John E Schalk
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
John E Schalk is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in New Mexico, with 4 wells (80% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does John E Schalk operate?
John E Schalk's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: New Mexico (4) and Colorado (1). Its 4 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 John E Schalk’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of John E Schalk's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does John E Schalk operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 4 (80%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Schalk Gulf #003a in Rio Arriba, NM at 6,445 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rio Arriba (NM) and Archuleta (CO).
Notable wells operated by John E Schalk
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schalk Gulf #003a | 30-039-22506 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | John E Schalk | 6,445 ft |
| Schalk 29-4 #003 | 30-039-21138 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | John E Schalk | 4,575 ft |
| Schalk 29-4 #006 | 30-039-21619 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | John E Schalk | 4,504 ft |
| Schalk 29-4 #016 | 30-039-21740 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Rio Arriba, NM | John E Schalk | 4,421 ft |
| 1 Schalk-Mccabe | 05-007-06073 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Archuleta, CO | John E Schalk | 1,480 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does John E Schalk operate?
John E Schalk is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in New Mexico (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of John E Schalk's wells are still active?
0 of John E Schalk's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does John E Schalk operate wells?
John E Schalk is the operator of record for wells in New Mexico (4) and Colorado (1).
Does John E Schalk operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of John E Schalk's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is John E Schalk's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schalk Gulf #003a in Rio Arriba, NM is the deepest at 6,445 ft.
Where John E Schalk'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, “John E Schalk — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/john-e-schalk-13494 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).