Payne Wc
Operator of record for 2 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PAYNE W C · Payne, W.C.
At a glance
Payne Wc is the operator of record for 2 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. None is listed as active, 1 (50%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 1 wells (50% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2
Active
0
Plugged
1
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Payne Wc operate?
Payne Wc's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (1) and Michigan (1). Its 1 Michigan wells are 0.0% of the 85,673 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 Payne Wc’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Payne Wc's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Payne Wc operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) 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 Betty Jean 1-11 in Comanche, KS at 6,750 ft. The wells listed below sit in Comanche (KS) and Bay (MI). 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 Payne Wc
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Jean 1-11 | 15-033-20789 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Payne, W.C. | 6,750 ft |
| Warnemuende, Emma 1 | 21-017-27086 | Other status | Other type | Bay, MI | Payne W C | 3,209 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 2 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Payne Wc operate?
Payne Wc is the operator of record for 2 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (1). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Payne Wc's wells are still active?
0 of Payne Wc's catalogued wells are active; 1 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Payne Wc operate wells?
Payne Wc is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (1) and Michigan (1).
Does Payne Wc operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Payne Wc's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Payne Wc's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Betty Jean 1-11 in Comanche, KS is the deepest at 6,750 ft.
Where Payne Wc'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, “Payne Wc — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/payne-wc-90462 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).