# Oil and gas wells in Anderson County, Kansas — 12,692

> 12,692 oil and gas wells on the Kansas register in Anderson County, 376 of them plugged at the State's expense. Who operated them, how deep they go, and which are still inactive.

## Oil and gas wells in Anderson County

**12,692** wells — 2.4% of the Kansas register. **376** were plugged at public expense, and **232** sit inactive.

### What stands out in Anderson County

The operator named on most of these records is **Rj Energy, LLC**, on 1,014 of them (8.0%), ahead of Tailwater, INC (723) and R J Enterprises (686). The oldest well here was completed in **1920** and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches **9052 feet** — Donley 14.

*Depth, over the
10,561 wells in Anderson County where a figure was reported (83%)
— a median, never a mean*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | **805 ft** | 940 ft | 2831 ft — shallower
here |

### What happened to these wells — in Anderson County

**5,332** of the 12,692 wells in Anderson County are classed as
plugged and abandoned. **376** were plugged
**at the State’s expense** because no responsible party
could be found, and **232** sit on the register as
inactive — neither producing nor plugged.

⚠️ Two fields in this register disagree, and we show both
rather than pick one: across Kansas, 245,220 wells are classed as plugged but
92,867 of them carry no plugging date, while 26,002 wells carry a date under
another class. Here, 4,865 of these wells have a date on file.
[What each class means](/orphaned.md).

### Who operates in Anderson County

| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Rj Energy, LLC](/operator/rj-energy-llc.md) | 1,014 | 8.0% |
| [Tailwater, INC](/operator/tailwater-inc.md) | 723 | 5.7% |
| [R J Enterprises](/operator/r-j-enterprises.md) | 686 | 5.4% |
| Sirius Energy Corp | 200 | 1.6% |
| James E. Russell Petroleum, INC | 194 | 1.5% |
| Caldwell Enterprises | 172 | 1.4% |
| Glenn Caldwell | 147 | 1.2% |
| [Not Confirmed](/operator/not-confirmed.md) | 132 | 1.0% |
| Jrc Oil Co., INC | 127 | 1.0% |
| [Deep Rock Oil Corp](/operator/deep-rock-oil-corp.md) | 125 | 1.0% |
| [Haas Petroleum, LLC](/operator/haas-petroleum-llc.md) | 103 | 0.8% |
| [Colt Energy INC](/operator/colt-energy-inc.md) | 89 | 0.7% |
| Pryor Oil | 86 | 0.7% |
| Russell Operating CO | 86 | 0.7% |
| Midas International | 82 | 0.6% |
| Jcb Resources | 80 | 0.6% |
| [Kewanee Oil CO](/operator/kewanee-oil-co.md) | 79 | 0.6% |
| Ladd Petroleum Corp | 75 | 0.6% |

The operator of record is the one the register names. It is not necessarily the one there today, and it is not a judgement on anyone.

### Which oil fields

| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Unknown](/field/unknown.md) | 2,226 | 17.5% |
| [Bush City Shoestring](/field/bush-city-shoestring.md) | 1,725 | 13.6% |
| [Colony-welda](/field/colony-welda.md) | 949 | 7.5% |
| [Garnett Shoestring](/field/garnett-shoestring.md) | 835 | 6.6% |
| [Centerville](/field/centerville.md) | 388 | 3.1% |
| [Wildcat](/field/wildcat.md) | 144 | 1.1% |
| Kincaid | 116 | 0.9% |
| Colony | 106 | 0.8% |
| Selma | 68 | 0.5% |
| Colony West | 44 | 0.3% |
| Bush City | 35 | 0.3% |
| [Blue Mound](/field/blue-mound.md) | 30 | 0.2% |
| Forest City Coal Gas Area | 24 | 0.2% |
| Welda Nw | 23 | 0.2% |

### When they were drilled

| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 856 | 6.7% |
| 2010s | 1,618 | 12.7% |
| 2000s | 488 | 3.8% |
| 1990s | 765 | 6.0% |
| 1980s | 938 | 7.4% |
| 1970s | 392 | 3.1% |
| 1960s | 77 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 185 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 93 | 0.7% |

### An old well on land in Anderson County?

376 wells in Anderson County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 12,692 on the register — the sign that an operator was gone. If you find a well on your land, report it and do not tidy it up: knocking over casing can make you the responsible party. This site reads the register; it does not plug wells. Tell us where and we pass the request to Kansas operators and consultants.

We recommend nobody and we are nobody's agent. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Wells in Anderson County

*Anderson County — the last column reads *yes* where the register records the well as plugged, *State* where it was plugged at public expense, and a dash where neither. A 0 depth means none was reported. The legal description is on the record, never on a page.*

| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [City of Greeley Ow-1-93](/search.md) API 15-003-70001 | State of Ks | Greeley | 260 | 1984 | State |
| [Manners 30 Or 5-cpw](/search.md) API 15-003-21864 | Red Bear Drlg | Garnett Shoestring | 700 | 1983 | State |
| [Manners 31 Or 4-cpw](/search.md) API 15-003-21863 | Red Bear Drlg | Garnett Shoestring | 700 | 1982 | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-7](/search.md) API 15-003-20192 | James E. Russell | Selma | 600 | 1972 | State |
| [Odaffer 4](/search.md) API 15-003-19141 | The Texas Company | Unknown | 700 | 1924 | State |
| [William Lickteig Ow-1](/search.md) API 15-003-70286 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 385 | — | State |
| [Garnett High School 1](/search.md) API 15-003-70199 | State of Kansas | — | 660 | — | State |
| [Garnett Hugh School 2](/search.md) API 15-003-70200 | State of Kansas | — | 640 | — | State |
| [Leitch 1](/search.md) API 15-003-22544 | Baker Oil Operations, INC | — | 675 | — | State |
| [David Leitch 2](/search.md) API 15-003-22563 | Baker Oil Operations, INC | — | 675 | — | State |
| [David Leitch 3](/search.md) API 15-003-22564 | Baker Oil Operations, INC | — | 675 | — | State |
| [David Leitch 6](/search.md) API 15-003-22570 | Baker Oil Operations | — | 675 | — | State |
| [Donahue 1](/search.md) API 15-003-70594 | State of Kansas | — | 515 | — | State |
| [Wittry 1](/search.md) API 15-003-70598 | State of Kansas | — | 676 | — | State |
| [Wittry 3](/search.md) API 15-003-70600 | State of Kansas | — | 775 | — | State |
| [Wittry 4](/search.md) API 15-003-70601 | State of Kansas | — | 790 | — | State |
| [Cochran R-38](/search.md) API 15-003-71109 | State of Kansas | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cochran F-8](/search.md) API 15-003-71110 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Farlow N-35](/search.md) API 15-003-71117 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Farlow O-35](/search.md) API 15-003-71118 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Farlow P-32](/search.md) API 15-003-71119 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Farlow Q-37](/search.md) API 15-003-71120 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer G-1](/search.md) API 15-003-71129 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer K-5](/search.md) API 15-003-71130 | State of Kansas | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer L-4](/search.md) API 15-003-71131 | State of Kansas | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer M-3](/search.md) API 15-003-71132 | State of Kansas | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer M-5](/search.md) API 15-003-71133 | State of Kansas | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer I-1](/search.md) API 15-003-71137 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Hydorn 1-1](/search.md) API 15-003-70150 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn 1-3](/search.md) API 15-003-70202 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn A-1](/search.md) API 15-003-70133 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn B-2](/search.md) API 15-003-70134 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn D-2](/search.md) API 15-003-70136 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn E-1](/search.md) API 15-003-70153 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn E-3](/search.md) API 15-003-70138 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn F-2](/search.md) API 15-003-70148 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn F-4](/search.md) API 15-003-70139 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn G-3](/search.md) API 15-003-70149 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn Ow-3](/search.md) API 15-003-70206 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn Ow-2](/search.md) API 15-003-70203 | State of Kansas | — | 155 | — | State |
| [Hydorn C-3](/search.md) API 15-003-70185 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn G-5](/search.md) API 15-003-70156 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn H-2](/search.md) API 15-003-70164 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn H-4](/search.md) API 15-003-70158 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Hydorn Ow-1](/search.md) API 15-003-70165 | State of Kansas | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Manners 45](/search.md) API 15-003-19215 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 1 (51)](/search.md) API 15-003-19216 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 53](/search.md) API 15-003-19217 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 55](/search.md) API 15-003-19218 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 58](/search.md) API 15-003-19219 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 59](/search.md) API 15-003-19220 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 5](/search.md) API 15-003-19221 | — | — | 820 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-2](/search.md) API 15-003-20031 | Russell Operating CO | Unknown | 585 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-4](/search.md) API 15-003-20032 | Russell Operating CO | Unknown | 650 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-3](/search.md) API 15-003-20033 | Russel Petroleum Company | Unknown | 595 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-6](/search.md) API 15-003-20034 | Russell Operating Company | Unknown | 600 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-5](/search.md) API 15-003-20035 | Russell Operating Company | Unknown | 620 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan W-8](/search.md) API 15-003-20191 | James E. Russell | — | 615 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 1](/search.md) API 15-003-20869 | Booth & Michael | — | 800 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 2](/search.md) API 15-003-20870 | Booth & Michael | — | 840 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 4](/search.md) API 15-003-20872 | Booth & Michael | — | 855 | — | State |
| [V. Croan O-9](/search.md) API 15-003-20910 | David R. Victorino | — | 600 | — | State |
| [Vernon Croan O-11](/search.md) API 15-003-20912 | David R. Victorino | Unknown | 620 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 5](/search.md) API 15-003-20989 | Stoney Point, INC | — | 825 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 6](/search.md) API 15-003-20990 | Stoney Point, INC | — | 730 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 7](/search.md) API 15-003-20991 | Stoney Point, INC | — | 800 | — | State |
| [T. W. Booth 8](/search.md) API 15-003-20992 | Stoney Point, INC | — | 755 | — | State |
| [Long 3](/search.md) API 15-003-21645 | L.l. Christopher Jr | — | 850 | — | State |
| [Booth 1-83](/search.md) API 15-003-22276 | Michael Drilling, Incorporated | — | 800 | — | State |
| [Booth 2-83](/search.md) API 15-003-22281 | Michael Drilling, Incorporated | — | 800 | — | State |
| [Manners 5](/search.md) API 15-003-19240 | State of Kansas Fee Fund Plg | Unknown | 820 | — | State |
| [Adams 3](/search.md) API 15-003-19242 | Geo-engineering Resources | — | 610 | — | State |
| [Osborn 5](/search.md) API 15-003-21681 | F & R Michael Drilling | — | 860 | — | State |
| [Osborn 6](/search.md) API 15-003-21682 | F & R Michael Drilling | — | 860 | — | State |
| [Adams 2](/search.md) API 15-003-22184 | Geo-engineering Res | — | 775 | — | State |
| [Osborn 4](/search.md) API 15-003-21680 | F & R Michael Drilling | — | 756 | — | State |
| [Dutton 1](/search.md) API 15-003-19262 | — | — | 800 | — | State |
| [Don Whitcomb Ow-3](/search.md) API 15-003-19072 | — | — | 550 | — | State |
| [D. Hastert 3](/search.md) API 15-003-21865 | Red Bear Drilling Company | — | 650 | — | State |
| [Manners 12](/search.md) API 15-003-19114 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 22](/search.md) API 15-003-19115 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 23](/search.md) API 15-003-19116 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 2](/search.md) API 15-003-19118 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 7](/search.md) API 15-003-19119 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 13](/search.md) API 15-003-19120 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 15](/search.md) API 15-003-19121 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 18](/search.md) API 15-003-19122 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 19](/search.md) API 15-003-19123 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 20](/search.md) API 15-003-19124 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 3](/search.md) API 15-003-19127 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 16](/search.md) API 15-003-19129 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 27](/search.md) API 15-003-19131 | — | — | 470 | — | State |
| [Manners 35](/search.md) API 15-003-19132 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 37](/search.md) API 15-003-19133 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 38](/search.md) API 15-003-19134 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 39](/search.md) API 15-003-19135 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 40](/search.md) API 15-003-19136 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 42](/search.md) API 15-003-19137 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 44](/search.md) API 15-003-19138 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 1](/search.md) API 15-003-19139 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 3](/search.md) API 15-003-19140 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 6](/search.md) API 15-003-19143 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 9](/search.md) API 15-003-19146 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 10](/search.md) API 15-003-19147 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 11](/search.md) API 15-003-19148 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 13](/search.md) API 15-003-19149 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 15](/search.md) API 15-003-19151 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 32](/search.md) API 15-003-22174 | Robert Edwards | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 5](/search.md) API 15-003-19142 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 4](/search.md) API 15-003-19128 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 14](/search.md) API 15-003-19150 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 19](/search.md) API 15-003-19157 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 26](/search.md) API 15-003-19130 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 7](/search.md) API 15-003-19144 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 72](/search.md) API 15-003-19177 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 20](/search.md) API 15-003-19158 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 64](/search.md) API 15-003-19168 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 28](/search.md) API 15-003-19203 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Brecheisen 1](/search.md) API 15-003-19081 | — | — | 900 | — | State |
| [Brecheisen 9 East](/search.md) API 15-003-19082 | — | — | 900 | — | State |
| [Brecheisen W-10-b](/search.md) API 15-003-19083 | — | Unknown | 900 | — | State |
| [Brecheisen 12](/search.md) API 15-003-19084 | — | — | 900 | — | State |
| [Manners 7-e](/search.md) API 15-003-21782 | Robert Edwards | Unknown | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 36](/search.md) API 15-003-19204 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 48](/search.md) API 15-003-19205 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 49](/search.md) API 15-003-19206 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 56](/search.md) API 15-003-19207 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 57](/search.md) API 15-003-19208 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 8](/search.md) API 15-003-19145 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 29](/search.md) API 15-003-19152 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 12](/search.md) API 15-003-19153 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 16](/search.md) API 15-003-19154 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 17](/search.md) API 15-003-19155 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 18](/search.md) API 15-003-19156 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 22](/search.md) API 15-003-19159 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 24](/search.md) API 15-003-19160 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 25](/search.md) API 15-003-19161 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 26](/search.md) API 15-003-19162 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 27](/search.md) API 15-003-19163 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Odaffer 28](/search.md) API 15-003-19164 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 33](/search.md) API 15-003-19165 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 34](/search.md) API 15-003-19166 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 62](/search.md) API 15-003-19167 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 63](/search.md) API 15-003-19172 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 68](/search.md) API 15-003-19173 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 69](/search.md) API 15-003-19174 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 70](/search.md) API 15-003-19175 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 71](/search.md) API 15-003-19176 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 73](/search.md) API 15-003-19178 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Manners 65](/search.md) API 15-003-21765 | — | — | 700 | — | State |

### By class in Anderson County

- [Approved Intent to Drill — Anderson County](/county/anderson/approved-intent-to-drill.md) 1,367
- [Authorized Injection Well — Anderson County](/county/anderson/authorized-injection-well.md) 1,173
- [Converted to EOR Well — Anderson County](/county/anderson/converted-to-eor-well.md) 475
- [Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Anderson County](/county/anderson/expired-intent-to-drill-c-1.md) 611
- [Inactive Well — Anderson County](/county/anderson/inactive-well.md) 232
- [KCC Fee Fund Plugging — Anderson County](/county/anderson/kcc-fee-fund-plugging.md) 376
- [ON LIST — Anderson County](/county/anderson/on-list.md) 329
- [Plugged and Abandoned — Anderson County](/county/anderson/plugged-and-abandoned.md) 5,310
- [Producing — Anderson County](/county/anderson/producing.md) 1,964
- [Recompleted — Anderson County](/county/anderson/recompleted.md) 361

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Woodson](/county/woodson.md) 15,807
- [Neosho](/county/neosho.md) 15,453
- [Butler](/county/butler.md) 15,077
- [Chautauqua](/county/chautauqua.md) 14,371
- [Russell](/county/russell.md) 13,770
- [Greenwood](/county/greenwood.md) 13,046
- [Wilson](/county/wilson.md) 12,772
- [Cowley](/county/cowley.md) 11,511
- [Stafford](/county/stafford.md) 11,492
- [Franklin](/county/franklin.md) 10,641
- [Rice](/county/rice.md) 10,609
- [Rooks](/county/rooks.md) 10,167
- [Graham](/county/graham.md) 9,074

Neighbours by the size of their register, not a ranking: the list slides with the county, so each of the 82 county pages is reachable from the others. [All of them](/county.md).

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Página: https://ogwell.pages.dev/county/anderson/
Fonte: Oil and Gas Wells — Kansas Geological Survey
Recolha: 2026-08-21