First Exploration
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
First Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does First Exploration operate?
First Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (6). Its 6 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 First Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of First Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does First Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 1 Youtsey in Weld, CO at 6,460 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Washington (CO) and Fremont (CO).
Notable wells operated by First Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Youtsey | 05-123-10276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | First Exploration Co | 6,460 ft |
| 1 J. Kejr | 05-121-09641 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | First Exploration Co | 5,307 ft |
| 1 J. Kalous | 05-121-09640 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | First Exploration Co | 5,300 ft |
| 1 J. Kalous | 05-121-66424 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | First Exploration Co | 5,292 ft |
| 30-1 Colorado & Utah Land Co. | 05-043-06034 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Fremont, CO | First Exploration Co | 2,916 ft |
| 1-31 Fee | 05-043-06030 | Other status | Other type | Fremont, CO | First Exploration Co | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does First Exploration operate?
First Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of First Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of First Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does First Exploration operate wells?
First Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (6).
Does First Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of First Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is First Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Youtsey in Weld, CO is the deepest at 6,460 ft.
Where First 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, “First Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/first-exploration-13420 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).