{"name":"Ritchie Exploration Drilling Activity in Gove County, Kansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/ritchie-exploration/kansas/gove","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":"Gove","totalWells":176,"producingWells":107,"permits24mo":1,"spuds24mo":7,"ducCount":64,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1981-03-23","lastPermitDate":"2026-01-09"}