Petex
Operator of record for 86 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETEX · PETEX INC · Petex, Inc.
At a glance
Petex is the operator of record for 86 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 8 (9%) are active, 72 (84%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 82 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
86
Active
8
Plugged
72
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 82 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 20
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 9%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petex operate?
Petex's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (82), Oklahoma (3) and Colorado (1). Its 82 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 Petex’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
9% of Petex's catalogued wells are active, 20 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 84% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Petex operate?
By product class, 20 (23%) 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 Donald J. Kolb 1 in Meade, KS at 5,880 ft. The wells listed below sit in Meade (KS), Wallace (KS), Morgan (CO), Greeley (KS), Thomas (KS) and Logan (KS). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Petex
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Kolb 1 | 15-119-00083 | Active | Oil | Meade, KS | Petex | 5,880 ft |
| O'Trimble 1 | 15-199-20240 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,307 ft |
| 1-32 Huey | 05-087-07984 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Morgan, CO | Petex Inc | 5,300 ft |
| Berquist 1 | 15-199-20247 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,300 ft |
| Kuder 1 | 15-199-20243 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,230 ft |
| Hunter 1 | 15-199-20248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,219 ft |
| Weis 1 | 15-199-20244 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,198 ft |
| Cline 1 | 15-199-20250 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,175 ft |
| Akers 1 | 15-199-20258 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wallace, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,175 ft |
| Kuder 2 | 15-071-20719 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Greeley, KS | Petex, Inc. | 5,110 ft |
| Dumler 1 | 15-193-20269 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Thomas, KS | Petex, Inc. | 4,790 ft |
| Ahrens 1 | 15-109-20368 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Logan, KS | Petex, Inc. | 4,770 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petex operate?
Petex is the operator of record for 86 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (82). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petex's wells are still active?
8 of Petex's catalogued wells are active; 72 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Petex operate wells?
Petex is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (82), Oklahoma (3) and Colorado (1).
Does Petex operate mostly oil or gas wells?
20 of Petex's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petex's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Donald J. Kolb 1 in Meade, KS is the deepest at 5,880 ft.
Where Petex'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, “Petex — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petex-19553 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).