Kiowa Exploration
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Kiowa Exploration is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 16 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
0
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Kiowa Exploration operate?
Kiowa Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (16). Its 16 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 Kiowa Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Kiowa Exploration'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 Kiowa Exploration operate?
By product class, 1 (6%) 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 Smith 1 in Logan, KS at 4,765 ft. The wells listed below sit in Logan (KS), Ness (KS), Reno (KS), Kingman (KS), Sheridan (KS) and Trego (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Kiowa Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 1 | 15-109-20359 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,765 ft |
| Stecklein 1 | 15-135-23010 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ness, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,498 ft |
| Claypool 1 | 15-155-20948 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Reno, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,260 ft |
| Schumacher 1 | 15-095-21358 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingman, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,211 ft |
| Schwarzenberger 1 | 15-179-20772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sheridan, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,140 ft |
| Saure 1 | 15-195-21483 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trego, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,130 ft |
| Knoll 1 | 15-065-22114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,060 ft |
| Crawford 1 | 15-145-21097 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 4,040 ft |
| Kobler 1 | 15-065-21905 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 3,925 ft |
| Shughart 1 | 15-065-22112 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 3,920 ft |
| Lindenman 1 | 15-065-22113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Graham, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 3,880 ft |
| Renner 1 | 15-191-21767 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Kiowa Exploration Company | 3,804 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Kiowa Exploration operate?
Kiowa Exploration is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Kiowa Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Kiowa Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Kiowa Exploration operate wells?
Kiowa Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (16).
Does Kiowa Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Kiowa Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Kiowa Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Smith 1 in Logan, KS is the deepest at 4,765 ft.
Where Kiowa Exploration'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, “Kiowa Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/kiowa-exploration-82022 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).