Gove County, KS oil and gas wells

Name: Gove County, KS oil and gas wells
Creator: Kansas Geological Survey

3,145 wells: 752 active, 2,129 plugged, run by 298 operators.

Figures from the Kansas Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-09.

Top operators in Gove

Operator	Active	Wells here
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.	101	176
Grand Mesa Operating Company	59	96
Palomino Petroleum, Inc.	36	86
Falcon Exploration, Inc.	31	87
Pickrell Drilling Company Inc	30	90
Mull Drilling Company, Inc.	30	62
Lario Oil & Gas Company	27	68
Trans Pacific Oil Corporation	26	64
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.	24	44
Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc.	22	53
BEREXCO LLC	22	30
Vess Oil Corporation	17	19
M G Oil Inc	16	19
MAD Operators LLC	16	16
US Oil Resources LLC	14	25
Mai Oil Operations, Inc.	13	15
Petex, Inc.	9	32
DGH Oil, LLC	9	9
StrataKan Exploration, LLC	8	8
Mustang Energy Corporation	7	15
Darrah Oil Company, LLC	7	8
HG Oil Holdings, LLC	7	7
Trek AEC, LLC	6	23
Carmen Schmitt, Inc.	6	9
Black Rock Resources, LLC	6	8

Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned

Well	API / ID	Status	Type	Operator
Yost 'A' 1-34	15-063-21050-0001	Active	Disposal	White & Ellis Drilling, Inc.
Yost 'A' 1-34 TWIN	15-063-21057	Active	Oil	White & Ellis Drilling, Inc.
ZIEGENBALG 4	15-063-21428-0002	Active	Disposal	Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
ZIEGLER TRUST 3-31 WSW	15-063-21964-0001	Active	Water supply	Lario Oil & Gas Company
ZIEGLER TRUST 5-31	15-063-22320	Active	Injection	Lario Oil & Gas Company
Zerr Trust 1-23	15-063-21905	Active	Oil	Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc.
Zerr Trust 4-23	15-063-22120	Active	Oil	Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc.
Ziegenbalg 1	15-063-21412	Active	Oil	Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
Ziegenbalg 2	15-063-21428	Active	Oil	Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
Ziegler Trust 1-31	15-063-21657	Active	Oil	Lario Oil & Gas Company
Ziegler Trust 2-31	15-063-21875	Active	Oil	Lario Oil & Gas Company
Ziegler Trust 3-31	15-063-21964	Active	Oil	Lario Oil & Gas Company
Zimmerman 1-24	15-063-22032	Shut in	Oil	RL Investment, LLC