Santa Fe Exploration
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Santa Fe Exploration is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 3 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Santa Fe Exploration operate?
Santa Fe Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: New Mexico (3). Its 3 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 Santa Fe Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (67%) are oil wells and 1 (33%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sun Federal Com #001 in Lea, NM at 13,515 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM) and Eddy (NM).
Notable wells operated by Santa Fe Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Federal Com #001 | 30-025-30268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Santa Fe Exploration Co | 13,515 ft |
| Holly #001 | 30-025-32248 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Santa Fe Exploration Co | 9,999 ft |
| Exxon State Com #001 | 30-015-24091 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Eddy, NM | Santa Fe Exploration Co | 9,850 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Santa Fe Exploration operate?
Santa Fe Exploration is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Santa Fe Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Santa Fe Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Santa Fe Exploration operate wells?
Santa Fe Exploration is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (3).
Does Santa Fe Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Santa Fe Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Santa Fe Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sun Federal Com #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 13,515 ft.
Where Santa Fe 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, “Santa Fe Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/santa-fe-exploration-6616 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).