Gore Oil
Operator of record for 631 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Gore Oil is the operator of record for 631 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 391 (62%) are active, 234 (37%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 631 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
631
Active
391
Plugged
234
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 631 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 497
- Gas wells
- 5
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 62%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Gore Oil operate?
Gore Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (631). Its 631 Kansas wells are 0.1% 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 Gore Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
62% of Gore Oil's catalogued wells are active, 33 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 37% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (0.3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Gore Oil operate?
By product class, 497 (79%) are oil wells and 5 (0.8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Churchman Bible 1 in Stevens, KS at 6,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Stevens (KS), Barber (KS), Kiowa (KS) and Thomas (KS).
Notable wells operated by Gore Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchman Bible 1 | 15-189-20936 | Active | Oil | Stevens, KS | Gore Oil Company | 6,000 ft |
| Marsh Ranch SWD 5 | 15-007-01000 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Gore Oil Company | 6,000 ft |
| Churchman Bible 2 | 15-189-20982 | Active | Oil | Stevens, KS | Gore Oil Company | 5,964 ft |
| Churchman Bible 3 | 15-189-21087 | Active | Oil | Stevens, KS | Gore Oil Company | 5,870 ft |
| Churchman Bible 5 | 15-189-22777 | Active | Oil | Stevens, KS | Gore Oil Company | 5,806 ft |
| Booth 'A' 1 | 15-097-21702 | Active | Gas | Kiowa, KS | Gore Oil Company | 5,370 ft |
| William Bixenman 52-25 | 15-193-20271 | Active | Oil | Thomas, KS | Gore Oil Company | 5,369 ft |
| Churchman Bible 7 | 15-189-22782 | Active | Injection | Stevens, KS | Gore Oil Company | 5,000 ft |
| Booth Unit 1 | 15-097-20163 | Active | Gas | Kiowa, KS | Gore Oil Company | 4,988 ft |
| Douglas Bixenman 23-25 | 15-193-20266 | Active | Oil | Thomas, KS | Gore Oil Company | 4,907 ft |
| Morton A Swd | 15-007-21189 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Gore Oil Company | 4,865 ft |
| Graves 4 | 15-007-20957 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barber, KS | Gore Oil Company | 4,864 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Gore Oil operate?
Gore Oil is the operator of record for 631 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (631). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Gore Oil's wells are still active?
391 of Gore Oil's catalogued wells are active; 234 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Gore Oil operate wells?
Gore Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (631).
Does Gore Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
497 of Gore Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 5 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Gore Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Churchman Bible 1 in Stevens, KS is the deepest at 6,000 ft.
Where Gore Oil'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, “Gore Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/gore-oil-75949 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).