Southwest Exploration
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Southwest Exploration is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (59%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 7
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southwest Exploration operate?
Southwest Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Oklahoma (17). Its 17 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Southwest Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Southwest Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 59% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Southwest Exploration operate?
By product class, 5 (29%) are oil wells and 7 (41%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The wells listed below sit in Seminole (OK), Okfuskee (OK), Canadian (OK), Comanche (OK), Garfield (OK) and Harper (OK) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Southwest Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streater #9-1 | 35-133-23330 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seminole, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Lucy #1-23 | 35-107-23515 | Orphaned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Streater #1 | 35-133-21552 | Orphaned | Gas | Seminole, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Heckes #1 | 35-017-22274 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Canadian, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Porter #1-2 | 35-017-22460 | Other status | Oil | Canadian, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Joan #1 | 35-017-22504 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Canadian, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Long #12-1 | 35-017-22506 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Canadian, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Huff #1 | 35-031-20931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Vette #1 | 35-047-30702 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Garfield, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Adams #7-2 | 35-059-21352 | Other status | Gas | Harper, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Quinn #1 | 35-083-22651 | Other status | Gas | Logan, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
| Quinn #2 | 35-083-22833 | Other status | Oil | Logan, OK | Southwest Exploration Company | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southwest Exploration operate?
Southwest Exploration is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southwest Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Southwest Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Southwest Exploration operate wells?
Southwest Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (17).
Does Southwest Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Southwest Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 7 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
Where Southwest 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, “Southwest Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southwest-exploration-6288 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).