Essex Resources
Operator of record for 19 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Essex Resources is the operator of record for 19 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 12 (63%) are active, 2 (11%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 19 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
19
Active
12
Plugged
2
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 19 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 15
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 5
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Essex Resources operate?
Essex Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (19). Its 19 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 Essex Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Essex Resources's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 11% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 5 wells (26%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Essex Resources operate?
By product class, 15 (79%) 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 Lantz 16 in Chautauqua, KS at 1,221 ft.
Notable wells operated by Essex Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantz 16 | 15-019-26467 | Active | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,221 ft |
| H. S. Lantz 14 | 15-019-21782 | Active | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,220 ft |
| Wemmer 111 | 15-019-27544 | Active | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,210 ft |
| Wemmer 100 | 15-019-27437 | Active | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,206 ft |
| Lantz 17 | 15-019-26516 | Active | Injection | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,180 ft |
| Wemmer 1 | 15-019-40622 | Active | Injection | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,170 ft |
| Lantz, H. S. 13 | 15-019-19922 | Active | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,168 ft |
| Bowen 36 | 15-019-26877 | Active | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,165 ft |
| Lantz Ow3 | 15-019-40874 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,150 ft |
| Lantz Ow1 | 15-019-40873 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,150 ft |
| Lantz 15 | 15-019-25694 | Active | Injection | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,137 ft |
| Bowen 34 | 15-019-20280 | Shut-in | Oil | Chautauqua, KS | Essex Resources, LLC | 1,130 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Essex Resources operate?
Essex Resources is the operator of record for 19 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (19). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Essex Resources's wells are still active?
12 of Essex Resources's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Essex Resources operate wells?
Essex Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (19).
Does Essex Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
15 of Essex Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Essex Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lantz 16 in Chautauqua, KS is the deepest at 1,221 ft.
Where Essex 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, “Essex Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/essex-resources-82190 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).