Ia Operating
Operator of record for 192 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Ia Operating is the operator of record for 192 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 64 (33%) are active, 103 (54%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 192 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
192
Active
64
Plugged
103
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 192 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 79
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 33%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ia Operating operate?
Ia Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (192). Its 192 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 Ia Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
33% of Ia Operating's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 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 Ia Operating operate?
By product class, 79 (41%) are oil wells and 1 (0.5%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Sonde 15-1 in Finney, KS at 5,035 ft. The wells listed below sit in Finney (KS), Sheridan (KS), Decatur (KS), Rawlins (KS), Pawnee (KS) and Ellis (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Ia Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonde 15-1 | 15-055-22180 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 5,035 ft |
| Pratt 29-1 | 15-179-21113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,389 ft |
| Laurene 29-1 | 15-039-20946 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Decatur, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,298 ft |
| Gertie Kastens 30-1 | 15-153-20864 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rawlins, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,250 ft |
| Gertie Kastens 31-1 | 15-153-20865 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rawlins, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,240 ft |
| Box Farms 33-1 | 15-153-21092 | Active | Oil | Rawlins, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,200 ft |
| Brown 29-1 | 15-039-21039 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Decatur, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,150 ft |
| Clock 3-1 | 15-145-21870 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,110 ft |
| Ruth 18-2 | 15-051-25493 | Active | Injection | Ellis, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,100 ft |
| Evelyn 1-1 | 15-065-23006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,086 ft |
| Nickelson 12-1 | 15-065-23291 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,060 ft |
| Ruby 13-1 | 15-065-22990 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | IA Operating, Inc. | 4,050 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ia Operating operate?
Ia Operating is the operator of record for 192 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (192). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ia Operating's wells are still active?
64 of Ia Operating's catalogued wells are active; 103 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ia Operating operate wells?
Ia Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (192).
Does Ia Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
79 of Ia Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ia Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Sonde 15-1 in Finney, KS is the deepest at 5,035 ft.
Where Ia Operating'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, “Ia Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ia-operating-84185 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).