Oil Exploration
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: OIL EXPLORATION CO. · Oil Exploration
At a glance
Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 2 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Oil Exploration operate?
Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: North Dakota (2) and Illinois (1). Its 2 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 Oil Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Oil 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 Oil Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (67%) 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 Bosecker Fred 1 in Wabash, IL at 2,969 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wabash (IL) and Nelson (ND). 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 Oil Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosecker Fred 1 | 12-185-00218 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wabash, IL | Oil Exploration | 2,969 ft |
| Walter M. Fowler 1 | 33-063-00004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nelson, ND | Oil Exploration Co. | 2,412 ft |
| Joe Lamb 1 | 33-063-00001 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Nelson, ND | Oil Exploration Co. | 1,700 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Oil Exploration operate?
Oil Exploration is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Oil Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Oil Exploration operate wells?
Oil Exploration is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (2) and Illinois (1).
Does Oil Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Oil Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Oil Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Bosecker Fred 1 in Wabash, IL is the deepest at 2,969 ft.
Where Oil 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, “Oil Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/oil-exploration-39879 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).