Maxwell Operating
Operator of record for 10 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Maxwell Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 9 (90%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 10 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
10
Active
0
Plugged
9
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 10 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 4
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Maxwell Operating operate?
Maxwell Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (10). Its 10 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 Maxwell Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Maxwell Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 90% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Maxwell Operating operate?
By product class, 4 (40%) 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 Gardener 1-35 in Clark, KS at 5,990 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (KS), Graham (KS), Ellis (KS), Rooks (KS) and Barton (KS).
Notable wells operated by Maxwell Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardener 1-35 | 15-025-21182 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 5,990 ft |
| Diebolt Lkc Unit 1-2 | 15-065-03074 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Graham, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,940 ft |
| Pfeifer 2 | 15-051-02569 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,863 ft |
| Sunley 1 | 15-051-22079 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,819 ft |
| Trible 1 | 15-163-00895 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rooks, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,759 ft |
| Schneider 1 | 15-163-22632 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rooks, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,500 ft |
| Weber 'A' 1 | 15-009-24637 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,400 ft |
| Staudinger 1 | 15-009-24646 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,346 ft |
| Polzin 'C' 1 | 15-009-03241 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barton, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | 3,313 ft |
| Miller 3 | 15-009-24651 | Other status | Other type | Barton, KS | Maxwell Operating Co., Inc. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Maxwell Operating operate?
Maxwell Operating is the operator of record for 10 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (10). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Maxwell Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Maxwell Operating's catalogued wells are active; 9 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Maxwell Operating operate wells?
Maxwell Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (10).
Does Maxwell Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
4 of Maxwell Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Maxwell Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gardener 1-35 in Clark, KS is the deepest at 5,990 ft.
Where Maxwell 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, “Maxwell Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/maxwell-operating-75934 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).