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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFORD JBD 5-1 | 15-019-26503 | Plugged | Gas | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 2 | 15-019-26505 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 6 | 15-019-40020 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD 36 | 15-019-40774 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 52 | 15-019-40777 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD 0-1 | 15-019-40778 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 0 1 | 15-019-40778-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Jones & Buck Development, LLC |
| ALFORD 0-2 | 15-019-40779 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD A7 | 15-019-40784 | Plugged | Oil | Speedy Well Service |
| ALFORD OW5 | 15-019-40789 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD OW8 | 15-019-40792 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD OW39 | 15-019-40795 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 9 | 15-019-40877 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD OW8B | 15-019-40922 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| ALFORD W-2 | 15-019-70077 | Plugged | Injection | Kelt Energy, Inc. |
| ALFORD 1 | 15-019-71384 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALFORD 1 | 15-019-71385 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 2 | 15-019-71386 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 8 | 15-019-72458 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 22 | 15-019-72459 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 26 | 15-019-72460 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 28 | 15-019-72461 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 30 | 15-019-72462 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 31 | 15-019-72463 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 34 | 15-019-72464 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 38 | 15-019-72465 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 39 | 15-019-72466 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 40 | 15-019-72467 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 50 | 15-019-72468 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALFORD 46 | 15-019-72493 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 3 | 15-019-72495 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 4 | 15-019-72496 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 6 | 15-019-72497 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 7 | 15-019-72498 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 8 | 15-019-72499 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALFORD 13 | 15-019-72500 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 14 | 15-019-72501 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 19 | 15-019-72502 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 37 | 15-019-72503 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 48 | 15-019-72504 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD 50 | 15-019-72505 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD S-2 | 15-019-72507 | Plugged | Unknown | — |
| ALFORD 0-1 | 1006787223 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFORD (STEPHENSON) 10 | 15-019-40723 | Plugged | Oil | Legacy Petroleum LLC |
| ALFRED MCNOWN 1 | 15-019-20892 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLAN 1 | 15-019-01003 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLAN 3 | 15-019-20084 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLAN 1 | 15-019-20163 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLAN 1 | 15-019-25860 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLAN 'B' 1 | 15-019-20097 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| ALLAN 'B' 3 | 15-019-20432 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLEN 1 | 15-019-73497 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLISON 1 | 15-019-73140 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLISON 1-A | 15-019-73141 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALMA CASEMENT 1 | 15-019-24377 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALMA WYATT 1 | 15-019-20908 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALMA WYATT 2 | 15-019-21017 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALPINE 26 | 15-019-70001 | Plugged | Oil | Ford, George Sr. (deceased) |
| ALPINE 3 | 15-019-72784 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 5 | 15-019-72785 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 7 | 15-019-72786 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 9 | 15-019-72787 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 15 | 15-019-72788 | Plugged | Injection | — |
| ALPINE 15 | 15-019-72789 | Plugged | Injection | — |
| ALPINE 20 | 15-019-72790 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 22 | 15-019-72791 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 23 | 15-019-72792 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 24 | 15-019-72793 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALPINE 25 | 15-019-72794 | Plugged | Injection | — |
| ALPINE 26 | 15-019-72795 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALPINE 1 | 15-019-72796 | Plugged | Injection | — |
| ALTA 1 | 15-019-21124 | Plugged | Oil | Perkins Oil Enterprises, Inc. |
| ALTER 1 | 15-019-25461 | Plugged | Gas | Clark Energy, LLC |
| ALTER KHHT-2 | 15-019-25789 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALVIN ROSS 1 | 15-019-20466 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALVIN ROSS 1 | 15-019-20622 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALVIN ROSS 1 | 15-019-21616 | Plugged | Oil | Wolfe, Jimmy Ray, deceased |
| ALVIN ROSS 3 | 15-019-22307 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALVIN ROSS 12 | 15-019-23328 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALVIN ROSS 2-C | 15-019-23558 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALVIN ROSS 1 | 15-019-24270 | Plugged | Dry hole | Romsco Engineering |
| ALVIN ROSS 2 | 15-019-24356 | Plugged | Dry hole | Romsco Engineering |
| ALVIN ROSS 3 | 15-019-24357 | Plugged | Dry hole | Romsco Engineering |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 14 | 15-019-19045 | Plugged | Oil | Rigdon & Bruen Oil, LLC |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 23 | 15-019-19207 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 21 | 15-019-19498 | Plugged | Dry hole | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 22 | 15-019-19499 | Plugged | Disposal | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 26 | 15-019-19500 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 11 | 15-019-19575-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 6 | 15-019-19609 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 32 | 15-019-20536 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 33 | 15-019-20889 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 34-AP | 15-019-21669 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 7 | 15-019-40024 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 30 | 15-019-40025 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 15 | 15-019-40026 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 13 | 15-019-40027 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 16 | 15-019-40028 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 31 | 15-019-40029 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM 29 | 15-019-40030 | Plugged | Oil | Elmore, John A. and Patricia R. |