Hopper Exploration
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hopper Exploration is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 6 (32%) are active, 13 (68%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
6
Plugged
13
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hopper Exploration operate?
Hopper Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Illinois (19). Its 19 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 Hopper Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Hopper Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 68% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hopper Exploration operate?
By product class, 11 (58%) 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 Stoecklin 1B-Inj. in Jefferson, IL at 2,570 ft.
Notable wells operated by Hopper Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoecklin 1B-Inj. | 12-081-24738 | Active | Injection | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,570 ft |
| Huge 1 | 12-081-24718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,560 ft |
| Russell 1 | 12-081-24724 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,552 ft |
| Phoenix 1 | 12-081-24746 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,550 ft |
| Draege 1 | 12-081-24504 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,508 ft |
| Phoenix 5 | 12-081-24817 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,378 ft |
| Huge 2 | 12-081-24737 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,290 ft |
| Draege 2 | 12-081-24551 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,200 ft |
| Draege 1 | 12-081-24637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,158 ft |
| Parker 1 | 12-081-25154 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,136 ft |
| Phoenix 1-A | 12-081-25139 | Active | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,104 ft |
| Phoenix 2 | 12-081-24763 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Jefferson, IL | Hopper Exploration, Inc. | 2,086 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hopper Exploration operate?
Hopper Exploration is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hopper Exploration's wells are still active?
6 of Hopper Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 13 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hopper Exploration operate wells?
Hopper Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (19).
Does Hopper Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Hopper Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hopper Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Stoecklin 1B-Inj. in Jefferson, IL is the deepest at 2,570 ft.
Where Hopper 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, “Hopper Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hopper-exploration-102904 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).