Poor Boy
Operator of record for 13 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: POOR BOY INC · Poor Boy Corporation
At a glance
Poor Boy is the operator of record for 13 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 6 (46%) are active, 7 (54%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 11 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
13
Active
6
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 11 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 46%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Poor Boy operate?
Poor Boy's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (11) and Kentucky (2). Its 11 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 Poor Boy’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
46% of Poor Boy's catalogued wells are active, 17 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 54% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Poor Boy operate?
By product class, 8 (62%) 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 DRACH was BATMAN 3 1-SWD in Stafford, KS at 4,202 ft. The wells listed below sit in Stafford (KS), Barton (KS) and Ohio (KY). 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 Poor Boy
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRACH was BATMAN 3 1-SWD | 15-185-11671 | Active | Injection | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 4,202 ft |
| Batman 1 | 15-185-11198 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,743 ft |
| Batman 5 | 15-185-11200 | Active | Oil | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,688 ft |
| Batman 1 | 15-185-29852 | Active | Oil | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,683 ft |
| Drach 1 | 15-185-00236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,670 ft |
| Drach 2 | 15-185-10732 | Active | Oil | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,666 ft |
| Flanders 1 | 15-009-07397 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Barton, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,555 ft |
| Flanders 3 | 15-009-19017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barton, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,547 ft |
| Schlochtermeier 1 | 15-185-21886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,519 ft |
| Flanders 2 | 15-009-12290 | Active | Oil | Barton, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,489 ft |
| Batchman 1 | 15-009-00900 | Active | Oil | Barton, KS | Poor Boy Corporation | 3,465 ft |
| Christian, J W D (W-9) | 16-183-05003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ohio, KY | Poor Boy Inc | 300 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Poor Boy operate?
Poor Boy is the operator of record for 13 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (11). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Poor Boy's wells are still active?
6 of Poor Boy's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Poor Boy operate wells?
Poor Boy is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (11) and Kentucky (2).
Does Poor Boy operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Poor Boy's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Poor Boy's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, DRACH was BATMAN 3 1-SWD in Stafford, KS is the deepest at 4,202 ft.
Where Poor Boy'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, “Poor Boy — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/poor-boy-75957 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).