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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. CASEMENT 2 | 15-019-22566 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| B. CASEMENT 4-1 | 15-019-22922 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| B. CASEMENT 4-2 | 15-019-23040 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| B. CASEMENT 6-3 | 15-019-23168 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| B. CASEMENT 6-4 | 15-019-23169 | Active | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| BAALMANN B-1 | 15-019-26966 | Active | Oil | Booth Industries Oil and Gas, LLC |
| BAALMANN B-2 | 15-019-26967 | Active | Oil | Booth Industries Oil and Gas, LLC |
| BAALMANN (CREWS HEIRS) 3 | 15-019-19655 | Active | Oil | Booth Industries Oil and Gas, LLC |
| BAALMANN (CREWS HEIRS) 15 | 15-019-25723 | Active | Oil | Booth Industries Oil and Gas, LLC |
| BAALMANN (CREWS-HEIRS GINA) 1 | 15-019-26180 | Active | Oil | Booth Industries Oil and Gas, LLC |
| BAALMANN / CREWS HEIRS 11 | 15-019-23719 | Shut in | Injection | Reata Petroleum LLC |
| BALES 4 | 15-019-20240 | Active | Oil | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
| BALES 5 | 15-019-20371 | Active | Oil | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
| BALES JBD 19-10 | 15-019-27124-0001 | Active | Injection | Jones & Buck Development, LLC |
| BALL 20 | 15-019-22116 | Active | Oil | Mallard Drilling Corporation |
| BALL G-3 | 15-019-26204 | Orphaned | Gas | Foster Oil & Gas |
| BALLARD 1 | 15-019-21304 | Shut in | Oil | — |
| BALLARD 2 | 15-019-21399 | Orphaned | Gas | PostRock Midcontinent Production LLC |
| BALLARD E-2 | 15-019-21510 | Active | Gas | Uranus, Inc. |
| BALLARD 1-W | 15-019-21626 | Active | Oil | — |
| BALLARD 4 | 15-019-21912-0001 | Shut in | Disposal | En/Drill America, Inc. |
| BALLARD 4 | 15-019-21912-0002 | Orphaned | Disposal | En/Drill America, Inc. |
| BALLARD E-3 | 15-019-22367 | Active | Gas | Uranus, Inc. |
| BALLARD 1-A | 15-019-24566 | Active | Gas | Jack Rabbit Oil |
| BALLARD E-5 | 15-019-24594 | Orphaned | Oil | Highpoint Production L.L.C. |
| BALLARD 3 | 15-019-26047 | Orphaned | Oil & gas | Webco Oil and Gas Company |
| BALLARD 1 | 15-019-26417 | Active | Oil | Keen Oil Co |
| BALLARD 2 | 15-019-26442 | Active | Oil | Keen Oil Co |
| BALLARD 3 | 15-019-26508 | Active | Oil | Keen Oil Co |
| BALLARD 2 NW | 15-019-40595 | Shut in | Injection | Webco Oil and Gas Company |
| BALLARD 2 NW | 15-019-40595-0001 | Orphaned | Injection | Webco Oil and Gas Company |
| BALLARD 'D' 10-W | 15-019-23201 | Active | Injection | Uranus, Inc. |
| BALLARD 'D' 11-W | 15-019-23202 | Active | Injection | Uranus, Inc. |
| BALLARD 'D' 12-W | 15-019-23203 | Active | Injection | Uranus, Inc. |
| BALLARD 'D' 12-W | 15-019-23203-0001 | Orphaned | Gas | Highpoint Production L.L.C. |
| BALLARD B B-6 | 15-019-26158 | Orphaned | Gas | En/Drill America, Inc. |
| BALLARD B-1 B-5 | 15-019-26157 | Orphaned | Gas | En/Drill America, Inc. |
| BALLARD D 4 | 15-019-19119 | Orphaned | Gas | PostRock Midcontinent Production LLC |
| BALLARD D 5 | 15-019-19120 | Orphaned | Gas | PostRock Midcontinent Production LLC |
| BALLARD D 6 | 15-019-19121 | Orphaned | Gas | PostRock Midcontinent Production LLC |
| BALLEW B-1 | 15-019-19352 | Active | Oil | Reata Petroleum LLC |
| BALLEW B-2 | 15-019-19353 | Orphaned | Oil | New Donna Lee Oil Company |
| BALLEW B-4 | 15-019-19354 | Active | Oil | Reata Petroleum LLC |
| BALLEW 1-KHEB | 15-019-25341 | Orphaned | Oil | New Donna Lee Oil Company |
| BALLEW 6-KHEB | 15-019-25427 | Orphaned | Oil | New Donna Lee Oil Company |
| BALLEW 5-KHEB | 15-019-25428 | Orphaned | Oil | New Donna Lee Oil Company |
| BALLEW 4-KHEB | 15-019-25429 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 7-KHEB | 15-019-25432 | Drilling | Unknown | Kelt Energy, Inc. |
| BALLEW 8-KHEB | 15-019-25433 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 9-KHEB | 15-019-25434 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 29-KHEB | 15-019-25608 | Drilling | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 13-KHEB | 15-019-25643 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 14-KHEB | 15-019-25644 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 15-KHEB | 15-019-25645 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 17-KHEB | 15-019-25647 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 18-KHEB | 15-019-25648 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 19-KHEB | 15-019-25649 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 20-KHEB | 15-019-25650 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 21-KHEB | 15-019-25668 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 23-KHEB | 15-019-25670 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 24-KHEB | 15-019-25671 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 25-KHEB | 15-019-25672 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 26-KHEB | 15-019-25673 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 27-KHEB | 15-019-25674 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 28-KHEB | 15-019-25675 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 30-KHEB | 15-019-25677 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 31-KHEB | 15-019-25678 | Active | Oil | Reata Petroleum LLC |
| BALLEW 32-KHEB | 15-019-25679 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 33-KHEB | 15-019-25680 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 34-KHEB | 15-019-25681 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 35-KHEB | 15-019-25682 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 36-KHEB | 15-019-25683 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 37-KHEB | 15-019-25684 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 38-KHEB | 15-019-25685 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 39-KHEB | 15-019-25686 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 40-KHEB | 15-019-25687 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 41-KHEB | 15-019-25688 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 42-KHEB | 15-019-25689 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 43-KHEB | 15-019-25690 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BALLEW 'A' 3 | 15-019-23509 | Orphaned | Injection | New Donna Lee Oil Company |
| BALLEW (was 2 BALLEW KHEB) 4 | 15-019-25431 | Active | Oil | Reata Petroleum LLC |
| BANTA 4 | 15-019-22894-0002 | Orphaned | Injection | Sandhills Oil Co. |
| BANTA 3 | 15-019-91607-0001 | Orphaned | Injection | Sandhills Oil Co. |
| BARNER 1 | 15-019-22013 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| BARNER 1 | 15-019-22189-0001 | Active | Injection | C & E Oil, LLC |
| BARNER 1 | 15-019-22189-0002 | Active | Injection | Z & L Oil LLC |
| BARNER-JULIAN 1 | 15-019-21149 | Active | Oil | Z & L Oil LLC |
| BARNER-JULIAN 2 | 15-019-21393 | Active | Oil | Z & L Oil LLC |
| BARNER-JULIAN 3 | 15-019-21580 | Permitted | Gas | — |
| BARNER-JULIAN 4-AAA | 15-019-26980 | Active | Oil | Z & L Oil LLC |
| BARNHART 22 | 15-019-22370 | Permitted | Oil | — |
| BARNSDALE TO EL DORADO RECT MP 68.29 | 15-019-26532 | Shut in | Other | Magellan Pipeline Company LP |
| BARTLEY-BOWERS 4 | 15-019-40554 | Active | Oil | — |
| BARTLEY-BOWERS 4 | 15-019-40554-0002 | Active | Disposal | CTR 247 LLC |
| BAYLESS A-1 | 15-019-26154 | Orphaned | Gas | Kansas MB Project, LLC |
| BAYLESS 2 2 | 15-019-40637 | Orphaned | Gas | Kansas MB Project, LLC |
| BEASON 1 | 15-019-25478 | Drilling | Gas | — |
| BEASON 1 | 15-019-25478-0001 | Orphaned | Gas | Foster Oil & Gas |
| BEASON 2 | 15-019-25559 | Temporarily abandoned | Unknown | — |
| BEASON 5 | 15-019-25701-0001 | Orphaned | Gas | Foster Oil & Gas |