High Country Exploration
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
High Country Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 6 wells (86% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does High Country Exploration operate?
High Country Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Colorado (6) and North Dakota (1). 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 High Country Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of High Country Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does High Country Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 2 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 2 Peters in Yuma, CO at 3,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Yuma (CO) and Burke (ND).
Notable wells operated by High Country Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Peters | 05-125-06862 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Yuma, CO | High Country Exploration | 3,000 ft |
| 1 Shaver | 05-125-07152 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | High Country Exploration | 2,455 ft |
| 5 Jones | 05-125-07150 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | High Country Exploration | 2,352 ft |
| Jacobson 2 | 33-013-01125 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Burke, ND | High Country Exploration | 200 ft |
| 1 Deterding | 05-125-07148 | Other status | Other type | Yuma, CO | High Country Exploration | — |
| 4 Jones | 05-125-07132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yuma, CO | High Country Exploration | — |
| 1 Yama | 05-125-07149 | Other status | Other type | Yuma, CO | High Country Exploration | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does High Country Exploration operate?
High Country Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of High Country Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of High Country Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does High Country Exploration operate wells?
High Country Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (6) and North Dakota (1).
Does High Country Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of High Country Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is High Country Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 2 Peters in Yuma, CO is the deepest at 3,000 ft.
Where High Country 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, “High Country Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/high-country-exploration-16142 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).