William East
Operator of record for 4 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
William East is the operator of record for 4 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 2 (50%) are plugged & abandoned and 1 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 4 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
4
Active
0
Plugged
2
Orphaned
1
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 2
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does William East operate?
William East's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Kansas (4). Its 4 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 William East’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of William East's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 50% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 1 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does William East operate?
By product class, 2 (50%) 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 Martin 3 in Bourbon, KS at 540 ft.
Notable wells operated by William East
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin 3 | 15-011-22942 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bourbon, KS | William East | 540 ft |
| Brooker 1 | 15-011-22940 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Bourbon, KS | William East | 500 ft |
| Neil 1 | 15-011-22935 | Orphaned | Oil | Bourbon, KS | William East | 490 ft |
| Niel 2 | 15-011-22941 | Other status | Oil | Bourbon, KS | William East | — |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 4 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does William East operate?
William East is the operator of record for 4 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (4). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of William East's wells are still active?
0 of William East's catalogued wells are active; 2 are plugged & abandoned and 1 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does William East operate wells?
William East is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (4).
Does William East operate mostly oil or gas wells?
2 of William East's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is William East's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Martin 3 in Bourbon, KS is the deepest at 540 ft.
Where William East'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, “William East — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/william-east-125882 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).