Oil and gas wells in Chase County
1,340 wells — 0.3% of the Kansas register. 15 were plugged at public expense, and 67 sit inactive.
1,340Wells
1460 ftMedian depth
15Plugged by the State
67Inactive
What stands out in Chase County
The operator named on most of these records is Clifford Resources, INC, on 60 of them (4.5%), ahead of Alpar Resources (54) and Cascade Oil (40). The oldest well here was completed in 1920 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 4625 feet — Mercer 26-4 4, drilled in 2003.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 1460 ft | 2643 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Chase County
594 of the 1,340 wells in Chase County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 15 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 67 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, 483 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Chase County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford Resources, INC | 60 | 4.5% |
| Alpar Resources | 54 | 4.0% |
| Cascade Oil | 40 | 3.0% |
| Fe CO | 40 | 3.0% |
| Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | 40 | 3.0% |
| Alpar Resources, INC | 29 | 2.2% |
| Benson Mineral Group, INC | 28 | 2.1% |
| American Energies Corp | 28 | 2.1% |
| D & F Petroleum CO | 25 | 1.9% |
| Cascade Oil CO | 23 | 1.7% |
| Cyclone Pet | 22 | 1.6% |
| D & F Oil | 20 | 1.5% |
| Clifford Resources | 19 | 1.4% |
| D & F Pet | 18 | 1.3% |
| Strong City Gas CO | 18 | 1.3% |
| Cyclone Petroleum, INC | 15 | 1.1% |
| F E CO | 15 | 1.1% |
| Bond Oil | 14 | 1.0% |
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 | 209 | 15.6% |
| Koegeboehn | 128 | 9.6% |
| Unknown | 96 | 7.2% |
| Elmdale | 92 | 6.9% |
| Davis | 79 | 5.9% |
| Diamond Creek | 70 | 5.2% |
| Vetter | 66 | 4.9% |
| Atyeo-pixlee | 47 | 3.5% |
| Unnamed | 43 | 3.2% |
| Teeter-scott | 35 | 2.6% |
| Lips | 33 | 2.5% |
| Lipps D | 32 | 2.4% |
| Lipps | 29 | 2.2% |
| Elk | 25 | 1.9% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 21 | 1.6% |
| 2000s | 112 | 8.4% |
| 1990s | 152 | 11.3% |
| 1980s | 360 | 26.9% |
| 1970s | 122 | 9.1% |
| 1960s | 56 | 4.2% |
| 1950s | 80 | 6.0% |
| 1940s | 27 | 2.0% |
An old well on land in Chase County?
15 wells in Chase County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,340 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 Chase County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatcher 1 API 15-017-20680 | Knighton Oil | Davis-bronson | 1522 | 1994 | State |
| Davis Trusts 5 API 15-017-20705 | Knighton Oil | Davis | 1507 | 1994 | State |
| Davis Trusts 2 API 15-017-20584-0001 | Knighton Oil | Davis | 1580 | 1994 | State |
| Davis Trusts 3 API 15-017-20586-0001 | Knighton Oil | Davis | 2529 | 1994 | State |
| Davis Trusts 4 API 15-017-20667 | Knighton Oil | Davis | 395 | 1993 | State |
| Davis Trust 1 API 15-017-20583 | Knighton Oil Co., INC | Davis | 2730 | 1989 | State |
| Davis Trust 45 API 15-017-19041 | Strong City Gas CO | Davis | 273 | 1965 | State |
| Davis Trust 12 API 15-017-19038 | Strong City Gas CO | Davis | 260 | 1940 | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #1 API 15-017-70101 | State of Kansas | — | 144 | — | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #4 API 15-017-70102 | State of Kansas | — | 154 | — | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #5 API 15-017-70103 | State of Kansas | — | 40 | — | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #6 API 15-017-70104 | State of Kansas | — | 141 | — | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #7 API 15-017-70105 | State of Kansas | — | 150 | — | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #8 API 15-017-70106 | State of Kansas | — | 144 | — | State |
| City of Elmdale Ogw #2 API 15-017-70107 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 140 | — | State |
| W&g Owwo 1 API 15-017-20920-0001 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Koegeboehn | 2488 | 2025 | — |
| Wk Unit 1-19 API 15-017-20932 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Koegeboehn | 2270 | 2023 | — |
| Panther Madden Unit 1 API 15-017-20930 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Unnamed | 2267 | 2022 | — |
| Panther Ranch 1-30 API 15-017-20928 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Unnamed | 2399 | 2021 | — |
| Big Springs 21 API 15-017-20927 | Three Rivers Exploration, LLC | — | 2658 | 2018 | — |
| Hartley 7 API 15-017-19049-0002 | Glacier Petroleum Co., INC | Scott | 2494 | 2018 | — |
| Madden A Unit 2 API 15-017-20921 | Range Oil Company, INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2280 | 2015 | — |
| Jacobson 1 API 15-017-20922 | Range Oil Company, INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2310 | 2015 | — |
| Madden B 1 API 15-017-20924 | Range Oil Company, INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2450 | 2015 | — |
| Jacobson 2 API 15-017-20923 | Range Oil Company, INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2326 | 2015 | — |
| Jacobson 1 API 15-017-20922-0001 | Range Oil Company, INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2463 | 2015 | — |
| Madden Unit 1 API 15-017-20916 | Range Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 2260 | 2014 | — |
| Madden Unit 2 API 15-017-20917 | Range Oil Co., INC | Unnamed | 2305 | 2014 | — |
| Madden A Unit 1 API 15-017-20918 | Range Oil Co., INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2313 | 2014 | — |
| Madden Unit 3 API 15-017-20919 | Range Oil Company, INC | Panther Ranch Southwest | 2298 | 2014 | — |
| Steerman 2 API 15-017-20912 | Kremeier Prod & Operating | Koegeboehn | 2207 | 2013 | — |
| Steerman 3 API 15-017-20913 | Kremeier Prod & Operating | Koegeboehn | 2232 | 2013 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-017-20914 | Kremeier Prod & Operating | Koegeboehn | 644 | 2013 | — |
| Miller 2 API 15-017-20915 | Kremeier Prod & Operating | Elk | 660 | 2013 | — |
| Ateyo 1 API 15-017-19060-0001 | Trimble & Maclaskey Oil LLC | Atyeo-pixlee | 2391 | 2009 | — |
| Mushrush Miller 5 API 15-017-20902 | L & D Oil & Gas INC | Koegeboehn | 2132 | 2008 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 10 API 15-017-20903 | L & D Oil & Gas INC | Koegeboehn | 2114 | 2008 | — |
| Atyeo 4 API 15-017-19023-0002 | Walken Energy LLC | Atyeo - Pixlee | 2320 | 2008 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 9 API 15-017-20881 | Kremeier, Les | Koegeboehn | 2142 | 2006 | — |
| Mushrush-miller 2 API 15-017-20882 | Kremeier, Les | Koegeboehn | 2202 | 2006 | — |
| Mushrush-miller 3 API 15-017-20883 | Kremeier, Les | Koegeboehn | 2202 | 2006 | — |
| Atyeo West 4 API 15-017-20282-0001 | Glacier Petroleum Co., INC | Atyeo-pixlee | 2450 | 2006 | — |
| Oborny 1 API 15-017-20884 | Shawmar Oil and Gas Co., INC | Koegeboehn | 2184 | 2006 | — |
| Oborny 2 API 15-017-20887 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Koegeboehn | 2154 | 2006 | — |
| Mushrush 4 API 15-017-20890 | Les Kremeier | Koegeboehn | 2174 | 2006 | — |
| Atyeo West 4 API 15-017-20282-0002 | Walken Energy LLC | Atyeo - Pixlee | 2450 | 2006 | — |
| Lips 2-26 API 15-017-20871 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lipps D | 1500 | 2005 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 8 API 15-017-20872 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2144 | 2005 | — |
| Koegeboehn 1 API 15-017-20874 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2080 | 2005 | — |
| Lips 2-21 API 15-017-20875 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lipps | 1206 | 2005 | — |
| Mushrush 1 API 15-017-20877 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2080 | 2005 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 10-23 API 15-017-20854 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Chase | 1543 | 2004 | — |
| Lips 15-24 API 15-017-20855 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1602 | 2004 | — |
| Mccallum Simmons Gas Unit 1 API 15-017-20858 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1211 | 2004 | — |
| Davis/giger 'b' Gas Unit 1 API 15-017-20860 | American Energies Corp | Wildcat | 1275 | 2004 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 4 API 15-017-20863 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2138 | 2004 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 6 API 15-017-20866 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2444 | 2004 | — |
| Noble 1 API 15-017-20868 | Range Oil Company | Elmdale | 1222 | 2004 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 7 API 15-017-20869 | Kremeier, Les D'b'a Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2175 | 2004 | — |
| Harshman 2-18 API 15-017-20832 | Shawmar Oil & Gas CO | Davis-bronson | 602 | 2003 | — |
| Thurston 1-27 API 15-017-20092-0001 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1205 | 2003 | — |
| Roberts 'a' 2 API 15-017-20833 | Range Oil Company, INC | Strong City | 1220 | 2003 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 3 API 15-017-20834 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 2094 | 2003 | — |
| Rempel 'b' 2 API 15-017-20835 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Koegeboehn | 680 | 2003 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 14-23 API 15-017-20837 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1570 | 2003 | — |
| Roberts 'a' 3 API 15-017-20838 | Range Oil Company, INC | Strong City | 870 | 2003 | — |
| Fankhauser Trust 'e' 1 API 15-017-20843 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1231 | 2003 | — |
| Palmer 1 API 15-017-20845 | Range Oil Company, INC | Elmdale | 1770 | 2003 | — |
| Lips 9-25 API 15-017-20776-0002 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lips | 1602 | 2003 | — |
| Giger 'a' 1 API 15-017-20823 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1239 | 2002 | — |
| Giger 'b' 1 API 15-017-20824 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1289 | 2002 | — |
| Reehling Trust 'b' 3 API 15-017-20826 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1415 | 2002 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 12-23 API 15-017-20819 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1602 | 2002 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 11-23 API 15-017-20821 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1583 | 2002 | — |
| Kissel 1-29 API 15-017-20081-0001 | American Energy Corp | Elmdale | 1752 | 2002 | — |
| Roberts 'a' 1 API 15-017-20827 | Range Oil Company, INC | Strong City | 1740 | 2002 | — |
| Wood 'a' 1 API 15-017-20828 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1250 | 2002 | — |
| Fankhauser 1-33 API 15-017-20091-0001 | — | Elmdale | 1181 | 2002 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 7-23 API 15-017-20807 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lipps D | 1542 | 2001 | — |
| Roby 13 API 15-017-20808 | — | Teter | 2550 | 2001 | — |
| Rheeling Trust 'b' 1 API 15-017-20809 | — | Elmdale | 1358 | 2001 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 8-23 API 15-017-20814 | Shawmar Oil & Gas CO | Diamond Creek | 1602 | 2001 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 9-23 API 15-017-20815 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1583 | 2001 | — |
| Ward Ranch 'a' 1 API 15-017-20816 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1325 | 2001 | — |
| Pretzer 'a' 1 API 15-017-20817 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1278 | 2001 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 13-13 API 15-017-20794 | — | Diamond Creek | 1475 | 2000 | — |
| Buchman 3-18 API 15-017-20795 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 462 | 2000 | — |
| Harshman Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 1-18 API 15-017-20796 | Shawmar Oil & Gas CO | Diamond Creek | 1382 | 2000 | — |
| Whitney Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 2-18 API 15-017-20797 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1442 | 2000 | — |
| Starkey 'a' 1 API 15-017-20800 | American Energies Corp | Elmdale | 1180 | 2000 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 6-19 API 15-017-20804 | Shawmar Oil Gas Co., INC | Lipps | 1382 | 2000 | — |
| Lips 14-24 API 15-017-20805 | Shawmar Oil & Gas CO | Diamond Creek | 1482 | 2000 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 14-13 API 15-017-20806 | — | Diamond Creek | 1482 | 2000 | — |
| Lips 13-24 API 15-017-20792 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Diamond Creek | 1422 | 1999 | — |
| Stauffer 8-35 API 15-017-20789 | — | Elmdale | 1258 | 1998 | — |
| Mushrush 1-26 API 15-017-20497-0001 | Tejas Energy Resources | Elmdale | 1310 | 1998 | — |
| Bower 1-x API 15-017-19000 | Yellow Rose Energy | Elmdale | 300 | 1997 | — |
| Buchman 2-18 API 15-017-20772 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 2112 | 1997 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 2-13 API 15-017-20773 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1530 | 1997 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 12-13 API 15-017-20774 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1503 | 1997 | — |
| Lips 12-24 API 15-017-20775 | Alpar Resources, INC | Diamond Creek | 1482 | 1997 | — |
| Lips 9-25 API 15-017-20776 | Alpar Resources INC | Lips | 1602 | 1997 | — |
| Bower 'x' 1 API 15-017-19000-0001 | Yellow Rose Energy | Elmdale | 300 | 1997 | — |
| Lips 7-30 API 15-017-20752 | Alpar Resources, INC | Diamond Creek | 1422 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 3-29 API 15-017-20753 | Alpar Resources, INC | Lips | 1300 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 6-25 API 15-017-20754 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1352 | 1996 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 11-13 API 15-017-20755 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1503 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 9-24 API 15-017-20756 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1451 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 10-24 API 15-017-20757 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1551 | 1996 | — |
| Bower 'a' 1-2 API 15-017-20758 | Yellow Rose Energy | Elmdale | 800 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 8-25 API 15-017-20765 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1520 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 11-24 API 15-017-20766 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1500 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 4-32 API 15-017-20767 | Alpar Resources, INC | Lipps | 1222 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 8-30 API 15-017-20769 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1382 | 1996 | — |
| Lips 4-19 API 15-017-20770 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1550 | 1996 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 8-13 API 15-017-20720 | Alpar Resources INC | Diamond Creek | 1485 | 1995 | — |
| Horn 2-14 API 15-017-20721 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1540 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 8-24 API 15-017-20722 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1480 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 7-24 API 15-017-20723 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1420 | 1995 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 1-23 API 15-017-20724 | Alpar Resources INC | Diamond Creek | 1575 | 1995 | — |
| Whitney 1-19 API 15-017-20725 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1500 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 2-23 API 15-017-20728 | Alpar Resources INC | Lipps D | 1582 | 1995 | — |
| Lips Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 3-19 API 15-017-20731 | Alpar Resources, INC | Lips | 1422 | 1995 | — |
| Stauffer 'a' 7 API 15-017-20734 | Yellow Rose Energy | Elmdale | 765 | 1995 | — |
| Buchman Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 1-13 API 15-017-20736 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1482 | 1995 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 9-13 API 15-017-20737 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1485 | 1995 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 10-13 API 15-017-20738 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1490 | 1995 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 3-14 API 15-017-20739 | Alpar Resources INC | Diamond Creek | 1570 | 1995 | — |
| Buchman Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 3-13 API 15-017-20741 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1402 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 5-23 API 15-017-20742 | Alpar Resources, INC | Lipps | 530 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 6-23 API 15-017-20743 | Alpar Resources, INC | Lipps D | 700 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 7-25 API 15-017-20744 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1002 | 1995 | — |
| Whitney Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 1-18 API 15-017-20748 | Alpar Resources, INC | Diamond Creek | 1402 | 1995 | — |
| Whitney 2-19 API 15-017-20749 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1402 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 1-32 API 15-017-20672-0003 | Alpar Resources, INC | Lips | 1545 | 1995 | — |
| Lips 3-25 API 15-017-20675 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1530 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 1-31 API 15-017-20677 | Alpar Resources INC | Lipps D | 1402 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 3-24 API 15-017-20679 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1482 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 3-30 API 15-017-20683 | Alpar Resources INC | Lips | 1512 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 1-26 API 15-017-20685 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1550 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 5-25 API 15-017-20687 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 2262 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 1-19 API 15-017-20689 | Alpar Resources INC | Lips | 1490 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 2-36 API 15-017-20690 | Alpar Resources | Lipps D | 1482 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 4-30 API 15-017-20692 | Alpar Resources | Lips | 1482 | 1994 | — |
| Horn Or Diamond Creek Waterflood Project 5-13 API 15-017-20693 | Alpar Resources INC | Lipps D | 1525 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 6-24 API 15-017-20696 | Alpar Resources | Lipps | 1520 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 2-24 API 15-017-20697 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1500 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 5-24 API 15-017-20698 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1508 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 1-24 API 15-017-20699 | Alpar Resources | Diamond Creek | 1542 | 1994 | — |
| Lips 3-36 API 15-017-20701 | Alpar Resources | Lipps D | 1422 | 1994 | — |
By class in Chase County
Counties with a comparable register
- Cheyenne 1,791
- Scott 1,731
- Saline 1,588
- Norton 1,481
- Hamilton 1,413
- Ford 1,384
- Thomas 1,383
- Lyon 1,202
- Morris 1,030
- Greeley 1,029
- Jefferson 968
- Sherman 753
- Osborne 677
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.