Elkhound Resources
Operator of record for 40 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Elkhound Resources is the operator of record for 40 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 3 (8%) are active, 26 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 40 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
40
Active
3
Plugged
26
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 40 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 8%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Elkhound Resources operate?
Elkhound Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (40). Its 40 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 Elkhound Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
8% of Elkhound Resources's catalogued wells are active, 21 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Elkhound Resources operate?
By product class, 8 (20%) 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 Walter Davis 2 in Miami, KS at 820 ft. The wells listed below sit in Miami (KS) and Franklin (KS).
Notable wells operated by Elkhound Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Davis 2 | 15-121-25136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Miami, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 820 ft |
| Lidikay 12-W-7 | 15-059-19908 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 799 ft |
| Lidikay 11-W-7 | 15-059-19884 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 796 ft |
| Lidikay 11-W-2 | 15-059-19907 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 752 ft |
| Dorsey 4-W-2 | 15-059-90825 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 752 ft |
| Lidikay 11-W-4 | 15-059-19906 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 751 ft |
| Little Tulloss C-5-D | 15-059-90787 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 750 ft |
| Dorsey 3-F-W | 15-059-90490 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 750 ft |
| Royer 4-Inj | 15-059-91123 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 740 ft |
| Rice 7-W-6 | 15-059-19568 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 735 ft |
| Taylor 3 | 15-059-20533 | Active | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 720 ft |
| Taylor 5 | 15-059-20592 | Active | Injection | Franklin, KS | Elkhound Resources Inc | 719 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 40 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Elkhound Resources operate?
Elkhound Resources is the operator of record for 40 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (40). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Elkhound Resources's wells are still active?
3 of Elkhound Resources's catalogued wells are active; 26 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Elkhound Resources operate wells?
Elkhound Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (40).
Does Elkhound Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Elkhound Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Elkhound Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Walter Davis 2 in Miami, KS is the deepest at 820 ft.
Where Elkhound Resources'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, “Elkhound Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/elkhound-resources-84750 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).