Moss Petroleum
Operator of record for 15 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: MOSS PETROLEUM CO · Moss Petroleum Company
At a glance
Moss Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (20%) are active, 12 (80%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 11 wells (73% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
15
Active
3
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 11 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 13
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 20%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Moss Petroleum operate?
Moss Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (11) and New Mexico (4). Its 4 New Mexico wells are 0.0% of the 141,088 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 Moss Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
20% of Moss Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 9 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 80% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Moss Petroleum operate?
By product class, 13 (87%) 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 D P Peck #001 in Lea, NM at 9,810 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Rice (KS) and Barton (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 Moss Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D P Peck #001 | 30-025-05051 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Lea, NM | Moss Petroleum Co | 9,810 ft |
| Johnson 8 | 15-159-20384 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,412 ft |
| Johnson 4 | 15-159-05475 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,394 ft |
| Johnson 3 | 15-159-05474 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,393 ft |
| Johnson 1 | 15-159-05472 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,390 ft |
| Wendtlandt 'B' 1 | 15-009-19000 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,361 ft |
| Wendtlandt North 3 | 15-009-15242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,346 ft |
| Wendtlandt 'A' 1 | KGS ID 1032456451 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,346 ft |
| Wendtlandt 'A' 3 | KGS ID 1032456450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,345 ft |
| Wentland 1 | 15-009-15241 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,345 ft |
| Wendtlandt 'B' 2 | 15-009-15244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,332 ft |
| Wendtlandt 'B' 4x Twin | 15-009-21220 | Active | Oil | Barton, KS | Moss Petroleum Company | 3,325 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Moss Petroleum operate?
Moss Petroleum is the operator of record for 15 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Moss Petroleum's wells are still active?
3 of Moss Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Moss Petroleum operate wells?
Moss Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (11) and New Mexico (4).
Does Moss Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
13 of Moss Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Moss Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, D P Peck #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 9,810 ft.
Where Moss 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, “Moss Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/moss-petroleum-10532 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).