Hydrocarbon Exploration
Operator of record for 30 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION, INC · HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION, INC. · Hydrocarbon Exploration
At a glance
Hydrocarbon Exploration is the operator of record for 30 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 20 (67%) are plugged & abandoned and 3 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in West Virginia, with 17 wells (57% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
30
Active
0
Plugged
20
Orphaned
3
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 17 |
| Kansas | 10 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 7
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hydrocarbon Exploration operate?
Hydrocarbon Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: West Virginia (17), Kansas (10) and Kentucky (3). Its 17 West Virginia wells are 0.0% of the 118,569 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 Hydrocarbon Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Hydrocarbon Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 3 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Hydrocarbon Exploration operate?
By product class, 7 (23%) are oil wells and 1 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Marshall 20 in Greenwood, KS at 2,366 ft. The wells listed below sit in Greenwood (KS), Clinton (KY), Lyon (KS) and Chautauqua (KS). 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 Hydrocarbon Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall 20 | 15-073-70269 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 2,366 ft |
| Marshall 15 | 15-073-70201 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 2,334 ft |
| Marshall 18 | 15-073-70286 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 2,320 ft |
| Goff, Jack Et Al 2 | 16-053-02712 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Hydrocarbon Exploration, Inc | 2,018 ft |
| Goff, Jack Et Al 1 | 16-053-02437 | Orphaned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Hydrocarbon Exploration, Inc | 1,980 ft |
| Goff, Jack Et Al 1-A | 16-053-02547 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clinton, KY | Hydrocarbon Exploration, Inc | 1,956 ft |
| Parson 1-B | 15-111-20383 | Orphaned | Oil | Lyon, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 1,900 ft |
| Eppink W-1 | 15-111-19006 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lyon, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 1,888 ft |
| Grove 1 | 15-073-22973 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 1,660 ft |
| Grove 2 | 15-073-23325 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 1,660 ft |
| Marshall Wsw | 15-073-70350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greenwood, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 1,320 ft |
| Hall 'B' 1 | 15-019-24765 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, KS | Hydrocarbon Exploration | 1,203 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hydrocarbon Exploration operate?
Hydrocarbon Exploration is the operator of record for 30 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in West Virginia (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hydrocarbon Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Hydrocarbon Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 20 are plugged & abandoned and 3 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Hydrocarbon Exploration operate wells?
Hydrocarbon Exploration is the operator of record for wells in West Virginia (17), Kansas (10) and Kentucky (3).
Does Hydrocarbon Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
7 of Hydrocarbon Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hydrocarbon Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Marshall 20 in Greenwood, KS is the deepest at 2,366 ft.
Where Hydrocarbon 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, “Hydrocarbon Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hydrocarbon-exploration-80708 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).