Walcher Wayne E
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Walcher Wayne E is the operator of record for 12 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 12 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 12 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
12
Active
0
Plugged
12
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 3
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Walcher Wayne E operate?
Walcher Wayne E's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (12). Its 12 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 Walcher Wayne E’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Walcher Wayne E'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 Walcher Wayne E operate?
By product class, 3 (25%) are oil wells and 3 (25%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Petrowsky 'B' 3 at 4,293 ft. The wells listed below sit in Sumner (KS), Stafford (KS), Kingman (KS), Pawnee (KS), Ellsworth (KS) and Pratt (KS) and other counties.
Notable wells operated by Walcher Wayne E
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrowsky 'B' 3 | KGS ID 1006814631 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,293 ft |
| Whitten 1 | 15-191-21596 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sumner, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,239 ft |
| Helmke 2 | 15-185-21687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Stafford, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,230 ft |
| Gillen 1 | 15-095-21421 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kingman, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,110 ft |
| Richards Family Trust 1 | 15-145-21403 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pawnee, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,082 ft |
| Wurm 1 | 15-145-21346 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pawnee, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,060 ft |
| Pederson Owwo 1 | 15-095-20889 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Kingman, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 4,050 ft |
| E. H. Hodgson 'A' 3 | 15-053-01175 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Ellsworth, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 3,911 ft |
| Woods 'B' 1 | 15-151-22185 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 3,883 ft |
| Schmeidler 8 | 15-051-24850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ellis, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 3,750 ft |
| Schmeidler 2 | 15-051-19007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Ellis, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 3,735 ft |
| Wayne Walcher Rgu (Robert) 4 | 15-151-10642 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pratt, KS | Walcher, Wayne E. | 1,570 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Walcher Wayne E operate?
Walcher Wayne E is the operator of record for 12 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (12). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Walcher Wayne E's wells are still active?
0 of Walcher Wayne E's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Walcher Wayne E operate wells?
Walcher Wayne E is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (12).
Does Walcher Wayne E operate mostly oil or gas wells?
3 of Walcher Wayne E's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Walcher Wayne E's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Petrowsky 'B' 3 is the deepest at 4,293 ft.
Where Walcher Wayne E'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, “Walcher Wayne E — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/walcher-wayne-e-77224 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).