El Kan Exploration
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
El Kan Exploration is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (83%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does El Kan Exploration operate?
El Kan Exploration'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 El Kan Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of El Kan Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 83% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does El Kan Exploration operate?
By product class, 6 (100%) 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 Schultz 'A' 4 in Edwards, KS at 4,545 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (KS) and Leavenworth (KS).
Notable wells operated by El Kan Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz 'A' 4 | 15-047-10070 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | El-Kan Exploration | 4,545 ft |
| Schultz 'A' 1 | 15-047-20287 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | El-Kan Exploration | 4,535 ft |
| Schultz 'A' 5 | 15-047-20550 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | El-Kan Exploration | 4,505 ft |
| Schultz 'A' 2 | 15-047-20359 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | El-Kan Exploration | 4,500 ft |
| Schultz 'A' 3 | 15-047-20474 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | El-Kan Exploration | 4,500 ft |
| Koch 1 | 15-103-21247 | Other status | Oil | Leavenworth, KS | El-Kan Exploration | 1,500 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 6 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does El Kan Exploration operate?
El Kan Exploration 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 El Kan Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of El Kan Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does El Kan Exploration operate wells?
El Kan Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (6).
Does El Kan Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of El Kan Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is El Kan Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schultz 'A' 4 in Edwards, KS is the deepest at 4,545 ft.
Where El Kan Exploration'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, “El Kan Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/el-kan-exploration-84084 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).