Southern Petroleum Exploration
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SOUTHERN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION · SOUTHERN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION INC
At a glance
Southern Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 4 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Wyoming, with 3 wells (75% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southern Petroleum Exploration operate?
Southern Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Wyoming (3) and Colorado (1). Its 3 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Southern Petroleum Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Southern Petroleum 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 Southern Petroleum Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (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 1 Fischer in Morgan, CO at 6,279 ft. The wells listed below sit in Morgan (CO), Campbell (WY) and Natrona (WY). 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 Southern Petroleum Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Fischer | 05-087-06307 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Southern Petroleum Exploration Inc | 6,279 ft |
| Butler Patented 1 | 49-005-20967 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Southern Petroleum Exploration | 4,500 ft |
| Skidmore Patented 1 | 49-005-21250 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | Southern Petroleum Exploration | 4,150 ft |
| Neuenschwander-Govt 1 | 49-025-20267 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Southern Petroleum Exploration | 2,050 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southern Petroleum Exploration operate?
Southern Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Wyoming (3). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southern Petroleum Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Southern Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Southern Petroleum Exploration operate wells?
Southern Petroleum Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Wyoming (3) and Colorado (1).
Does Southern Petroleum Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Southern Petroleum Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Southern Petroleum Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 1 Fischer in Morgan, CO is the deepest at 6,279 ft.
Where Southern Petroleum 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, “Southern Petroleum Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southern-petroleum-exploration-7482 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).