Fossil Associates
Operator of record for 3 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: FOSSIL ASSOCIATES · Fossil Associates
At a glance
Fossil Associates is the operator of record for 3 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 3 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 2 wells (67% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
3
Active
0
Plugged
3
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Fossil Associates operate?
Fossil Associates's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (2) and Wyoming (1). Its 1 Wyoming wells are 0.0% of the 129,957 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 Fossil Associates’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Fossil Associates's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Fossil Associates operate?
By product class, 1 (33%) 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 Estes 1 in Pawnee, KS at 4,085 ft. The wells listed below sit in Pawnee (KS), Ellis (KS) and Natrona (WY). 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 Fossil Associates
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes 1 | 15-145-21106 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | Fossil Associates | 4,085 ft |
| Wiesner 1 | 15-051-23727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Fossil Associates | 3,875 ft |
| Bates Creek 23-2 | 49-025-21830 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Natrona, WY | Fossil Associates | 1,600 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 3 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Fossil Associates operate?
Fossil Associates is the operator of record for 3 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (2). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Fossil Associates's wells are still active?
0 of Fossil Associates's catalogued wells are active; 3 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Fossil Associates operate wells?
Fossil Associates is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (2) and Wyoming (1).
Does Fossil Associates operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Fossil Associates's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Fossil Associates's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Estes 1 in Pawnee, KS is the deepest at 4,085 ft.
Where Fossil Associates'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, “Fossil Associates — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/fossil-associates-38615 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).