Woolsey Operating
Operator of record for 238 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: Woolsey Operating Co., LLC · Woolsey Operating Company, LLC
At a glance
Woolsey Operating is the operator of record for 238 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 3 (1%) are active, 228 (96%) plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Kansas, with 226 wells (95% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
238
Active
3
Plugged
228
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 226 |
| Illinois | 12 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 79
- Gas wells
- 76
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 1%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Woolsey Operating operate?
Woolsey Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Kansas (226) and Illinois (12). Its 226 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 Woolsey Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
1% of Woolsey Operating's catalogued wells are active, 28 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 96% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Woolsey Operating operate?
By product class, 79 (33%) are oil wells and 76 (32%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Ricke-Baier 1-H in Barber, KS at 9,301 ft. The wells listed below sit in Barber (KS), Harper (KS), Wayne (IL), White (IL), Sumner (KS) and Seward (KS) and other counties. 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 Woolsey Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricke-Baier 1-H | 15-007-23966 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 9,301 ft |
| Hostetler 2 H Owwo | 15-077-21809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 8,972 ft |
| Hostetler 1 H Owwo | 15-077-21775 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Harper, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 8,670 ft |
| Legg 1-010206 | 12-191-33117 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | 8,295 ft |
| Simpson 1-110308 | 12-191-33116 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | 7,510 ft |
| Brown 1-110410 | 12-193-33007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | 6,879 ft |
| Stephens Trust 1 | 15-191-22454 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Sumner, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 6,647 ft |
| Rice-Davies 2-1 | 15-175-20377 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Seward, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 6,300 ft |
| DAVIES A FEDERAL was RICH DAVIES 'A' 1 | 15-175-10170 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Seward, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 6,200 ft |
| Bird Ranch 1 | 15-033-21134 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 6,070 ft |
| Long 'X' 1 TWIN | 15-033-20981 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Comanche, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 6,020 ft |
| Beeley Trust 1-28A | 15-033-20548 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Comanche, KS | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | 6,013 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Woolsey Operating operate?
Woolsey Operating is the operator of record for 238 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Kansas (226). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Woolsey Operating's wells are still active?
3 of Woolsey Operating's catalogued wells are active; 228 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Woolsey Operating operate wells?
Woolsey Operating is the operator of record for wells in Kansas (226) and Illinois (12).
Does Woolsey Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
79 of Woolsey Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 76 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Woolsey Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Ricke-Baier 1-H in Barber, KS is the deepest at 9,301 ft.
Where Woolsey Operating'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, “Woolsey Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/woolsey-operating-75622 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).