{"name":"Ritchie Exploration Drilling Activity in Ellis County, Kansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/ritchie-exploration/kansas/ellis-ks","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-02","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Ritchie Exploration","operatorSlug":"ritchie-exploration","state":"KS","county":"Ellis","totalWells":128,"producingWells":98,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":26,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":5,"firstPermitDate":"1971-01-21","lastPermitDate":"2017-11-21"}