Burch Exploration
Operator of record for 26 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Burch Exploration is the operator of record for 26 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 24 (92%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 26 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
26
Active
0
Plugged
24
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 26 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 10
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Burch Exploration operate?
Burch Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (26). Its 26 Kansas wells are 0.0% of the 473,140 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Burch Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Burch Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 92% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Burch Exploration operate?
By product class, 10 (38%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Chadderdon 1 in Rawlins, KS at 4,500 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rawlins (KS), Graham (KS) and Sheridan (KS).
Notable wells operated by Burch Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadderdon 1 | 15-153-30096 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rawlins, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Chadderdon 2 | 15-153-30097 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rawlins, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Hildebrand 'A' 2 | 15-065-02659 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,461 ft |
| Ray 2 | 15-153-20317 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rawlins, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,450 ft |
| Savage 1 | 15-153-30100 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rawlins, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,371 ft |
| Simon 1 | 15-179-20911 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,110 ft |
| St John 1 | 15-065-22500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,084 ft |
| Sproul 1 | 15-065-22506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,045 ft |
| Worcestor 1 | 15-065-22427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,035 ft |
| Morris 2 | 15-065-01558 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,030 ft |
| Morris 4 | 15-065-01560 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 4,030 ft |
| Morris 6 | 15-065-01562 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Graham, KS | Burch Exploration, Inc. | 3,997 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Burch Exploration operate?
Burch Exploration is the operator of record for 26 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (26). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Burch Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Burch Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 24 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Burch Exploration operate wells?
Burch Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (26).
Does Burch Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
10 of Burch Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Burch Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Chadderdon 1 in Rawlins, KS is the deepest at 4,500 ft.
Where Burch Exploration's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Burch Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/burch-exploration-76453 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).