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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 9 | 15-051-20776 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALLEN, MAUDE R. 10 | 15-051-23793 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ALPHONSE KUHN 1 | 15-051-20635 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| 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 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 1 | 15-051-20759 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| AMREIN 1-6 | 15-051-24083 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mar-Co Oil Company, Inc. |
| AMREIN 1 | 15-051-24820 | Plugged | Dry hole | Decab Company |
| 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 |
| ANCOBS 4 | 15-051-04828 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANCOBS 1 | 15-051-05220 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANCOBS 2 | 15-051-05221 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-00466 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANDERSON 1 | 15-051-01181 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| 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 | — |
| ANDREW 1 | 15-051-30052 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANGELICA 2-1 | 15-051-25074 | Plugged | Dry hole | Imperial American Oil Corporation |
| ANITA 1 | 15-051-24710 | Plugged | Oil | Staab Oil Co., a General Partnership |
| ANNA 1 | 15-051-03911 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANNA DREILING 1 | 15-051-19457-0001 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANNA SCHULTE 1 | 15-051-20508 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANTHONY 1 | 15-051-73596 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANTHONY KUHN 1 | 15-051-00434 | Plugged | Oil | B-J Oil Co. |
| ANTON 1 | 15-051-71921 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANTON PFANNENSTIEL 3 | 15-051-20031-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Anderson Energy, Inc. |
| ANTON PFANNENSTIEL 1 | 15-051-30165 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANTON PFANNENSTIEL 1-A | 15-051-30167 | Plugged | Oil | Anderson Energy, Inc. |
| ANTON PFANNENSTIEL 2 | 15-051-30380 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ANTON RUDER 1 | 15-051-03978 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARCO-DREILING 1-35 | 15-051-24795 | Plugged | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-00752 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-00950 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-01553 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-03583 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-03584 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-03761 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-20086 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-20086-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. |
| ARMBRISTER 2 | 15-051-20126 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-20326 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-21403 | Plugged | Oil | Hellar Drilling Company, Inc. |
| ARMBRISTER 1-19 | 15-051-24431 | Plugged | Dry hole | Murfin Drilling Co. |
| ARMBRISTER 3 | 15-051-24902 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kenmark Corporation |
| ARMBRISTER 4 | 15-051-24919 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kenmark Corporation |
| ARMBRISTER 1 | 15-051-30068 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER 'B' 1 | 15-051-21466 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER, ANNA 1 | 15-051-01216 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRISTER, JOE 1-5 | 15-051-22710 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-00295 | Plugged | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-00365 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-00365-0001 | Plugged | Oil | Grady Bolding Corporation |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-03562 | Plugged | Dry hole | Murfin Drilling Co. |
| ARMBRUSTER 1-V | 15-051-20320 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-21495 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRUSTER 3 | 15-051-21495-0001 | Plugged | Dry hole | N-B Company, Inc. |
| ARMBRUSTER 2 | 15-051-22370 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARMBRUSTER 4 | 15-051-23034 | Plugged | Oil | Grady Bolding Corporation |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-24111 | Plugged | Dry hole | G-D Oil Operations |
| ARMBRUSTER 1 | 15-051-27014 | Plugged | Dry hole | TDI, Inc. |
| ARMBRUSTER 'B' 1 | 15-051-24514 | Plugged | Oil | Roberts Brothers Oil Company |
| ARNHOLD 1 | 15-051-04149 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARNHOLD 1 | 15-051-23927 | Plugged | Dry hole | Raymond Oil Company, Inc. |
| ARNHOLD 3 | 15-051-24334 | Plugged | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| ARNHOLD 1-13 | 15-051-24532 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARNHOLD 4 | 15-051-24957 | Plugged | Dry hole | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas |
| ARNOLD 1 | 15-051-22976 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| ARNOLD 2 | 15-051-23126 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| ARNOLD 2 | 15-051-23126-0001 | Plugged | Dry hole | R & R Exploration, Inc. |
| ARROWHEAD 1 | 15-051-22725 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGGIE 1 | 15-051-27104 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hertel Oil Company LLC |
| AUGUSTINE 1 | 15-051-00820 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUSTINE 1 | 15-051-02874 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| AUGUSTINE 3 | 15-051-20813 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUSTINE 4 | 15-051-21352 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUSTINE 2 | 15-051-21450 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUSTINE 1 | 15-051-22285 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUSTINE 2 | 15-051-30202 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| AUGUSTINE 1 | 15-051-73178 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUSTINE, VERNA 1 | 15-051-22195 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUST 1 | 15-051-00385 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUSTIN 2 | 15-051-19083 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| AUSTIN 1 | 15-051-24590 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUSTIN 1 | 15-051-71750 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUSTIN 1 | 15-051-71750-0001 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |