Shallow Gas Exploration
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Shallow Gas Exploration is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (17%) are plugged & abandoned and 14 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
14
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 22
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Shallow Gas Exploration operate?
Shallow Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (23). Its 23 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 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 Shallow Gas Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Shallow Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 14 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Shallow Gas Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (4%) are oil wells and 22 (96%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is J. Ross Somers 1 in Cowley, KS at 3,837 ft. The wells listed below sit in Cowley (KS) and Sumner (KS).
Notable wells operated by Shallow Gas Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ross Somers 1 | 15-035-20426 | Orphaned | Gas | Cowley, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 3,837 ft |
| Bryant 'A' 1 | 15-035-20633 | Orphaned | Oil | Cowley, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 3,768 ft |
| J. Ross Somers 2 Twin | 15-035-20558 | Orphaned | Gas | Cowley, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 3,100 ft |
| Bryant 'B' 2 | 15-035-23985 | Orphaned | Gas | Cowley, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 1,600 ft |
| Bryant 'B' 1 | 15-035-22723 | Orphaned | Gas | Cowley, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 1,466 ft |
| Rogers 8-A | 15-191-22290 | Orphaned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
| Mclaughlin 'A' 2 | 15-191-22272 | Other status | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
| Mclaughlin 'A' 1 | 15-191-22273 | Other status | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
| Rogers 5-A | 15-191-22280 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
| Rogers 7-A | 15-191-22285 | Other status | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
| Schmidt 'A' 3 | 15-191-22298 | Other status | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
| Metzinger 1-A | 15-191-20619 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Shallow Gas Exploration | 900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Shallow Gas Exploration operate?
Shallow Gas Exploration is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Shallow Gas Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Shallow Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned and 14 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Shallow Gas Exploration operate wells?
Shallow Gas Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (23).
Does Shallow Gas Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Shallow Gas Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 22 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Shallow Gas Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, J. Ross Somers 1 in Cowley, KS is the deepest at 3,837 ft.
Where Shallow Gas 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, “Shallow Gas Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/shallow-gas-exploration-80394 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).