Max Papay
Operator of record for 6 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Max Papay is the operator of record for 6 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 4 (67%) are active, 1 (17%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 6 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
6
Active
4
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 6 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 67%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Max Papay operate?
Max Papay's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (6). Its 6 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 Max Papay’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
67% of Max Papay's catalogued wells are active, 38 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 17% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (17%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Max Papay operate?
By product class, 1 (17%) are oil wells and 1 (17%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Feldman 1-18 in Meade, KS at 6,648 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KS), Seward (KS) and Haskell (KS).
Notable wells operated by Max Papay
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldman 1-18 | 15-119-20642 | Active | Injection | Meade, KS | Max Papay LLC | 6,648 ft |
| Sneed 1-14 | 15-119-20946 | Shut-in | Gas | Meade, KS | Max Papay LLC | 6,529 ft |
| Reiss 2-14 | 15-175-20242 | Active | Injection | Seward, KS | Max Papay LLC | 6,194 ft |
| Reiss 1-14 | 15-175-21854 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Seward, KS | Max Papay LLC | 6,025 ft |
| Cattle Empire 14-2 | 15-081-21801 | Active | Injection | Haskell, KS | Max Papay LLC | 5,700 ft |
| Sneed 2-14 | 15-119-20027 | Active | Injection | Meade, KS | Max Papay LLC | 3,838 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Max Papay operate?
Max Papay is the operator of record for 6 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (6). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Max Papay's wells are still active?
4 of Max Papay's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Max Papay operate wells?
Max Papay is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (6).
Does Max Papay operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1 of Max Papay's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Max Papay's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Feldman 1-18 in Meade, KS is the deepest at 6,648 ft.
Where Max Papay'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, “Max Papay — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/max-papay-96471 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).