Chautauqua County, KS oil and gas wells
15,469 wells: 2,227 active, 7,350 plugged, 506 orphaned, run by 412 operators.
Figures from the Kansas Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-09.
Top operators in Chautauqua
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. | 209 | 862 |
| Jones Oil Exploration, LLC | 171 | 287 |
| Jones & Buck Development, LLC | 129 | 266 |
| Keen Oil Co | 119 | 152 |
| Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. | 105 | 378 |
| Shamball Oil | 79 | 156 |
| Reata Petroleum LLC | 64 | 97 |
| Bull Oil Company, LLC | 49 | 65 |
| Roberts, Randy | 46 | 51 |
| Z & L Oil LLC | 41 | 45 |
| R. D. Energy, Inc. | 37 | 72 |
| Lone Wolf Oil & Gas Co., LLC | 34 | 45 |
| Vesa Enterprises LLC | 31 | 31 |
| Finney Oil Company | 30 | 35 |
| Little Chief Energy Corporation | 27 | 86 |
| Buck, Paul Jordan | 26 | 58 |
| Patteson, Thomas Wade | 26 | 29 |
| VanRoyen Oil and Gas, L.L.C. | 26 | 29 |
| Hummingbird Oil, LLC | 26 | 27 |
| Speedy Well Service | 25 | 234 |
| Wildcat Energy, Inc. | 22 | 46 |
| TDOT Oil, Inc. | 20 | 49 |
| Summer Sun Gas, Inc. | 20 | 27 |
| Beye Family Enterprises, LLC | 20 | 20 |
| Darnall, Eric W | 19 | 25 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no name) | 15-019-91666 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| (no name) | 15-019-91672 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| (no name) | 15-019-91673 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| (no name) | 15-019-91678 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| (no name) | 15-019-92424 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| A. CASEMENT 32 | 15-019-91675 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| A. CASEMENT 22 | 15-019-91676 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| A. CASEMENT 8 | 15-019-92378 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| A. G. HURST 1 | 15-019-22211 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| A. G. HURST 2 | 15-019-22212 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| A. H. DAVIS 1 | 15-019-30072 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| A. H. DAVIS 2 | 15-019-91767 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| A. KIRCHNER 3 | 15-019-23900 | Active | Oil | — |
| A. LEE ALFORD 20 | 15-019-19205 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| A. LEE ALFORD 35 | 15-019-21022 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| A. LEE ALFORD 37 | 15-019-22518 | Active | Oil | Bruen & Davis |
| A. LEE ALFORD 37 | 15-019-22518-0001 | Active | Injection | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| A. LEE ALFORD 38 | 15-019-23005 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| A. LEE ALFORD 39 | 15-019-25192 | Temporarily abandoned | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| A. LLOYD 1 | 15-019-19411 | Active | Oil | Matador, Inc. |
| A. LLOYD 2 | 15-019-19412 | Active | Oil | Matador, Inc. |
| A. LLOYD 3 | 15-019-24241-0001 | Active | Disposal | Matador, Inc. |
| A. LLOYD - DEVORE 3 | 15-019-24241 | Active | Disposal | Burdett, Alfred |
| A. LLOYD - DEVORE 4 | 15-019-24747 | Active | Oil | Matador, Inc. |
| A. R. POWELL 2 | 15-019-25445 | Drilling | Gas | — |
| A. R. POWELL 3 | 15-019-25458 | Drilling | Unknown | Argas Incorporated |
| A. R. POWELL 4 | 15-019-25479 | Drilling | Unknown | Argas Incorporated |
| ADAIR 3 | 15-019-92318 | Shut in | Disposal | — |
| AIKEN 1 | 15-019-20185 | Active | Oil | Dixon, Robin Francine |
| AIKEN 5 | 15-019-20223 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| AIKEN 6 | 15-019-20230 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| AIKEN 7 | 15-019-20238 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| AIKEN 8 TWIN | 15-019-20244 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| AIKEN 1 | 15-019-25628-0002 | Orphaned | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN 2 | 15-019-26718 | Orphaned | Disposal | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN 1-16 | 15-019-26761 | Orphaned | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 6 | 15-019-22216 | Permitted | Gas | — |
| AIKEN ACRES 8 | 15-019-22217 | Permitted | Gas | — |
| AIKEN ACRES 9 | 15-019-22218 | Permitted | Gas | — |
| AIKEN ACRES 10 | 15-019-22219 | Orphaned | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 5 | 15-019-23367 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| AIKEN ACRES 23 | 15-019-23412 | Active | Oil | — |
| AIKEN ACRES 23 | 15-019-23412-0001 | Shut in | Injection | Foster Oil & Gas |
| AIKEN ACRES 23 | 15-019-23412-0002 | Orphaned | Injection | Foster Oil & Gas |
| AIKEN ACRES M-7 | 15-019-25628-0001 | Active | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 3 | 15-019-26236 | Orphaned | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 5 | 15-019-26238 | Orphaned | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN DAIRY 1 | 15-019-26186 | Orphaned | Gas | Kaylee Production Company |
| AIKEN DEFFI 1 | 15-019-25629 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| AIRPORT 48 | 15-019-26002 | Shut in | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AITKEN 1 | 15-019-20185-0001 | Active | Disposal | Dixon, Robin Francine |
| ALAN CASEMENT 85 | 15-019-20314 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 152 | 15-019-26098 | Shut in | Oil | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
| ALEXANDER 15 | 15-019-19418 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 11 | 15-019-19421 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 13 | 15-019-19422 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 6 | 15-019-19425 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 7 | 15-019-19426 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 12 | 15-019-19427 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-19840 | Active | Oil | Finney Oil Company |
| ALEXANDER 48 | 15-019-20168 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| ALEXANDER 2 | 15-019-20222 | Orphaned | Oil | Alexander, Geraldine |
| ALEXANDER 50 | 15-019-21412 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-24695 | Active | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 2 | 15-019-24696 | Active | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 3 | 15-019-25131 | Active | Disposal | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 3 | 15-019-25138 | Orphaned | Oil | Alexander, Geraldine |
| ALEXANDER 4 | 15-019-25284 | Active | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 5 | 15-019-25285 | Active | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 6 | 15-019-25286 | Active | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 7 | 15-019-25287 | Active | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 4 | 15-019-25298 | Orphaned | Oil | Alexander, Geraldine |
| ALEXANDER 1-D | 15-019-92358 | Shut in | Disposal | — |
| ALEXANDER MCCOY B-2 | 15-019-01032 | Active | Oil | — |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 9 | 15-019-19414 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 8 | 15-019-19415 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 1 | 15-019-19416 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 2 | 15-019-19419 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 1 | 15-019-19420 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 3 | 15-019-19423 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 2 | 15-019-19424 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 5 | 15-019-19546 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 6 | 15-019-19547 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 7 | 15-019-19548 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 11 | 15-019-19549 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER WOLFE 12 | 15-019-19550 | Active | Oil | Darnall, Eric W |
| ALEXANDER-MCCOY 'B' 1 | 15-019-25324 | Orphaned | Oil | DLM Oil |
| ALEXANDER-YODER 1 | 15-019-19413 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALEXANDER-YODER 2 | 15-019-19417 | Orphaned | Oil | C.A.R.E. Leasing, Inc. |
| ALFORD 14 | 15-019-19957 | Temporarily abandoned | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 1-A | 15-019-20523 | Active | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 2-A | 15-019-20567 | Shut in | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 3-A | 15-019-20568 | Shut in | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 35 | 15-019-23809 | Active | Oil | Kelt Energy, Inc. |
| ALFORD KHUA-7 | 15-019-25414 | Temporarily abandoned | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD KHUA-15 | 15-019-25422 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| ALFORD KHUA-16 | 15-019-25423 | Shut in | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD KHUA-17 | 15-019-25424 | Shut in | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD KHUA-18 | 15-019-25425 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| ALFORD KHUA-19 | 15-019-25426 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |