Rooks County, KS oil and gas wells
10,273 wells: 2,734 active, 6,913 plugged, 19 orphaned, run by 575 operators.
Figures from the Kansas Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-09.
Top operators in Rooks
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| Patterson Energy LLC | 237 | 274 |
| Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | 176 | 202 |
| Bach Oil Production | 167 | 217 |
| Gore Oil Company | 139 | 213 |
| Vess Oil Corporation | 117 | 179 |
| Jaspar Co. | 94 | 127 |
| Venture Resources, Inc. | 76 | 96 |
| Carmen Schmitt, Inc. | 67 | 157 |
| Bowman Oil Company, a General Partnership | 61 | 126 |
| Mai Oil Operations, Inc. | 57 | 88 |
| BEREXCO LLC | 56 | 68 |
| Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. | 52 | 156 |
| Thomas M. Brown LLC | 49 | 65 |
| Herman L. Loeb, LLC | 49 | 54 |
| Production Drilling, Inc. | 45 | 71 |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 37 | 59 |
| Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 35 | 72 |
| C & R Oil | 31 | 37 |
| The Bill Bowman Oil Company | 28 | 44 |
| DGH Oil, LLC | 27 | 30 |
| HG Oil Holdings, LLC | 27 | 29 |
| H & C Oil Operating Inc. | 23 | 51 |
| Paul Bowman Oil Trust | 23 | 30 |
| Lucky Iron | 20 | 31 |
| James P. Williams Enterprises, Inc. | 20 | 21 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATWOOD 'A' 1 | 15-163-21391 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AUGUST 1 | 15-163-00061 | Plugged | Dry hole | OXY USA Inc. |
| AUGUST SCHONTAHLER 1 | 15-163-20069 | Plugged | Oil | Manta Petroleum, Inc. |
| AUGUST SCHONTHALER 2 | 15-163-20111 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| AVIS 1 | 15-163-23907 | Plugged | Dry hole | Blake Exploration, LLC |
| AXELSON 1 | 15-163-21358 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Abut No. 1, 30.5' Rt STA. 440-55.00 | 1037027118 | Status not reported | Unknown | — |
| Adam 1 | 15-163-21297 | Plugged | Oil | Gore Oil Company |
| Adams 1 | 15-163-00465 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Addison 10-1 | 15-163-23641 | Plugged | Oil | Wallace Holdings, Inc. |
| Albright 1 | 15-163-21708-0001 | Active | Disposal | RGN Company, Inc. |
| Allphin 3 | 15-163-00863 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Allphin 1 | 15-163-02208 | Active | Oil | — |
| Allphin 6 | 15-163-02226-0001 | Plugged | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Allphin 2 | 15-163-04168-0001 | Plugged | Oil | Production Drilling, Inc. |
| Allphin 1-32 | 15-163-22720 | Plugged | Dry hole | Graham-Michaelis Corporation |
| Allphin 1 | 15-163-22900 | Plugged | Dry hole | Black Diamond Oil, Inc. |
| Allphin 1-30 | 15-163-23684 | Active | Oil | Patterson Energy LLC |
| Allphin 2-30 | 15-163-23766 | Plugged | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Allphin 'A' 1 | 15-163-23330 | Active | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Allphin 'A' 2 | 15-163-23952 | Active | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Allphin Family 1 | 15-163-23739 | Plugged | Dry hole | Noah, Calvin |
| Allphin, Nettie F. 2 | 15-163-02209 | Plugged | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Allphin-Keller 1-30 | 15-163-23771 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Allphin-Keller 1-30 | 15-163-24080 | Active | Oil | Patterson Energy LLC |
| Aloyo 1 | 15-163-23845 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | Schoeller Oil |
| Alva E. Beck 1 | 15-163-20044 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Alvin 1 | 15-163-24185 | Plugged | Dry hole | TDI, Inc. |
| Amos 1 | 15-163-00039 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Amos 1 | 15-163-02567 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Amrein 1 | 15-163-23201 | Plugged | Oil | Decab Company |
| Amrein 2 | 15-163-23201-0001 | Active | Oil | Production Drilling, Inc. |
| Amrein 1 | 15-163-23312 | Active | Oil | Production Drilling, Inc. |
| Amrein 1 | 15-163-23970 | Plugged | Oil | Tengasco, Inc. |
| Amrein 2 | 15-163-24027 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tengasco, Inc. |
| Amrein 3 | 15-163-24223 | Plugged | Dry hole | Tengasco, Inc. |
| Amrein 3 | 15-163-24309 | Active | Oil | Production Drilling, Inc. |
| Andersin 1 | 15-163-03170 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Anderson 1 | 15-163-00297 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Anderson 10 TWIN | 15-163-20105 | Active | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Anderson 11 | 15-163-20107 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Anderson 11 | 15-163-20107-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | Price, Robert R. Operating, Inc. |
| Anderson 12 | 15-163-20108 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | — |
| Anderson 12 | 15-163-23074 | Plugged | Disposal | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Anderson 14 | 15-163-23557 | Active | Disposal | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Anderson 14 | 15-163-23557-0001 | Active | Disposal | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Anderson 15 | 15-163-23726 | Active | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Anderson 'A' 1 | 15-163-30115 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Anderson 'B' 1 | 15-163-21926 | Plugged | Dry hole | F & M Oil Co., Inc. |
| Anderson 'C' 1 | 15-163-22511 | Plugged | Dry hole | F & M Oil Co., Inc. |
| Andreson 1 | 15-163-24069 | Active | Oil | StrataKan Exploration, LLC |
| Andreson 2 | 15-163-24152 | Active | Oil | StrataKan Exploration, LLC |
| Andreson 1 | 15-163-24163 | Plugged | Dry hole | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Andreson 'C' 1 | 15-163-01041 | Active | Oil | — |
| Anita 1 | 15-163-23901 | Plugged | Dry hole | Bach Oil Production |
| Annon 3 | 15-163-03100 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Arlene 1 | 15-163-24042 | Plugged | Dry hole | Palomino Petroleum, Inc. |
| Arlene 2 | 15-163-24043 | Active | Oil | Production Drilling, Inc. |
| Armbrister 1-32 | 15-163-23351 | Active | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Armbrister 'B' 1 | 15-163-02195 | Plugged | Oil | Fina Oil and Chemical Company |
| Armbrister 'B' 2 | 15-163-02196 | Active | Oil | Bowman Oil Company, a General Partnership |
| Armbrister 'B' 1 | 15-163-19367 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Arndts 4 | 15-163-01357 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Arpin 'A' 1-6 | 15-163-24174 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| Atherton 5 | 15-163-03283 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Atherton 1 | 15-163-03367 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Atherton 2 | 15-163-03368 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Atherton 3 | 15-163-03369 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Atherton 4 | 15-163-03370 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Atherton 1 | 15-163-30053 | Plugged | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Atherton 2 | 15-163-30112 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Atherton 2 | 15-163-30112-0001 | Plugged | Disposal | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Atteberry 1 | 15-163-00684 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| Axelson 1 | 15-163-20885 | Cancelled / expired | Oil | — |
| Axelson 1-13 | 15-163-21896 | Plugged | Dry hole | Terra Max, Inc. |
| Axelson 1 | 15-163-22199 | Plugged | Oil | — |
| Axelson 2 | 15-163-22420 | Plugged | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| Axelson 3 | 15-163-22441 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frontier Oil Company |
| Axelson 4 | 15-163-22459 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frontier Oil Company |
| Axelson 5 | 15-163-22496 | Active | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| Axelson 6 | 15-163-22517 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frontier Oil Company |
| Axelson 7 | 15-163-22545 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frontier Oil Company |
| Axelson 8 | 15-163-22604 | Plugged | Dry hole | Frontier Oil Company |
| Axelson 8-24 | 15-163-23229 | Plugged | Dry hole | AFG Energy, Inc. |
| B D R Enterprise 1 | 15-163-21119 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | — |
| B DUB 1 | 15-163-24486 | Plugged | Dry hole | Jaspar Co. |
| B. CATUDAL 1 | 15-163-00760 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| B. D. STAMPER 2-28 | 15-163-23796 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | MAK-J Energy Kansas LLC |
| B. D. STAMPER 2-28 | 15-163-23842 | Cancelled / expired | Unknown | MAK-J Energy Kansas LLC |
| B. DICK 1 | 15-163-02575 | Plugged | Dry hole | — |
| B. DORR 1 | 15-163-03612 | Plugged | Oil | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| B. DORR 2 | 15-163-03613 | Active | Oil | — |
| B. DORR 2 | 15-163-19199 | Active | Injection | Krueger, A. H., Jr. |
| B. DORR 2 | 15-163-19199-0001 | Plugged | Injection | Krueger, A. H., Jr. |
| B. DORR 3 | 15-163-19205 | Active | Oil | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| B. DORR 4 | 15-163-19206 | Plugged | Oil | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| B. DORR 5 | 15-163-19207 | Plugged | Oil | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| B. DORR 6 | 15-163-19208 | Active | Oil | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| B. FINNESEY 1 | 15-163-19210 | Plugged | Dry hole | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| B. G. HOLSMAN 2 SWD | 15-163-21256 | Plugged | Disposal | Thomason Petroleum, Inc |