Vanmax Exploration
Operator of record for 7 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vanmax Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 7 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 7 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
7
Active
0
Plugged
7
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 7 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vanmax Exploration operate?
Vanmax Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (7). Its 7 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 Vanmax Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vanmax Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vanmax Exploration operate?
By product class, 3 (43%) 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 Fink 2 in Kingman, KS at 4,590 ft. The wells listed below sit in Kingman (KS) and Sumner (KS).
Notable wells operated by Vanmax Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fink 2 | 15-095-01007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Kingman, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 4,590 ft |
| Strickland 1 | 15-191-20452 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 4,080 ft |
| Turvey 3 | 15-191-22123 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 4,065 ft |
| Kline 1 | 15-191-22047 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 4,020 ft |
| Wells Billy 3 | 15-191-21902 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 3,139 ft |
| Wells 2 | 15-191-21594 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 3,047 ft |
| Wells 1 | 15-191-21533 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Sumner, KS | Vanmax Exploration, Inc. | 3,014 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vanmax Exploration operate?
Vanmax Exploration is the operator of record for 7 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (7). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vanmax Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Vanmax Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 7 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vanmax Exploration operate wells?
Vanmax Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (7).
Does Vanmax Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Vanmax Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vanmax Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Fink 2 in Kingman, KS is the deepest at 4,590 ft.
Where Vanmax 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, “Vanmax Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vanmax-exploration-105586 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).