Oil & gas wells in Hamilton County, KS
1,308 catalogued wells in Hamilton County, Kansas, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Hamilton County, Kansas has 1,308 catalogued oil & gas wells: 367 active (28%), 684 plugged & abandoned (52%) and 63 documented orphans. It ranks 69th of the 104 Kansas counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 0.3% of the state's 473,140 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
1,308
Active
367
Plugged
684
Documented orphans
63
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Hamilton County?
28% of Hamilton County's wells are active, 7 percentage points above the Kansas share of 21%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 55% statewide and 47% nationally. 79 wells (6%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 63 wells (5%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 2% across Kansas and 4% nationally. The remaining 115 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Hamilton County?
By product class, 46 of the county's wells (4%) are oil wells, 734 (56%) gas wells and 162 (12%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 42% and the gas share 9%. The deepest total depth published for a Hamilton County well is 6,690 ft, against 11,300 ft for Kansas as a whole. 100% of the county's wells carry coordinates and appear on the map.
How does Hamilton County compare with other Kansas counties?
Hamilton County has the 69th-most catalogued wells of the 104 Kansas counties with at least 25. The median Kansas county on WellCensus has 2,220 wells. The largest, Montgomery County, has 21,956. By documented orphans it ranks 23rd in Kansas.
Who operates wells in Hamilton County?
113 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Hamilton County. 73% of the county's wells carry a link to a canonical operator profile; the rest list no operator or a name not yet resolved. Each well's page names its operator where the state publishes one.
Wells in Hamilton County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcu 0720-C | 15-075-20718 | Active | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Strate 3-14 | 15-075-20715 | Active | Gas | Edison Operating Company LLC |
| Buck 1 | 15-075-20713 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Horseshoe Operating, Inc. |
| Cheatum 4-11 | 15-075-20741 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Edison Operating Company LLC |
| Hcu 1820-D | 15-075-20742 | Active | Injection | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hcu 1711-C | 15-075-20749 | Active | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hcu 1111-C | 15-075-20750 | Active | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hcu 1211-C | 15-075-20751 | Shut-in | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Johnson 'B' 1 | 15-075-20752 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Horseshoe Operating, Inc. |
| Hcu 2422-D | 15-075-20765 | Active | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hcu 2531-B | 15-075-20766 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hcu 1731-B | 15-075-20771 | Shut-in | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hcu 'C' 1511 | 15-075-20772 | Active | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Slease 'A' 1 | 15-075-20778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OXY USA Inc. |
| Meisel 2 | 15-075-20779 | Active | Gas | Whitco Petroleum, LP |
| Meisel 3 | 15-075-20780 | Active | Gas | Whitco Petroleum, LP |
| Oxy USA Inc 'A' 1 | 15-075-20785 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OXY USA Inc. |
| Bland Cattle Co. 'B' 1-34 | 15-075-20781 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Val Energy, Inc. |
| Hcu 2911-B | 15-075-20708 | Active | Gas | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Hatcher Cattle 2 | 15-075-20707 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Horseshoe Operating, Inc. |
| Brining 'A' 1 | 15-075-20786 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OXY USA Inc. |
| Sullivan Invest. Inc. 'A' 1 | 15-075-20787 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | OXY USA Inc. |
| Hcu 0520-B | 15-075-20717 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Riviera Operating, LLC |
| Lois 1 | 15-075-20733 | Orphaned | Gas | Cycle Oil & Gas Ltd |
| George 2 | 15-075-20735 | Orphaned | Gas | Cycle Oil & Gas Ltd |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 1,308 in search → (filter by operator, status and type, then export), or find a specific well on the live map.
Frequently asked questions
How many oil and gas wells are in Hamilton County, KS?
Hamilton County, Kansas has 1,308 catalogued oil & gas wells: 367 active, 684 plugged and 63 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Hamilton County?
63 wells in Hamilton County, Kansas are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 23rd-highest count among Kansas counties.
What share of wells in Hamilton County are plugged?
684 of Hamilton County's 1,308 catalogued wells (52%) are plugged & abandoned, compared with 55% across Kansas.
Which Kansas county has the most oil and gas wells?
Montgomery County has the most catalogued wells of any Kansas county on WellCensus (21,956); Hamilton County ranks 69th with 1,308.
How many companies operate wells in Hamilton County?
113 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Hamilton County, Kansas.
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About this data
Source: Kansas Geological Survey well registry, plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026, doi 10.5066/P13FHBYG), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Oil & gas wells in Hamilton County, Kansas”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/kansas/hamilton (data as of October 10, 2026).