Luff Exploration
Operator of record for 400 catalogued wells across 6 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: LUFF EXPLORATION · LUFF EXPLORATION CO · LUFF EXPLORATION COMPANY · Luff Exploration Company
At a glance
Luff Exploration is the operator of record for 400 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 6 states. 29 (7%) are active, 363 (91%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 170 wells (43% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
400
Active
29
Plugged
363
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 170 |
| North Dakota | 84 |
| Montana | 77 |
| Colorado | 38 |
| Utah | 23 |
| Kansas | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 179
- Gas wells
- 108
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 7%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Luff Exploration operate?
Luff Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 6 states: Wyoming (170), North Dakota (84), Montana (77), Colorado (38) and Utah (23) and 1 more. Its 84 North Dakota wells are 0.2% of the 43,680 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 Luff Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
7% of Luff Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 22 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Luff Exploration operate?
By product class, 179 (45%) are oil wells and 108 (27%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Schaaf I-6h in Bowman, ND at 15,532 ft. The wells listed below sit in Bowman (ND) and Richland (MT). State filings spell the name 4 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Luff Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaaf I-6h | 33-011-01002 | Active | Injection | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 15,532 ft |
| Bertsch Trust 14-19h | 33-011-01243 | Active | Other type | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 15,363 ft |
| Abrahamson J-12h | 33-011-01059 | Active | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 15,149 ft |
| State Miller M-16h | 33-011-01517 | Active | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 15,048 ft |
| Sandy White P-26h | 33-011-01460 | Active | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 14,865 ft |
| Hansen M-6h | 33-011-00935 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 14,572 ft |
| D And E Trust N-31h | 33-011-01523 | Active | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 14,387 ft |
| Gr-Rrbu Z-12h | 33-011-01461 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 14,286 ft |
| Tescher P-25h | 33-011-01543 | Active | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 14,282 ft |
| Pfeifer B-8h | 33-011-01253 | Active | Injection | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 14,181 ft |
| Thorbjornson O-33 | 25-083-21886 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Richland, MT | Luff Exploration Company | 13,864 ft |
| Hansen P-21h | 33-011-01508 | Active | Oil | Bowman, ND | Luff Exploration Company | 13,570 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Luff Exploration operate?
Luff Exploration is the operator of record for 400 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (170). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Luff Exploration's wells are still active?
29 of Luff Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 363 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Luff Exploration operate wells?
Luff Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (170), North Dakota (84), Montana (77), Colorado (38), Utah (23) and Kansas (8).
Does Luff Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
179 of Luff Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 108 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Luff Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schaaf I-6h in Bowman, ND is the deepest at 15,532 ft.
Where Luff Exploration's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Wyoming· 170 operated by Luff Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 84 operated by Luff Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Montana· 77 operated by Luff Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 38 operated by Luff Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 23 operated by Luff Exploration
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 8 operated by Luff Exploration
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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, “Luff Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/luff-exploration-2524 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).