Oil and gas wells in Butler County
15,077 wells — 2.9% of the Kansas register. 65 were plugged at public expense, and 219 sit inactive.
15,077Wells
2617 ftMedian depth
65Plugged by the State
219Inactive
What stands out in Butler County
The operator named on most of these records is Cities Service CO, on 2,528 of them (16.8%), ahead of Oxy Usa, INC (405) and Range Oil Co., INC (293). The oldest well here was completed in 1900 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 6894 feet — Goering 10-14-10-11h, drilled in 2013.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2617 ft | 3035 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Butler County
11,361 of the 15,077 wells in Butler County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 65 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 219 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, 5,383 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Butler County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Service CO | 2,528 | 16.8% |
| Oxy Usa, INC | 405 | 2.7% |
| Range Oil Co., INC | 293 | 1.9% |
| E.h. Adair Oil CO | 219 | 1.5% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 213 | 1.4% |
| Rex & Morris | 160 | 1.1% |
| Rex & Morris Drilling CO | 147 | 1.0% |
| Vess Oil Corp | 131 | 0.9% |
| Morrison Producing CO | 119 | 0.8% |
| Range Oil | 105 | 0.7% |
| Saco Oil CO | 91 | 0.6% |
| Phillips Petroleum CO | 76 | 0.5% |
| Vess Oil Corporation | 70 | 0.5% |
| H & M Drilling CO | 68 | 0.5% |
| Dunne Equities | 64 | 0.4% |
| Southern States Oil CO | 59 | 0.4% |
| Lee Phillips Oil CO | 57 | 0.4% |
| Buckeye Supply CO | 57 | 0.4% |
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 | 3,512 | 23.3% |
| El Dorado | 1,438 | 9.5% |
| Wildcat | 665 | 4.4% |
| Augusta | 395 | 2.6% |
| Potwin | 250 | 1.7% |
| Unnamed | 208 | 1.4% |
| Hazlett | 190 | 1.3% |
| Fox-bush-couch | 170 | 1.1% |
| Pierce | 153 | 1.0% |
| Blankenship | 124 | 0.8% |
| Paulson | 111 | 0.7% |
| Elbing | 108 | 0.7% |
| Kramer-stern | 107 | 0.7% |
| Reynolds-schaffer | 103 | 0.7% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 132 | 0.9% |
| 2010s | 366 | 2.4% |
| 2000s | 347 | 2.3% |
| 1990s | 448 | 3.0% |
| 1980s | 1,911 | 12.7% |
| 1970s | 971 | 6.4% |
| 1960s | 1,344 | 8.9% |
| 1950s | 2,336 | 15.5% |
| 1940s | 1,309 | 8.7% |
An old well on land in Butler County?
65 wells in Butler County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 15,077 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 Butler County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas 3 API 15-015-90567 | Franco-central Oil CO | Unknown | 2743 | 1954 | State |
| Hinnenkamp 2 API 15-015-23296 | Warren R. Winne Dba Pbnr Company | Butwick | 2949 | 1992 | State |
| Hinnenkamp 1 API 15-015-23150 | Pbnr Company - Warren R. Winne | Butwick | 3292 | 1989 | State |
| Male 1 API 15-015-22549 | Wiley R Ash, Sr | Fox-bush-couch | 3280 | 1984 | State |
| Boellner 'a' 1 API 15-015-22309 | Nemer Oil Production | Leon | 2735 | 1983 | State |
| Martin 1 API 15-015-22381 | Ash Donald D Etal | Augusta | 2665 | 1983 | State |
| Clearwater 11 API 15-015-19482-0001 | Amos, Joe | Hazlett | 2458 | 1983 | State |
| Hoover 1 API 15-015-21548 | Voth Oil Company | Butwick | 2817 | 1981 | State |
| Johnson 1-19 API 15-015-21641 | Hawkins Oil & Gas | Allen-robison | 2910 | 1981 | State |
| Giles 1 API 15-015-21467 | Ben M Giles | Butwick | 2910 | 1980 | State |
| Tilgner 1 API 15-015-21497 | Oil Interests | Butwick | 3265 | 1980 | State |
| Latham Cattle 11 API 15-015-21578 | Landers & Musgrove Oil | Grouse Valley | 2775 | 1980 | State |
| Maher 1 API 15-015-21247 | Carstan Oil | Augusta | 2822 | 1979 | State |
| Warner 1 API 15-015-20994 | Commercial Oil INC | Allen-robison | 2710 | 1978 | State |
| Warner 1-swd API 15-015-01026-0001 | Commercial Oil | Allen-robison | 2827 | 1978 | State |
| Paulson 1 API 15-015-01020-0002 | Inland Oil & Gas CO | El Dorado | 2463 | 1976 | State |
| Latham Cattle 4 API 15-015-20489 | Sheldon Petroleum | Grouse Valley | 2773 | 1973 | State |
| Latham Cattle 3 API 15-015-20487 | Sheldon Petroleum | Grouse Valley | 2826 | 1972 | State |
| Latham Cattle 2 API 15-015-20490 | Sheldon Pet | Grouse Valley | 2786 | 1972 | State |
| Latham Cattle 6 API 15-015-20495 | Sheldon Petroleum | Grouse Valley | 2795 | 1972 | State |
| Latham Cattle 5 API 15-015-20491-0001 | — | Grouse Valley | 3225 | 1972 | State |
| Clearwater 12 API 15-015-19483-0001 | Amos, Joe | Hazlett | 2482 | 1971 | State |
| Paulson 2 API 15-015-40043 | J E Newman | — | 2438 | 1966 | State |
| Paulson 3 API 15-015-40044 | J E Newman | — | 2438 | 1966 | State |
| Knolls 1 API 15-015-40091 | E T Lindsay | — | 2305 | 1958 | State |
| Riggs 1 API 15-015-40084 | Smitherman, L. C | — | 2800 | 1953 | State |
| Semisch 10 API 15-015-40339 | Dunne & Strait | Unknown | 2822 | 1952 | State |
| Thierstein 4 API 15-015-01360 | H & M Drlg | Potwin | 2748 | 1951 | State |
| Dinkler 2 API 15-015-19540 | J.p. Gaty | Four Mile Creek | 3040 | 1951 | State |
| Semisch 7 API 15-015-40338 | Dunne & Strait | Unknown | 2823 | 1950 | State |
| Vervnyck 1 API 15-015-19503 | Thrifty Drilling Company | — | 2140 | 1949 | State |
| Seglem L-19-10 3 API 15-015-40081 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | Leon | 2724 | 1948 | State |
| Filmore 1 API 15-015-19581 | Branson & Weaver | — | 2840 | 1923 | State |
| Speer 5 API 15-015-40517 | Skelly Oil Company | — | 2751 | 1923 | State |
| Snodgrass L191 4 API 15-015-40083 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 2712 | 1922 | State |
| Snodgrass L-19-8 1 API 15-015-40090 | Marco | Unknown | 2720 | 1922 | State |
| Snodgrass L19-4 3 API 15-015-40085 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 2699 | 1922 | State |
| Snodgrass L-19-6 5 API 15-015-40093 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | Unknown | 2715 | 1922 | State |
| Vervnyck 1 API 15-015-19544 | The Prairie Oil & Gas CO | — | 2119 | 1920 | State |
| Piper 3 API 15-015-40074 | Lucky Eight | Unknown | 1895 | 1918 | State |
| Clayton-platt 1 API 15-015-40094 | Uncle Sam Oil | Unknown | 2900 | 1918 | State |
| Hopkins 1 API 15-015-40075 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | Unknown | 700 | 1916 | State |
| Thomason 1 API 15-015-19476 | — | — | 2700 | — | State |
| Clearwater 9 API 15-015-19484-0001 | Amos, Joe | Hazlett | 2458 | — | State |
| Brown 1 API 15-015-19011 | — | — | 0 | — | State |
| Brown 2 API 15-015-19012 | — | — | 0 | — | State |
| Paulson 8-b API 15-015-21486-0001 | — | Unknown | 2664 | — | State |
| Graham 'a' 4 API 15-015-19551-0001 | — | Unknown | 3096 | — | State |
| Gile Ow-1 API 15-015-40068 | — | — | 250 | — | State |
| Mcclure West 1 API 15-015-40073 | — | — | 1575 | — | State |
| Mcclure East 2 Was 1 API 15-015-40072 | — | Unknown | 1550 | — | State |
| Snodgrass L192 1 API 15-015-40087 | State of Kansas | — | 680 | — | State |
| Seglem L-19-11 7 API 15-015-40078 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | — | 2722 | — | State |
| Seglem L-19-14 2 API 15-015-40080 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | — | 2732 | — | State |
| Snodgrass L19-3 8 API 15-015-40089 | State of Kansas | — | 2711 | — | State |
| Seglem L-19-15 4 API 15-015-40079 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | — | 2716 | — | State |
| Snodgrass L19-9 W-16 API 15-015-40088 | State of Kansas | — | 2720 | — | State |
| Snodgrass L195 9 API 15-015-40086 | State of Kansas | — | 2711 | — | State |
| Seglem L-19-12 1 Swd API 15-015-40077 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | — | 722 | — | State |
| Boellner W-12 API 15-015-40082 | State of Kansas | — | 2741 | — | State |
| Adams-doyle 1 API 15-015-40076 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | — | 0 | — | State |
| Pressnell 1 API 15-015-40317 | — | — | 335 | — | State |
| Speer 3 API 15-015-40389 | — | — | 2751 | — | State |
| Speer 2a API 15-015-40515 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 2777 | — | State |
| Speer 7 API 15-015-40518 | Skelly Oil Company | — | 2754 | — | State |
| Edson 6-7 API 15-015-24245 | Running Foxes Petroleum INC | Butwick | 3340 | 2026 | — |
| Ramp 1 API 15-015-40387-0001 | — | — | 2465 | 2025 | — |
| Beadles Tatum 4 API 15-015-24235 | Brickley Enterprises, LLC | — | 3167 | 2025 | — |
| Davis 5 API 15-015-24237 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | Hopkins Switch | 1130 | 2025 | — |
| Davis 6 API 15-015-24239 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | Unnamed | 1132 | 2025 | — |
| Seglem 4 API 15-015-24240 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Reynolds-schaffer | 3120 | 2025 | — |
| Hegberg 175w API 15-015-40169-0001 | Vess Oil Corporation | — | 2050 | 2025 | — |
| Edmiston 6 API 15-015-40425-0003 | Igwt, INC | — | 3041 | 2025 | — |
| Barnsdall Mp 106.996 Replacement Crum 1 API 15-015-24241 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Gb-3 New Martin 1 API 15-015-24242 | Mid Continent Market Center, LLC | — | 400 | 2025 | — |
| Osage 2 API 15-015-24243 | Holly Energy Partners - Operating, LP | — | 350 | 2025 | — |
| Berndsen Unit 1 API 15-015-00050-0001 | Mem Partnership LP | Berndsen | 2510 | 2024 | — |
| Wright 3 API 15-015-24216 | Jordan Oil Management INC | Whitewater | 2623 | 2024 | — |
| Bergkamp Owwo 1 API 15-015-23869-0001 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Towanda Townsite | 2870 | 2024 | — |
| Pickett 10 API 15-015-24220 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Degraff North | 2532 | 2024 | — |
| Massey 1 API 15-015-24221 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Benton | 2875 | 2024 | — |
| Hall 'c' Swd #1 API 15-015-24222 | C & G Drilling, INC | Hazlett | 3250 | 2024 | — |
| Ramondetta 3 API 15-015-24224 | Vess Oil Corporation | El Dorado | 2620 | 2024 | — |
| Ramondetta 5 API 15-015-24225 | Vess Oil Corporation | Hopkins Switch | 3129 | 2024 | — |
| Cooper D7 API 15-015-24226 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | Flies | 2935 | 2024 | — |
| Woods C 1 API 15-015-20908-0002 | Webster Oil LLC | — | 2817 | 2024 | — |
| Ferguson 1 Swd API 15-015-00502-0002 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | — | 2860 | 2024 | — |
| Mp 287 Deepwell 3 API 15-015-24227 | Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC | — | 120 | 2024 | — |
| Sommers A 2 API 15-015-24229 | C & G Drilling, INC | Hazlett | 2550 | 2024 | — |
| Harder 1 API 15-015-24230 | C & G Drilling, INC | Unknown | 2580 | 2024 | — |
| Joseph A 2 API 15-015-24231 | C & G Drilling, INC | Plum Grove Northwest | 2590 | 2024 | — |
| Dunkle 7 API 15-015-24232 | White & Ellis Drilling, INC | El Dorado | 2836 | 2024 | — |
| Brewer 7 API 15-015-21002-0001 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | — | 2770 | 2024 | — |
| Bush B 28 API 15-015-24173-0001 | Webster Oil LLC | — | 2994 | 2024 | — |
| Jlb Wf 2 API 15-015-24236 | Wolfe Energy, LLC | — | 2940 | 2024 | — |
| Eck 'a' Swd #1 API 15-015-24167-0002 | Epoc, LLC | — | 3048 | 2024 | — |
| Daniels A 4 API 15-015-22148-0001 | Mwk Petroleum, LLC | — | 2700 | 2024 | — |
| Hansen 2 API 15-015-40126-0001 | Anstine, Gary | — | 2824 | 2024 | — |
| Busenitz A 3 API 15-015-24178 | C & G Drilling, INC | Plum Grove | 2730 | 2023 | — |
| Masters A1-23 API 15-015-24181 | Satchell Creek Petroleum, LLC | Rosalia South | 2937 | 2023 | — |
| Remington 2 API 15-015-24183 | Igwt, INC | — | 3102 | 2023 | — |
| Cooper D6 API 15-015-24186 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | Flies | 2964 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' 5 API 15-015-24187 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2616 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' 6 API 15-015-24188 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2571 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' 7 API 15-015-24189 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2619 | 2023 | — |
| Jw Smith 5b API 15-015-24190 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2936 | 2023 | — |
| Jw Smith 4b API 15-015-24191 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2490 | 2023 | — |
| M&l 1-6 API 15-015-24193 | Red Oak Energy, INC | Flies | 3210 | 2023 | — |
| Bell A1-31 API 15-015-24194 | Satchell Creek Petroleum, LLC | Chelsea - Bell | 3298 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' 8 API 15-015-24195 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2570 | 2023 | — |
| Edmiston 6 API 15-015-40425-0002 | Igwt, INC | — | 3041 | 2023 | — |
| Patterson 3 API 15-015-24196 | Brickley Enterprises, LLC | Reynolds-schaffer | 3167 | 2023 | — |
| Seglem 6 API 15-015-24197 | B8 Investments | Reynolds-schaffer | 3187 | 2023 | — |
| Bell A 2-31 API 15-015-24198 | Satchell Creek Petroleum, LLC | Unnamed | 3300 | 2023 | — |
| Remington 4 API 15-015-24199 | Igwt, INC | Paulson | 2606 | 2023 | — |
| Hall C 1 API 15-015-24200 | C & G Drilling, INC | Hazlett | 2700 | 2023 | — |
| S&w 1 API 15-015-24201 | Igwt, INC | Elbing West | 2506 | 2023 | — |
| Remington 3 API 15-015-24202 | Igwt, INC | Paulson Southeast | 2646 | 2023 | — |
| Sommers A 1 API 15-015-24204 | C & G Drilling, INC | Unnamed | 2560 | 2023 | — |
| Bell A 3-31 API 15-015-24205 | Satchell Creek Petroleum, LLC | Unnamed | 3300 | 2023 | — |
| Mp 287 #2 API 15-015-24207 | Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC | — | 120 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' 1 API 15-015-24168-0001 | Epoc, LLC | Unknown | 2552 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' 2 API 15-015-24166-0001 | Epoc, LLC | — | 2552 | 2023 | — |
| Eldorado Station 2 API 15-015-24210 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 200 | 2023 | — |
| Wilson A 322 API 15-015-19130-0003 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1111 | 2023 | — |
| Eldorado Station 1 API 15-015-24211 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 200 | 2023 | — |
| Bush B 4 API 15-015-01040-0002 | Webster Oil LLC | — | 2900 | 2023 | — |
| Dankert 2 API 15-015-24212 | Gilliland, Anthony L | El Dorado | 2580 | 2023 | — |
| Dankert 1 API 15-015-24213 | Gilliland, Anthony L | Unknown | 2580 | 2023 | — |
| Bell A 3-31 API 15-015-24205-0001 | Satchell Creek Petroleum, LLC | — | 3300 | 2023 | — |
| Mcculloch 13 API 15-015-24214 | Jordan Oil Management INC | Whitewater | 2669 | 2023 | — |
| Ramondetta (was Ramsey 10) 2 API 15-015-24215 | Vess Oil Corporation | El Dorado | 2580 | 2023 | — |
| Eck 'a' Swd #1 API 15-015-24167-0001 | Epoc, LLC | — | 3048 | 2023 | — |
| Mp306 1 API 15-015-23632-0001 | Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC | — | 250 | 2023 | — |
| Love 2 API 15-015-20079-0001 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | — | 3080 | 2023 | — |
| T. Wiebe 31-8 API 15-015-24156 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2610 | 2022 | — |
| T. Wiebe 31-9 API 15-015-24157 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2485 | 2022 | — |
| Mcculloch 12a API 15-015-24158 | Jordan Oil Management INC | Whitewater | 2669 | 2022 | — |
| T. Wiebe 31-10 API 15-015-24159 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2608 | 2022 | — |
| Cooper D5 API 15-015-24160 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | Flies | 2950 | 2022 | — |
| Hall B 1 API 15-015-24162 | C & G Drilling, INC | Plum Grove Northwest | 2563 | 2022 | — |
| Wright 2 Owwo API 15-015-40519-0002 | Jordan Oil Management INC | — | 2623 | 2022 | — |
| Ns Unit 1 API 15-015-24163 | Brickley Enterprises, LLC | — | 3124 | 2022 | — |
| Nelson 2 API 15-015-24164 | Brickley Enterprises, LLC | — | 3120 | 2022 | — |
| Eck 'a' 3 API 15-015-24165 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2600 | 2022 | — |
| Eck 'a' 2 API 15-015-24166 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2552 | 2022 | — |
| Eck 'a' Swd #1 API 15-015-24167 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 3048 | 2022 | — |
| Eck 'a' 1 API 15-015-24168 | Epoc, LLC | Hazlett | 2550 | 2022 | — |
| Place A-26 API 15-015-24169 | Arcadian Resources, LLC | Unnamed | 3270 | 2022 | — |
| Ramondetta (was Ramsey 9) 1 API 15-015-24170 | Vess Oil Corporation | El Dorado | 2516 | 2022 | — |
By class in Butler County
- Authorized Injection Well — Butler County 293
- Converted to EOR Well — Butler County 212
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Butler County 220
- Inactive Well — Butler County 219
- Producing — Butler County 1,267
- Recompleted — Butler County 220
- Well Drilled — Butler County 223
Counties with a comparable register
- Montgomery 22,449
- Allen 20,676
- Barton 17,844
- Miami 17,245
- Ellis 15,913
- Woodson 15,807
- Neosho 15,453
- 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.