Viking Expl
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Viking Expl is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Colorado, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Viking Expl operate?
Viking Expl's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Colorado (10). Its 10 Colorado wells are 0.0% of the 124,327 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 Viking Expl’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Viking Expl'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 Viking Expl operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 41-19a Knuppel in Weld, CO at 7,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Washington (CO) and Logan (CO).
Notable wells operated by Viking Expl
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-19a Knuppel | 05-123-10311 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 7,500 ft |
| 41-18 Walters | 05-123-10060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 7,500 ft |
| 32-6 Younglund | 05-123-10061 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 6,846 ft |
| 1 Hubbird-Calous | 05-121-09276 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,390 ft |
| 1 Wheatlake | 05-121-09158 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,353 ft |
| 2 Wagers | 05-121-08916 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,350 ft |
| 12-4 Wagers | 05-121-08907 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,350 ft |
| 21-4 Wagers | 05-121-09217 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,325 ft |
| 1 Phillips | 05-075-08920 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,190 ft |
| 34-33 Wagers | 05-121-09315 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, CO | Viking Expl Inc | 5,175 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Viking Expl operate?
Viking Expl is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Colorado (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Viking Expl's wells are still active?
0 of Viking Expl's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Viking Expl operate wells?
Viking Expl is the operator of record for wells in Colorado (10).
Does Viking Expl operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Viking Expl's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Viking Expl's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 41-19a Knuppel in Weld, CO is the deepest at 7,500 ft.
Where Viking Expl'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, “Viking Expl — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/viking-expl-2939 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).