Frontier Exploration
Operator of record for 128 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FRONTIER EXPLORATION INC · FRONTIER EXPLORATION, INC. · Frontier Exploration Co. · Frontier Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Frontier Exploration is the operator of record for 128 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 105 (82%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 92 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
128
Active
0
Plugged
105
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 92 |
| Montana | 23 |
| Louisiana | 9 |
| Illinois | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Frontier Exploration operate?
Frontier Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Michigan (92), Montana (23), Louisiana (9) and Illinois (4). Its 92 Michigan wells are 0.1% of the 85,673 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 Frontier Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Frontier Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% 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 Frontier Exploration operate?
By product class, 4 (3%) are oil wells and 6 (5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Martin Timber Co 001 in Natchitoches, LA at 9,515 ft. The wells listed below sit in Natchitoches (LA), Moultrie (IL), Bay (MI) and Toole (MT). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Frontier Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Timber Co 001 | 17-069-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Natchitoches, LA | Frontier Exploration, Inc. | 9,515 ft |
| Jurgens 2 | 12-139-24709 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moultrie, IL | Frontier Exploration, Inc. | 3,671 ft |
| Jurgens 3 | 12-139-21149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moultrie, IL | Frontier Exploration, Inc. | 3,618 ft |
| Brenneman 1 | 12-139-21210 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moultrie, IL | Frontier Exploration, Inc. | 3,613 ft |
| Jurgens 1 | 12-139-20997 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Moultrie, IL | Frontier Exploration, Inc. | 3,600 ft |
| Nesbitt 001 | 17-069-20156 | Other status | Gas | Natchitoches, LA | Frontier Exploration, Inc. | 3,371 ft |
| Shell & Endline & Bay 1 | 21-017-63060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bay, MI | Frontier Exploration Inc | 2,000 ft |
| Federal 22-22b | 25-101-22070 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Frontier Exploration Co. | 1,830 ft |
| High Country Fed. 1 | 25-101-21969 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Frontier Exploration Co. | 1,810 ft |
| Federal 22-25 | 25-101-22083 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Frontier Exploration Co. | 1,808 ft |
| High Country Fed 3 | 25-101-21968 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Toole, MT | Frontier Exploration Co. | 1,788 ft |
| L. R. Bailey AB 34-1 | 25-101-22275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Frontier Exploration Co. | 1,775 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Frontier Exploration operate?
Frontier Exploration is the operator of record for 128 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (92). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Frontier Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Frontier Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 105 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Frontier Exploration operate wells?
Frontier Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (92), Montana (23), Louisiana (9) and Illinois (4).
Does Frontier Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Frontier Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Frontier Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Martin Timber Co 001 in Natchitoches, LA is the deepest at 9,515 ft.
Where Frontier 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, “Frontier Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/frontier-exploration-70324 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).