Nye Exploration
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Nye Exploration LLC · Nye Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Nye Exploration is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Nye Exploration operate?
Nye Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (5). Its 5 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 Nye Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Nye Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Nye Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (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 Gleason 1 in Hodgeman, KS at 4,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Hodgeman (KS), Thomas (KS), Pawnee (KS), Trego (KS) and Stafford (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 Nye Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleason 1 | 15-083-21338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hodgeman, KS | Nye Exploration, Inc. | 4,750 ft |
| Englehardt 1 | 15-193-20470 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Nye Exploration, Inc. | 4,390 ft |
| William M. Reiff 1 | 15-145-00436 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pawnee, KS | Nye Exploration LLC | 4,321 ft |
| C. J. Weber 1 | 15-195-21965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trego, KS | Nye Exploration, Inc. | 4,180 ft |
| Teichman 1 | 15-185-22460 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Nye Exploration, Inc. | 4,100 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 5 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Nye Exploration operate?
Nye Exploration is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Nye Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Nye Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Nye Exploration operate wells?
Nye Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (5).
Does Nye Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Nye Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Nye Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Gleason 1 in Hodgeman, KS is the deepest at 4,750 ft.
Where Nye Exploration'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, “Nye Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/nye-exploration-87940 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).