Public Lands Exploration
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Public Lands Exploration is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 15 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 15 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
0
Plugged
15
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 15 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Public Lands Exploration operate?
Public Lands Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (15). Its 15 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 Public Lands Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Public Lands 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 Public Lands Exploration operate?
By product class, 15 (100%) 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 Beryl #001 in Guadalupe, NM at 1,050 ft.
Notable wells operated by Public Lands Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl #001 | 30-019-20041 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 1,050 ft |
| Barbara #002 | 30-019-20042 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 993 ft |
| Beryl #002 | 30-019-20046 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 975 ft |
| Karen State #002 | 30-019-20043 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 944 ft |
| Joan-State #002 | 30-019-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 925 ft |
| Karen - State #004 | 30-019-20062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 900 ft |
| Joan State #001 | 30-019-20056 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 900 ft |
| Karen State #003 | 30-019-20048 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 900 ft |
| Jeanne #002 | 30-019-20036 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 899 ft |
| Cindy - State #001 | 30-019-20057 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 850 ft |
| O'Connell #003 | 30-019-20029 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 825 ft |
| Brenda #001 | 30-019-20049 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Guadalupe, NM | Public Lands Exploration Co Inc | 775 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 15 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Public Lands Exploration operate?
Public Lands Exploration is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (15). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Public Lands Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Public Lands Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 15 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Public Lands Exploration operate wells?
Public Lands Exploration is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (15).
Does Public Lands Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Public Lands Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Public Lands Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Beryl #001 in Guadalupe, NM is the deepest at 1,050 ft.
Where Public Lands 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, “Public Lands Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/public-lands-exploration-2767 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).