Exploration Management
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT · EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT, INC
At a glance
Exploration Management is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kentucky, with 2 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Exploration Management operate?
Exploration Management's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kentucky (2). Its 2 Kentucky wells are 0.0% 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 Exploration Management’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Exploration Management's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Exploration Management operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Casey (KY) and Clinton (KY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Exploration Management
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapes, Billy 3 | 16-045-00019 | Orphaned | Other type | Casey, KY | Exploration Management, Inc | — |
| Elmore, R. 2 | KGS record 3001537 | Other status | Other type | Clinton, KY | Exploration Management | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Exploration Management operate?
Exploration Management is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kentucky (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Exploration Management's wells are still active?
0 of Exploration Management's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Exploration Management operate wells?
Exploration Management is the operator of record for wells in Kentucky (2).
Does Exploration Management operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Exploration Management's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Exploration Management'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, “Exploration Management — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/exploration-management-108592 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).