Matador Exploration
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Matador Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Matador Exploration operate?
Matador Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (8). Its 8 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Matador Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Matador Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Matador Exploration operate?
By product class, 6 (75%) 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 Forest Looman 2 in Chautauqua, KS at 1,594 ft.
Notable wells operated by Matador Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Looman 2 | 15-019-24616 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,594 ft |
| Moor 3 | 15-019-24008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,100 ft |
| Stephens-Aikens 1 | 15-019-24236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,034 ft |
| Stephens-Aikens 2 | 15-019-24502 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,013 ft |
| Moor 5 | 15-019-24111 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,000 ft |
| Moor 1 | 15-019-23081 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,000 ft |
| Moor 2 | 15-019-23214 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 1,000 ft |
| Stephens-Aikens 3 | 15-019-24564 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Matador Exploration, Inc. | 988 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Matador Exploration operate?
Matador Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Matador Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Matador Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Matador Exploration operate wells?
Matador Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (8).
Does Matador Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Matador Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Matador Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Forest Looman 2 in Chautauqua, KS is the deepest at 1,594 ft.
Where Matador 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, “Matador Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/matador-exploration-115555 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).