Rice County, KS oil and gas wells
10,893 wells: 1,560 active, 8,462 plugged, 6 orphaned, run by 457 operators.
Figures from the Kansas Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-09.
Top operators in Rice
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames-Robl 1-19 | 15-159-22820 | Active | Oil | CMX, Inc. |
| Ankerholz 'A' 2 | 15-159-02331-0001 | Active | Oil | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp |
| Ankerholz 'A' 1 | 15-159-22659 | Active | Oil | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp |
| Appleton 5 | 15-159-22825 | Active | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| B G PROFFITT 3 | 15-159-19541 | Active | Oil | — |
| B. B. AINSWORTH 2 | 15-159-01879 | Active | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| B. B. AINSWORTH 5 | 15-159-01891 | Active | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| B. B. AINSWORTH 9 | 15-159-01895 | Active | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| B. B. AINSWORTH 12 | 15-159-30253 | Active | Disposal | Scheck Oil Operation |
| B. C. GRAY 1 | 15-159-01733 | Active | Oil | — |
| B. C. GRAY 2 | 15-159-01734 | Active | Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| B. C. GRAY 6 | 15-159-01738-0001 | Active | Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| B. CONRAD 2 | 15-159-04346 | Active | Oil | — |
| B. CONRAD 2 | 15-159-04346-0001 | Orphaned | Disposal | — |
| B. F. COSSITT 2 | 15-159-19350 | Active | Oil | — |
| B. F. Stout 3 | 15-159-01023 | Active | Oil | — |
| B. F. Stout 7 | 15-159-19204 | Active | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| B. KRAFT 1 | 15-159-02832 | Active | Oil | Pauley Oil |
| B. ROESLER 8 | 15-159-03019 | Shut in | Disposal | — |
| B.B. Ainsworth 13 | 15-159-22677 | Active | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| BABCOCK-CHANDLER 3 | 15-159-19138 | Active | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| BAILEY 1 | 15-159-31015 | Drilling | Unknown | — |
| BALL 1 | 15-159-20192 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BALL 2 | 15-159-20225 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BALL 4 | 15-159-20300 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BARBER 1 | 15-159-22341 | Active | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| BATTERTON 4 | 15-159-01795 | Active | Oil | Russell Oil, Inc. |
| BATTERTON 2 | 15-159-06265 | Active | Oil | Russell Oil, Inc. |
| BATTERTON 1 | 15-159-06275 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| BAYER 6-29 | 15-159-22891 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BAYER 7-29 | 15-159-22904 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BC Gray 1--19 | 15-159-01733-0001 | Active | Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| BEAL 5 | 15-159-21501 | Active | Oil | Bruce Oil Company, L.L.C. |
| BEAL 5 | 15-159-21501-0001 | Active | Disposal | Bruce Oil Company, L.L.C. |
| BEHNKE 2 | 15-159-03853 | Active | Oil | Connell, Mark Allen |
| BEHNKE 6 | 15-159-04427 | Active | Oil | Connell, Mark Allen |
| BEHNKE 10 | 15-159-20543 | Active | Oil | Connell, Mark Allen |
| BEHNKE 1 | 15-159-20853 | Active | Oil | RJM Company |
| BEHNKE 2 | 15-159-90365 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| BEHNKE 'A' 3 | 15-159-21507 | Active | Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| BEHNKE 'A' 4 | 15-159-22229 | Temporarily abandoned | Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| BEHNKE A 1 | 15-159-20863 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| BELL 33-3 | 15-159-19283 | Active | Oil | Val Energy, Inc. |
| BELL 33-2 | 15-159-19285 | Active | Oil | Val Energy, Inc. |
| BENGSTON 1 | 15-159-00257 | Active | Oil | R J Operating Co. |
| BENGSTON 3 | 15-159-02541 | Active | Oil | — |
| BENGSTON 3 | 1056900453 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| BENSCH 5 | 15-159-22849 | Active | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| BENSCH 6 | 15-159-22888 | Active | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| BERNSTORF 'A' 1 | 15-159-19095 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'B' 3 | 15-159-02421 | Active | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| BERNSTORF 'B' 5 | 15-159-02846 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'B' 5 | 15-159-02846-0001 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'B' 5 | 15-159-02846-0002 | Active | Injection | — |
| BERNSTORF 'B' 5 | 15-159-02846-0003 | Active | Injection | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| BERNSTORF 'C' 1 | 15-159-19110 | Drilling | Disposal | — |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 2 | 15-159-02424 | Active | Oil | Range Oil Company, Inc. |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 2 | 15-159-02424-0001 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 4 | 15-159-02426 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 5 | 15-159-02427 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 5 | 15-159-02427-0001 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 3 | 15-159-19100 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'D' 3 | 15-159-19100-0001 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERNSTORF 'E' 1 | 15-159-19096 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERSCHEIDT 'B' 3 | 15-159-03149-0001 | Active | Disposal | BEREXCO LLC |
| BERSCHEIDT HEIRS 14 | 15-159-04648 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERSCHEIDT HEIRS A 2 | 15-159-03865 | Active | Oil | — |
| BERTHA 1 | 15-159-19278 | Active | Oil | — |
| BESS-PROFFITT 1 | 15-159-20751 | Active | Oil | S & S Oil, L.L.C. |
| BETH 1 | 15-159-21511-0001 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| BIEBERLE 2 | 15-159-01713 | Active | Oil | RJM Company |
| BIEBERLE 1 | 15-159-20105 | Active | Oil | RJM Company |
| BIEBERLE A 7 | 15-159-22900 | Active | Oil | RJM Company |
| BIEBERLE or BIEBERLE 'A' 4 | 15-159-01710 | Active | Oil | RJM Company |
| BIG RED 2 | 15-159-22466 | Active | Oil | Gilbert-Stewart Operating LLC |
| BIG RED 3 | 15-159-22472 | Active | Oil | Gilbert-Stewart Operating LLC |
| BIG RED 4 | 15-159-22478 | Active | Oil | Gilbert-Stewart Operating LLC |
| BIG RED 12 | 15-159-22666 | Active | Oil | Gilbert-Stewart Operating LLC |
| BINGER 3 | 15-159-04514 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| BINGER 1 | 15-159-20477 | Active | Gas | Elendil Resources LLC |
| BINGER 1 | 15-159-21412 | Active | Oil | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc |
| BINGER 2 | 15-159-35633-0001 | Active | Disposal | RJM Company |
| BINGER OWWO 2 | 15-159-35633-0002 | Active | Disposal | RJM Company |
| BIRZER 1 | 15-159-01475-0001 | Active | Oil | RSD Minerals LLC |
| BIRZER 1 | 15-159-01478-0001 | Active | Oil | Brougher Oil, Inc. |
| BIRZER 3 | 15-159-21671 | Shut in | Disposal | Darrah, John Jay, Jr. |
| BIRZER 2 | 15-159-21820-0001 | Active | Gas | RSD Minerals LLC |
| BLEW 1 | 15-159-21807 | Orphaned | Oil | Kansas Horizon Oil, Inc. |
| BOLDT 1 | 15-159-00214 | Active | Oil | — |
| BOLTON 4 | 15-159-06237 | Active | Oil | — |
| BOLTON 5 | 15-159-19159 | Active | Oil | — |
| BOLTON 5 | 15-159-19159-0001 | Active | Disposal | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BOLTON 6 | 15-159-19225 | Active | Disposal | — |
| BOLTON 1 | 15-159-20569 | Active | Gas | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| BOLTON 1 | 15-159-32049 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| BOLTON 2 | 15-159-32050 | Active | Disposal | — |
| BOWBEER 2 | 15-159-22320 | Active | Disposal | RSD Minerals LLC |
| BOYS RANCH 1 | 15-159-20826 | Active | Oil | Hoffman Oil, Inc. |
| BRADEN 'A' was BRADEN 'C' 1-1 2 | 15-159-21984 | Active | Oil | Te-Pe Oil & Gas |
| BRADEN 'B' 1 | 15-159-05069 | Active | Oil | Te-Pe Oil & Gas |