Authorized Injection Well — Coffey County

864 of the 5,842 wells on the register in Coffey County — 14.8% — carry this class.

What this class means

authorised to receive fluid — saltwater disposal or enhanced recovery — not to produce it.

Coffey County holds 5.5% of the wells in this class statewide, while holding 1.1% of the register overall — so the class is over-represented here.

What stands out among these

The operator named on most of these records is Birk Petroleum, on 226 of them (26.2%), ahead of Rj Energy, LLC (170) and Edward E. Birk (111). The oldest well here was completed in 1965 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 5125 feet — Merritt 10.

Who operated them

An old well on land in Coffey County?

0 wells in Coffey County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 864 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.

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The wells

Part of a bigger picture: all 5,842 wells in Coffey County.

Other groups of a similar size

• Producing — Rice 937
• Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Franklin 931
• Authorized Injection Well — Allen 907
• Producing — Bourbon 896
• Producing — Cowley 884
• Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Allen 869
• Producing — Graham 849
• Plugged and Abandoned — Douglas 838
• Producing — Stanton 824
• Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Woodson 821
• Producing — Kingman 804