Oil & gas wells in Neosho County, KS
15,567 catalogued wells in Neosho County, Kansas, from the state regulator registry and the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
At a glance
Neosho County, Kansas has 15,567 catalogued oil & gas wells: 2,359 active (15%), 8,038 plugged & abandoned (52%) and 1,250 documented orphans. It ranks 5th of the 104 Kansas counties WellCensus profiles by well count and holds 3% of the state's 473,140 catalogued wells.
Catalogued wells
15,567
Active
2,359
Plugged
8,038
Documented orphans
1,250
What is the status of oil and gas wells in Neosho County?
15% of Neosho County's wells are active, 6 percentage points below the Kansas share of 21%. 52% are plugged & abandoned, against 55% statewide and 47% nationally. 459 wells (3%) are shut-in — unplugged but idle. 1,250 wells (8%) are documented orphans with no operator able to plug them, compared with 2% across Kansas and 4% nationally. The remaining 3,461 carry status codes outside those classes, such as permitted or cancelled locations.
What kinds of wells are in Neosho County?
By product class, 6,573 of the county's wells (42%) are oil wells, 2,045 (13%) gas wells and 1,388 (9%) injection wells. Statewide the oil share is 42% and the gas share 9%. The deepest total depth published for a Neosho County well is 8,078 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 Neosho County compare with other Kansas counties?
Neosho County has the 5th-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 2nd in Kansas.
Who operates wells in Neosho County?
272 distinct operators of record are linked to wells in Neosho County. 36% 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 Neosho County
🔒 Create a free account to export CSV| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beachner Brothers 12-29-18-1 | 15-133-25721 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Reinhardt, L. 23-1 | 15-133-25645 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Stich 31-1 | 15-133-25647 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Oscar Swiler 1 | 15-133-25648 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| West 1 | 15-133-25649 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Smith, George J. |
| Ritter 3 | 15-133-25652 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Hougardy 4 | 15-133-25653 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Heck 1 | 15-133-25655 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Goins 5 | 15-133-25656 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Goins 6 | 15-133-25657 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| M. Collins 1 | 15-133-25658 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Kuhn 1 | 15-133-25661 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Kuhn 2 | 15-133-25662 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Kuhn 3 | 15-133-25663 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Kuhn 5-Swd | 15-133-25665 | Active | Injection | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| C.W. Triplett 1 | 15-133-25666 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Beachner Brothers 1-13 | 15-133-25667 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Kansas 1178 17-1 | 15-133-25668 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Paul Bogner 1 | 15-133-25669 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Beale 27-G | 15-133-25673 | Active | Oil | J-V Oil, LLC |
| Burris 14-H | 15-133-25674 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | J-V Oil, LLC |
| Beachner Bros. 19-29-19-2 | 15-133-25683 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Beachner Brothers 10-29 1 | 15-133-25684 | Shut-in | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Dwayne Umbarger 32-1 | 15-133-25687 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
| Beachner Brothers 2-13 | 15-133-25688 | Active | Gas | River Rock Operating, LLC |
A sample of the county’s wells — every catalogued well has its own page. Browse all 15,567 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 Neosho County, KS?
Neosho County, Kansas has 15,567 catalogued oil & gas wells: 2,359 active, 8,038 plugged and 1,250 documented orphans.
How many orphaned wells are in Neosho County?
1,250 wells in Neosho County, Kansas are documented orphans — unplugged with no solvent operator of record, the 2nd-highest count among Kansas counties.
What share of wells in Neosho County are plugged?
8,038 of Neosho County's 15,567 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); Neosho County ranks 5th with 15,567.
How many companies operate wells in Neosho County?
272 distinct operators of record are linked to catalogued wells in Neosho 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 Neosho County, Kansas”, https://wellcensus.com/wells/kansas/neosho (data as of October 10, 2026).