Hughes Services
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Hughes Services is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 84 (99%) are active, 0 (0%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 85 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
84
Plugged
0
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 85 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 62
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 99%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Hughes Services operate?
Hughes Services's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (85). Its 85 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 Hughes Services’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
99% of Hughes Services's catalogued wells are active, 70 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Hughes Services operate?
By product class, 62 (73%) 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 Shepherd Ii, H Swd-1 in Douglas, KS at 1,840 ft. The wells listed below sit in Douglas (KS) and Franklin (KS).
Notable wells operated by Hughes Services
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Ii, H Swd-1 | 15-045-21001 | Active | Injection | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 1,840 ft |
| W-Lidikay WSW-1 | 15-059-25521 | Active | Other type | Franklin, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 1,165 ft |
| Fiehler 3HP | 15-059-25936 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 940 ft |
| Shephard 1 | 15-045-20939 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 860 ft |
| Shephard Ii 2 | 15-045-20943 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 841 ft |
| Shephard 11 | 15-045-21074 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 821 ft |
| Shephard Ii 9 | 15-045-20983 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 820 ft |
| Shephard Ii 5 | 15-045-20971 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 820 ft |
| Shephard Ii 8 | 15-045-20982 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 820 ft |
| Lutter 17 | 15-059-26091 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 820 ft |
| Shephard Ii 7 | 15-045-20981 | Active | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 815 ft |
| N. Schultz 4 | 15-045-21162 | Shut-in | Oil | Douglas, KS | Hughes Services, LLC | 811 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 85 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Hughes Services operate?
Hughes Services is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (85). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Hughes Services's wells are still active?
84 of Hughes Services's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Hughes Services operate wells?
Hughes Services is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (85).
Does Hughes Services operate mostly oil or gas wells?
62 of Hughes Services's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Hughes Services's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Shepherd Ii, H Swd-1 in Douglas, KS is the deepest at 1,840 ft.
Where Hughes Services'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, “Hughes Services — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/hughes-services-83809 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).