States Exploration
Operator of record for 44 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: STATES EXPLORATION INC · States Exploration · States Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
States Exploration is the operator of record for 44 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 7 (16%) are active, 36 (82%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 26 wells (59% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
44
Active
7
Plugged
36
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 26 |
| Wyoming | 15 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 22
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 16%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does States Exploration operate?
States Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Illinois (26), Wyoming (15), Colorado (2) and Montana (1). Its 26 Illinois wells are 0.0% of the 174,478 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 States Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
16% of States Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 13 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 82% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does States Exploration operate?
By product class, 22 (50%) are oil wells and 3 (7%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is States W-72041 34-14 in Campbell, WY at 10,754 ft. The wells listed below sit in Campbell (WY), Lincoln (CO), Yellowstone (MT), Johnson (WY) and Carbon (WY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by States Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States W-72041 34-14 | 49-005-26937 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 10,754 ft |
| Winland Dolezal 13-11 | 49-005-27332 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 10,563 ft |
| Cole 44-6 | 49-005-27373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 10,253 ft |
| Coones Fee 13-34 | 49-005-27855 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 9,678 ft |
| States-Federal 13-32 | 49-005-27825 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 9,206 ft |
| States-Federal 11-32 | 49-005-27824 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 9,147 ft |
| Federal W-34721 43-18 | 49-005-26611 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 9,090 ft |
| Federal 22-19 | 49-005-26354 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Campbell, WY | States Exploration Inc | 7,510 ft |
| 22-24 Oborne | 05-073-06095 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lincoln, CO | States Exploration Inc | 6,400 ft |
| White Et<>43-33 | 25-111-21143 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Yellowstone, MT | States Exploration | 6,115 ft |
| Federal 1 | 49-019-20015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Johnson, WY | States Exploration Inc | 5,775 ft |
| State 11-36 | 49-007-20053 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | States Exploration Inc | 5,725 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does States Exploration operate?
States Exploration is the operator of record for 44 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of States Exploration's wells are still active?
7 of States Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 36 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does States Exploration operate wells?
States Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (26), Wyoming (15), Colorado (2) and Montana (1).
Does States Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
22 of States Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is States Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, States W-72041 34-14 in Campbell, WY is the deepest at 10,754 ft.
Where States 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, “States Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/states-exploration-3221 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).