Kep Exploration
Operator of record for 14 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kep Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (57%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Michigan, with 14 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
14
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 14 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kep Exploration operate?
Kep Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Michigan (14). Its 14 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Kep Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kep Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 57% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kep Exploration 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 State Kalkaska & Hazel 1-14 in Kalkaska, MI at 7,373 ft. The wells listed below sit in Kalkaska (MI), Grand Traverse (MI), Otsego (MI), Manistee (MI) and Calhoun (MI).
Notable wells operated by Kep Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Kalkaska & Hazel 1-14 | 21-079-40413 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 7,373 ft |
| State Rennie Lake 1-1a | 21-055-37005 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 6,550 ft |
| Noble 4-13a | 21-137-39256 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otsego, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 6,415 ft |
| Olszewski 1-17 | 21-055-35822 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 6,291 ft |
| Dreves 1-5b | 21-055-39364 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 6,026 ft |
| P.C.A. 1-33 | 21-101-40142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 4,890 ft |
| Larsen Et Al 1-28 | 21-101-35612 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Manistee, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 4,650 ft |
| Heisler 1-4 | 21-025-35730 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Calhoun, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | 3,276 ft |
| State Kalkaska 1-10 | 21-079-40147 | Other status | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | — |
| Hazel 1-14 | 21-079-39683 | Other status | Other type | Kalkaska, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | — |
| Habrecht 1-6 | 21-055-40243 | Other status | Other type | Grand Traverse, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | — |
| Leino 1-14 | 21-137-39802 | Other status | Other type | Otsego, MI | Kep Exploration Inc | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 14 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kep Exploration operate?
Kep Exploration is the operator of record for 14 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Michigan (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kep Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Kep Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kep Exploration operate wells?
Kep Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Michigan (14).
Does Kep Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Kep Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kep Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, State Kalkaska & Hazel 1-14 in Kalkaska, MI is the deepest at 7,373 ft.
Where Kep 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, “Kep Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kep-exploration-118331 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).