Messenger Petroleum
Operator of record for 246 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Messenger Petroleum is the operator of record for 246 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 140 (57%) are active, 57 (23%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 246 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
246
Active
140
Plugged
57
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 246 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 93
- Gas wells
- 103
- Shut-in
- 48
- Active share
- 57%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Messenger Petroleum operate?
Messenger Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (246). Its 246 Kansas wells are 0.1% 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 Messenger Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
57% of Messenger Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 23% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 48 wells (20%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Messenger Petroleum operate?
By product class, 93 (38%) are oil wells and 103 (42%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Priscilla SWD 1 in Barber, KS at 5,606 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Stanton (KS), Harper (KS) and Kingman (KS).
Notable wells operated by Messenger Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priscilla SWD 1 | 15-007-22094 | Active | Injection | Barber, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,606 ft |
| Syracuse Dairy 1-3 | 15-187-21120 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stanton, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,510 ft |
| Marlyne 1 | 15-007-00239 | Active | Injection | Barber, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,260 ft |
| Griffin 1 | 15-007-23506 | Active | Gas | Barber, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,232 ft |
| Knorp Farms 1 | 15-007-23441 | Active | Oil | Barber, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,198 ft |
| Stranathan 1 | 15-007-23507 | Shut-in | Oil | Barber, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,194 ft |
| Calvert C-1 | 15-077-21549 | Active | Injection | Harper, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,114 ft |
| Arensdorf 1-14 Swd | 15-095-01292 | Active | Injection | Kingman, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,100 ft |
| Stevens 2 | 15-095-01003 | Active | Injection | Kingman, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,100 ft |
| Bergman 2 | 15-095-20685 | Active | Injection | Kingman, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,083 ft |
| Tucker 1 | 15-007-23438 | Active | Oil | Barber, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,030 ft |
| Donald 3 | 15-095-20480 | Active | Injection | Kingman, KS | Messenger Petroleum, Inc. | 5,000 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Messenger Petroleum operate?
Messenger Petroleum is the operator of record for 246 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (246). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Messenger Petroleum's wells are still active?
140 of Messenger Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 57 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Messenger Petroleum operate wells?
Messenger Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (246).
Does Messenger Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
93 of Messenger Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 103 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Messenger Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Priscilla SWD 1 in Barber, KS is the deepest at 5,606 ft.
Where Messenger Petroleum'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, “Messenger Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/messenger-petroleum-77698 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).