Dechant Oil Operations
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Dechant Oil Operations is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 2 (33%) are active, 4 (67%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
2
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Dechant Oil Operations operate?
Dechant Oil Operations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (6). Its 6 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 Dechant Oil Operations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Dechant Oil Operations's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 67% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Dechant Oil Operations operate?
By product class, 5 (83%) 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 Dechant 'B' 3 in Ellis, KS at 3,736 ft.
Notable wells operated by Dechant Oil Operations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dechant 'B' 3 | 15-051-03817 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Dechant Oil Operations, LLC | 3,736 ft |
| Dechant, Walt 1 | 15-051-25524 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Dechant Oil Operations, LLC | 3,675 ft |
| Walt Dechant 2 | 15-051-26154 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Dechant Oil Operations, LLC | 3,671 ft |
| Dechant, Richard 1 | 15-051-25387 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Dechant Oil Operations, LLC | 3,662 ft |
| Walter Dechant 1 | 15-051-23985 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Dechant Oil Operations, LLC | 3,602 ft |
| Dechant 'B' 2 | 15-051-30672 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Dechant Oil Operations, LLC | 3,599 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Dechant Oil Operations operate?
Dechant Oil Operations is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Dechant Oil Operations's wells are still active?
2 of Dechant Oil Operations's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Dechant Oil Operations operate wells?
Dechant Oil Operations is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (6).
Does Dechant Oil Operations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Dechant Oil Operations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Dechant Oil Operations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Dechant 'B' 3 in Ellis, KS is the deepest at 3,736 ft.
Where Dechant Oil Operations'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, “Dechant Oil Operations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/dechant-oil-operations-76841 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).