Explorer Oil & Gas
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Explorer Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (80%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Explorer Oil & Gas operate?
Explorer Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (10). Its 10 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Explorer Oil & Gas’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Explorer Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% 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 Explorer Oil & Gas operate?
By product class, 2 (20%) are oil wells and 2 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Hughes (OK), Okmulgee (OK) and Noble (OK).
Notable wells operated by Explorer Oil & Gas
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppedge #1 | 35-063-30049 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Hughes, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Koch #1 | 35-063-30091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hughes, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Houlihan #9 | 35-111-21749 | Orphaned | Other type | Okmulgee, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Benjamin E Nelson #1 | 35-103-02036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Hostetler #1 | 35-103-30011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Benjamin E Nelson #1-A | 35-103-30064 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Noble, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Day #1 | 35-103-30141 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Noble, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Holulahan #1 | 35-111-21298 | Other status | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Asher Vierling ##17 | 35-111-22306 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Okmulgee, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
| Fields-Vierling #13 | 35-111-22341 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Okmulgee, OK | Explorer Oil & Gas Corporation | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Explorer Oil & Gas operate?
Explorer Oil & Gas is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Explorer Oil & Gas's wells are still active?
0 of Explorer Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Explorer Oil & Gas operate wells?
Explorer Oil & Gas is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (10).
Does Explorer Oil & Gas operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Explorer Oil & Gas's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Explorer Oil & Gas'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, “Explorer Oil & Gas — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/explorer-oil-gas-7735 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).