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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
| 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 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|
| HERZOG 1 |
15-159-06529 | Drilling |
Oil | — |
| HETER ESTATE 1 |
15-159-20322 | Active |
Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| HETER ESTATE 2 |
15-159-20356 | Active |
Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| HODGE 2 |
15-159-19300 | Active |
Oil | — |
| HODGINS 1 |
15-159-20952 | Active |
Oil | HG Oil Holdings, LLC |
| HODGINS 2 |
15-159-35608-0001 | Active |
Oil | HG Oil Holdings, LLC |
| HODGSON 'A' 1 |
15-159-20478-0001 | Permitted |
Unknown | — |
| HODGSON 'A' 1 |
15-159-21239 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| HODGSON A 1 |
15-159-21239-0001 | Shut in |
Gas | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| HOELSCHER 1 |
15-159-22166 | Active |
Disposal | C & K Oil Company |
| HOFFMAN 1 |
15-159-00396 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| HOFFMAN 3 |
15-159-06287 | Active |
Oil | — |
| HOKR 1 |
15-159-30012 | Active |
Oil | Krehbiel, Jay |
| HOLLINGER 14-2 |
15-159-20607 | Active |
Unknown | Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| HOLLINGER 14-3 |
15-159-20767 | Active |
Unknown | Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| HOLLINGER 24-01 |
15-159-21411 | Active |
Unknown | Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| HOLM GRACE 28-1 |
15-159-21808 | Shut in |
Oil | Red Hills Energy, LLC |
| HOOPS 7 |
15-159-02329-0001 | Active |
Disposal | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| HOPKINS 'B' 3 |
15-159-05308 | Active |
Oil | — |
| HOPKINS (WEDEL) B 3 |
15-159-05308-0001 | Active |
Disposal | Koehn, Radell W. and Austin Koehn & Morgan Koehn |
| HOSPITAL 1 |
15-159-21905 | Active |
Oil | Hartman Oil Co., Inc. |
| HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1-3 |
15-159-20764 | Active |
Unknown | Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| HOUSTON 2 |
15-159-04724 | Active |
Oil | Manning, Gregory |
| HUFFMAN 1 |
15-159-20706 | Active |
Oil | Spring Creek Farm and Oil, LLC |
| HURR 1 |
1056635527 | Permitted |
Unknown | — |
| Habiger 6 |
15-159-01993 | Drilling |
Oil | — |
| Habiger 2 |
15-159-19210-0002 | Active |
Disposal | Vamco Operations |
| Habiger 2 |
15-159-20001 | Active |
Oil | — |
| Haddon 2-5 |
15-159-22605 | Active |
Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Hager C-1 |
15-159-22798 | Active |
Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Haltom 3 |
15-159-21443-0001 | Active |
Gas | Elendil Resources LLC |
| Haxton 'A' 1 |
15-159-06425 | Active |
Oil | Vamco Operations |
| Heine 1 |
15-159-22422 | Active |
Oil | Kahan and Associates, Inc |
| Heine 2 |
15-159-22590 | Active |
Oil | Kahan and Associates, Inc |
| Heine 3 |
15-159-22791 | Active |
Oil | Kahan and Associates, Inc |
| Heine 'A' 1 |
15-159-22737 | Active |
Oil | S & S Oil Leasing |
| Hill 1 |
15-159-21637 | Temporarily abandoned |
Oil | — |
| Hodgson 1H-22 |
15-159-22735-0100 | Active |
Oil | R J Operating Co. |
| Hoelscher 2-27 |
15-159-22738 | Active |
Oil | StrataKan Exploration, LLC |
| Hoelscher 1-10 |
15-159-22795 | Active |
Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Hoelscher 2-10 |
15-159-22796 | Active |
Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Hoelscher 3-10 |
15-159-22806 | Active |
Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Hoelscher 4-10 |
15-159-22811 | Active |
Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Hoelscher Farms 1-4 |
15-159-22618 | Active |
Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Hoelscher Farms 2 |
15-159-22765 | Active |
Oil | RJM Company |
| Hoelscher Unit 1-11 |
15-159-22807 | Active |
Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Hoops 'B' 1 |
15-159-02325 | Shut in |
Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Hoops 'B' 2 |
15-159-02326 | Active |
Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Hoops 'B' 4 |
15-159-02327 | Active |
Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Hoops 'B' 7 |
15-159-02329 | Active |
Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| I. S. BROTHERS 1-A |
15-159-19458 | Active |
Oil | — |
| IRA 2 |
15-159-02455 | Active |
Oil | — |
| IRA 5 |
15-159-02461 | Active |
Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| IRA 5 |
15-159-19115 | Active |
Disposal | Meltzer Oil Company |
| IRA BOLTON 7 |
15-159-01479-0001 | Active |
Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| IRA BOLTON 10 |
15-159-21944 | Temporarily abandoned |
Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| IRA BOLTON 11 |
15-159-22016 | Active |
Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| ISERN 4 |
15-159-22051 | Active |
Disposal | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Isern 1-6 |
15-159-22512 | Active |
Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| J Behnke 1 |
15-159-03264-0001 | Active |
Oil | Connell, Mark Allen |
| J HABIGER 4 |
15-159-06454-0001 | Active |
Disposal | American Warrior, Inc. |
| J M PURCELL (WALLACE) 1 |
15-159-35372 | Drilling |
Oil | — |
| J. A. WILLIAMS 2 |
15-159-01830 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. A. WILLIAMS 7 |
15-159-01835 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. A. Williams 2 |
15-159-01830-0001 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. E. JOHNSON 2 |
15-159-20428 | Active |
Oil | Manning, Gregory |
| J. E. JOHNSON 4 |
15-159-20453-0001 | Active |
Oil | Manning, Gregory |
| J. JONES 1 |
15-159-01951 | Active |
Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| J. JONES 2 |
15-159-01952 | Active |
Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| J. POWELL 8 |
15-159-03384 | Shut in |
Injection | — |
| J. R. LANSING 10 |
15-159-01946 | Active |
Oil | Conoco, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 10 |
15-159-01946-0001 | Active |
Disposal | Scheck Oil Operation |
| J. R. LANSING 10 |
15-159-01946-0002 | Active |
Disposal | Scheck Oil Operation |
| J. R. LANSING 5 |
15-159-19031-0001 | Active |
Disposal | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 5 |
15-159-19031-0002 | Active |
Disposal | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'A' 10 |
15-159-01934 | Active |
Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 2 |
15-159-01921 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 2 |
15-159-01921-0001 | Active |
Oil & gas | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 4 |
15-159-01923 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 9 |
15-159-01945 | Active |
Oil & gas | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 1 |
15-159-06353 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 3 |
15-159-19018 | Active |
Oil | — |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 3 |
15-159-19018-0001 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 3 |
15-159-19018-0002 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 8 |
15-159-19030 | Active |
Oil | — |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 8 |
15-159-19030-0001 | Active |
Injection | Conoco, Inc. |
| J. R. LANSING 'B' 5 |
15-159-19031 | Active |
Oil | Conoco, Inc. |
| J.B. CONNERY 'A' 1 |
1057193911 | Permitted |
Unknown | — |
| JACOBSON 1 |
15-159-05225 | Shut in |
Oil | — |
| JANSSEN 1 |
15-159-02790 | Drilling |
Oil | — |
| JANSSEN 'A' 2 |
15-159-22199 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'A' 5 |
15-159-22286 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'A' 6 |
15-159-22306 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'A' 8 |
15-159-22397 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'B' 2 |
15-159-01009-0001 | Active |
Oil | Coronado Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'B' 2 |
15-159-01009-0002 | Active |
Injection | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'B' 1 |
15-159-20888 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'B' 3 |
15-159-22193 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'B' 4 |
15-159-22253 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| JANSSEN 'D' 1 |
15-159-21194 | Active |
Oil | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |