Geochemical Surveys
Operator of record for 58 catalogued wells across 8 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS · GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS INC · GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS, INC · Geochemical Surveys · …
At a glance
Geochemical Surveys is the operator of record for 58 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 8 states. None is listed as active, 52 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in North Dakota, with 18 wells (31% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
58
Active
0
Plugged
52
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 18 |
| California | 13 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Geochemical Surveys operate?
Geochemical Surveys's catalogued wells are spread across 8 states: North Dakota (18), California (13), Kentucky (13), Colorado (7) and Mississippi (4) and 3 more. Its 18 North Dakota wells are 0.0% of the 43,680 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 Geochemical Surveys’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Geochemical Surveys's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Geochemical Surveys operate?
By product class, 20 (34%) are oil wells and 2 (3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is 19-1 Grace-Wise in Weld, CO at 8,576 ft. The wells listed below sit in Weld (CO), Lonoke (AR), Burke (ND), Morgan (CO), Kit Carson (CO) and Renville (ND). State filings spell the name 5 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Geochemical Surveys
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-1 Grace-Wise | 05-123-10135 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weld, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 8,576 ft |
| Cobb, J W 1 | 03-085-00030 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lonoke, AR | Geochemical Surveys | 8,016 ft |
| H. E. And R. E. Smith 1 | 33-013-00657 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Geochemical Surveys | 7,752 ft |
| Nels Hanson 1 | 33-013-00638 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Burke, ND | Geochemical Surveys | 7,750 ft |
| 18-1 Sievers | 05-123-10403 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weld, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 7,371 ft |
| 19-3 Ullman Farms | 05-123-10511 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Weld, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 7,350 ft |
| 19-2 Ullman Farms | 05-123-10402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 7,328 ft |
| 2 Nauman | 05-123-09792 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Weld, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 6,641 ft |
| 2 Wildcat Ranches | 05-087-07674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morgan, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 6,585 ft |
| 1 Greenwood | 05-063-06135 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kit Carson, CO | Geochemical Surveys Inc | 6,062 ft |
| Wherritt-Bnd 1 | 33-075-00240 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Geochemical Surveys | 4,795 ft |
| Gilbert Lunder 1 | 33-075-00440 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Renville, ND | Geochemical Surveys | 4,719 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Geochemical Surveys operate?
Geochemical Surveys is the operator of record for 58 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in North Dakota (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Geochemical Surveys's wells are still active?
0 of Geochemical Surveys's catalogued wells are active; 52 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Geochemical Surveys operate wells?
Geochemical Surveys is the operator of record for wells in North Dakota (18), California (13), Kentucky (13), Colorado (7), Mississippi (4), Alabama (1), Arkansas (1) and Michigan (1).
Does Geochemical Surveys operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Geochemical Surveys's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Geochemical Surveys's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, 19-1 Grace-Wise in Weld, CO is the deepest at 8,576 ft.
Where Geochemical Surveys's wells are
- Oil & gas wells in North Dakota· 18 operated by Geochemical Surveys
- Oil & gas wells in California· 13 operated by Geochemical Surveys
- Oil & gas wells in Kentucky· 13 operated by Geochemical Surveys
- Oil & gas wells in Colorado· 7 operated by Geochemical Surveys
- Oil & gas wells in Mississippi· 4 operated by Geochemical Surveys
- Oil & gas wells in Alabama· 1 operated by Geochemical Surveys
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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, “Geochemical Surveys — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/geochemical-surveys-2370 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).