Meltzer Oil
Operator of record for 18 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Meltzer Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 17 (94%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 18 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
18
Active
0
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 18 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 6
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Meltzer Oil operate?
Meltzer Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (18). Its 18 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 Meltzer Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Meltzer Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 94% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Meltzer Oil operate?
By product class, 6 (33%) 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 Petersilie A 3 in Ness, KS at 4,471 ft. The wells listed below sit in Ness (KS), Stafford (KS), Rooks (KS), Ellis (KS), Barton (KS) and Rice (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Meltzer Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersilie A 3 | 15-135-00674 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ness, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 4,471 ft |
| Schwein 1 | 15-135-21266 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ness, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 4,360 ft |
| Shumway 4 | 15-185-19537 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Stafford, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,993 ft |
| Wanker 1 | 15-163-22495 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rooks, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,900 ft |
| Gumble 2 | 15-051-05661 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,530 ft |
| Keil B 1 | 15-009-21402 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,446 ft |
| Schmidt 1 | 15-159-00326 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,415 ft |
| Karst 6 | 15-167-03613 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Russell, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,343 ft |
| Link A 1 | 15-159-21801 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rice, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,290 ft |
| Wallace 2 | 15-159-02264 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 3,232 ft |
| Becker 2 | 15-113-00881 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 2,853 ft |
| Becker 4 | 15-113-19107 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Meltzer Oil Company | 2,832 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Meltzer Oil operate?
Meltzer Oil is the operator of record for 18 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (18). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Meltzer Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Meltzer Oil's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Meltzer Oil operate wells?
Meltzer Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (18).
Does Meltzer Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
6 of Meltzer Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Meltzer Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Petersilie A 3 in Ness, KS is the deepest at 4,471 ft.
Where Meltzer 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, “Meltzer Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/meltzer-oil-77180 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).