Discovery Natural Resources
Operator of record for 65 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: DISCOVERY NATURAL RESOURCES LLC · Discovery Natural Resources LLC
At a glance
Discovery Natural Resources is the operator of record for 65 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. None is listed as active, 49 (75%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 55 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
65
Active
0
Plugged
49
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 55 |
| Utah | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 16
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Discovery Natural Resources operate?
Discovery Natural Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Kansas (55), Utah (7), Oklahoma (2) and Kentucky (1). Its 7 Utah wells are 0.0% of the 40,139 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 Discovery Natural Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Discovery Natural Resources's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Discovery Natural Resources operate?
By product class, 8 (12%) are oil wells and 16 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Wright Farms 11A-24-1238 in Wallace, KS at 5,200 ft. The wells listed below sit in Wallace (KS), Logan (KS), Scott (KS), Thomas (KS) and Lane (KS). 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 Discovery Natural Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Farms 11A-24-1238 | 15-199-20389 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 5,200 ft |
| Gaskill 1C-29-1135 | 15-109-20791 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 5,194 ft |
| Council 1D-17-1135 | 15-109-20790 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 5,194 ft |
| Pope 11C-19-1135 | 15-109-20820 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 5,142 ft |
| Hueftle 9D-3-1832 | 15-171-20771 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,994 ft |
| Stock 14A-7-1237 | 15-109-21019 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,950 ft |
| Goossen 8C-32-932 | 15-193-20906 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,950 ft |
| Mulville 15B-18-2029 | 15-101-22501 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lane, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,935 ft |
| Wright 12A-19-1237 | 15-109-21018 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,908 ft |
| Hibbert 04D-20-2029 | 15-101-22502 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lane, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,900 ft |
| Dague 7B-1-1932 | 15-171-20773 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,831 ft |
| Eitel 'D' 10 | 15-171-20728 | Other status | Other type | Scott, KS | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 4,804 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Discovery Natural Resources operate?
Discovery Natural Resources is the operator of record for 65 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (55). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Discovery Natural Resources's wells are still active?
0 of Discovery Natural Resources's catalogued wells are active; 49 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Discovery Natural Resources operate wells?
Discovery Natural Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (55), Utah (7), Oklahoma (2) and Kentucky (1).
Does Discovery Natural Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Discovery Natural Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 16 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Discovery Natural Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wright Farms 11A-24-1238 in Wallace, KS is the deepest at 5,200 ft.
Where Discovery Natural Resources's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in Kansas· 55 operated by Discovery Natural Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Utah· 7 operated by Discovery Natural Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Oklahoma· 2 operated by Discovery Natural Resources
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 1 operated by Discovery Natural Resources
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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, “Discovery Natural Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/discovery-natural-resources-12570 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).