Peoples Oil
Operator of record for 89 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Peoples Oil is the operator of record for 89 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 35 (39%) are active, 17 (19%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 89 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
89
Active
35
Plugged
17
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 89 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 72
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 23
- Active share
- 39%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Peoples Oil operate?
Peoples Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (89). Its 89 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 Peoples Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
39% of Peoples Oil's catalogued wells are active, 10 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 19% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 23 wells (26%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Peoples Oil operate?
By product class, 72 (81%) 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 Wood Kirchof W-1 in Franklin, KS at 775 ft.
Notable wells operated by Peoples Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Kirchof W-1 | 15-059-19406 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| W H D Wood 1 | 15-059-19404 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| Kirchoffer Ow-3 | 15-059-01603 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| Kirchoffer Ow-2 | 15-059-01602 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| Kirchoffer Ow-5 | 15-059-01605 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| Kirchoffer Ow-4 | 15-059-01604 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| Kirchoffer Ow-1 | 15-059-01601 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| W H D Wood 1-A | 15-059-19405 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| W H D Wood 4 | 15-059-19407 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 775 ft |
| Eggleston 5 | 15-059-19735 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 772 ft |
| Eggleston 12 | 15-059-21224 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 732 ft |
| Eggleston 8 | 15-059-20532 | Active | Oil | Franklin, KS | Peoples Oil, LLC | 730 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Peoples Oil operate?
Peoples Oil is the operator of record for 89 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (89). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Peoples Oil's wells are still active?
35 of Peoples Oil's catalogued wells are active; 17 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Peoples Oil operate wells?
Peoples Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (89).
Does Peoples Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
72 of Peoples Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Peoples Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Wood Kirchof W-1 in Franklin, KS is the deepest at 775 ft.
Where Peoples Oil'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, “Peoples Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/peoples-oil-84799 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).