Ritchie Exploration, INC
1,141 wells name this operator of record — 0.2% of the Kansas register, from 1954 to 2026.
⚠️ What this page is, and what it is not
A count of the wells that name this company as operator of record — the operator the register carries, which is not necessarily the operator today, and not necessarily the one who drilled the well. Wells change hands and the register is not always caught up.
It is not a rating and not an accusation. In particular, a well plugged at the State’s expense means the Commission could not find a responsible party at the time it acted — that is a fact about a file, not a finding against a named company.
1,141Wells
4600 ftMedian depth
38Counties
1954–2026Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4600 ft | 5070 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
589 of the 1,141 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 15 sit on the register as inactive — neither producing nor plugged.
⚠️ Two fields in this register disagree, and we show both rather than pick one: across Kansas, 245,220 wells are classed as plugged but 92,867 of them carry no plugging date, while 26,002 wells carry a date under another class. Here, 594 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gove | 173 | 15.2% |
| Ford | 129 | 11.3% |
| Graham | 124 | 10.9% |
| Lane | 108 | 9.5% |
| Logan | 87 | 7.6% |
| Ness | 68 | 6.0% |
| Scott | 57 | 5.0% |
| Trego | 47 | 4.1% |
| Wichita | 47 | 4.1% |
| Rooks | 40 | 3.5% |
| Hodgeman | 39 | 3.4% |
| Norton | 39 | 3.4% |
| Sheridan | 29 | 2.5% |
| Ellis | 20 | 1.8% |
| Pawnee | 17 | 1.5% |
| Thomas | 16 | 1.4% |
| Barton | 12 | 1.1% |
| Rice | 10 | 0.9% |
| Rawlins | 8 | 0.7% |
| Greenwood | 8 | 0.7% |
| Pratt | 7 | 0.6% |
| Reno | 7 | 0.6% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 356 | 31.2% |
| Antelope Ridge | 39 | 3.4% |
| Unnamed | 34 | 3.0% |
| Unknown | 29 | 2.5% |
| Schaben | 26 | 2.3% |
| Boys West | 14 | 1.2% |
| Maurice Northeast | 14 | 1.2% |
| Weeks North | 11 | 1.0% |
| Kemper | 10 | 0.9% |
| Goebel Northeast | 10 | 0.9% |
| Carson | 10 | 0.9% |
| Antelope Ridge Northwest | 10 | 0.9% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,141 on the register — the sign that an operator was gone. If you find a well on your land, report it and do not tidy it up: knocking over casing can make you the responsible party. This site reads the register; it does not plug wells. Tell us where and we pass the request to Kansas operators and consultants.
We recommend nobody and we are nobody's agent. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.
The wells
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Cattle 1 API 15-063-21611-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4275 | 2026 | — |
| Six B 3b 1 API 15-137-20777 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 3944 | 2026 | — |
| Lang-marx Unit 1 API 15-137-20778 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 3882 | 2026 | — |
| Phillips 20c 3 API 15-063-21962-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4670 | 2026 | — |
| Phillips 19d 3 API 15-063-21971-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4660 | 2026 | — |
| Stieben 30bc 1 API 15-063-21857-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4605 | 2026 | — |
| Schneweis Ventures 1 Swd API 15-057-21111 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5946 | 2026 | — |
| Schaben 22bc 1 API 15-137-20449-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3750 | 2026 | — |
| Gore 22c 1 API 15-145-21882-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4090 | 2026 | — |
| Bradshaw 9d 1 API 15-193-21151-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4750 | 2026 | — |
| Weber 15c 2 API 15-063-21947-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4780 | 2026 | — |
| Coberly Nnn 3 API 15-063-22399-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4510 | 2026 | — |
| Arch 3 API 15-057-20776-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5325 | 2026 | — |
| Circle Ranch 34b 1 API 15-137-20543-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3750 | 2026 | — |
| Anderson 32b 1 API 15-101-22579-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2026 | — |
| Spece 29d 1 API 15-101-22616-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4740 | 2026 | — |
| Taylor Farms Unit 1 API 15-179-21512 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Studley | 3856 | 2025 | — |
| Gleason Trust 34a 1 API 15-083-22040-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4604 | 2025 | — |
| Fischer Unit 3c 1 API 15-057-21072-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4954 | 2025 | — |
| Taylor Farms 1 Swd Owwo API 15-179-20409-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Studley | 3915 | 2025 | — |
| Brungardt 36c 1 API 15-063-22476 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4580 | 2025 | — |
| Fischer 10a 1 API 15-057-21064-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5042 | 2025 | — |
| Bradshaw 9d 1 API 15-193-21151 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 4750 | 2025 | — |
| Earl Buss 'p' 4 API 15-163-22784-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3640 | 2025 | — |
| S&e Ranch 35b 1 API 15-083-22035 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Saint Marys | 4564 | 2024 | — |
| Ckg 1 API 15-179-21212-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4310 | 2024 | — |
| Minks-griffey Unit 1 API 15-137-20770 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3894 | 2024 | — |
| Maughlin Bp 2 API 15-101-22695 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Seifried North | 4650 | 2024 | — |
| Ckg-schiltz 1 API 15-179-21299-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4655 | 2024 | — |
| Fischer 10a 2 API 15-057-21079-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4942 | 2024 | — |
| Grizzell C 2 API 15-159-02068-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3224 | 2024 | — |
| Mollenkamp Trust 1 API 15-109-21676 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4902 | 2024 | — |
| Simons 14cd 1 API 15-203-20177-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5000 | 2024 | — |
| Gleason Trust 34a 1 API 15-083-22040 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 4604 | 2024 | — |
| Bow Creek Unit 1 API 15-065-24229 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Boys West | 3680 | 2023 | — |
| Gore 22c 1 API 15-145-21882 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Biggs | 4090 | 2023 | — |
| Huseman-schwartz 1 API 15-101-22687 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2023 | — |
| Schreck-wilbur Unit 1 API 15-203-20382 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wilbur Southeast | 4900 | 2023 | — |
| Joseph 30cd 3 API 15-063-21933-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4700 | 2023 | — |
| Sanko 1 API 15-057-20620-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5251 | 2023 | — |
| Rodie 4 API 15-063-22429 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Campus South | 4660 | 2023 | — |
| Mcpherson College 4d 1 API 15-203-20383 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Campas Southeast | 4973 | 2023 | — |
| Pittman 12a 2 API 15-163-24494 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3648 | 2023 | — |
| Slipke Unit 1 API 15-137-20541-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3850 | 2023 | — |
| Fairweather 28d 1 API 15-171-20732-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4700 | 2023 | — |
| Wyrill 19a 3 API 15-163-24446 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Todd Northeast | 3840 | 2022 | — |
| Ninemire 31ad 1 API 15-137-20581-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3825 | 2022 | — |
| Schneweis Ventures 13a 1 API 15-057-21063 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Thunder | 5050 | 2022 | — |
| Fischer 10a 1 API 15-057-21064 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Lix Southeast | 5042 | 2022 | — |
| Wing Trust-d. Schumacher 1 API 15-109-21415-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4930 | 2022 | — |
| Coberly Nnn 3 API 15-063-22399 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Mabel L Northwest | 4510 | 2022 | — |
| Hess 29b 1 API 15-063-21782-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4579 | 2022 | — |
| Carson 20b 1 API 15-057-20573-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5900 | 2022 | — |
| Stucky 36d 1 API 15-109-20862-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4590 | 2022 | — |
| Bridges 24cd 2 API 15-109-21637 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4480 | 2022 | — |
| Fischer Unit 3c 1 API 15-057-21072 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Lix | 4965 | 2022 | — |
| Schwartz-huseman 1 API 15-101-22679 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4720 | 2022 | — |
| Mc-smith Unit 1 API 15-203-20376 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Carwood | 5010 | 2022 | — |
| Fischer 10a 2 API 15-057-21079 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4940 | 2022 | — |
| Frusher 9d 4 API 15-083-22018 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4570 | 2022 | — |
| Sanko 2 API 15-057-20830-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5270 | 2022 | — |
| Grothusen Unit 1 API 15-171-21218 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4750 | 2021 | — |
| Zachman Ap 4 API 15-051-26900-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Star Southeast | 3800 | 2021 | — |
| Stucky 36d 4 API 15-109-20967-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2021 | — |
| Richardson C 2 API 15-195-21409-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4057 | 2021 | — |
| Frusher 9d 3 API 15-083-21988 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4600 | 2021 | — |
| Nickelson 17d 1 API 15-063-21897-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4670 | 2021 | — |
| Wing Trust 23a 1 API 15-109-21452-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4900 | 2021 | — |
| Eaton Enterprises 1 API 15-171-21226-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2021 | — |
| Stucky-dirks 1 API 15-101-22657 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4740 | 2021 | — |
| Schaben 22ad 1 API 15-137-20433-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3735 | 2021 | — |
| Werth 14cd 1 API 15-179-21155-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4135 | 2021 | — |
| Joseph-hess 1 API 15-063-22123-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4650 | 2021 | — |
| Frusher 9d 2 API 15-083-21975 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4600 | 2020 | — |
| Whitham 35ab 2 API 15-203-20363 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4930 | 2020 | — |
| Klitzke'5b-32d' 2 API 15-135-22966-0003 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4450 | 2020 | — |
| Nighswonger 1 API 15-065-22640-0003 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Kemper | 3790 | 2020 | — |
| Mcclellan Trust 1 API 15-171-20596-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4626 | 2020 | — |
| Schaben 22bc 3 API 15-137-20478-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3580 | 2020 | — |
| Wilkens 5d 1 API 15-101-21902-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4605 | 2020 | — |
| Frusher 9d 1 API 15-083-21967 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4606 | 2019 | — |
| Ksr- Schneweis 1 API 15-057-21005 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Thunder North | 5055 | 2019 | — |
| Anderson-schwartz Trust 1 API 15-101-22621 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4725 | 2019 | — |
| Steckel Unit 1 API 15-063-21829-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4680 | 2019 | — |
| Anderson Swd 1 API 15-101-22623 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Sutton | 2275 | 2019 | — |
| Dowd 28c 1 API 15-101-22021-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4612 | 2019 | — |
| Hess 20d 1 API 15-063-21783-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Antelope Ridge | 4602 | 2019 | — |
| Anderson 32b 1 API 15-101-22579-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2019 | — |
| Grandon A 3 Erw API 15-155-20304-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Burrton-haury | 3435 | 2019 | — |
| Coberly - Nnn 1 API 15-063-20500-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4530 | 2019 | — |
| Ksr- Schneweis 1 API 15-057-21005-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Thunder North | 5055 | 2019 | — |
| York 30c 1 API 15-063-22181-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4561 | 2019 | — |
| D. Schumacher 2 API 15-109-21543 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 4900 | 2018 | — |
| Wilbur Unit 1 API 15-203-20333 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4940 | 2018 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273-0003 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4806 | 2018 | — |
| Eaton Enterprises 1 API 15-171-21226 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2018 | — |
| Grothusen Swd 1 API 15-171-21229 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Michigan | 2362 | 2018 | — |
| Lewis Trust 3c 1 API 15-203-20340 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4980 | 2018 | — |
| Hutton 1 API 15-063-20903-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Castle Rock North | 4358 | 2018 | — |
| Whitham-smith Trust 1 API 15-203-20342 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4958 | 2018 | — |
| Whitham 21a 1 API 15-203-20343 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4960 | 2018 | — |
| Voss 3 API 15-065-24156 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Boys South | 3695 | 2018 | — |
| White 5 API 15-065-24157 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Boys West | 3757 | 2018 | — |
| Ckg 1 API 15-179-21212-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Ckg | 4310 | 2018 | — |
| Spece 29d 1 API 15-101-22616 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4740 | 2018 | — |
| Nola Frazey 1 API 15-065-22010-0003 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3736 | 2018 | — |
| Ckg-schiltz 1 API 15-179-21299-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Ckg | 4655 | 2018 | — |
| Blau 16c 1 API 15-109-21472 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5020 | 2017 | — |
| Wing-dvorachek 1 API 15-109-21507 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2017 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | American Beauty | 4780 | 2017 | — |
| Nighswonger 1 API 15-065-22640-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3790 | 2017 | — |
| Wing Trust 23d 1 API 15-109-21455-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 5260 | 2017 | — |
| Hutton 2 API 15-063-22316 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Castle Rock North | 4500 | 2017 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4800 | 2017 | — |
| Moore Heirs 4 API 15-135-25981 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Schaben | 4500 | 2017 | — |
| Campbell 19abc 1 API 15-063-21873-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4670 | 2017 | — |
| Zachman Ap 4 API 15-051-26900 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Star Southeast | 3800 | 2017 | — |
| Wing Trust 23a 1 API 15-109-21452 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 4900 | 2016 | — |
| Wing Trust 23d 1 API 15-109-21455 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 5260 | 2016 | — |
| Koehn-mollenkamp 1 API 15-109-21459 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4927 | 2016 | — |
| York 34d 1 API 15-171-21170 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4710 | 2016 | — |
| Anderson 32b 1 API 15-101-22579 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4730 | 2016 | — |
| Fredrickson-ashley Farms 1 API 15-039-21217 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4420 | 2015 | — |
| Concept 3ab 1 API 15-145-21768-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Eddy Northwest | 4860 | 2015 | — |
| Biermann 8d 1 API 15-203-20304 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5044 | 2015 | — |
| Mense-albers 1 API 15-179-21405 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4600 | 2015 | — |
| Wing Trust-d. Schumacher 1 API 15-109-21415 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4930 | 2015 | — |
| D. Schumacher 1 API 15-109-21428 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 4910 | 2015 | — |
| Klitzke'5b-32d' 2 API 15-135-22966-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Weeks North | 4450 | 2015 | — |
| Baker 31c 1 API 15-109-21372-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | American Beauty | 4784 | 2015 | — |
| Hammeke Unit 1 API 15-101-22485 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | America | 4717 | 2014 | — |
| Hess 21c 2 API 15-063-22178 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4670 | 2014 | — |
| York 30c 1 API 15-063-22181 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4561 | 2014 | — |
| Joseph 4 API 15-063-22185 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Antelope Ridge | 4675 | 2014 | — |
| Cramer 8a 1 API 15-101-21926-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Magie Northwest | 4603 | 2014 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4780 | 2014 | — |
| Biggs 21d 1x API 15-145-21759 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4550 | 2014 | — |
| Bartlett 2d 1 API 15-109-21278 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4715 | 2014 | — |
| Baker 31cd Unit 1 API 15-109-21294 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4780 | 2014 | — |
| Stout 'p' 8 API 15-159-22734-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Bloomer | 3225 | 2014 | — |
| Concept 3ab 1 API 15-145-21768 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4860 | 2014 | — |
| Kollman 24d 1 API 15-203-20210-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Beaver Cliff Southwest | 5035 | 2014 | — |
| C & W 1 API 15-203-20273 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5118 | 2014 | — |
| Campas Trust 1 API 15-203-20278 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5040 | 2014 | — |
| Sharp 33b 2 API 15-101-21976-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Penka | 4595 | 2014 | — |
| Baker 31d 1 API 15-109-21325 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4800 | 2014 | — |
| Ellis 23d 3 API 15-109-21326 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Bridges | 4560 | 2014 | — |
| Selenke-hockersmith 1 API 15-063-22106-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4770 | 2014 | — |
| Huseman 20a 1 API 15-171-21100 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Michigan North | 4723 | 2014 | — |
| Montgomery 3 Twin API 15-065-24084 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Gettysburg North | 3782 | 2014 | — |
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