Southwest Energy Development
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SOUTHWEST ENERGY DEVELOPMENT INC · Southwest Energy Development Corp.
At a glance
Southwest Energy Development is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 8 (40%) are active, 11 (55%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Oklahoma, with 17 wells (85% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
8
Plugged
11
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 17 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 16
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 40%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Southwest Energy Development operate?
Southwest Energy Development's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Oklahoma (17) and Kansas (3). Its 17 Oklahoma wells are 0.0% of the 456,595 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 Southwest Energy Development’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
40% of Southwest Energy Development's catalogued wells are active, 11 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 55% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Southwest Energy Development operate?
By product class, 16 (80%) 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 Warner 1 in Sumner, KS at 3,467 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sumner (KS), Barton (KS) and Major (OK). 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 Southwest Energy Development
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner 1 | 15-191-00236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Southwest Energy Development Corp. | 3,467 ft |
| Rieman 1 | 15-009-23729 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Barton, KS | Southwest Energy Development Corp. | 3,435 ft |
| Ott #1-4 | 35-093-21769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Bartlett #1 | 35-093-21117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Burpo #1 | 35-093-21127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Wedel #1 | 35-093-21238 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Rea #1 | 35-093-21363 | Active | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Fuller #1 | 35-093-21370 | Active | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Dierkson #1 | 35-093-21404 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Darrel Koehn #1-13 | 35-093-21447 | Active | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Arthur #1-19 | 35-093-21620 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
| Mccreary #1-30 | 35-093-21623 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Major, OK | Southwest Energy Development Inc | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Southwest Energy Development operate?
Southwest Energy Development is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Oklahoma (17). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Southwest Energy Development's wells are still active?
8 of Southwest Energy Development's catalogued wells are active; 11 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Southwest Energy Development operate wells?
Southwest Energy Development is the operator of record for wells in Oklahoma (17) and Kansas (3).
Does Southwest Energy Development operate mostly oil or gas wells?
16 of Southwest Energy Development's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Southwest Energy Development's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Warner 1 in Sumner, KS is the deepest at 3,467 ft.
Where Southwest Energy 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, “Southwest Energy Development — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/southwest-energy-development-6377 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).