Oil and gas wells in Barber County
7,830 wells — 1.5% of the Kansas register. 25 were plugged at public expense, and 357 sit inactive.
7,830Wells
4770 ftMedian depth
25Plugged by the State
357Inactive
What stands out in Barber County
The operator named on most of these records is Woolsey Operating Co., LLC, on 279 of them (3.6%), ahead of Val Energy, INC (212) and Chieftain Oil Co., INC (178). The oldest well here was completed in 1847 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 9999 feet — Harry 4-35-10 2h, drilled in 2014.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4770 ft | 5260 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Barber County
4,808 of the 7,830 wells in Barber County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 25 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 357 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, 3,350 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Barber County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | 279 | 3.6% |
| Val Energy, INC | 212 | 2.7% |
| Chieftain Oil Co., INC | 178 | 2.3% |
| Barbara Oil CO | 150 | 1.9% |
| Molz Oil CO | 138 | 1.8% |
| Hummon Corp | 137 | 1.7% |
| Txo Production Corp | 131 | 1.7% |
| Griffin, Charles N | 121 | 1.5% |
| Graves Drilling Co., INC | 118 | 1.5% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 104 | 1.3% |
| Continental Oil CO | 92 | 1.2% |
| Cmx, INC | 85 | 1.1% |
| Bowers Drilling Co., INC | 82 | 1.0% |
| Aylward Drilling CO | 77 | 1.0% |
| Petroleum, INC | 74 | 0.9% |
| Osage Resources, LLC | 74 | 0.9% |
| Texas Oil and Gas Corp | 72 | 0.9% |
| Woolsey Petroleum Corp | 71 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 811 | 10.4% |
| Aetna Gas Area | 597 | 7.6% |
| Medicine Lodge-boggs | 367 | 4.7% |
| Hardtner | 355 | 4.5% |
| Rhodes | 352 | 4.5% |
| Stranathan | 329 | 4.2% |
| Skinner | 260 | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 242 | 3.1% |
| Nurse | 167 | 2.1% |
| Mcguire-goemann | 160 | 2.0% |
| Medicine Lodge North | 142 | 1.8% |
| Traffas | 133 | 1.7% |
| Whelan | 111 | 1.4% |
| Roundup South | 103 | 1.3% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 172 | 2.2% |
| 2010s | 963 | 12.3% |
| 2000s | 1,007 | 12.9% |
| 1990s | 479 | 6.1% |
| 1980s | 1,545 | 19.7% |
| 1970s | 747 | 9.5% |
| 1960s | 800 | 10.2% |
| 1950s | 1,136 | 14.5% |
| 1940s | 397 | 5.1% |
An old well on land in Barber County?
25 wells in Barber County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 7,830 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.
Wells in Barber County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Sharon 1 API 15-007-23563-0001 | Hart Energies, LLC | — | 5200 | 2014 | State |
| Degeer 2 API 15-007-22774 | White Pine Petroleum Corp | Degeer | 5280 | 2004 | State |
| Grice 1-5 API 15-007-22773 | Key Gas Corp | Boggs | 4900 | 2003 | State |
| Lee Trust G-1 API 15-007-21596-0001 | Wayne L. Kirkman | Wildcat | 2290 | 1990 | State |
| Bibb 1 API 15-007-22038 | Craig/stephenson Corp | Mulberry East | 4573 | 1985 | State |
| T Rehme 2-1 API 15-007-20753-0001 | Rush Oil & Gas | — | 4890 | 1985 | State |
| Mills 1-29 API 15-007-20141-0001 | Herbert Davis and Leith Operations | Mulberry Northeast | 4515 | 1984 | State |
| Kruckenberg 1 API 15-007-20525-0001 | Bessie Kruckenberg | Harding | 2804 | 1984 | State |
| Spicer 1 API 15-007-21571 | Oilwell Operators, INC | Traffas | 4750 | 1983 | State |
| Spicer 2 API 15-007-21607 | Oilwell Operators, INC | Traffas | 4740 | 1983 | State |
| Norman 1 API 15-007-21630 | Brandt Production Co., INC | Hazelton | 5025 | 1983 | State |
| Harding 1 API 15-007-20498 | Kruckenberg & Scott | Harding | 2945 | 1977 | State |
| Stumph-smith 1-13 API 15-007-20396 | Sands Drilling CO | Stumph | 4900 | 1976 | State |
| Mills 1 API 15-007-20342 | West State Oil and Gas LTD | Skinner | 1505 | 1975 | State |
| L. M. Lee 'b' 1 API 15-007-30211-0001 | Vincent Oil Corp | Unknown | 4728 | 1969 | State |
| Smith 2 API 15-007-20069 | Hawk Enterprises | Nurse Northwest | 4620 | 1968 | State |
| L. M. Lee 'a' 3 API 15-007-30213 | Tenneco Oil CO | Moffett West | 4771 | 1966 | State |
| L. M. Lee 'a' 4 API 15-007-30305 | Tenneco Oil CO | Moffett | 4771 | 1966 | State |
| L. M. Lee 'a' 1 API 15-007-30158 | Tenneco Oil CO | Moffett West | 4620 | 1965 | State |
| Alexander Owwo 1 API 15-007-00653-0001 | Carter & Mandel CO | — | 1025 | 1965 | State |
| Elsea 'b' 1 API 15-007-01446 | Crescent Oil and Gas Corp | Palmer | 4919 | 1962 | State |
| Harriet Mills 2 API 15-007-19021 | Crescent Oil and Gas Corp | Palmer | 4555 | 1961 | State |
| Harriet V. Mills 1 API 15-007-00012 | Olson Oil CO | Palmer | 5045 | 1960 | State |
| Sternberger 1 API 15-007-00185 | Coppinger & Parker Petroleum CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4876 | 1956 | State |
| Matt Ow 1 API 15-007-19059 | State Corp. Commission | — | 268 | — | State |
| Jordan 2-22 API 15-007-24514 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4800 | 2026 | — |
| Watts Ranch 2 API 15-007-24426-0001 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5501 | 2026 | — |
| Marguerite 1 API 15-007-24503 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Rhodes | 5035 | 2025 | — |
| Mott A 31 API 15-007-24504 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | Amber Creek South | 4452 | 2025 | — |
| Cramer #1 API 15-007-24506 | Griffin, Charles N | Sun City | 4754 | 2025 | — |
| Sun City 1-35x API 15-007-24508 | Griffin, Charles N | Sun City | 4868 | 2025 | — |
| Olson Heirs 1 API 15-007-24490-0002 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5541 | 2025 | — |
| Mayce 1 API 15-007-24512 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4897 | 2025 | — |
| Jenna 1 API 15-007-24513 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4864 | 2025 | — |
| Diel B 2 API 15-007-23199-0001 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | — | 5214 | 2025 | — |
| Osage 110 API 15-007-23149-0001 | Ramshorn Resources, LLC | — | 5556 | 2025 | — |
| Harbaugh Heirs 1 API 15-007-24395-0003 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5043 | 2025 | — |
| Osage 119 API 15-007-23279-0001 | Ramshorn Resources, LLC | — | 5544 | 2025 | — |
| Osage 111 API 15-007-23227-0001 | Ramshorn Resources, LLC | — | 5603 | 2025 | — |
| Stacy #1 API 15-007-24394-0001 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4775 | 2025 | — |
| Whitley #1 API 15-007-24403-0001 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4840 | 2025 | — |
| Cromer 2-1-4 API 15-007-24379-0001 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4900 | 2025 | — |
| Larkin 14 2 API 15-007-20258-0001 | Lb Exploration, INC | Deerhead North | 5393 | 2024 | — |
| Packard Jayne #5 API 15-007-24483 | Packard, Lynn | Nurse | 3467 | 2024 | — |
| Jpc 1 API 15-007-24484 | Campbell Energy LLC | Turkey Creek East | 4803 | 2024 | — |
| Jpc 2 API 15-007-24485 | Campbell Energy LLC | Turkey Creek East | 4741 | 2024 | — |
| Jmc 17-8-35-11 1h API 15-007-24487-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Stranathan | 4848 | 2024 | — |
| Achenbach 14-11-35-12 1h API 15-007-24489-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Stranathan | 4803 | 2024 | — |
| Olson Heirs 1 API 15-007-24490 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Hardtner | 5541 | 2024 | — |
| Schooley 4-35-11 2h API 15-007-24491-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Wildcat | 4804 | 2024 | — |
| Molz Shklar 33-28-34-11 1h API 15-007-24492-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Wildcat | 4749 | 2024 | — |
| Scrooge 2h API 15-007-24493-0100 | Mcginness Energy Company, INC | Stranathan | 4834 | 2024 | — |
| Jahay 1-34-11 1h API 15-007-24412-0101 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | — | 4596 | 2024 | — |
| Ethan 1 API 15-007-24497 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4895 | 2024 | — |
| Ethan 2 API 15-007-24498 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4868 | 2024 | — |
| Madelyn 2 API 15-007-21982-0001 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4876 | 2024 | — |
| Madelyn 1 API 15-007-24499 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4867 | 2024 | — |
| Mathews 1swd API 15-007-23996-0002 | Burk Royalty Co, LTD | Traffas | 6046 | 2024 | — |
| Jordan #1 API 15-007-24500 | Upland Resources LLC | Turkey Creek East | 4900 | 2024 | — |
| Jordan #2 API 15-007-24501 | Upland Resources LLC | Turkey Creek East | 4899 | 2024 | — |
| Paul #1 API 15-007-24502 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4806 | 2024 | — |
| Jordan 1-22 API 15-007-24505 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4906 | 2024 | — |
| Olson Heirs 1 API 15-007-24490-0001 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5541 | 2024 | — |
| Keller 1-31 API 15-007-24441 | Quail Oil & Gas, LC | Unknown | 4846 | 2023 | — |
| Lawrence 2 API 15-007-24445 | White Exploration, INC | Whelan West | 4582 | 2023 | — |
| Riley #2 API 15-007-24449 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett | 4930 | 2023 | — |
| Griffyn 'b' #3 API 15-007-24457 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek North | 4791 | 2023 | — |
| Griffyn 'c' #4 API 15-007-24460 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4995 | 2023 | — |
| Harbaugh Heirs 2 API 15-007-24462 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Unnamed | 4967 | 2023 | — |
| Buffalo 1 API 15-007-24463 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Unnamed | 4793 | 2023 | — |
| Taycen 3 API 15-007-24464 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4750 | 2023 | — |
| Taycen 4 API 15-007-24465 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4700 | 2023 | — |
| Karyl 1 API 15-007-24466 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4743 | 2023 | — |
| Lou #1 API 15-007-24468 | Griffin, Charles N | Sun City | 4900 | 2023 | — |
| Marieda #1 API 15-007-24470 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett | 4805 | 2023 | — |
| Gary 1 API 15-007-24472 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4740 | 2023 | — |
| Hope 3x API 15-007-24474 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4773 | 2023 | — |
| Warren 6 API 15-007-24475 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Meairs | 4733 | 2023 | — |
| Mp 192 #2 API 15-007-24476 | Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC | — | 120 | 2023 | — |
| Willbanks #1 API 15-007-24477 | Griffin, Charles N | Sun City Northeast | 4771 | 2023 | — |
| Gary 2 API 15-007-24478 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4771 | 2023 | — |
| Anna #2 API 15-007-24479 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett | 4833 | 2023 | — |
| Anna #1 API 15-007-24480 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett | 4805 | 2023 | — |
| Gary 3 API 15-007-24481 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4798 | 2023 | — |
| Z Bar Ranch North 1-1 API 15-007-21495-0001 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | — | 5043 | 2023 | — |
| Banks North 4 API 15-007-24486 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Amber Creek | 4792 | 2023 | — |
| Lou #1 API 15-007-24468-0001 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4902 | 2023 | — |
| Harbaugh Heirs 1 API 15-007-24395 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Rhodes | 5043 | 2022 | — |
| Stacy #2 API 15-007-24398 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4820 | 2022 | — |
| Stacy #3 API 15-007-24399 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4764 | 2022 | — |
| Marla #2 API 15-007-24400 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4830 | 2022 | — |
| Sterling B 7 API 15-007-24402 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | Hardtner | 5650 | 2022 | — |
| Ohlson C 4 API 15-007-24401 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | Hardtner | 5640 | 2022 | — |
| Whitley #1 API 15-007-24403 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4840 | 2022 | — |
| Stacy #4 API 15-007-24404 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett | 4842 | 2022 | — |
| Ricke 5-35s-11 2h API 15-007-24405-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Stranathan | 4737 | 2022 | — |
| Luthi 36-33-11 1h API 15-007-24406-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | — | 4597 | 2022 | — |
| Warren 4-35 API 15-007-24407 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Meairs | 4780 | 2022 | — |
| Meyer 13-34-11 1h API 15-007-24409-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | — | 4675 | 2022 | — |
| Jahay 1-34-11 1h API 15-007-24412-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | — | 80 | 2022 | — |
| Paxton 33-34-11 1h API 15-007-24413-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | — | 4782 | 2022 | — |
| Whitley #2 API 15-007-24414 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4834 | 2022 | — |
| Marla #3 API 15-007-24415 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4850 | 2022 | — |
| Breanna #3 API 15-007-24416 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett North | 4904 | 2022 | — |
| Johnny B Goode 3 API 15-007-24418 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5520 | 2022 | — |
| F.b.o 1 API 15-007-24419 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Hardtner | 5584 | 2022 | — |
| Long Heirs 1 API 15-007-24380-0001 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5233 | 2022 | — |
| Jw Platt 1-8 API 15-007-24420 | Mcginness Energy Company, INC | Hardtner | 5450 | 2022 | — |
| Alexa #2 API 15-007-24421 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4850 | 2022 | — |
| Scottie #1 API 15-007-24422 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4775 | 2022 | — |
| Griffyn #1 API 15-007-24423 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4875 | 2022 | — |
| Medicine River Ranch E4 API 15-007-24424 | N-10 Exploration, LLC | Landis | 4983 | 2022 | — |
| Harbaugh Heirs 1 API 15-007-24395-0001 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5043 | 2022 | — |
| Riley #1x API 15-007-24425 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett | 4834 | 2022 | — |
| Watts Ranch 2 API 15-007-24426 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Hardtner | 5501 | 2022 | — |
| Marla #4 API 15-007-24428 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4850 | 2022 | — |
| Breanna #5 API 15-007-24429 | Griffin, Charles N | Unnamed | 4820 | 2022 | — |
| Breanna #4 API 15-007-24430 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett North | 4839 | 2022 | — |
| Marla #5 API 15-007-24427 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4868 | 2022 | — |
| Warren 5 API 15-007-24431 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Meairs | 4757 | 2022 | — |
| Harbaugh Heirs 1 API 15-007-24395-0002 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | — | 5043 | 2022 | — |
| Diel 7 API 15-007-24433 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Roundup South | 4918 | 2022 | — |
| Ella 2 API 15-007-24434 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett North | 4836 | 2022 | — |
| Whitley #3 API 15-007-24435 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4822 | 2022 | — |
| Davis Trust B 1 API 15-007-22294-0001 | M & M Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Taycen 1 API 15-007-24436 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4730 | 2022 | — |
| Paxton 4-35-11 1h API 15-007-24438-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Unnamed | 4847 | 2022 | — |
| Banks North 3 API 15-007-24440 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Amber Creek | 4810 | 2022 | — |
| Gwen 1 API 15-007-24442 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett North | 4822 | 2022 | — |
| Alexa #3 API 15-007-24443 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4830 | 2022 | — |
| Cromer B2 API 15-007-24444 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett North | 4850 | 2022 | — |
| Lois Platt 2 API 15-007-24446 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | Hardtner | 5577 | 2022 | — |
| Koppitz 9 API 15-007-24447 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | Stranathan | 5430 | 2022 | — |
| Griffyn #2 API 15-007-24448 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4820 | 2022 | — |
| Gwen #2 API 15-007-24450 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4840 | 2022 | — |
| Gwen #3 API 15-007-24451 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett Northwest | 4850 | 2022 | — |
| Whitley #4 API 15-007-24452 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4875 | 2022 | — |
| Hope 1 API 15-007-24453 | Charles N. Griffin | Turkey Creek East | 4771 | 2022 | — |
| Gwen #4 API 15-007-24454 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett Northwest | 4930 | 2022 | — |
| Taycen 2 API 15-007-24455 | Griffin, Charles N | Turkey Creek East | 4740 | 2022 | — |
| Brooklyn #1 API 15-007-24459 | Griffin, Charles N | Unnamed | 4911 | 2022 | — |
| Farney B 1 API 15-007-24375 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Groendyke | 5247 | 2021 | — |
| Cromer 1-1-4 API 15-007-24378 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4911 | 2021 | — |
| Cromer 2-1-4 API 15-007-24379 | Griffin, Charles N | — | 4900 | 2021 | — |
| Long Heirs 1 API 15-007-24380 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Groendycke | 5233 | 2021 | — |
| Farney C 1 API 15-007-24381 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Groendyke | 5255 | 2021 | — |
| Mccracken 1 API 15-007-24382 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5285 | 2021 | — |
| Ella 1 API 15-007-24383 | Griffin, Charles N | Moffett West | 4850 | 2021 | — |
| Lawrenz 2-9 API 15-007-24384 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Lem | 4770 | 2021 | — |
| Harper #2 API 15-007-24385 | Griffin, Charles N | Unnamed | 4798 | 2021 | — |
By class in Barber County
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Barber County 234
- Inactive Well — Barber County 357
- Plugged and Abandoned — Barber County 4,801
- Producing — Barber County 1,523
- Recompleted — Barber County 341
Counties with a comparable register
- Stafford 11,492
- Franklin 10,641
- Rice 10,609
- Rooks 10,167
- Graham 9,074
- Ness 8,076
- Linn 8,039
- Sumner 6,984
- Labette 6,854
- Bourbon 6,337
- Mcpherson 6,121
- Coffey 5,842
- Johnson 5,389
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.