Hinkle Exploration
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hinkle Exploration is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hinkle Exploration operate?
Hinkle Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: California (10). Its 10 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 Hinkle Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hinkle Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hinkle Exploration operate?
By product class, 9 (90%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Ventura (CA) and San Benito (CA).
Notable wells operated by Hinkle Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight 4 | 04-111-20127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Lynn 5 | 04-111-20198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Lynn 9 | 04-111-20283 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Higgins 3 | 04-111-02611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Higgins 127-21 | 04-111-21509 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Tar Creek 20 | 04-111-06221 | Other status | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Tar Creek 15 | 04-111-06219 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Ireland 3 | 04-111-00217 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Ashurst 3-28 | 04-069-20058 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | San Benito, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
| Tar Creek 17 | 04-111-06220 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ventura, CA | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hinkle Exploration operate?
Hinkle Exploration is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hinkle Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Hinkle Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hinkle Exploration operate wells?
Hinkle Exploration is the operator of record for wells in California (10).
Does Hinkle Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Hinkle Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Hinkle 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, “Hinkle Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hinkle-exploration-13750 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).