Walter Exploration
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WALTER EXPLORATION INC · Walter Exploration Inc
At a glance
Walter Exploration is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 10 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Arkansas, with 7 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
10
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Walter Exploration operate?
Walter Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Arkansas (7) and New Mexico (3). Its 7 Arkansas wells are 0.0% of the 33,791 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 Walter Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Walter 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 Walter Exploration operate?
By product class, 8 (80%) are oil wells and 1 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Price Plantation II 1 in Miller, AR at 8,100 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miller (AR) and Chaves (NM). 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 Walter Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Plantation II 1 | 03-091-10347 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 8,100 ft |
| J G O'Brien #004 | 30-005-61361 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chaves, NM | Walter Exploration Inc | 6,950 ft |
| J G O'Brien #003 | 30-005-60907 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Chaves, NM | Walter Exploration Inc | 6,872 ft |
| J G O'Brien #001 | 30-005-60675 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chaves, NM | Walter Exploration Inc | 6,791 ft |
| Crank 1 | 03-091-10140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 3,999 ft |
| Price Plantation II 4 | 03-091-10450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 3,998 ft |
| Price Plantation II 5 | 03-091-10484 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 3,990 ft |
| Price Plantation II 3 | 03-091-10373 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 3,990 ft |
| Tullos, Harold 1 | 03-091-10438 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 3,990 ft |
| Crank A-1 | 03-091-10214 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Miller, AR | Walter Exploration Inc | 3,450 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Walter Exploration operate?
Walter Exploration is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Arkansas (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Walter Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Walter Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 10 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Walter Exploration operate wells?
Walter Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Arkansas (7) and New Mexico (3).
Does Walter Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Walter Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Walter Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Price Plantation II 1 in Miller, AR is the deepest at 8,100 ft.
Where Walter 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, “Walter Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/walter-exploration-9864 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).