Platinum Exploration
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Platinum 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 New Mexico, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Platinum Exploration operate?
Platinum Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (8). Its 8 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Platinum Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Platinum 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 Platinum 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 Gulf State #003 in Lea, NM at 13,346 ft.
Notable wells operated by Platinum Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf State #003 | 30-025-07270 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 13,346 ft |
| Huber State #001 | 30-025-27290 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 12,933 ft |
| Cone #003 | 30-025-29708 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 12,606 ft |
| Federal Davis #002 | 30-025-07305 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 12,288 ft |
| Cone #002 | 30-025-07300 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 12,261 ft |
| Federal Davis #001 | 30-025-07304 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 12,171 ft |
| F M Holloway #002 | 30-025-07307 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 12,135 ft |
| Smith #001 | 30-025-28478 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Platinum Exploration Inc | 10,800 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Platinum Exploration operate?
Platinum Exploration is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Platinum Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Platinum Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Platinum Exploration operate wells?
Platinum Exploration is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (8).
Does Platinum Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Platinum Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Platinum Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gulf State #003 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 13,346 ft.
Where Platinum 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, “Platinum Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/platinum-exploration-4385 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).