Cook Operating
Operator of record for 8 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cook Operating is the operator of record for 8 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 8 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 8 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
8
Active
0
Plugged
8
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cook Operating operate?
Cook Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (8). Its 8 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 Cook Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cook Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cook Operating operate?
By product class, 5 (63%) 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 Ballard 2 in Butler, KS at 3,198 ft. The wells listed below sit in Butler (KS) and Sedgwick (KS).
Notable wells operated by Cook Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard 2 | 15-015-01061 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Butler, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 3,198 ft |
| Golden B 2 | 15-173-03545 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,956 ft |
| Golden 1 | 15-173-03544 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,904 ft |
| Erdwien A 2 | 15-173-03507 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,864 ft |
| Elliott, R.E. 'A' 4 | 15-173-20320 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,858 ft |
| Sanders 4 | 15-173-03583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,854 ft |
| Sanders 1 | 15-173-03580 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,846 ft |
| Erdwien 'A' 6 | 15-173-20625 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cook Operating Co. | 2,832 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 8 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cook Operating operate?
Cook Operating is the operator of record for 8 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (8). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cook Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Cook Operating's catalogued wells are active; 8 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cook Operating operate wells?
Cook Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (8).
Does Cook Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Cook Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cook Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ballard 2 in Butler, KS is the deepest at 3,198 ft.
Where Cook 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, “Cook Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cook-operating-81706 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).