Cortam
Operator of record for 17 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cortam is the operator of record for 17 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (71%) are active, 1 (6%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 17 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
17
Active
12
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 17 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 11
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 4
- Active share
- 71%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cortam operate?
Cortam's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (17). Its 17 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 Cortam’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
71% of Cortam's catalogued wells are active, 42 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 6% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 4 wells (24%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Cortam operate?
By product class, 11 (65%) 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 Fuson 1-5 in Sedgwick, KS at 3,601 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sedgwick (KS), Harvey (KS) and Butler (KS).
Notable wells operated by Cortam
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuson 1-5 | 15-173-20696 | Active | Injection | Sedgwick, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 3,601 ft |
| Timmerkamp 1 | 15-173-20385 | Shut-in | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 3,580 ft |
| Chaney 1 | 15-079-20484 | Active | Oil | Harvey, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,900 ft |
| Henry Ulmer 1 | 15-079-20450 | Shut-in | Oil | Harvey, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,900 ft |
| L. A. Clark 'B' 2 | 15-079-20483 | Active | Injection | Harvey, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,890 ft |
| Ulmer 1 | 15-173-20755 | Shut-in | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,866 ft |
| Gronau 1 | 15-173-20771 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sedgwick, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,840 ft |
| Ulmer 'A' 2 | 15-173-03567 | Shut-in | Oil | Sedgwick, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,835 ft |
| Ballard 1 | 15-015-00581 | Active | Oil | Butler, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,800 ft |
| Roth 1 | 15-015-20694 | Active | Oil | Butler, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,798 ft |
| Ballard 3 | 15-015-20999 | Active | Injection | Butler, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,790 ft |
| Potwin-Moore Unit 1 | 15-015-23595 | Active | Injection | Butler, KS | Cortam, Inc. | 2,788 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cortam operate?
Cortam is the operator of record for 17 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cortam's wells are still active?
12 of Cortam's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Cortam operate wells?
Cortam is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (17).
Does Cortam operate mostly oil or gas wells?
11 of Cortam's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cortam's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fuson 1-5 in Sedgwick, KS is the deepest at 3,601 ft.
Where Cortam'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, “Cortam — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cortam-81692 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).