Ellis County, KS oil and gas wells
16,181 wells: 4,042 active, 11,147 plugged, 16 orphaned, run by 689 operators.
Figures from the Kansas Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-09.
Top operators in Ellis
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| Patterson Energy LLC | 447 | 493 |
| BEREXCO LLC | 168 | 210 |
| Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. | 144 | 304 |
| Mai Oil Operations, Inc. | 127 | 199 |
| Vess Oil Corporation | 119 | 173 |
| Farmer, John O., Inc. | 96 | 154 |
| Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 87 | 128 |
| Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | 84 | 158 |
| Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc | 82 | 159 |
| HG Oil Holdings, LLC | 82 | 94 |
| Venture Resources, Inc. | 65 | 101 |
| G L M Company | 63 | 87 |
| IA Operating, Inc. | 62 | 117 |
| Mustang Energy Corporation | 62 | 86 |
| American Warrior, Inc. | 58 | 112 |
| R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc | 55 | 158 |
| Bowman Oil Company, a General Partnership | 54 | 95 |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 53 | 87 |
| Charter Energy, Inc. | 46 | 71 |
| Production Drilling, Inc. | 44 | 75 |
| Diehl Oil Inc | 44 | 56 |
| Hertel Oil Company LLC | 43 | 77 |
| Lario Oil & Gas Company | 40 | 83 |
| Staab Oil Co., a General Partnership | 39 | 84 |
| M G Oil Inc | 37 | 57 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERT NORTH 3 | 15-051-30356 | Plugged | Oil | Rains & Williamson Oil Co., Inc. |
| ALBERT NORTH 4 | 15-051-30357 | Plugged | Oil | Rains & Williamson Oil Co., Inc. |
| ALBERT NORTH 5 | 15-051-30358 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBERT STAAB 2 | 15-051-24393 | Status not reported | Oil | — |
| ALBERT WASINGER 1 | 15-051-00482 | Plugged | Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| ALBERT WASINGER 3 | 15-051-03229 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALBERT WASINGER 4 | 15-051-03230 | Active | Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| ALBERT WASINGER 5 | 15-051-06886-0001 | Status not reported | Disposal | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| ALBERT WASINGER 5 | 15-051-19147 | Active | Oil | — |
| ALBERT WASINGER 5 | 15-051-19147-0001 | Active | Injection | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| ALBERT WASINGER 5 | 15-051-19147-0002 | Active | Disposal | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| ALBRECHT 1 | 15-051-00026 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALBRECHT 1 | 15-051-20305-0001 | Plugged | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| ALBRECHT 1 | 15-051-23315 | Plugged | Dry hole | Dreiling Resources Inc. |
| ALEX 1 | 15-051-06718 | Plugged | Dry hole | Gulf Oil Corporation (4519) |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 4 | 15-051-03973 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 4 | 15-051-03973-0001 | Active | Disposal | Black Rock Resources, LLC |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 5 | 15-051-04709 | Plugged | Injection | — |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 1 | 15-051-06860 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 2 | 15-051-06861 | Plugged | Oil | Southern States Oil |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 3 | 15-051-06862 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 7 | 15-051-24662 | Plugged | Dry hole | Brull, Allen |
| ALEX B. LEIKER 6 | 15-051-30169 | Active | Oil | Black Rock Resources, LLC |
| ALEX LEIKER 4 | 15-051-03973-0002 | Active | Disposal | Black Rock Resources, LLC |
| ALEXIA 1 | 15-051-21618-0001 | Plugged | Oil | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALEXIA 2 | 15-051-24981 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALEY 1 | 15-051-00764 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALFR SCHULTE 1 | 15-051-23748 | Plugged | Injection | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALFRED 1 | 15-051-23690 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFRED 2 | 15-051-23908 | Plugged | Oil | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALFRED 3 | 15-051-24040 | Plugged | Oil | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALFRED 4 | 15-051-24133 | Active | Disposal | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALFRED 5 | 15-051-24258 | Plugged | Injection | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALFRED KUHN 1 | 15-051-20429 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALFRED SWD 4 | 15-051-24133-0001 | Active | Disposal | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| ALISON 3 | 15-051-23367-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Manta Petroleum, Inc. |
| ALISON 'A' 1 | 15-051-22661 | Plugged | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| ALISON 'A' 2 | 15-051-23005 | Plugged | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| ALISON 'A' 3 | 15-051-23367 | Active | Oil | Petro-Dynamics Corporation |
| ALISON 'B' 4 | 15-051-23464 | Plugged | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| ALISON 'B' 5 | 15-051-23626 | Plugged | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| ALISON 'B' 6 | 15-051-23686 | Shut in | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| ALISON 'B' 7 | 15-051-23687 | Plugged | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| ALLBERT, MATILDA 3 | 15-051-22941-0001 | Active | Disposal | Production Drilling, Inc. |
| ALLEN, M.R. 17 | 15-051-26951 | Active | Oil | Mustang Energy Corporation |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 1 | 15-051-02286 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 2 | 15-051-02287 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 3 | 15-051-02288 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 4 | 15-051-02289 | Active | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 4 | 15-051-02289-0001 | Active | Disposal | Mustang Energy Corporation |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 5 | 15-051-02290 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 6 | 15-051-02291 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 6 | 15-051-02291-0001 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 7 | 15-051-02299 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 8 | 15-051-20441 | Active | Oil | Mustang Energy Corporation |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 9 | 15-051-20776 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 10 | 15-051-23793 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 11 | 15-051-24488 | Active | Oil | Mustang Energy Corporation |
| ALOYSIUS BOOS 2 | 15-051-01684-0001 | Active | Oil | G L M Company |
| ALPHONSE KUHN 1 | 15-051-20635 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALPHONSE KUHN 1 | 15-051-20635-0001 | Shut in | Oil | — |
| ALPHONSE ROTH 1 | 15-051-01024 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALPHONSE ROTH 2 | 15-051-01024-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | Habit Petroleum, LLC |
| ALPHONSE ROTH 1 | 15-051-20831 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AMELIA 2 | 15-051-04004-0001 | Active | Disposal | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| AMELIA 1 | 15-051-22653 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| AMOCO-CARMICHAEL 1 | 15-051-20757 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AMREIN 2 | 15-051-20188 | Plugged | Oil | Kenmark Corporation |
| AMREIN 2 | 15-051-20188-0001 | Status not reported | Oil | — |
| AMREIN 1 | 15-051-20759 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| AMREIN 1 | 15-051-23299 | Active | Oil | — |
| AMREIN 1-6 | 15-051-23861 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | Texas Energies, Inc. |
| AMREIN 1-6 | 15-051-24083 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mar-Co Oil Company, Inc. |
| AMREIN 3 | 15-051-24739 | Active | Oil | Stull Crude Co, LLC |
| AMREIN 1 | 15-051-24820 | Plugged | Dry hole | Decab Company |
| AMREIN 4 | 15-051-24927 | Active | Injection | Pioneer Resources Inc. |
| AMREIN 5 | 15-051-24986 | Plugged | Oil | Pioneer Resources Inc. |
| AMREIN 1 | 15-051-30299 | Plugged | Oil | Pioneer Resources Inc. |
| AMREIN 'A' 2 | 15-051-23299-0001 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kenmark Corporation |
| AMREIN 'A' 2 | 15-051-23299-0002 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kenmark Corporation |
| AMREIN 'A' 1 | 15-051-24917 | Cancelled / expired | Oil | Kenmark Corporation |
| AMREIN 'A' 1 | 15-051-24991 | Active | Oil | Kenmark Corporation |
| AMREIN 'A' 1 | 15-051-24991-0001 | Cancelled / expired | Injection | Kenmark Corporation |
| AMREIN 'A' 1 | 15-051-24991-0002 | Active | Disposal | Stull Crude Co, LLC |
| AMY 1-30 | 15-051-26658-0001 | Active | Disposal | Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc |
| ANCOBS 4 | 15-051-04828 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANCOBS 1 | 15-051-05220 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANCOBS 2 | 15-051-05221 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANCOBS 5 | 1056929873 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-00466 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-01181 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-01399 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-01399-0001 | Active | Disposal | Patterson Energy LLC |
| ANDERSON 8 | 15-051-05654-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-24314 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-24440 | Plugged | Oil | Oil Company of America, Inc. |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-25171 | Plugged | Dry hole | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| ANDERSON NORTH 1 | 15-051-22155 | Plugged | Oil | Energy Exploration & Production, Inc. |
| ANDERSON SOUTH 1 | 15-051-22156 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANDERSON, J. 1 | 15-051-20679 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |