233 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Roosevelt, MT | Exeter Exploration Company | 12,740 ft |
| Federal 5-14 | 33-053-00964 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mckenzie, ND | Exeter Exploration Co. | 9,606 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Exeter Exploration operate?
Exeter Exploration is the operator of record for 89 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (62). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Exeter Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Exeter Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 87 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Exeter Exploration operate wells?
Exeter Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Montana (62), Colorado (16) and North Dakota (11).
Does Exeter Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
14 of Exeter Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Exeter Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State Of North Dakota 16-36 in Mckenzie, ND is the deepest at 14,440 ft.
Where Exeter 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, “Exeter Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/exeter-exploration-4646 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).