Mays Oil
Operator of record for 89 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MAYS OIL CO · MAYS OIL LLC
At a glance
Mays Oil is the operator of record for 89 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (3%) are active, 5 (6%) plugged & abandoned and 80 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 88 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
89
Active
3
Plugged
5
Orphaned
80
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 88 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 80
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 1
- Active share
- 3%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Mays Oil operate?
Mays Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (88) and Kentucky (1). Its 88 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 Mays Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
3% of Mays Oil's catalogued wells are active, 25 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 6% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells (1%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 80 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Mays Oil operate?
By product class, 80 (90%) 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 Peters 7 in Ness, KS at 4,382 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ness (KS) and Greenwood (KS). State filings spell the name 2 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Mays Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters 7 | 15-135-21768 | Active | Oil | Ness, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 4,382 ft |
| Peters 3 | 15-135-00676 | Active | Oil | Ness, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 4,352 ft |
| Peters 'A' 1 | 15-135-23848 | Active | Injection | Ness, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 4,313 ft |
| Teter Unit (Green) 1-Swd | 15-073-19504 | Orphaned | Injection | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 3,502 ft |
| Scott 6-S | 15-073-23220 | Orphaned | Injection | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 3,265 ft |
| Teter Unit 'B' 3 | 15-073-20938 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 3,072 ft |
| Teter Unit (Green) 62 | 15-073-22053 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 3,010 ft |
| Bryden Unit Ii 25-A | 15-073-23678 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 2,891 ft |
| Teter Unit 'B' 5 | 15-073-21037 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 2,867 ft |
| Teter Unit 'B' 16 | 15-073-22228 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 2,852 ft |
| Teter Unit 'B' 1 | 15-073-20919 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 2,848 ft |
| Teter Unit (Green) 53 | 15-073-20864 | Orphaned | Oil | Greenwood, KS | Mays Oil LLC | 2,845 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Mays Oil operate?
Mays Oil is the operator of record for 89 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (88). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Mays Oil's wells are still active?
3 of Mays Oil's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned and 80 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Mays Oil operate wells?
Mays Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (88) and Kentucky (1).
Does Mays Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
80 of Mays Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Mays Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Peters 7 in Ness, KS is the deepest at 4,382 ft.
Where Mays Oil'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, “Mays Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/mays-oil-85378 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).