{"name":"Ritchie Exploration Drilling Activity in Ness County, Kansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/ritchie-exploration/kansas/ness","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":"Ness","totalWells":128,"producingWells":72,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":48,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1963-08-09","lastPermitDate":"2017-11-13"}