Wedel Darold
Operator of record for 12 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Wedel Darold 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
- 9
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Wedel Darold operate?
Wedel Darold'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 Wedel Darold’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Wedel Darold'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 Wedel Darold operate?
By product class, 9 (75%) 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 Jim Peterson 1 in Mcpherson, KS at 3,955 ft. The wells listed below sit in Mcpherson (KS) and Rice (KS).
Notable wells operated by Wedel Darold
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Peterson 1 | 15-113-20647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,955 ft |
| Theede B 1 | 15-159-22163 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,488 ft |
| Howe 1 | 15-159-22063 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,488 ft |
| Johnson 'B' 1 | 15-159-21981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,465 ft |
| Willhaus B 1 | 15-159-22107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,418 ft |
| Willhaus A 1 | 15-159-22039 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,417 ft |
| Zwick 'A' 1 | 15-159-22117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,409 ft |
| James Peterson 2 | 15-113-21004 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,400 ft |
| Willhaus D 1 | 15-159-22131 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rice, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,391 ft |
| Becker 1 | 15-113-20861 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mcpherson, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,078 ft |
| B. Schmidt 1 | 15-113-20959 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Mcpherson, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,027 ft |
| Schmidt A 2 | 15-113-20752 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Mcpherson, KS | Wedel, Darold | 3,006 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Wedel Darold operate?
Wedel Darold 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 Wedel Darold's wells are still active?
0 of Wedel Darold's catalogued wells are active; 12 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Wedel Darold operate wells?
Wedel Darold is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (12).
Does Wedel Darold operate mostly oil or gas wells?
9 of Wedel Darold's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Wedel Darold's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Jim Peterson 1 in Mcpherson, KS is the deepest at 3,955 ft.
Where Wedel Darold'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, “Wedel Darold — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/wedel-darold-80731 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).