Charter Energy
Operator of record for 230 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Charter Energy is the operator of record for 230 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 130 (57%) are active, 96 (42%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 230 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
230
Active
130
Plugged
96
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 230 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 173
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 57%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Charter Energy operate?
Charter Energy's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (230). Its 230 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 Charter Energy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
57% of Charter Energy's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 42% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (0.4%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Charter Energy operate?
By product class, 173 (75%) 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 Priefert Trust 1 in Gove, KS at 4,650 ft. The wells listed below sit in Gove (KS), Lane (KS), Hodgeman (KS), Stafford (KS), Trego (KS) and Reno (KS).
Notable wells operated by Charter Energy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priefert Trust 1 | 15-063-22090 | Active | Oil | Gove, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,650 ft |
| Losey Trust 1 | 15-063-22225 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Gove, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,600 ft |
| Leighton 'A' 5 | 15-101-20589 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lane, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,596 ft |
| Ottley 1 | 15-063-22019 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gove, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,508 ft |
| Ottley 3 | 15-063-22087 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gove, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Lewis 1 | 15-063-22228 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gove, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Querbach 'B' 2 | 15-083-21238 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hodgeman, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,483 ft |
| Ottley 2 | 15-063-22021 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Gove, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,405 ft |
| Stafford 12 | 15-185-19090 | Active | Injection | Stafford, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,300 ft |
| Cook 14 | 15-195-00967 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Trego, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,243 ft |
| Bogner 1 | 15-155-21597 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reno, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,193 ft |
| B & B 1 | 15-155-21627 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reno, KS | Charter Energy, Inc. | 4,158 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Charter Energy operate?
Charter Energy is the operator of record for 230 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (230). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Charter Energy's wells are still active?
130 of Charter Energy's catalogued wells are active; 96 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Charter Energy operate wells?
Charter Energy is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (230).
Does Charter Energy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
173 of Charter Energy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Charter Energy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Priefert Trust 1 in Gove, KS is the deepest at 4,650 ft.
Where Charter Energy'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, “Charter Energy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/charter-energy-75937 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).