Cherokee Operating
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: CHEROKEE OPERATING COMPANY · Cherokee Operating Company
At a glance
Cherokee Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 7 wells (70% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cherokee Operating operate?
Cherokee Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (7) and Kansas (3). Its 7 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Cherokee Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cherokee Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cherokee Operating operate?
By product class, 2 (20%) 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 Frank 1 in Wallace, KS at 5,350 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wallace (KS), Creek (OK), Garvin (OK), Logan (OK), Okfuskee (OK) and Seminole (OK) and other counties. State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Cherokee Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank 1 | 15-199-20164 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Cherokee Operating Company | 5,350 ft |
| Lewis 1 | 15-199-20189 | Other status | Other type | Wallace, KS | Cherokee Operating Company | 5,300 ft |
| Bohl 1 | 15-199-20155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Cherokee Operating Company | 5,125 ft |
| Livesay #1 | 35-037-27944 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Creek, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
| Claire #1 | 35-049-23062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Garvin, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
| Boling #1 | 35-083-22196 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
| Bras #1 | 35-107-22606 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Okfuskee, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
| Leslie #1 | 35-133-23069 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seminole, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
| Fry "A" #1 | 35-025-20794 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cimarron, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
| Hamilton #2 | 35-037-27037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Creek, OK | Cherokee Operating Company | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 10 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cherokee Operating operate?
Cherokee Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cherokee Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Cherokee Operating's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cherokee Operating operate wells?
Cherokee Operating is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (7) and Kansas (3).
Does Cherokee Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Cherokee Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cherokee Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Frank 1 in Wallace, KS is the deepest at 5,350 ft.
Where Cherokee Operating'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, “Cherokee Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cherokee-operating-4822 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).