Poverty Knob Production
Operator of record for 301 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Poverty Knob Production is the operator of record for 301 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 280 (93%) are active, 14 (5%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 301 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
301
Active
280
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 301 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 196
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 6
- Active share
- 93%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Poverty Knob Production operate?
Poverty Knob Production's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (301). Its 301 Kansas wells are 0.1% 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 Poverty Knob Production’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
93% of Poverty Knob Production's catalogued wells are active, 64 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 5% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Poverty Knob Production operate?
By product class, 196 (65%) 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 O'Brien Wsw-1 in Miami, KS at 1,280 ft.
Notable wells operated by Poverty Knob Production
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Brien Wsw-1 | 15-121-31451 | Active | Other type | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 1,280 ft |
| Kitchen WSW-1 | 15-121-30206 | Active | Other type | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 1,080 ft |
| Howell-Gorges 3-T | 15-121-27033 | Active | Oil | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 970 ft |
| Howell-Gorges 1-Wsw | 15-121-27101 | Active | Other type | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 820 ft |
| Flinsbaugh 6-A | 15-121-27250 | Active | Oil | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 800 ft |
| Duane Beets 3 | 15-121-27241 | Active | Oil | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 758 ft |
| Roy Beets AI-63 | 15-121-31244 | Active | Injection | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 740 ft |
| Roy Beets AI-58 | 15-121-31239 | Active | Injection | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 740 ft |
| Roy Beets AI-59 | 15-121-31240 | Active | Injection | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 740 ft |
| Howell-Gorges 1-T | 15-121-27020 | Active | Oil | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 740 ft |
| Roy Beets 21-B | 15-121-22621 | Active | Oil | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 734 ft |
| Roy Beets AI-50 | 15-121-31229 | Active | Injection | Miami, KS | Poverty Knob Production, LLC | 720 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Poverty Knob Production operate?
Poverty Knob Production is the operator of record for 301 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (301). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Poverty Knob Production's wells are still active?
280 of Poverty Knob Production's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Poverty Knob Production operate wells?
Poverty Knob Production is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (301).
Does Poverty Knob Production operate mostly oil or gas wells?
196 of Poverty Knob Production's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Poverty Knob Production's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, O'Brien Wsw-1 in Miami, KS is the deepest at 1,280 ft.
Where Poverty Knob Production'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, “Poverty Knob Production — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/poverty-knob-production-84797 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).