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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIKEN ACRES 28 | 15-019-23417 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AIKEN ACRES 1 | 15-019-26234 | Plugged | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 2 | 15-019-26235 | Plugged | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 4 | 15-019-26237 | Plugged | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 6 | 15-019-26239 | Plugged | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN ACRES 'A' 1 | 15-019-21401 | Plugged | Oil | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIKEN GLEN EAST 1 | 15-019-25628 | Plugged | Unknown | T. L. Carroll Enterprises |
| AIKEN GLEN WEST 1 | 15-019-25627 | Plugged | Unknown | — |
| AIKEN-KLINE 17-1 | 15-019-26608 | Plugged | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| AIRPORT 3 | 15-019-20012 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AIRPORT 2 | 15-019-22268 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AIRPORT 2-A | 15-019-24697 | Plugged | Oil | 2-M Oil |
| AIRPORT 49 | 15-019-27016 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AIRPORT 1 | 15-019-71994 | Plugged | Oil | Russell, H. Noel |
| AJAX 3 | 15-019-70506 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| AJAX 2 | 15-019-70507 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ALAN CASEMENT 44 | 15-019-71902 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALAN CASEMENT 82 | 15-019-71903 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBERT T. BEARD 1 | 15-019-20239 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 1 | 15-019-00147 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 55 | 15-019-19050 | Plugged | Injection | John M. Denman Oil Co., Inc. |
| ALBRIGHT 150 | 15-019-20118 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 67 | 15-019-70131 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 142 | 15-019-70132 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 8 | 15-019-72009 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 32 | 15-019-72010 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 33 | 15-019-72011 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 34 | 15-019-72012 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 36 | 15-019-72013 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 38 | 15-019-72014 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 41 | 15-019-72015 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 44 | 15-019-72016 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 60 | 15-019-72017 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 97 | 15-019-72018 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 105 | 15-019-72019 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 108 | 15-019-72020 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 115 | 15-019-72021 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 122 | 15-019-72022 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 124 | 15-019-72023 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 126 | 15-019-72024 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 128 | 15-019-72025 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 130 | 15-019-72026 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 138 | 15-019-72027 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 141 | 15-019-72028 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 143 | 15-019-72029 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 146 | 15-019-72030 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 147 | 15-019-72031 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 148 | 15-019-72032 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 30 | 15-019-72034 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 117 | 15-019-72035 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 134 | 15-019-72036 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 135 | 15-019-72037 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 26 | 15-019-72038 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 76 | 15-019-72060 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 64 | 15-019-72061 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 65 | 15-019-72062 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 68 | 15-019-72063 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 74 | 15-019-72064 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 107 | 15-019-72065 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 149 | 15-019-72066 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRIGHT 66 | 15-019-72067 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 69 | 15-019-72068 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 72 | 15-019-72069 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 84 | 15-019-72070 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 132 | 15-019-72071 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 145 | 15-019-72072 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBRIGHT 21 | 15-019-91689 | Plugged | Injection | John M. Denman Oil Co., Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 50 | 15-019-19042 | Plugged | Injection | John M. Denman Oil Co., Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 3 | 15-019-19047 | Plugged | Oil | Padgett Oil Inc. |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-20123 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-20522 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALEXANDER 4 | 15-019-20750 | Plugged | Oil | Alexander, Harold |
| ALEXANDER 5 | 15-019-21039 | Plugged | Dry hole | Alexander, Harold |
| ALEXANDER 49 | 15-019-21411 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALEXANDER 5 | 15-019-25401 | Plugged | Dry hole | Alexander, Harold |
| ALEXANDER 8 | 15-019-25439 | Plugged | Oil | Alexander, Gary M. |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-26012 | Plugged | Dry hole | Alexander, Harold |
| ALEXANDER 3 | 15-019-72916 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALEXANDER 32 | 15-019-72917 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-73546 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALEXANDER 1 | 15-019-73699 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALEXANDER MCCOY B-2 | 15-019-01032-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | DLM Oil |
| ALFALFA 17-1 | 15-019-25165 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALFORD 2 | 15-019-19491 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 4 | 15-019-19492 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 5 | 15-019-19493 | Plugged | Disposal | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 7 | 15-019-19494 | Plugged | Disposal | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 13 | 15-019-19495 | Plugged | Disposal | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 33 | 15-019-19496 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 34 | 15-019-19497 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 16 | 15-019-19955 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 8 | 15-019-19956 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 5-A | 15-019-20607 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 6-A | 15-019-20782 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 10-A | 15-019-22451 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 35 | 15-019-23809-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Legacy Petroleum LLC |
| ALFORD 7-2 | 15-019-24908 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD B-46 | 15-019-24909 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD KHUA-4 | 15-019-25411 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kelt Energy, Inc. |
| ALFORD KHUA-14 | 15-019-25421 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |