{"name":"Ritchie Exploration Drilling Activity in Norton County, Kansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/ritchie-exploration/kansas/norton","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":"Norton","totalWells":49,"producingWells":27,"permits24mo":3,"spuds24mo":1,"ducCount":17,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":1,"firstPermitDate":"1983-03-31","lastPermitDate":"2026-06-12"}