Farmer John O
Operator of record for 1,049 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Farmer John O is the operator of record for 1,049 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 418 (40%) are active, 610 (58%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 1,049 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,049
Active
418
Plugged
610
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,049 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 591
- Gas wells
- 8
- Shut-in
- 7
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Farmer John O operate?
Farmer John O's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (1,049). Its 1,049 Kansas wells are 0.2% 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 Farmer John O’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Farmer John O's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 58% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells (0.7%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Farmer John O operate?
By product class, 591 (56%) are oil wells and 8 (0.8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rhodes 1 in Clark, KS at 6,800 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (KS), Meade (KS), Seward (KS) and Haskell (KS).
Notable wells operated by Farmer John O
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes 1 | 15-025-21095 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 6,800 ft |
| Marion 1 | 15-119-00012 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Meade, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 6,432 ft |
| Dunne Ranch 1-2 | 15-025-21110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,920 ft |
| Dunne Ranch 1-31 | 15-025-21109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,850 ft |
| Patterson 1-2 | 15-175-21841 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Seward, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,630 ft |
| Cooper Trust 1-34 | 15-081-21301 | Active | Oil | Haskell, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,605 ft |
| Patterson 1-33 | 15-081-21247 | Active | Gas | Haskell, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,597 ft |
| Memory Lane 1-34 | 15-081-21353 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Haskell, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,579 ft |
| Patterson 1-28 | 15-081-21231 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Haskell, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,575 ft |
| Young Brothers 'A' 1 | 15-025-21358 | Active | Oil | Clark, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,565 ft |
| Patterson 1-7 | 15-119-21081 | Active | Oil | Meade, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,550 ft |
| Patterson 2-33 | 15-081-21300 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Haskell, KS | Farmer, John O., Inc. | 5,525 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Farmer John O operate?
Farmer John O is the operator of record for 1,049 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (1,049). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Farmer John O's wells are still active?
418 of Farmer John O's catalogued wells are active; 610 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Farmer John O operate wells?
Farmer John O is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (1,049).
Does Farmer John O operate mostly oil or gas wells?
591 of Farmer John O's catalogued wells are oil wells and 8 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Farmer John O's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rhodes 1 in Clark, KS is the deepest at 6,800 ft.
Where Farmer John O'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, “Farmer John O — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/farmer-john-o-75701 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).