Quest Cherokee
Operator of record for 420 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: QUEST CHEROKEE LLC · QUEST CHEROKEE, LLC · Quest Cherokee, LLC
At a glance
Quest Cherokee is the operator of record for 420 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 2 (0.5%) are active, 143 (34%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 399 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
420
Active
2
Plugged
143
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 399 |
| Oklahoma | 20 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 67
- Gas wells
- 68
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Quest Cherokee operate?
Quest Cherokee's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (399), Oklahoma (20) and New Mexico (1). Its 399 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 Quest Cherokee’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0.5% of Quest Cherokee's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 34% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Quest Cherokee operate?
By product class, 67 (16%) are oil wells and 68 (16%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is West Bishop State #001 in Lea, NM at 5,150 ft. The wells listed below sit in Lea (NM), Chautauqua (KS), Woodson (KS), Elk (KS), Neosho (KS) and Labette (KS) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Quest Cherokee
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bishop State #001 | 30-025-38503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lea, NM | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 5,150 ft |
| Selter 23-1 | 15-019-26604 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Chautauqua, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,741 ft |
| Burkle 20-1 | 15-207-26794 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Woodson, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,515 ft |
| Farwell (Thomas) 1 | 15-049-19243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,500 ft |
| Farwell (Thomas) 2 | 15-049-19244 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Elk, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,500 ft |
| Mann 6 | 15-049-20675 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Elk, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,450 ft |
| Nemac 5 Swd | 15-133-21330 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Neosho, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,390 ft |
| Madron SWD 5-1 | 15-099-24491 | Other status | Other type | Labette, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,323 ft |
| Lawrence Clark 4 | 15-205-24032 | Other status | Oil | Wilson, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,284 ft |
| Robert Merritt Ow-2 | 15-205-19315 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Wilson, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,250 ft |
| North Follmer 5 | 15-205-24012 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wilson, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,222 ft |
| Leck, Marvin G. 19-2 | 15-133-26186 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Neosho, KS | Quest Cherokee, LLC | 1,185 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Quest Cherokee operate?
Quest Cherokee is the operator of record for 420 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (399). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Quest Cherokee's wells are still active?
2 of Quest Cherokee's catalogued wells are active; 143 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Quest Cherokee operate wells?
Quest Cherokee is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (399), Oklahoma (20) and New Mexico (1).
Does Quest Cherokee operate mostly oil or gas wells?
67 of Quest Cherokee's catalogued wells are oil wells and 68 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Quest Cherokee's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, West Bishop State #001 in Lea, NM is the deepest at 5,150 ft.
Where Quest Cherokee'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, “Quest Cherokee — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/quest-cherokee-4370 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).