General Exploration
Operator of record for 42 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GENERAL EXPLORATION CO · GENERAL EXPLORATION INC · General Exploration Co.
At a glance
General Exploration is the operator of record for 42 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 41 (98%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 36 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
42
Active
0
Plugged
41
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 36 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 32
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does General Exploration operate?
General Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: California (36), Michigan (3), Mississippi (2) and Oklahoma (1). Its 36 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 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 General Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of General Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% 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 General Exploration operate?
By product class, 32 (76%) 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 Abston Fee # 1 # 1 in Clarke, MS at 4,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clarke (MS), Hillsdale (MI) and Los Angeles (CA). 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 General Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abston Fee # 1 # 1 | 23-023-20468 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clarke, MS | General Exploration Co | 4,100 ft |
| Dodge, Earle 4 | 21-059-25356 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | General Exploration Inc | 4,030 ft |
| Dodge, Earle 3 | 21-059-24964 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | General Exploration Inc | 4,013 ft |
| Dodge, Earle 2 | 21-059-22732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hillsdale, MI | General Exploration Inc | 3,995 ft |
| C.W.O.D. 1 | 04-037-00839 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 9 | 04-037-00846 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 8-C | 04-037-00845 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 11-C | 04-037-00848 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 19 | 04-037-00855 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 23 | 04-037-00859 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 4 | 04-037-00842 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
| C.W.O.D. 25 | 04-037-00861 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Los Angeles, CA | General Exploration Co. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does General Exploration operate?
General Exploration is the operator of record for 42 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (36). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of General Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of General Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 41 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does General Exploration operate wells?
General Exploration is the operator of record for wells in California (36), Michigan (3), Mississippi (2) and Oklahoma (1).
Does General Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
32 of General Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is General Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Abston Fee # 1 # 1 in Clarke, MS is the deepest at 4,100 ft.
Where General 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, “General Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/general-exploration-10845 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).