Premier Oil & Exploration
Operator of record for 53 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Premier Oil & Exploration is the operator of record for 53 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 39 (74%) are active, 14 (26%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 53 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
53
Active
39
Plugged
14
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 53 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 43
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 74%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Premier Oil & Exploration operate?
Premier Oil & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (53). Its 53 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 Premier Oil & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
74% of Premier Oil & Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 45 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 26% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Premier Oil & Exploration operate?
By product class, 43 (81%) are oil wells and 3 (6%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Rose 'A' 4 in Rice, KS at 3,914 ft. The wells listed below sit in Rice (KS), Barton (KS), Mcpherson (KS) and Ellsworth (KS).
Notable wells operated by Premier Oil & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose 'A' 4 | 15-159-19244 | Active | Injection | Rice, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,914 ft |
| HAGER was BINGER 4 1- SWD | 15-159-01485 | Active | Injection | Rice, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,820 ft |
| Schmidt, Carl 5 | 15-009-14995 | Active | Injection | Barton, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,796 ft |
| Gray 1 | 15-113-00811 | Active | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,552 ft |
| Herrold 1 | 15-113-19208 | Active | Injection | Mcpherson, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,550 ft |
| Specht 'B' 3 | 15-159-04022 | Active | Oil | Rice, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,550 ft |
| Specht 'AB' 5 | 15-159-21450 | Active | Oil | Rice, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,550 ft |
| Horst 'B' 6 | 15-053-01181 | Active | Injection | Ellsworth, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,537 ft |
| E. Stucky 1 | 15-113-20718 | Active | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,473 ft |
| E. Stucky 3 | 15-113-21132 | Active | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,471 ft |
| Ernsting 'A' 4 | 15-009-23598 | Active | Oil | Barton, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,400 ft |
| Specht 6 | 15-159-22239 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Premier Oil & Exploration Inc | 3,370 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Premier Oil & Exploration operate?
Premier Oil & Exploration is the operator of record for 53 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (53). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Premier Oil & Exploration's wells are still active?
39 of Premier Oil & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 14 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Premier Oil & Exploration operate wells?
Premier Oil & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (53).
Does Premier Oil & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
43 of Premier Oil & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Premier Oil & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Rose 'A' 4 in Rice, KS is the deepest at 3,914 ft.
Where Premier Oil & Exploration'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, “Premier Oil & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/premier-oil-exploration-75794 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).