Pioneer Operations
Operator of record for 23 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Pioneer Operations Co., Inc. · Pioneer Operations, LLC
At a glance
Pioneer Operations is the operator of record for 23 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 7 (30%) are active, 16 (70%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 23 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
23
Active
7
Plugged
16
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 23 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 9
- Gas wells
- 1
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 30%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Pioneer Operations operate?
Pioneer Operations's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (23). Its 23 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 Pioneer Operations’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
30% of Pioneer Operations's catalogued wells are active, 2 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 70% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Pioneer Operations operate?
By product class, 9 (39%) are oil wells and 1 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Keller Owwo 1 in Rooks, KS at 3,880 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rooks (KS), Decatur (KS), Russell (KS), Norton (KS) and Rice (KS). 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 Pioneer Operations
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Owwo 1 | 15-163-23786 | Active | Oil | Rooks, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,880 ft |
| Armbrister A 1-Swd | 15-163-23204 | Active | Injection | Rooks, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,867 ft |
| Armbrister A 1 | 15-163-24454 | Active | Oil | Rooks, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,840 ft |
| Griffith 1 | 15-039-21282 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Decatur, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,750 ft |
| Brown Owwo 1 | 15-167-23566 | Active | Oil | Russell, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,705 ft |
| Sterrett 1 | 15-137-20762 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Norton, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,682 ft |
| Lacy 1 | 15-137-20765 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Norton, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,682 ft |
| Emerick 6 | 15-159-05901 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Pioneer Operations Co., Inc. | 3,600 ft |
| Dalton 2 | 15-159-01461 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rice, KS | Pioneer Operations Co., Inc. | 3,486 ft |
| Richerson 1 | 15-163-24484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rooks, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,470 ft |
| Fenton 1a | 15-163-24531 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rooks, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,439 ft |
| Hazen 1 | 15-163-24443 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rooks, KS | Pioneer Operations, LLC | 3,434 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Pioneer Operations operate?
Pioneer Operations is the operator of record for 23 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (23). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Pioneer Operations's wells are still active?
7 of Pioneer Operations's catalogued wells are active; 16 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Pioneer Operations operate wells?
Pioneer Operations is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (23).
Does Pioneer Operations operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Pioneer Operations's catalogued wells are oil wells and 1 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Pioneer Operations's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Keller Owwo 1 in Rooks, KS is the deepest at 3,880 ft.
Where Pioneer Operations'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, “Pioneer Operations — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/pioneer-operations-78609 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).