Oil and gas wells in Barton County
17,844 wells — 3.4% of the Kansas register. 81 were plugged at public expense, and 138 sit inactive.
17,844Wells
3409 ftMedian depth
81Plugged by the State
138Inactive
What stands out in Barton County
The operator named on most of these records is Stanolind Oil & Gas CO, on 237 of them (1.3%), ahead of Alpine Oil & Royalty CO (231) and Mai Oil Operations, INC (213). The oldest well here was completed in 0952 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 5090 feet — Beck 1, drilled in 1927.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3409 ft | 3600 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Barton County
12,714 of the 17,844 wells in Barton County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 81 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 138 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, 6,932 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Barton County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 237 | 1.3% |
| Alpine Oil & Royalty CO | 231 | 1.3% |
| Mai Oil Operations, INC | 213 | 1.2% |
| Rjm Company | 174 | 1.0% |
| Icer Addis Oil Operations | 160 | 0.9% |
| Black Marshall Oil CO | 157 | 0.9% |
| Gulf Oil Corp | 150 | 0.8% |
| Petroleum Energy | 149 | 0.8% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 142 | 0.8% |
| Nadel & Gussman | 136 | 0.8% |
| Petroleum, INC | 129 | 0.7% |
| L. D. Drilling, INC | 124 | 0.7% |
| L.d. Drilling, INC | 121 | 0.7% |
| Shell Oil CO | 120 | 0.7% |
| Continental Oil CO | 119 | 0.7% |
| Derby Oil CO | 117 | 0.7% |
| Petroleum INC | 114 | 0.6% |
| Raymond Oil Co., INC | 107 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kraft-prusa | 2,113 | 11.8% |
| Trapp | 1,882 | 10.5% |
| Chase-silica | 1,872 | 10.5% |
| Wildcat | 867 | 4.9% |
| Unknown | 718 | 4.0% |
| Boyd | 473 | 2.7% |
| Otis-albert | 449 | 2.5% |
| Cheyenne View | 261 | 1.5% |
| Beaver South | 232 | 1.3% |
| Ft. Zarah | 226 | 1.3% |
| Beaver | 218 | 1.2% |
| Carroll | 193 | 1.1% |
| Bloomer | 161 | 0.9% |
| Workman Northwest | 149 | 0.8% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 218 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 1,004 | 5.6% |
| 2000s | 763 | 4.3% |
| 1990s | 373 | 2.1% |
| 1980s | 2,858 | 16.0% |
| 1970s | 1,409 | 7.9% |
| 1960s | 1,963 | 11.0% |
| 1950s | 3,497 | 19.6% |
| 1940s | 3,178 | 17.8% |
An old well on land in Barton County?
81 wells in Barton County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 17,844 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 Barton County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleingham 1 API 15-009-24135 | K&g Oil Exploration | Karst South | 411 | 1986 | State |
| Oliver Smith 1 API 15-009-24179 | Hillary Oil | Behrens | 3775 | 1986 | State |
| Marmie 1 API 15-009-24193 | Williamson Drilling, INC | Stoltenberg | 3435 | 1986 | State |
| Heck 1 API 15-009-23039-0001 | Harper Prod | Bahr | 3517 | 1986 | State |
| Mccauley 'a' 6 API 15-009-23802 | Phillips Petroleum CO | Boyd | 3494 | 1985 | State |
| Eveleigh 1 API 15-009-23853 | Angle Oil | Redwing | 3367 | 1985 | State |
| Batchman 1-z API 15-009-23899 | Dixie Oil | Batchman | 3575 | 1985 | State |
| Schoeppel 1 API 15-009-23315 | Sabre Exploration, INC | Boyd | 3435 | 1984 | State |
| Batchman 'd' 6 API 15-009-23348 | Guthrie Oil | Sunny Valley | 3548 | 1984 | State |
| Bates 1 API 15-009-23651 | Bates Water Service | Boyd | 3496 | 1984 | State |
| Harms 2-11 API 15-009-23679 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Otis-albert | 2020 | 1984 | State |
| Deal 5 API 15-009-20346-0001 | Patsy Conrade | Trapp | 3342 | 1984 | State |
| Schulte 5 API 15-009-02218-0001 | Egbert Oil Operations | Chase-silica | 3560 | 1983 | State |
| Jenisch 'b' 1 API 15-009-23043 | Associated Oil & Gas, INC | Beaver South | 3330 | 1983 | State |
| Jenisch 'b' 2 API 15-009-23181 | Associates O&g | Beaver South | 3370 | 1983 | State |
| Jenisch 'b' 3 API 15-009-23190 | Associates Oil & Gas | Beaver South | 3379 | 1983 | State |
| Harms 1-11 API 15-009-14214-0001 | Benson Mineral Group INC | Otis-albert | 2020 | 1982 | State |
| Laudick 1 API 15-009-22113 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Trapp | 3394 | 1981 | State |
| Ewing 3 API 15-009-22432 | Derrick American Oil | Clarence | 3564 | 1981 | State |
| Johnston 2 API 15-009-22471 | Boger Brothers | Trapp | 3345 | 1981 | State |
| Neideree 1 API 15-009-21975 | Double Eagle Expl | Niederee | 3350 | 1980 | State |
| Eveleigh 'a' 1 API 15-009-22118 | Arrowhead Petroleum | Redwing | 3345 | 1980 | State |
| Tindall 1 API 15-009-21531-0001 | Carstan Oil | Redwing | 3240 | 1980 | State |
| Robinson 1 API 15-009-21551 | Gordon Taylor | Trapp | 3354 | 1979 | State |
| Stoskopf 2 API 15-009-21610 | National Development | Trapp | 3452 | 1979 | State |
| Stoskopf 3 API 15-009-21655 | National Development | Trapp | 3452 | 1979 | State |
| Schulte 4 API 15-009-19022-0001 | M-p Petr | Chase-silica | 3292 | 1978 | State |
| Stoskopf 1 API 15-009-21489 | National Development Corp | Trapp | 3460 | 1978 | State |
| Beahm 1 API 15-009-21131 | Derrick American Oil | Clarence | 3652 | 1977 | State |
| City of Great Bend 1 API 15-009-21139 | Aspen Drlg | Great Bend Shallow Gas | 2330 | 1977 | State |
| Ewing 1 Twin API 15-009-21050 | Derrick American Oil | Clarence | 3317 | 1976 | State |
| Smith 1 API 15-009-20903 | Winona Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 1943 | 1975 | State |
| Schulte 3 API 15-009-14156-0001 | M-p Petroleum | Chase-silica | 3284 | 1975 | State |
| Schulte 5 API 15-009-14158-0001 | M-p Petroleum | Chase-silica | 3312 | 1975 | State |
| Schulte 2 API 15-009-20802 | Midwest Energy | Chase-silica | 3440 | 1974 | State |
| Deal 8 API 15-009-20653 | Mc Connell C A | Trapp | 3330 | 1972 | State |
| Reif B 3 API 15-009-20356 | Three G Oil CO | Trapp | 3356 | 1969 | State |
| Deal 6 API 15-009-20392 | Mcconnell C A | Trapp | 3329 | 1969 | State |
| Deal 3 API 15-009-20221 | Mc Connell | Trapp | 3335 | 1968 | State |
| Deal 4 API 15-009-20257 | Mcconnell C A | Trapp | 3333 | 1968 | State |
| May Deal 2 API 15-009-30413 | Mcconnell C A | Trapp | 3304 | 1966 | State |
| Mccauley 5 API 15-009-06268 | Shirer Well Service CO | Boyd | 3551 | 1962 | State |
| Nuss 'a' 3 API 15-009-02187 | Rudy Herman | Nuss | 3440 | 1959 | State |
| Zink 1 API 15-009-19082 | Cooperative Refining Association | — | 3425 | 1959 | State |
| Nuss 'a' 2 API 15-009-02186 | Rudy Herman | Nuss | 3340 | 1958 | State |
| Robert Karst 1 API 15-009-01164 | Rudy A. Herman | Nuss | 3398 | 1958 | State |
| Bitter B 5 API 15-009-19618-0001 | Pet Energy INC | — | 3356 | 1958 | State |
| Steckel 'b' 1 API 15-009-12055 | Alpine Oil & Royalty CO | Chase-silica | 3399 | 1953 | State |
| Hester 1 API 15-009-00210 | W.e. Doneges | Carroll | 3408 | 1953 | State |
| Kowalsky 3 API 15-009-19481 | Oklahoma Texas Trust | Kowalsky | 3366 | 1952 | State |
| Perdue 3 API 15-009-05034 | S. A. Springer | Kraft-prusa | 1795 | 1952 | State |
| Schmidt 1 API 15-009-15410 | Sunray Oil CO INC | Leoville North | 3408 | 1951 | State |
| Musenberg 1 API 15-009-07266 | Birmingham-barlett Drilling | Mary Ida | 3306 | 1951 | State |
| Ahrens, Bertha 2 API 15-009-04500 | Alpine Oil & Royalty CO INC | Prairie View | 3355 | 1951 | State |
| Krautwrust 'b' 2 API 15-009-15289 | Brunson Drilling Co. Et Al | Kraft-prusa | 3372 | 1950 | State |
| Ahrens, Bertha 1 API 15-009-04499 | Alpine Oil & Royalty CO INC | Prairie View | 3373 | 1950 | State |
| Schartz, John 'a' 1 API 15-009-70319 | Alpine Oil & Royalty Co., INC | Prairie View | 3378 | 1950 | State |
| Riemann 4 API 15-009-03354 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3378 | 1948 | State |
| Mccauley 3 API 15-009-07335 | Herndon Drlg CO | Boyd | 3363 | 1947 | State |
| Schultz 1 API 15-009-07133-0001 | State of Kansas | — | 580 | 1947 | State |
| Luerman 'b' 1 API 15-009-03523 | Bridgeport Oil CO | Trapp | 3366 | 1946 | State |
| Deal 1 API 15-009-16000 | Alpine Oil & Royalty CO | Trapp | 3335 | 1946 | State |
| Edwards, Martha 3 API 15-009-03035 | Sinclair Prairie Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3307 | 1946 | State |
| W. W. Penka A 1 API 15-009-03406 | Ash C E | Beaver South | 3384 | 1945 | State |
| Mccauley 1 API 15-009-01172 | Branine & Goering | Boyd | 3335 | 1945 | State |
| Herter 'a' 2 API 15-009-07111 | Virginia Drlg CO | Chase-silica | 3306 | 1943 | State |
| Bitter, J. G. 'b' 15 API 15-009-16177 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3358 | 1941 | State |
| State Riverbed 3 API 15-009-14411 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3440 | 1940 | State |
| Bitter, J. G. 'b' 9 API 15-009-16171 | Shell Oil Co., INC | Trapp | 3354 | 1940 | State |
| State Riverbed 2 API 15-009-14555 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3283 | 1939 | State |
| Edwards, Martha 1 API 15-009-15184 | Sinclair Prairie Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3315 | 1939 | State |
| Peterman, E.f 1 API 15-009-03705 | Shell Petroleum Corp | Trapp | 2355 | 1937 | State |
| Everleigh 1 API 15-009-15883 | Helmerich & Payne | — | 3407 | 1933 | State |
| Musenberg 2 API 15-009-07267 | Birmingham-barlett Drilling | Mary Ida | 3333 | — | State |
| Birzer 'b' 2 API 15-009-04299 | Cooperative Refinery Association | Bottoms | 3400 | — | State |
| Jenisch 'b' 4 API 15-009-23215-0001 | Davis Petroleum, INC | Beaver South | 3410 | — | State |
| Zink 'a' 2 API 15-009-04298-0001 | Cooperative Refining Association | Bottoms | 3465 | — | State |
| Kultgen 3 API 15-009-01450-0001 | Darby Petroleum Corp | Beaver | 3352 | — | State |
| Mary Ida 10 API 15-009-19111-0001 | Col-kan Development, INC | Mary Ida | 3309 | — | State |
| Schultz 1 API 15-009-70078 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | — | 580 | — | State |
| Unruh 1 API 15-009-19429 | State of Kansas | — | 1900 | — | State |
| Mueller Swd API 15-009-23124-0003 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3500 | 2026 | — |
| Riemann, J 7 API 15-009-26459 | Patterson Energy LLC | Kraft-prusa | 3375 | 2026 | — |
| Booth 1-18 API 15-009-24922-0002 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3650 | 2026 | — |
| Karst R 4 API 15-009-26429 | Berexco LLC | Trapp | 3450 | 2025 | — |
| Gill 2 API 15-009-26435 | K & N Petroleum, INC | Cheyenne View | 3520 | 2025 | — |
| Gaunt Unit 1-36 API 15-009-26450 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Pritchard | 3548 | 2025 | — |
| Dannebohn 1 API 15-009-14198-0001 | K & N Petroleum, INC | — | 3800 | 2025 | — |
| Calcara 6-19 API 15-009-26452 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | Heizer Southwest | 3708 | 2025 | — |
| Johanning C 1 API 15-009-20400-0003 | Norstar Petroleum, INC | — | 3668 | 2025 | — |
| Vw Unit 1 API 15-009-26453 | Rjm Company | Odin | 3388 | 2025 | — |
| Riemann B 3 Swd API 15-009-20853-0001 | C & K Oil Company | Kraft-prusa | 3578 | 2025 | — |
| Bogner 2-1 API 15-009-26455 | Talon Group LLC | Trapp | 3386 | 2025 | — |
| Ama 262 B2 2 API 15-009-26456 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2025 | — |
| Ama 262 B1 1 API 15-009-26457 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2025 | — |
| W-s 2-15 API 15-009-26080-0001 | Pickrell Drilling Company INC | — | 3538 | 2025 | — |
| Hughes-miller Trust Unit 1 API 15-009-25116-0001 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | — | 3426 | 2025 | — |
| Mermis 1-1 API 15-009-25485-0001 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3724 | 2025 | — |
| R & J 2 API 15-009-26458 | Rjm Company | Kraft-prusa | 3337 | 2025 | — |
| Hoffman A 15 API 15-009-24667-0004 | Farmer, John O., INC | — | 3305 | 2025 | — |
| Leroy Trust A 1-24 API 15-009-26399-0001 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3696 | 2025 | — |
| Hoffman B 8 API 15-009-03458-0002 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | — | 3355 | 2025 | — |
| Weber 12 API 15-009-24256-0002 | Webco Oil Company, INC | — | 3450 | 2025 | — |
| Willenberg 8 API 15-009-05601-0001 | Hoffman, Chris | — | 3515 | 2025 | — |
| Tindall C 1 API 15-009-23091-0001 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | — | 3530 | 2025 | — |
| Gordon 2 API 15-009-23578-0001 | L & R Oil, INC | — | 3390 | 2025 | — |
| Matzek 2 API 15-009-22498-0002 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | — | 3562 | 2025 | — |
| Leroy 'b' 1-13 API 15-009-26408 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3725 | 2024 | — |
| Schneider B 8 Owwo API 15-009-16373-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Trapp | 3304 | 2024 | — |
| Ils Land 'a' 1-1 API 15-009-26209-0002 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3650 | 2024 | — |
| Ames Unit 17 API 15-009-26415 | Rjm Company | Ames | 3325 | 2024 | — |
| Barnes Trust 2 API 15-009-26416 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Unnamed | 3590 | 2024 | — |
| Bogner 1-1 API 15-009-26392-0001 | Talon Group LLC | — | 3382 | 2024 | — |
| Kruckenberg 'owwo' 2-18 API 15-009-06641-0001 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | Heizer West | 3750 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 260 2 API 15-009-26418 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 260-1 1 API 15-009-26419 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2024 | — |
| Rugan 2 API 15-009-26421 | Rjm Company | Kraft-prusa | 3296 | 2024 | — |
| Hiss 'a' 1-7 API 15-009-26422 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3750 | 2024 | — |
| Ms 1 API 15-009-26423 | Chris Batchman INC | Chase-silica | 3460 | 2024 | — |
| Calcara 4-19 API 15-009-26263-0002 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3750 | 2024 | — |
| Burmeister B 7 API 15-009-26424 | Rjm Company | Kraft-prusa | 3388 | 2024 | — |
| Pintail 2 API 15-009-26425 | Rjm Company | Redwing East | 3410 | 2024 | — |
| Kruckenberg 1-18 API 15-009-26227-0001 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | — | 3750 | 2024 | — |
| Wild West 1 API 15-009-26428 | Charter Energy, INC | Pritchard | 3625 | 2024 | — |
| Radenberg 9 API 15-009-26430 | Patterson Energy LLC | Kraft-prusa | 3396 | 2024 | — |
| Disque Lease 8 API 15-009-21787-0001 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3365 | 2024 | — |
| Radenberg 10 API 15-009-26431 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3498 | 2024 | — |
| Kultgen Unit #2-34x API 15-009-26433 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Boyd | 3440 | 2024 | — |
| Shirer A 1 API 15-009-26434 | Pickrell Drilling Company, INC | Boyd | 3530 | 2024 | — |
| Schlessiger 1 API 15-009-26436 | Patterson Energy LLC | Chase-silica | 3400 | 2024 | — |
| Selle 6 API 15-009-26437 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3410 | 2024 | — |
| Schlessiger 2 API 15-009-26438 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3400 | 2024 | — |
| Bradley Unit 2 API 15-009-26323-0001 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3420 | 2024 | — |
| Hiss 1 API 15-009-26439 | Charter Energy, INC | Pritchard | 3615 | 2024 | — |
| Schlessiger 3 API 15-009-26440 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3660 | 2024 | — |
| Lonnon 6-25 API 15-009-26441 | American Warrior, INC | Rolling Green East | 3602 | 2024 | — |
| Linsner 1 API 15-009-21147-0001 | Arrowhead Exploration, LLC | — | 3707 | 2024 | — |
| Yarmer 17-2 API 15-009-25735-0001 | Bennett & Schulte Oil CO | Capitol View | 3500 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-1 1 API 15-009-26442 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-2 1 API 15-009-26443 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-3 1 API 15-009-26444 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-4 1 API 15-009-26445 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-5 1 API 15-009-26446 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-6 1 API 15-009-26447 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 242-7 1 API 15-009-26448 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 70 | 2024 | — |
| Gaunt 25 B 1 API 15-009-26295-0001 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | — | 3650 | 2023 | — |
| Roxie 2 API 15-009-26372 | Production Drilling, INC | Lake Barton | 3500 | 2023 | — |
| Miller 12-2 API 15-009-26376 | Rjm Company | Tritsch | 3412 | 2023 | — |
| Big House 8-1 API 15-009-26378 | K & N Petroleum, INC | Boyd | 3370 | 2023 | — |
| Stumps 3 API 15-009-26379 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Meadowside | 3400 | 2023 | — |
By class in Barton County
- Authorized Injection Well — Barton County 408
- Converted to EOR Well — Barton County 226
- Converted to SWD Well — Barton County 278
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Barton County 238
- Producing — Barton County 1,863
- Recompleted — Barton County 485
- Well Drilled — Barton County 341
Counties with a comparable register
- Montgomery 22,449
- Allen 20,676
- Miami 17,245
- Ellis 15,913
- Woodson 15,807
- Neosho 15,453
- Butler 15,077
- Chautauqua 14,371
- Russell 13,770
- Greenwood 13,046
- Wilson 12,772
- Anderson 12,692
- Cowley 11,511
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.