Vji Natural Resources
Operator of record for 78 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. · VJI Natural Resources, Inc.
At a glance
Vji Natural Resources is the operator of record for 78 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. 1 (1%) are active, 58 (74%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 78 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
78
Active
1
Plugged
58
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 78 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 24
- Gas wells
- 6
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vji Natural Resources operate?
Vji Natural Resources's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (78). Its 78 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 Vji Natural Resources’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Vji Natural Resources's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 74% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Vji Natural Resources operate?
By product class, 24 (31%) are oil wells and 6 (8%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Lippoldt 1 in Edwards, KS at 4,725 ft. The wells listed below sit in Edwards (KS), Stafford (KS), Trego (KS) and Pawnee (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 Vji Natural Resources
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lippoldt 1 | 15-047-21516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,725 ft |
| McLean 1 | 15-047-21493 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Edwards, KS | VJI Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,707 ft |
| Derley 1-29 | 15-047-20955 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Edwards, KS | VJI Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,700 ft |
| Strate 1 | 15-047-21489 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,610 ft |
| Mages-Nightingale 2 | 15-047-21501 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,500 ft |
| Mages-Nightingale 4 | 15-047-21504 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Edwards, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,450 ft |
| Barstow 1 | 15-185-01169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stafford, KS | VJI Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,417 ft |
| Deines 2 | 15-195-22329 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Trego, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,380 ft |
| Amf Farms-Frick 1 | 15-145-21489 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pawnee, KS | VJI Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,372 ft |
| Smith 3 | 15-145-21533 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,351 ft |
| Chicago Ranch 1 | 15-145-21500 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | V.J.I. Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,330 ft |
| Frick 1-34 | 15-145-21492 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pawnee, KS | VJI Natural Resources, Inc. | 4,300 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vji Natural Resources operate?
Vji Natural Resources is the operator of record for 78 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (78). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vji Natural Resources's wells are still active?
1 of Vji Natural Resources's catalogued wells are active; 58 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Vji Natural Resources operate wells?
Vji Natural Resources is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (78).
Does Vji Natural Resources operate mostly oil or gas wells?
24 of Vji Natural Resources's catalogued wells are oil wells and 6 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vji Natural Resources's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Lippoldt 1 in Edwards, KS is the deepest at 4,725 ft.
Where Vji Natural Resources'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, “Vji Natural Resources — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vji-natural-resources-76740 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).