Kidder Exploration
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: KIDDER EXPLORATION INC · Kidder Exploration Inc.
At a glance
Kidder Exploration is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 12 (71%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New York, with 14 wells (82% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New York | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kidder Exploration operate?
Kidder Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New York (14) and Pennsylvania (3). Its 14 New York wells are 0.0% of the 46,514 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 Kidder Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kidder Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 71% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Kidder Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 5 (29%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Harder 1 in Broome, NY at 4,810 ft. The wells listed below sit in Broome (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Erie (NY) and Livingston (NY). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Kidder Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harder 1 | 31-007-21457 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Broome, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 4,810 ft |
| Carlson, R | 31-013-21163 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 4,553 ft |
| V. of Endicott 1 | 31-007-21473 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Broome, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 4,434 ft |
| Anderson, M 1 | 31-013-21147 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 4,335 ft |
| Harmon,F 1 | 31-009-17291 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cattaraugus, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 3,448 ft |
| Love, L 1 | 31-013-21790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 3,413 ft |
| Fassel 1 | 31-029-22165 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Erie, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 3,292 ft |
| Caccamise, C 1 | 31-013-22091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 2,907 ft |
| Swanson 1 | 31-051-21406 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Livingston, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 2,673 ft |
| Swanson 1 | 31-051-21405 | Other status | Other type | Livingston, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 0 ft |
| Adams 1 | 31-009-22170 | Other status | Other type | Cattaraugus, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 0 ft |
| Liddell, E 1 | 31-013-22013 | Other status | Other type | Chautauqua, NY | Kidder Exploration Inc. | 0 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kidder Exploration operate?
Kidder Exploration is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New York (14). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kidder Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Kidder Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kidder Exploration operate wells?
Kidder Exploration is the operator of record for wells in New York (14) and Pennsylvania (3).
Does Kidder Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Kidder Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kidder Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Harder 1 in Broome, NY is the deepest at 4,810 ft.
Where Kidder 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, “Kidder Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kidder-exploration-101450 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).