Spines Exploration
Operator of record for 20 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Spines Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 19 (95%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 20 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
20
Active
0
Plugged
19
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 20 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 2
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Spines Exploration operate?
Spines Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (20). Its 20 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 Spines Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Spines Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 95% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Spines Exploration operate?
By product class, 2 (10%) are oil wells and 2 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Steele & Sons 1 in Scott, KS at 5,657 ft. The wells listed below sit in Scott (KS), Clark (KS), Ford (KS), Morton (KS), Cheyenne (KS) and Finney (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Spines Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele & Sons 1 | 15-171-20250 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Scott, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,657 ft |
| Harper 1 | 15-025-20772 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,420 ft |
| Askew 3 | 15-057-20311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ford, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,419 ft |
| Askew 1 | 15-057-20255 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Ford, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,400 ft |
| Rogers 'A' 1 | 15-025-20625 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Clark, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,376 ft |
| Saunders 1 | 15-129-20670 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morton, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,305 ft |
| Lampe 1 | 15-025-20586 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,300 ft |
| Newton-Seymour 1 | 15-023-20216 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cheyenne, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,203 ft |
| D. M. Saunders 1 | 15-129-20686 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Morton, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,140 ft |
| Winter Trust 1 | 15-055-20557 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Finney, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 5,000 ft |
| Ralstin 2-13 | 15-097-21202 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kiowa, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 4,980 ft |
| Mages 1 | 15-057-20394 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ford, KS | Spines Exploration, Inc. | 4,900 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Spines Exploration operate?
Spines Exploration is the operator of record for 20 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (20). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Spines Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Spines Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 19 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Spines Exploration operate wells?
Spines Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (20).
Does Spines Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of Spines Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 2 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Spines Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Steele & Sons 1 in Scott, KS is the deepest at 5,657 ft.
Where Spines 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, “Spines Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/spines-exploration-90261 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).