Explo Oil
Operator of record for 150 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EXPLO OIL INC · EXPLO OIL, INC · Explo Oil, Inc.
At a glance
Explo Oil is the operator of record for 150 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 7 (5%) are active, 104 (69%) plugged & abandoned and 20 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 115 wells (77% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
150
Active
7
Plugged
104
Orphaned
20
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 115 |
| Oklahoma | 33 |
| Kansas | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 61
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 5%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Explo Oil operate?
Explo Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kentucky (115), Oklahoma (33) and Kansas (2). Its 115 Kentucky wells are 0.1% of the 201,022 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 Explo Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
5% of Explo Oil's catalogued wells are active, 24 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 69% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 20 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Explo Oil operate?
By product class, 61 (41%) are oil wells and 4 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Hittle Estate 'A' 1 in Cowley, KS at 3,442 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cowley (KS), Clinton (KY) and Wayne (KY). 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 Explo Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hittle Estate 'A' 1 | 15-035-20597 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cowley, KS | Explo Oil, Inc. | 3,442 ft |
| Hittle 'A' 1 | 15-035-22535 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Cowley, KS | Explo Oil, Inc. | 3,400 ft |
| Cross, Walter 1 | 16-053-04353 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Denney, Paul 1 | 16-231-01521 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,975 ft |
| Littrell, Harold 2g | 16-053-06947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,950 ft |
| Warhurst, Charles Cw 1 | 16-053-04748 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,950 ft |
| Littrell, Harold 1g | 16-053-06937 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,925 ft |
| Littrell, Harold 1b | 16-053-06642 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,905 ft |
| Tuggle, Helen 33 | 16-053-06789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,900 ft |
| Littrell, Harold 1l | 16-053-06785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,875 ft |
| Southeast Associates, Inc 7n | 16-053-04576 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,850 ft |
| Boils, Willie Heirs 1 | 16-053-04512 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Explo Oil, Inc | 1,850 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Explo Oil operate?
Explo Oil is the operator of record for 150 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (115). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Explo Oil's wells are still active?
7 of Explo Oil's catalogued wells are active; 104 are plugged & abandoned and 20 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Explo Oil operate wells?
Explo Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (115), Oklahoma (33) and Kansas (2).
Does Explo Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
61 of Explo Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Explo Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Hittle Estate 'A' 1 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,442 ft.
Where Explo Oil'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, “Explo Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/explo-oil-1199 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).