Jayhawk Exploration
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Jayhawk Exploration Inc. · Jayhawk Exploration LLC · Jayhawk Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Jayhawk Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 8 (89%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 6 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 6 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| California | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jayhawk Exploration operate?
Jayhawk Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Montana (6), Kansas (2) and California (1). Its 6 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 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 Jayhawk Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Jayhawk Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 89% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jayhawk Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (33%) 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 Olson 1 in Sheridan, MT at 10,381 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (MT), Yellowstone (MT), Valley (MT), Neosho (KS) and Fresno (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 Jayhawk Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson 1 | 25-091-21019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Jayhawk Exploration Inc. | 10,381 ft |
| E B Smith 1 | 25-091-21020 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Jayhawk Exploration Inc. | 7,905 ft |
| L. W. Bonnifield 1 | 25-091-21012 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sheridan, MT | Jayhawk Exploration Inc. | 7,866 ft |
| Cartwright 1 | 25-091-21031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, MT | Jayhawk Exploration Inc. | 7,850 ft |
| B.N. 1 | 25-111-21153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yellowstone, MT | Jayhawk Exploration Inc. | 5,900 ft |
| Unrau 1 | 25-105-21126 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Valley, MT | Jayhawk Exploration Inc. | 5,600 ft |
| Hy-Grade 18 | 15-133-27703 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Neosho, KS | Jayhawk Exploration LLC | 50 ft |
| Hy-Grade 17 | 15-133-27702 | Other status | Other type | Neosho, KS | Jayhawk Exploration LLC | — |
| Air-Way Farms 58-21 | 04-019-00055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Fresno, CA | Jayhawk Exploration, Inc. | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 9 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jayhawk Exploration operate?
Jayhawk Exploration is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jayhawk Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Jayhawk Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jayhawk Exploration operate wells?
Jayhawk Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Montana (6), Kansas (2) and California (1).
Does Jayhawk Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Jayhawk Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jayhawk Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Olson 1 in Sheridan, MT is the deepest at 10,381 ft.
Where Jayhawk 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, “Jayhawk Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jayhawk-exploration-17245 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).