Vortex Oil
Operator of record for 9 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Vortex Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 0 (0%) are plugged & abandoned and 9 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 9 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
9
Active
0
Plugged
0
Orphaned
9
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 9 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 8
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Vortex Oil operate?
Vortex Oil's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (9). Its 9 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 Vortex Oil’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Vortex Oil's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 0% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 9 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Vortex Oil operate?
By product class, 8 (89%) 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 K. Loether 13 in Wilson, KS at 1,156 ft.
Notable wells operated by Vortex Oil
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Loether 13 | 15-205-21642 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | 1,156 ft |
| J. H. Armstrong 1 | 15-205-21018 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| K. Loether 5 | 15-205-21086 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| K. Loether 6 | 15-205-21087 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| K. Loether 3 | 15-205-21016 | Orphaned | Injection | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| E. Walker Single 1 | 15-205-21252 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| J. H. Armstrong 2 | 15-205-21267 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| J. H. Armstrong 3 | 15-205-21268 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
| K. Loether 9 | 15-205-21104 | Orphaned | Oil | Wilson, KS | Vortex Oil LLC | — |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Vortex Oil operate?
Vortex Oil is the operator of record for 9 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (9). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Vortex Oil's wells are still active?
0 of Vortex Oil's catalogued wells are active; 0 are plugged & abandoned and 9 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Vortex Oil operate wells?
Vortex Oil is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (9).
Does Vortex Oil operate mostly oil or gas wells?
8 of Vortex Oil's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Vortex Oil's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, K. Loether 13 in Wilson, KS is the deepest at 1,156 ft.
Where Vortex 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, “Vortex Oil — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/vortex-oil-88879 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).