Maxus Exploration

Operator of record for 55 catalogued wells across 10 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.

Filed as: MAXUS EXPLORATION CO · MAXUS EXPLORATION CO. · MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANY · Maxus Exploration Co · …

At a glance

Maxus Exploration is the operator of record for 55 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 10 states. None is listed as active, 48 (87%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 13 wells (24% of its portfolio).

Wells operated

Active

Plugged

Orphaned

Portfolio by state

State	Wells
North Dakota	13
California	11
Utah	9
Arkansas	6
Louisiana	6
Montana	6
Colorado	1
Kentucky	1
Michigan	1
Mississippi	1

Well mix

Oil wells: 23
Gas wells: 11
Shut-in: 0
Active share: 0%

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Where does Maxus Exploration operate?

Maxus Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 10 states: North Dakota (13), California (11), Utah (9), Arkansas (6) and Louisiana (6) and 5 more. Its 13 North Dakota wells are 0.0% 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 Maxus Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?

0% of Maxus Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 87% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.

What kinds of wells does Maxus Exploration operate?

By product class, 23 (42%) are oil wells and 11 (20%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 14600 Sua;m F Broussard 001 in Vermilion, LA at 16,942 ft. The wells listed below sit in Vermilion (LA), Beauregard (LA), Golden Valley (ND), Roosevelt (MT), Wibaux (MT) and Terrebonne (LA) and other counties. State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.

Notable wells operated by Maxus Exploration

Wells operated by Maxus Exploration
Well	API # / state ID	Status	Type	Location	Operator	Depth
14600 Sua;m F Broussard 001	17-113-00040	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Vermilion, LA	Maxus Exploration Company	16,942 ft
Temple Inland 001	17-011-20871	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Beauregard, LA	Maxus Exploration Company	14,000 ft
Williamson Federal 42-26	33-033-00055	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Golden Valley, ND	Maxus Exploration Co.	12,800 ft
Crusch #1	25-085-21150	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Roosevelt, MT	Maxus Exploration Company	12,670 ft
Moore 43-11	25-085-21203	Plugged & abandoned	Injection	Roosevelt, MT	Maxus Exploration Company	12,632 ft
Seagull 11-31	25-109-21056	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Wibaux, MT	Maxus Exploration Company	11,933 ft
C L & F 001	17-109-23094	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Terrebonne, LA	Maxus Exploration Company	11,500 ft
Jack Lawton Inc Et Al 001	17-003-20440	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Allen, LA	Maxus Exploration Company	10,600 ft
Dsec Clements-Tachenko 23-3	33-007-01038	Plugged & abandoned	Oil	Billings, ND	Maxus Exploration Co.	10,202 ft
Cv Ra Sum;golson 001	17-073-21858	Plugged & abandoned	Gas	Ouachita, LA	Maxus Exploration Company	9,725 ft
42-9 Diamond A	25-109-21059	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Wibaux, MT	Maxus Exploration Company	9,690 ft
Vua;stephenson 001	17-019-21590	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	Calcasieu, LA	Maxus Exploration Company	9,601 ft

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Frequently asked questions

How many wells does Maxus Exploration operate?

Maxus Exploration is the operator of record for 55 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (13). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.

How many of Maxus Exploration's wells are still active?

0 of Maxus Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 48 are plugged & abandoned.

In which states does Maxus Exploration operate wells?

Maxus Exploration is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (13), California (11), Utah (9), Arkansas (6), Louisiana (6), Montana (6), Colorado (1), Kentucky (1), Michigan (1) and Mississippi (1).

Does Maxus Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?

23 of Maxus Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 11 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.

What is Maxus Exploration's deepest well?

Among wells with a published depth, 14600 Sua;m F Broussard 001 in Vermilion, LA is the deepest at 16,942 ft.

Where Maxus 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, “Maxus Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/maxus-exploration-8327 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated October 2026 . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).