Pfeifer Explorations
Operator of record for 16 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Pfeifer Explorations is the operator of record for 16 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 10 (63%) are active, 6 (38%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 16 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
16
Active
10
Plugged
6
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 16 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 63%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pfeifer Explorations operate?
Pfeifer Explorations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (16). Its 16 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 Pfeifer Explorations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
63% of Pfeifer Explorations's catalogued wells are active, 34 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 38% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pfeifer Explorations operate?
By product class, 9 (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 Schmidt 2 in Ellis, KS at 4,018 ft.
Notable wells operated by Pfeifer Explorations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt 2 | 15-051-00560 | Active | Injection | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 4,018 ft |
| Gross 1 | 15-051-26419 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,820 ft |
| Haselhorst 15-1 | 15-051-26366 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,728 ft |
| Schmidt, R & A 34-1 | 15-051-26256 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,703 ft |
| Braun-Werth 3-1 | 15-051-26286 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,700 ft |
| Schmidt, Emery 1 | 15-051-25537 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,695 ft |
| Tomcat 9 1 | 15-051-20488 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,695 ft |
| Herklotz 2 | 15-051-01092 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,595 ft |
| Dreiling 1 | 15-051-22037 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,577 ft |
| Albert 35-1 | 15-051-26611 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,532 ft |
| Stoppel 16-2 | 15-051-26811 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,518 ft |
| Stoppel 16-1 | 15-051-26318 | Active | Oil | Ellis, KS | Pfeifer Explorations, LLC | 3,508 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pfeifer Explorations operate?
Pfeifer Explorations is the operator of record for 16 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (16). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pfeifer Explorations's wells are still active?
10 of Pfeifer Explorations's catalogued wells are active; 6 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pfeifer Explorations operate wells?
Pfeifer Explorations is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (16).
Does Pfeifer Explorations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Pfeifer Explorations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pfeifer Explorations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Schmidt 2 in Ellis, KS is the deepest at 4,018 ft.
Where Pfeifer Explorations'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, “Pfeifer Explorations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pfeifer-explorations-84435 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).