Triton Exploration
Operator of record for 11 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Triton Exploration Company · Triton Exploration Inc.
At a glance
Triton Exploration is the operator of record for 11 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 10 (91%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 8 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
11
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 8 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Triton Exploration operate?
Triton Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (8) and Kansas (3). Its 8 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 Triton Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Triton Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 91% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Triton Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (9%) are oil wells and 2 (18%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Priefert 'B' 1 in Gove, KS at 4,610 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gove (KS), Clay (IL), Sumner (KS), Marion (IL) and Effingham (IL). 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 Triton Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priefert 'B' 1 | 15-063-21541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gove, KS | Triton Exploration Inc. | 4,610 ft |
| Father Flannagan's 1 | 12-025-27150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clay, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 4,550 ft |
| Ernst - Engel Comm. 1 | 12-025-27262 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 4,400 ft |
| Coffman 1 | 15-191-20173 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Triton Exploration Inc. | 4,356 ft |
| Phipps, H. 1 | 12-121-26947 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 4,200 ft |
| Walsh William 1 | 12-121-26872 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marion, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 4,050 ft |
| Mearns, Lucile 1 | 12-025-27253 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 3,705 ft |
| Owen 1 | 15-191-01019 | Orphaned | Gas | Sumner, KS | Triton Exploration Inc. | 3,036 ft |
| Mulvaney, Merle 1-A | 12-025-27292 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 2,900 ft |
| Mulvaney, Verle 1 | 12-025-27252 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clay, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 2,672 ft |
| Tonn, Marvin 1 | 12-049-23109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Effingham, IL | Triton Exploration Company | 2,598 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Triton Exploration operate?
Triton Exploration is the operator of record for 11 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Triton Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Triton Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Triton Exploration operate wells?
Triton Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (8) and Kansas (3).
Does Triton Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Triton Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Triton Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Priefert 'B' 1 in Gove, KS is the deepest at 4,610 ft.
Where Triton 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, “Triton Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/triton-exploration-88546 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).