Painter Max
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Painter Max is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 4 (44%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
4
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 5
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Painter Max operate?
Painter Max's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (9). Its 9 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 Painter Max’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Painter Max's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 44% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Painter Max operate?
By product class, 5 (56%) 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 Faye Matteson I-5 in Franklin, KS at 811 ft.
Notable wells operated by Painter Max
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faye Matteson I-5 | 15-059-23863 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | 811 ft |
| Harry Scott 23 | 15-059-23884 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | 800 ft |
| Larry Matile 1 | 15-059-23861 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | 791 ft |
| Stecker, Roy 1 | 15-059-23593 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | 750 ft |
| Allen Matile 2 | 15-059-23913 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | 730 ft |
| Harry Scott 27 | 15-059-23888 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | 714 ft |
| Vernon Stewart East 1 | 15-059-23591 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | — |
| Richard L. Dunn 1 | 15-059-23594 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | — |
| Vernon Stewart West 1 | 15-059-23592 | Other status | Oil | Franklin, KS | Painter, Max | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Painter Max operate?
Painter Max is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Painter Max's wells are still active?
0 of Painter Max's catalogued wells are active; 4 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Painter Max operate wells?
Painter Max is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (9).
Does Painter Max operate mostly oil or gas wells?
5 of Painter Max's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Painter Max's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Faye Matteson I-5 in Franklin, KS is the deepest at 811 ft.
Where Painter Max'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, “Painter Max — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/painter-max-123313 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).