{"name":"Ritchie Exploration Drilling Activity in Thomas County, Kansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/ritchie-exploration/kansas/thomas","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":"Thomas","totalWells":28,"producingWells":11,"permits24mo":1,"spuds24mo":2,"ducCount":17,"topFormation":"Niobrara East","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1982-04-30","lastPermitDate":"2025-08-20"}