Rice County, KS oil and gas wells

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

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

Operator	Active	Wells here
Daystar Petroleum, Inc.	167	250
Rama Operating Co., Inc.	110	175
RJM Company	69	89
Mike Kelso Oil, Inc.	67	100
Northern Natural Gas Co.	61	73
American Warrior, Inc.	47	103
Scheck Oil Operation	44	75
Pauley Oil	37	47
M & D Oil and Gas, LLC	36	44
Lebsack Oil Production Inc.	30	77
Lario Oil & Gas Company	30	36
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.	29	37
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.	25	44
Gilbert-Stewart Operating LLC	20	38
Premier Oil & Exploration Inc	18	26
HG Oil Holdings, LLC	18	24
S & S Oil, L.L.C.	17	20
Russell Oil, Inc.	15	28
Mai Oil Operations, Inc.	15	18
Kahan and Associates, Inc	15	17
R J Operating Co.	14	24
Vamco Operations	14	20
Bear Petroleum, LLC	13	57
Hartman Oil Co., Inc.	13	21
Bruce Oil Company, L.L.C.	12	42

Well	API / ID	Status	Type	Operator
BARBER 1	15-159-21525	Plugged	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
BARBER 2	15-159-21537	Plugged	Disposal	🔒 Sign in free
BARBER 3	15-159-21603	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
BARBER 4	15-159-21869	Plugged	Dry hole	🔒 Sign in free
BARBER 1	15-159-22341	Active	Oil	🔒 Sign in free
BARBER 1	15-159-30323	Plugged	Oil	—
BARBER 'A' 1	15-159-20493	Plugged	Oil	—
BARBER 'A' 1	15-159-21180	Cancelled / expired	Unknown	—
BARBER 'B' 2	15-159-20036	Plugged	Oil	—
BARBER 'B' 3	15-159-20204	Cancelled / expired	Unknown	—
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