Quest Development
Operator of record for 88 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: QUEST DEVELOPMENT, INC · Quest Development Co.
At a glance
Quest Development is the operator of record for 88 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 64 (73%) are active, 19 (22%) plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 86 wells (98% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
88
Active
64
Plugged
19
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 86 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 64
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 2
- Active share
- 73%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Quest Development operate?
Quest Development's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (86) and Kentucky (2). Its 86 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 Quest Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
73% of Quest Development's catalogued wells are active, 44 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 22% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells (2%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Quest Development operate?
By product class, 64 (73%) 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 Howard 1 in Woodson, KS at 1,389 ft. The wells listed below sit in Woodson (KS), Coffey (KS), Anderson (KS) and Magoffin (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 Quest Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard 1 | 15-207-26242 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,389 ft |
| Trostle 1 | 15-031-24259 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,384 ft |
| Lehmann 8 | 15-031-22714 | Active | Oil | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,350 ft |
| Lehmann A 6 | 15-031-24195 | Active | Oil | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,313 ft |
| Tremain 7 | 15-031-23931 | Active | Oil | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,300 ft |
| Tremain 9 | 15-031-24176 | Active | Injection | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,295 ft |
| Schornick 5 | 15-207-29923 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,292 ft |
| West 1 | 15-003-22775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Anderson, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,282 ft |
| Lehmann 'A' 1 | 15-031-23080 | Shut-in | Oil | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,206 ft |
| Adams, W S #1 5 | 16-153-00739 | Orphaned | Oil | Magoffin, KY | Quest Development, Inc | 1,185 ft |
| Schornick 1 | 15-207-25545 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Woodson, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,085 ft |
| Tremain 14 | 15-031-24660 | Active | Oil | Coffey, KS | Quest Development Co. | 1,060 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Quest Development operate?
Quest Development is the operator of record for 88 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (86). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Quest Development's wells are still active?
64 of Quest Development's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Quest Development operate wells?
Quest Development is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (86) and Kentucky (2).
Does Quest Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
64 of Quest Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Quest Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Howard 1 in Woodson, KS is the deepest at 1,389 ft.
Where Quest Development'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 Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/quest-development-68915 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).