Hertel Oil
Operator of record for 102 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Hertel Oil Company · Hertel Oil Company LLC
At a glance
Hertel Oil is the operator of record for 102 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 38 (37%) are active, 62 (61%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 102 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
102
Active
38
Plugged
62
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 102 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 40
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 37%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hertel Oil operate?
Hertel Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (102). Its 102 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 Hertel Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
37% of Hertel Oil's catalogued wells are active, 8 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 61% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hertel Oil operate?
By product class, 40 (39%) 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 Schippers 1 in Sheridan, KS at 4,075 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sheridan (KS), Trego (KS) and Ellis (KS). 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 Hertel Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schippers 1 | 15-179-21147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 4,075 ft |
| D K Schmeidler 1 | 15-195-23123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trego, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 4,050 ft |
| Schmeidler, E. 3 | 15-051-24681 | Active | Injection | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,927 ft |
| Oldham 4 | 15-051-22368 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,900 ft |
| Hertel Kraus Unit 1 | 15-051-25540 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,875 ft |
| Stecklein 4 | 15-051-19124 | Active | Injection | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,862 ft |
| Dreiling 'C' 2 | 15-051-25766 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,860 ft |
| Wiesner 6 | 15-051-25857 | Active | Injection | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,850 ft |
| Allenbaugh 1 | 15-051-26624 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,833 ft |
| Joy 1 | 15-051-26816 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,830 ft |
| Gross 1 | 15-051-26942 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,805 ft |
| Gabel, Mary Ann 1 | 15-051-25833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Hertel Oil Company LLC | 3,775 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 102 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hertel Oil operate?
Hertel Oil is the operator of record for 102 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (102). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hertel Oil's wells are still active?
38 of Hertel Oil's catalogued wells are active; 62 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hertel Oil operate wells?
Hertel Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (102).
Does Hertel Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
40 of Hertel Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hertel Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schippers 1 in Sheridan, KS is the deepest at 4,075 ft.
Where Hertel 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, “Hertel Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hertel-oil-76752 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).