Ritchie Exploration
Operator of record for 1,564 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: RITCHIE EXPLORATION INC · RITCHIE EXPLORATION, INC. · Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
At a glance
Ritchie Exploration is the operator of record for 1,564 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. 502 (32%) are active, 999 (64%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 1,512 wells (97% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,564
Active
502
Plugged
999
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,512 |
| Colorado | 44 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 825
- Gas wells
- 15
- Shut-in
- 25
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Ritchie Exploration operate?
Ritchie Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: Kansas (1,512), Colorado (44) and North Dakota (8). Its 1,512 Kansas wells are 0.3% 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 Ritchie Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Ritchie Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 3 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 64% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 25 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 Ritchie Exploration operate?
By product class, 825 (53%) are oil wells and 15 (1.0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Reiss-10 1 in Dunn, ND at 13,710 ft. The wells listed below sit in Dunn (ND), Williams (ND), Lincoln (CO), Clark (KS) and Elbert (CO). 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 Ritchie Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiss-10 1 | 33-025-00539 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 13,710 ft |
| Martin 1 | 33-105-01438 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Williams, ND | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 11,516 ft |
| Kadrmas 1 | 33-025-00561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dunn, ND | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 9,575 ft |
| 1-18-Wd Jolly-O'Brien | 05-073-06162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lincoln, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 7,680 ft |
| Folks Trust 1 | 15-025-21151 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 6,850 ft |
| Sipper-Johnson 1 | 15-025-21373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | 6,615 ft |
| 17-22 Canyon Energy-Uprc Beuck | 05-039-06645 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 6,219 ft |
| 36-13 Canyon Energy State Alberta | 05-039-06653 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 6,138 ft |
| 36-11r Canyon Energy State Alberta | 05-039-06100 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 6,114 ft |
| 1-21 Canyon Enrgy Uprc Alberta | 05-039-06649 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 6,101 ft |
| 30-23 Drotar Ne Math | 05-039-06658 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 6,075 ft |
| 36-32 Canyon Energy State Alberta | 05-039-06650 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Elbert, CO | Ritchie Exploration Inc | 6,030 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Ritchie Exploration operate?
Ritchie Exploration is the operator of record for 1,564 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (1,512). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Ritchie Exploration's wells are still active?
502 of Ritchie Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 999 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Ritchie Exploration operate wells?
Ritchie Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (1,512), Colorado (44) and North Dakota (8).
Does Ritchie Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
825 of Ritchie Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 15 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Ritchie Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Reiss-10 1 in Dunn, ND is the deepest at 13,710 ft.
Where Ritchie 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, “Ritchie Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/ritchie-exploration-2893 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).