Ness County, KS oil and gas wells

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

8,108 wells: 1,784 active, 5,699 plugged, run by 522 operators.

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

Top operators in Ness

Operator	Active	Wells here
American Warrior, Inc.	333	763
Pickrell Drilling Company Inc	138	284
Palomino Petroleum, Inc.	137	381
Mull Drilling Company, Inc.	98	248
Vess Oil Corporation	96	136
Trans Pacific Oil Corporation	68	122
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.	52	127
BEREXCO LLC	43	67
Whitetail Crude, Inc	39	79
Grand Mesa Operating Company	38	91
Indian Oil Co., Inc.	26	28
Farmer, John O., Inc.	25	54
Veenker Resources, Inc.	25	31
Mai Oil Operations, Inc.	24	38
MAD Operators LLC	21	21
H & B Petroleum Corp.	20	21
Patterson Energy LLC	19	19
Mid-Continent Resources, Inc.	18	52
BlueRidge Petroleum Corporation	18	42
Abercrombie Energy, LLC	18	21
Barracuda Operating Company	17	32
Jason Oil Company, LLC	16	18
Hess Oil Company	15	59
McCoy Petroleum Corporation	14	36
Joe Gerstner Oil, LLC	14	28

Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned

Well	API / ID	Status	Type	Operator
RYAN 'C' 1	15-135-20856	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYAN 'C' 3	15-135-26186	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYAN 'E' 3	15-135-24636	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYAN-WHITING 1	15-135-22464	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYAN-WHITING 2	15-135-22566	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYAN-WHITING 3	15-135-22610	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYAN-WHITING 4	15-135-22617	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYERSEE 2-35	15-135-24090	Shut in	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYERSEE 3-35	15-135-24097	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
RYERSEE 2-25	15-135-24133	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
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