Vess Oil
Operator of record for 2,018 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: VESS OIL CORPORATION · Vess Oil Corporation
At a glance
Vess Oil is the operator of record for 2,018 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 1,235 (61%) are active, 714 (35%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 2,017 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
2,018
Active
1,235
Plugged
714
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2,017 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,547
- Gas wells
- 30
- Shut-in
- 62
- Active share
- 61%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vess Oil operate?
Vess Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (2,017). Its 2,017 Kansas wells are 0.4% 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 Vess Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
61% of Vess Oil's catalogued wells are active, 32 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 35% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 62 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vess Oil operate?
By product class, 1,547 (77%) are oil wells and 30 (1%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Denton Ranch 1-1 in Clark, KS at 7,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in Clark (KS), Comanche (KS) and Meade (KS). 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 Vess Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Ranch 1-1 | 15-025-20751 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 7,400 ft |
| Denton 'B' 1 | 15-025-21253 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,981 ft |
| Thompson Trust 'A' 1 | 15-025-21351 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,900 ft |
| Moorman 'A' 1 | 15-025-21319 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,900 ft |
| Denton 'C' 1 | 15-025-21280 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,870 ft |
| Berryman-Denton Unit 1 | 15-025-21258 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,780 ft |
| Basnett 1-36 | 15-033-21223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,750 ft |
| Denton 'A' 1 | 15-025-21249 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,686 ft |
| Shaw Trust 1-30 | 15-025-21207 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Clark, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 6,519 ft |
| Larrabee 1-10 | 15-119-20944 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meade, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 5,980 ft |
| Deeds 1-3 | 15-119-20857 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Meade, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 5,975 ft |
| Hissom 1-3 | 15-119-20936 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Meade, KS | Vess Oil Corporation | 5,874 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vess Oil operate?
Vess Oil is the operator of record for 2,018 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (2,017). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vess Oil's wells are still active?
1,235 of Vess Oil's catalogued wells are active; 714 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vess Oil operate wells?
Vess Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (2,017).
Does Vess Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,547 of Vess Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 30 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vess Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Denton Ranch 1-1 in Clark, KS is the deepest at 7,400 ft.
Where Vess Oil'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, “Vess Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vess-oil-46146 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).