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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAHL 1 | 15-051-20993 | Plugged | Gas | — |
| BAHL 1-32 | 15-051-23298 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAHL 1 | 15-051-23298-0001 | Plugged | Oil | Owen's Pumping Service |
| BAHL 1 | 15-051-30105 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAHL 1 | 15-051-30105-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | Don Karst Well Service, Inc. |
| BAHL 'A' 1 TWIN | 15-051-21010 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-00627 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-01390 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-04343 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-04365 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 2 | 15-051-04404 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-04470 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-04488 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-04834 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-05124 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-06685 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 2 | 15-051-20038 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER 1 | 15-051-30395 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BAKER 'B' 1 | 15-051-00523 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER A 1 | 15-051-22254 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER D 1 | 15-051-04187 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAKER E 1 | 15-051-04186 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BALDWIN 1 | 15-051-01088 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BALL 1 | 15-051-00652 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BALLS 1 | 15-051-06643 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BARBARA 1 | 15-051-26899 | Plugged | Oil | Anchor Bay Petroleum LLC |
| BARBIER 'A' 3 | 15-051-04915 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BARBIER 'A' 4 | 15-051-04916 | Plugged | Oil | VAC Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| BARBIER 'A' 5 | 15-051-04917 | Plugged | Oil | VAC Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| BARBIER 'A' 7 | 15-051-05071 | Plugged | Oil | VAC Petroleum Co., Inc. |
| BARBIER 'A' 2 | 15-051-06037 | Plugged | Oil | Venture Resources |
| BARBIER 'A' 1 | 15-051-06071 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BARNES 1 | 15-051-22260 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BARNES 1 | 15-051-22339-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | A P S, Inc. |
| BARNES 2 | 15-051-22396 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUM 1 | 15-051-03669 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUMER 39 | 15-051-05041-0001 | Plugged | Unknown | Elysium Energy, L.L.C. |
| BAUMER 40 | 15-051-05565 | Plugged | Oil | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| BAUMER 1 | 15-051-05908 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 3 | 15-051-05910 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 5 | 15-051-05912 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 7 | 15-051-05914 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 11 | 15-051-05918 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 14 | 15-051-05921 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 15 | 15-051-05922 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUMER 16 | 15-051-05923 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 21 | 15-051-05928 | Plugged | Oil | Equinox Oil Company |
| BAUMER D-24 | 15-051-05931 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUMER 'B' 38 | 15-051-04886 | Plugged | Oil | Noble Energy, Inc. |
| BAUMER 'B' 36 | 15-051-05040 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 39 | 15-051-05041 | Plugged | Oil | Elysium Energy, L.L.C. |
| BAUMER 'B' 34 | 15-051-05042 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 43 | 15-051-05296 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 17 | 15-051-05924 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 22 | 15-051-05929 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' D-24 | 15-051-05931-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 25 | 15-051-05932 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 26 | 15-051-05933 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 29 | 15-051-05936-0001 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 30 | 15-051-05937 | Plugged | Oil | Equinox Oil Company |
| BAUMER 'B' 31 | 15-051-05938 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 32 | 15-051-05939 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 33 | 15-051-05940 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 27 | 15-051-19401 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMER 'B' 35 | 15-051-19402 | Plugged | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| BAUMROCKER 1 | 15-051-20131 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUMRUCKER 1 | 15-051-00303 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUMRUCKER 1 | 15-051-20995 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BAUMRUCKER, JOHN A. 1 | 15-051-01000 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEACH 'B' 1 | 15-051-22911 | Plugged | Oil | Herman L. Loeb, LLC |
| BEACH 'C' 2 | 15-051-24774 | Plugged | Oil | Herman L. Loeb, LLC |
| BEACH 'D' 2 | 15-051-24385 | Plugged | Dry hole | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
| BEACH 'E' 1 | 15-051-24164 | Plugged | Unknown | — |
| BEERY 1 | 15-051-01095-0001 | Plugged | Oil | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| BEFORD 'B' 2 | 15-051-20154 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-01033 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-01221 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-01251 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 2 | 15-051-03102 | Plugged | Oil | Curt's Oil Operation, LLC |
| BEFORT 4 | 15-051-03104 | Plugged | Oil | Curt's Oil Operation, LLC |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-03811 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-04805 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-06828 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-20034 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-20081 | Plugged | Dry hole | Abercrombie Drilling, Inc. |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-20133-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Murfin Drilling Co. |
| BEFORT 2 | 15-051-20165 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-20198 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-20951 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-21071 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-21341 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 3 | 15-051-22253 | Plugged | Disposal | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-22373 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-22638 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-23136 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-24068 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 3-12 | 15-051-27024 | Plugged | Dry hole | Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-30392 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-30408 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| BEFORT 1 | 15-051-30418 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |