Oil and gas wells in Cowley County
11,511 wells — 2.2% of the Kansas register. 84 were plugged at public expense, and 135 sit inactive.
11,511Wells
3060 ftMedian depth
84Plugged by the State
135Inactive
What stands out in Cowley County
The operator named on most of these records is Range Oil Co., INC, on 236 of them (2.1%), ahead of Stelbar Oil Corp (207) and Val Energy, INC (112). The oldest well here was completed in 1900 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 6146 feet — Fulsom 2h-8, drilled in 2013.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3060 ft | 3463 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Cowley County
7,663 of the 11,511 wells in Cowley County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 84 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 135 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, 4,292 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Cowley County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Range Oil Co., INC | 236 | 2.1% |
| Stelbar Oil Corp | 207 | 1.8% |
| Val Energy, INC | 112 | 1.0% |
| Gralapp & Everly | 98 | 0.9% |
| Texaco INC | 95 | 0.8% |
| Morris Craig Oil | 88 | 0.8% |
| Range Oil | 84 | 0.7% |
| Dawson-markwell Expl | 75 | 0.7% |
| Mcneish & Gralapp | 67 | 0.6% |
| Earl F. Wakefield INC | 67 | 0.6% |
| Aladdin Petroleum Corp | 65 | 0.6% |
| Petroleum Enterprises | 65 | 0.6% |
| Range Oil Company, INC | 64 | 0.6% |
| E.h. Adair Oil CO | 57 | 0.5% |
| Crest Petroleum, INC | 56 | 0.5% |
| Okmar Oil CO | 54 | 0.5% |
| Mcneish and Gralapp | 53 | 0.5% |
| Benson Mineral Group, INC | 53 | 0.5% |
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 | 1,998 | 17.4% |
| Wildcat | 1,102 | 9.6% |
| Unnamed | 273 | 2.4% |
| Wilson | 247 | 2.1% |
| Albright | 227 | 2.0% |
| David | 195 | 1.7% |
| Gibson | 194 | 1.7% |
| Maddix North | 192 | 1.7% |
| Geuda Springs | 166 | 1.4% |
| Winfield | 144 | 1.3% |
| Murphy | 139 | 1.2% |
| Dexter | 137 | 1.2% |
| Wilmot-floral | 123 | 1.1% |
| Rahn | 123 | 1.1% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 142 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 399 | 3.5% |
| 2000s | 219 | 1.9% |
| 1990s | 274 | 2.4% |
| 1980s | 1,544 | 13.4% |
| 1970s | 1,759 | 15.3% |
| 1960s | 1,052 | 9.1% |
| 1950s | 2,578 | 22.4% |
| 1940s | 661 | 5.7% |
An old well on land in Cowley County?
84 wells in Cowley County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 11,511 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 Cowley County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossi 1 API 15-035-24127 | — | Copeland | 798 | 2000 | State |
| Buzzi 1 API 15-035-24128 | — | Copeland | 938 | 2000 | State |
| Frank 1 API 15-035-24119 | — | Hittle | 3620 | 1998 | State |
| Allred 2-21 API 15-035-24026 | M M Resources INC | Hittle | 3305 | 1992 | State |
| Schooley 1 API 15-035-23972 | Mineral Expl & Dev | Wildcat | 3950 | 1991 | State |
| Smith 4 API 15-035-23986 | Petroleum Management, INC | Box | 3217 | 1991 | State |
| Smith 1 API 15-035-01022-0001 | — | Wildcat | 3265 | 1990 | State |
| G. Allred 1 API 15-035-23816 | J A S Oil CO | Hittle | 3050 | 1988 | State |
| Waite Allred 4 API 15-035-01277-0002 | Gerber Energy Corporation | — | 3284 | 1986 | State |
| Radcliff 1 API 15-035-23444 | Towanda Oilfield Supply | Dexter | 2860 | 1984 | State |
| Strother Field 1 API 15-035-23312 | Carr Explorations, INC | Wildcat | 3332 | 1983 | State |
| B. M. Radcliff 1 API 15-035-23322 | Remco Energy | Countryman | 2811 | 1983 | State |
| Swoyer 1-27 API 15-035-22744 | Chase Expl | Wildcat | 1100 | 1982 | State |
| Birdzell 1-32 API 15-035-23142 | Wilson William B & Sons | Arkansas City Gas Area | 830 | 1982 | State |
| Radcliff 'a' 3 API 15-035-22844 | Braden Pet | Countryman | 2861 | 1981 | State |
| Beaver 1 API 15-035-22956 | Petroleum Enterprises | Arkansas City Gas Area | 820 | 1981 | State |
| Kelly 1 API 15-035-22459 | Petroleum Enterprises | Arkansas City Gas Area | 801 | 1980 | State |
| A. Seacat 1 API 15-035-22552 | Silver Creek Management Corp | Tisdale Gas Area | 784 | 1980 | State |
| Hittle 1 API 15-035-21810 | Pet Enterprises | Posey | 718 | 1979 | State |
| Chapin 1 API 15-035-21811 | Pet Enterprises | Posey | 733 | 1979 | State |
| Hittle 2 API 15-035-22192 | Silver Creek Prod | Hittle | 3100 | 1979 | State |
| Chapin 2 API 15-035-22225 | Petroleum Enterprises | Tisdale Gas Area | 771 | 1979 | State |
| County 1 API 15-035-22246 | Petroleum Enterprises | Tisdale Gas Area | 789 | 1979 | State |
| Hittle 3 API 15-035-22270 | Silver Creek Prod | Hittle | 3030 | 1979 | State |
| Bogner 3 API 15-035-22403 | Silver Creek Prod | Albright | 2070 | 1979 | State |
| Cooper 1 API 15-035-21970 | Morris Craig Oil | Wildcat | 3195 | 1978 | State |
| Cooper 3 API 15-035-21982 | Morris Craig Oil | Unnamed | 3087 | 1978 | State |
| Simons 2 API 15-035-22007 | Walnut Valley Oil, INC | Otto | 3030 | 1978 | State |
| Seacat 1 API 15-035-20913 | Zenith Drilling Corp | — | 3340 | 1976 | State |
| Allred 1 API 15-035-20625 | Carr Explorations | Hittle | 3520 | 1974 | State |
| Griffith 3 API 15-035-20440 | Dnb Drilling INC | Wilmot-floral | 2900 | 1972 | State |
| Griffith 4 API 15-035-20469 | Dnb Drilling INC | Wilmot-floral | 2894 | 1972 | State |
| Nichols-graig Was Charles M. Craig 1 API 15-035-20267 | James R. Craig | New Salem North | 2370 | 1970 | State |
| Pierce 2 API 15-035-20287 | Catt Drilling Co., INC | Deichman | 2280 | 1970 | State |
| Griffith 1 API 15-035-20297 | Dnb Drlg | Wilmot-floral | 3381 | 1970 | State |
| Mowder 6 API 15-035-30201 | Brunson-spines CO | Smith | 3078 | 1966 | State |
| Gibson 2 API 15-035-19414 | Blair, H. H. Oil CO | Deichman | 2966 | 1955 | State |
| Smith 3 API 15-035-19353 | K.t. Weidemann | Box | 2861 | 1951 | State |
| Waite-allred 6 API 15-035-01279 | Hartman, W.l. & Tulsa Oil | — | 3304 | 1939 | State |
| Waite-allred 2 API 15-035-01274 | Hartman-blair | — | 3291 | 1939 | State |
| Waite-allred 1 API 15-035-01275 | Hartman & Blair | Unknown | 3275 | 1939 | State |
| Olds A 1 API 15-035-02620 | Steven County Oil & Gas | — | 1145 | 1937 | State |
| Roberts 1-a API 15-035-19078-0001 | The Prarie Oil CO | Unknown | 3520 | 1935 | State |
| Roberts 1 API 15-035-19087 | Barnsdall Oil CO | Unknown | 3489 | 1928 | State |
| Thurlow 2 API 15-035-19139 | Barnsdall Oil CO | Unknown | 3500 | 1928 | State |
| Warren Wood 1 API 15-035-01329 | Sunflower Oil & Gas | Unknown | 3001 | 1916 | State |
| Youle 4 API 15-035-72247 | State of Kansas | — | 220 | — | State |
| Youle 6 API 15-035-72248 | State of Kansas | — | 200 | — | State |
| L & B Land and Cattle Company API 15-035-73812 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 220 | — | State |
| Byers 1 API 15-035-74401 | State of Kansas | — | 0 | — | State |
| Bossi 2 API 15-035-70058 | Kcc Dist 2 | — | 3200 | — | State |
| Bossi 1 API 15-035-70059 | Kcc Dist 2 | — | 0 | — | State |
| Hittle 1-d API 15-035-24200 | Air-byrd Operations, LLC | Unknown | 800 | — | State |
| Birdzell 1-d API 15-035-24201 | Air-byrd Operations, LLC | Unknown | 800 | — | State |
| Lewis 3 API 15-035-19035 | — | — | 525 | — | State |
| Lewis 5 API 15-035-19037 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| Elliott A-1-2 API 15-035-19038 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| Elliott A-1 API 15-035-19023 | Kansas Corporation Commission | — | 500 | — | State |
| Elliott A-2-2 API 15-035-19024 | — | — | 350 | — | State |
| Elliott A-2 API 15-035-19025 | — | — | 350 | — | State |
| Elliott 4 API 15-035-19029 | — | — | 450 | — | State |
| Elliott 5 API 15-035-19030 | — | — | 350 | — | State |
| Lewis 1 API 15-035-19033 | — | — | 550 | — | State |
| Lewis 6 API 15-035-19054 | — | — | 285 | — | State |
| Drake 1 API 15-035-19059 | Kcc Fee Fund | — | 250 | — | State |
| Drake 3 API 15-035-19061 | Kcc Fee Fund | — | 275 | — | State |
| Elliott 7-a API 15-035-19063 | Kcc Fee Fund | — | 450 | — | State |
| Lewis 7 API 15-035-19055 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| Lewis A API 15-035-19056 | — | — | 350 | — | State |
| Lewis B API 15-035-19057 | — | — | 550 | — | State |
| Lewis C API 15-035-19058 | — | — | 350 | — | State |
| Drake 2 API 15-035-19060 | — | — | 250 | — | State |
| Drake 4 API 15-035-19062 | — | — | 250 | — | State |
| Elliott 3 API 15-035-19028 | — | Unknown | 275 | — | State |
| Clarke 1 API 15-035-19153 | — | — | 2950 | — | State |
| Chapman 1-a API 15-035-24209 | Air-byrd Operations, LLC | Unknown | 800 | — | State |
| Kelly 1-a API 15-035-24211 | Air-byrd Operations, LLC | Unknown | 800 | — | State |
| Mcfarland 1 API 15-035-19407 | State of Kansas | — | 203 | — | State |
| Graves 1 API 15-035-19410 | State of Kansas | — | 47 | — | State |
| Dobson 1 API 15-035-19411 | State of Kansas | — | 986 | — | State |
| Jones 1 API 15-035-21219-0001 | State of Kansas | — | 2759 | — | State |
| Pierce 1 API 15-035-19413-0001 | Catt Drilling CO | — | 2960 | — | State |
| Observation Hill 1 API 15-035-19574-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 2412 | — | State |
| Allred 001 API 15-035-19606 | Pace Exploration | — | 0 | — | State |
| Mosler A 3 API 15-035-23145-0001 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Seacat Southeast | 3131 | 2026 | — |
| Ronny 3-35 API 15-035-24814 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3306 | 2026 | — |
| House Ranch 9-19 API 15-035-24815 | Val Energy, INC | — | 3301 | 2026 | — |
| Hammer D V7-5 API 15-035-24816 | Val Energy, INC | Wilson | 3230 | 2026 | — |
| Bt Group V1-18 Owwo API 15-035-21139-0001 | Val Energy, INC | — | 3577 | 2026 | — |
| Quint 3-11 API 15-035-24799 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3350 | 2025 | — |
| House Ranch 4-30 API 15-035-24800 | Val Energy, INC | — | 3305 | 2025 | — |
| Cedar Vale, Ks Hooser Station Cp-1.2 API 15-035-24801 | Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, LLC | — | 293 | 2025 | — |
| No 34 Fulsom Ks Cp-1.2 API 15-035-24802 | Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, LLC | — | 215 | 2025 | — |
| Shorter Ranch 2 API 15-035-24803 | Mcginness Energy Company, INC | Cabin Valley | 3370 | 2025 | — |
| Drake 1 API 15-035-21010-0002 | Mlt Energy, LLC | — | 3180 | 2025 | — |
| Hammer D V6-5 API 15-035-24804 | Val Energy, INC | Wilson | 3300 | 2025 | — |
| Rogers 2-20 API 15-035-24805 | Val Energy, INC | Bolack | 3250 | 2025 | — |
| V Brown 1-35 API 15-035-24806 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3306 | 2025 | — |
| Elliott 1 API 15-035-01644-0002 | Mlt Energy, LLC | — | 3529 | 2025 | — |
| Bossi 14 API 15-035-23282-0001 | Anstine & Musgrove INC | — | 3234 | 2025 | — |
| Meadows B 8 API 15-035-24807 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Posey Northeast | 3550 | 2025 | — |
| Baird-drennan 12 API 15-035-19293-0001 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | — | 3790 | 2025 | — |
| Radcliff 7-5 API 15-035-24710-0002 | Lawco Holdings, LLC | — | 4136 | 2025 | — |
| Day Farms 1 API 15-035-24808 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Seacat Southeast | 3320 | 2025 | — |
| House Ranch 5-30 API 15-035-24809 | Val Energy, INC | — | 3306 | 2025 | — |
| Ronny 2-34 API 15-035-24810 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3305 | 2025 | — |
| J.o. Brown 5-34 API 15-035-24811 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3305 | 2025 | — |
| Waldschmidt B 1 API 15-035-23361-0002 | Anstine & Musgrove INC | — | 3200 | 2025 | — |
| J.o. Brown 6-2 API 15-035-24812 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3305 | 2025 | — |
| Kadau V2-13 API 15-035-24813 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3399 | 2025 | — |
| Swain P-1 API 15-035-24153-0002 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | — | 2026 | 2025 | — |
| Dorothy 10 API 15-035-23234-0003 | — | Falls City | 3000 | 2024 | — |
| J & N Land 2-2 API 15-035-24791 | Val Energy, INC | Wildcat | 3640 | 2024 | — |
| Hammer D V5-5 API 15-035-24792 | Val Energy, INC | Wilson | 3341 | 2024 | — |
| House Ranch 3-30 API 15-035-24793 | Val Energy, INC | Wildcat | 3350 | 2024 | — |
| Allen 3 API 15-035-23279-0001 | Val Energy, INC | — | 2900 | 2024 | — |
| Olsen 2-18 API 15-035-24767-0001 | Mcgowan Oil CO | State Line | 3130 | 2024 | — |
| Radcliff 1-4 API 15-035-24779-0001 | Lawco Holdings, LLC | — | 3242 | 2024 | — |
| Ronny 1-35 API 15-035-24794 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3300 | 2024 | — |
| Rogers 1-20 API 15-035-24796 | Val Energy, INC | — | 3251 | 2024 | — |
| Kaw 3 API 15-035-24797 | Bruce Oil Company, L.l.c | Rainbow Bend | 3224 | 2024 | — |
| Garison 1-25 API 15-035-24705-0001 | Val Energy, INC | — | 3890 | 2024 | — |
| Pattie 1-35 API 15-035-24798 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3300 | 2024 | — |
| Bowling 1-19 Owwo API 15-035-24666-0001 | Val Energy, INC | Unnamed | 3850 | 2024 | — |
| Penticuff Trust 2 API 15-035-24256-0001 | Green, Wayne and Lynda | — | 3196 | 2024 | — |
| Baird 4 API 15-035-23152-0002 | Pada Petroleum, INC | — | 2605 | 2024 | — |
| Hammer D V3-4 API 15-035-24680-0001 | Anstine & Musgrove INC | — | 3585 | 2024 | — |
| Waite 5 API 15-035-23435-0001 | Green Enterprises | Slick-carson | 3190 | 2023 | — |
| Bruce 1 API 15-035-24760 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Albright | 3331 | 2023 | — |
| J.o Swd API 15-035-24770 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 4033 | 2023 | — |
| Hart 7 API 15-035-24774 | W.d. Short Oil Co., LLC | Albright | 3395 | 2023 | — |
| J & N 1-3 API 15-035-24775 | Val Energy, INC | Kanok North | 3530 | 2023 | — |
| James Gang Outlaws 1-20 API 15-035-24776 | Val Energy, INC | Turner | 3261 | 2023 | — |
| Radcliff 1-4 API 15-035-24779 | Lawco Holdings, LLC | Countryman | 3242 | 2023 | — |
| Brown 17 API 15-035-24780 | W.d. Short Oil Co., LLC | Albright | 3437 | 2023 | — |
| Brown 16 API 15-035-24781 | W.d. Short Oil Co., LLC | Albright | 3370 | 2023 | — |
| Jones 2e API 15-035-24782 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cabin Valley | 3258 | 2023 | — |
| R & J Resources 1-3 API 15-035-24783 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3350 | 2023 | — |
| Smith C-2 API 15-035-24784 | Clapp Oil | Olsen | 2951 | 2023 | — |
| Black 1 API 15-035-24761-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | — | 4002 | 2023 | — |
| Pray 1-11 API 15-035-24785 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3323 | 2023 | — |
| Williamson 1-a API 15-035-23473-0002 | Pada Petroleum, INC | — | 3251 | 2023 | — |
| Wilson A 9 API 15-035-24786 | Bruce Oil Company, L.l.c | Weathered | 3192 | 2023 | — |
| Miller 1-20 API 15-035-24788 | Val Energy, INC | Turner | 3300 | 2023 | — |
| J.o 4-35 API 15-035-24789 | Val Energy, INC | Albright | 3300 | 2023 | — |
| Boylan Harris 3 API 15-035-21988-0002 | Mccorgary, Martin | — | 2730 | 2023 | — |
| Olsen 18-3 API 15-035-24790 | Mcgowan Oil CO | State Line | 3249 | 2023 | — |
| Redtail 1 API 15-035-27678-0001 | Redtail Investments LLC | — | 3538 | 2023 | — |
| Green 1-30 API 15-035-19602-0001 | Val Energy, INC | Wildcat | 3550 | 2023 | — |
| Byers 1 Swd API 15-035-24718 | Double 'd' Oil Company, INC | Frog Hollow | 2115 | 2022 | — |
By class in Cowley County
- Authorized Injection Well — Cowley County 204
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Cowley County 306
- Plugged and Abandoned — Cowley County 7,663
- Producing — Cowley County 884
- Well Drilled — Cowley County 320
Counties with a comparable register
- Neosho 15,453
- Butler 15,077
- Chautauqua 14,371
- Russell 13,770
- Greenwood 13,046
- Wilson 12,772
- Anderson 12,692
- Stafford 11,492
- Franklin 10,641
- Rice 10,609
- Rooks 10,167
- Graham 9,074
- Ness 8,076
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.