Jr Drilling & Explor
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Jr Drilling & Explor is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 11 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Jr Drilling & Explor operate?
Jr Drilling & Explor's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (12). Its 12 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 Jr Drilling & Explor’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Jr Drilling & Explor's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Jr Drilling & Explor operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 1 Epple Bros in Weld, CO at 7,202 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Arapahoe (CO) and Adams (CO).
Notable wells operated by Jr Drilling & Explor
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Epple Bros | 05-123-09411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 7,202 ft |
| 1 Bowles | 05-123-05014 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 7,163 ft |
| 2 Ed | 05-123-09447 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 7,155 ft |
| 1 Carrie | 05-123-09348 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 7,121 ft |
| 1 Shaklee-Erker | 05-123-09755 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 7,100 ft |
| 2-25 Uprr | 05-123-09727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 7,040 ft |
| 5-1 Uprr | 05-123-09735 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 6,960 ft |
| 2 Epple Brothers | 05-123-09594 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 6,860 ft |
| 1-11 State | 05-123-09631 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 6,743 ft |
| 10-1 Toedtli | 05-123-09644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 6,321 ft |
| 1 Floyd | 05-005-06354 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Arapahoe, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | 6,280 ft |
| 1-21 Uprr | 05-001-07322 | Other status | Other type | Adams, CO | J.R. Drilling & Explor Co. Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 12 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Jr Drilling & Explor operate?
Jr Drilling & Explor is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Jr Drilling & Explor's wells are still active?
0 of Jr Drilling & Explor's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Jr Drilling & Explor operate wells?
Jr Drilling & Explor is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (12).
Does Jr Drilling & Explor operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Jr Drilling & Explor's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Jr Drilling & Explor's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Epple Bros in Weld, CO is the deepest at 7,202 ft.
Where Jr Drilling & Explor'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, “Jr Drilling & Explor — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/jr-drilling-explor-12584 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).