# Oil and gas wells in Crawford County, Kansas — 4,943

> 4,943 oil and gas wells on the Kansas register in Crawford County, 593 of them plugged at the State's expense. Who operated them, how deep they go, and which are still inactive.

## Oil and gas wells in Crawford County

**4,943** wells — 1.0% of the Kansas register. **593** were plugged at public expense, and **53** sit inactive.

### What stands out in Crawford County

The operator named on most of these records is **N & W Enterprises, INC**, on 343 of them (6.9%), ahead of Production Team INC (165) and Wax, William T (106). The oldest well here was completed in **1909** and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches **3097 feet** — Brewer 8-inj.

*Depth, over the
3,504 wells in Crawford County where a figure was reported (71%)
— a median, never a mean*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | **350 ft** | 612 ft | 2831 ft — shallower
here |

### What happened to these wells — in Crawford County

**1,276** of the 4,943 wells in Crawford County are classed as
plugged and abandoned. **593** were plugged
**at the State’s expense** because no responsible party
could be found, and **53** 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, 1,531 of these wells have a date on file.
[What each class means](/orphaned.md).

### Who operates in Crawford County

| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [N & W Enterprises, INC](/operator/n-w-enterprises-inc.md) | 343 | 6.9% |
| Production Team INC | 165 | 3.3% |
| Wax, William T | 106 | 2.1% |
| General American Oil Co. of Texas | 87 | 1.8% |
| Walter Duncan, INC | 69 | 1.4% |
| Weskan Drilling Co. INC | 64 | 1.3% |
| G. N. Babcock | 63 | 1.3% |
| Hickory Creek Oil CO | 62 | 1.3% |
| Jayhawk Energy INC | 57 | 1.2% |
| Pringle Operating CO | 56 | 1.1% |
| Bishop Exploration CO | 54 | 1.1% |
| Wel-kan Oil CO | 46 | 0.9% |
| [Running Foxes Petroleum INC](/operator/running-foxes-petroleum-inc.md) | 46 | 0.9% |
| James D. Lorenz | 45 | 0.9% |
| Double 7 Oil and Gas LLC | 44 | 0.9% |
| [Loraine Cleaver](/operator/loraine-cleaver.md) | 44 | 0.9% |
| [Kcc Fee Fund Plug](/operator/kcc-fee-fund-plug.md) | 44 | 0.9% |
| Roye, Charles D | 42 | 0.8% |

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](/field/unknown.md) | 1,085 | 22.0% |
| [Walnut Southeast](/field/walnut-southeast.md) | 394 | 8.0% |
| Mccune | 256 | 5.2% |
| [Wildcat](/field/wildcat.md) | 218 | 4.4% |
| Farlington | 144 | 2.9% |
| Hepler | 114 | 2.3% |
| Mccune West | 61 | 1.2% |
| St. Paul-walnut | 48 | 1.0% |
| Monmouth Northwest | 19 | 0.4% |
| [Cherokee Basin Coal Area](/field/cherokee-basin-coal-area.md) | 16 | 0.3% |
| St Paul-walnut | 14 | 0.3% |
| [Unnamed](/field/unnamed.md) | 13 | 0.3% |
| Farlington South | 7 | 0.1% |
| Monmouth | 3 | 0.1% |

### When they were drilled

| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 57 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 226 | 4.6% |
| 2000s | 279 | 5.6% |
| 1990s | 56 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 408 | 8.3% |
| 1970s | 194 | 3.9% |
| 1960s | 52 | 1.1% |
| 1950s | 67 | 1.4% |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.0% |

### An old well on land in Crawford County?

593 wells in Crawford County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 4,943 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](/privacy.md).

### Wells in Crawford County

*Crawford County — the last column reads *yes* where the register records the well as plugged, *State* where it was plugged at public expense, and a dash where neither. A 0 depth means none was reported. The legal description is on the record, never on a page.*

| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [John Schifferdecker 8](/search.md) API 15-037-20016 | A H Alcock | Unknown | 0 | — | State |
| [Byron Diell 5](/search.md) API 15-037-21485 | — | Monmouth Northwest | 206 | 1998 | State |
| [Bollwinkel 5-a](/search.md) API 15-037-20944 | Titan Energy Corp | Walnut Southeast | 425 | 1983 | State |
| [Bollwinkel 8](/search.md) API 15-037-20945 | Titan Energy Corp | Walnut Southeast | 375 | 1983 | State |
| [Bollwinkel 9](/search.md) API 15-037-20946 | Titan Energy Corp | Walnut Southeast | 450 | 1983 | State |
| [O'brien A-8](/search.md) API 15-037-20562 | L & L Oil | St. Paul-walnut | 420 | 1982 | State |
| [Joe Hofer 1](/search.md) API 15-037-20173 | Hofer Joe | Walnut Southeast | 240 | 1975 | State |
| [Boyle 1-s](/search.md) API 15-037-01190 | Orville Krokstrom | Unknown | 210 | 1966 | State |
| [Rice 0w-1](/search.md) API 15-037-70001 | State of Kansas | — | 136 | — | State |
| [Delange Ow 1-90](/search.md) API 15-037-70034 | State of Kansas | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Westoff Ow-1](/search.md) API 15-037-70645 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 200 | — | State |
| [Westoff Ow-2](/search.md) API 15-037-70646 | State of Kansas | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Parsons Ow-3](/search.md) API 15-037-70024 | State of Ks Fee Fund | — | 270 | — | State |
| [Parsons Ow-5](/search.md) API 15-037-70027 | State of Ks Fee Fund | — | 280 | — | State |
| [Parsons Ow-1](/search.md) API 15-037-70023 | State of Ks Fee Fund | — | 270 | — | State |
| [Parsons Ow-2](/search.md) API 15-037-70025 | State of Ks Fee Fund | — | 280 | — | State |
| [Parsons Ow-4](/search.md) API 15-037-70026 | State of Ks Fee Fund | — | 280 | — | State |
| [Parsons Ow-6](/search.md) API 15-037-70032 | State of Ks Fee Fund | — | 270 | — | State |
| [Kdot Ow-1](/search.md) API 15-037-70142 | State of Ks | — | 475 | — | State |
| [Houseweart Hou-01](/search.md) API 15-037-19122 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [Houseweart Hou-02](/search.md) API 15-037-19123 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [Houseweart Hou-03](/search.md) API 15-037-19124 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [Houseweart Hou-04](/search.md) API 15-037-19125 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [Wright 1](/search.md) API 15-037-19126 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [Wright 2](/search.md) API 15-037-19127 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [Wright 3](/search.md) API 15-037-19128 | — | — | 300 | — | State |
| [D. Best 1](/search.md) API 15-037-19129 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 2](/search.md) API 15-037-19130 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 3](/search.md) API 15-037-19131 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 4](/search.md) API 15-037-19132 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 5](/search.md) API 15-037-19133 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 6](/search.md) API 15-037-19134 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 7](/search.md) API 15-037-19135 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [D. Best 8](/search.md) API 15-037-19136 | — | — | 420 | — | State |
| [Bennett 53](/search.md) API 15-037-19144 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 54](/search.md) API 15-037-19145 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 5](/search.md) API 15-037-19146 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 13](/search.md) API 15-037-19147 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 60](/search.md) API 15-037-19148 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 95](/search.md) API 15-037-19149 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 93](/search.md) API 15-037-19150 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 99](/search.md) API 15-037-19151 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 101](/search.md) API 15-037-19152 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 55](/search.md) API 15-037-19153 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 56](/search.md) API 15-037-19154 | — | — | 230 | — | State |
| [Bennett 58](/search.md) API 15-037-19155 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 67](/search.md) API 15-037-19156 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 98](/search.md) API 15-037-19157 | — | — | 410 | — | State |
| [Bennett 66](/search.md) API 15-037-19158 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 59](/search.md) API 15-037-19159 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 64](/search.md) API 15-037-19160 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 63](/search.md) API 15-037-19161 | — | — | 140 | — | State |
| [Bennett 2](/search.md) API 15-037-19137 | — | — | 260 | — | State |
| [Bennett 6](/search.md) API 15-037-19138 | — | — | 140 | — | State |
| [Bennett 7](/search.md) API 15-037-19139 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 8](/search.md) API 15-037-19140 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 9](/search.md) API 15-037-19141 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 10](/search.md) API 15-037-19142 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 12](/search.md) API 15-037-19143 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 3](/search.md) API 15-037-19162 | — | Unknown | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 19](/search.md) API 15-037-19163 | — | — | 250 | — | State |
| [Bennett 20](/search.md) API 15-037-19164 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 21](/search.md) API 15-037-19165 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 23](/search.md) API 15-037-19166 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 34](/search.md) API 15-037-19167 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 36](/search.md) API 15-037-19168 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 47](/search.md) API 15-037-19169 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 49](/search.md) API 15-037-19170 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 50](/search.md) API 15-037-19171 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 51](/search.md) API 15-037-19172 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 68](/search.md) API 15-037-19173 | — | — | 275 | — | State |
| [Bennett 69](/search.md) API 15-037-19174 | — | — | 275 | — | State |
| [Bennett 70](/search.md) API 15-037-19175 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 71](/search.md) API 15-037-19176 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 72](/search.md) API 15-037-19177 | — | — | 250 | — | State |
| [Bennett 73](/search.md) API 15-037-19178 | — | — | 250 | — | State |
| [Bennett 76](/search.md) API 15-037-19179 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 78](/search.md) API 15-037-19180 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 79](/search.md) API 15-037-19181 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 81](/search.md) API 15-037-19182 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 84](/search.md) API 15-037-19183 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 86](/search.md) API 15-037-19184 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 87](/search.md) API 15-037-19185 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 88](/search.md) API 15-037-19186 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 89](/search.md) API 15-037-19187 | — | — | 210 | — | State |
| [Bennett 90](/search.md) API 15-037-19188 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 96](/search.md) API 15-037-19189 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 100](/search.md) API 15-037-19190 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 102](/search.md) API 15-037-19191 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Stewart 1](/search.md) API 15-037-19195 | — | — | 380 | — | State |
| [T. Best 11](/search.md) API 15-037-19192 | — | — | 210 | — | State |
| [T. Best 1](/search.md) API 15-037-19194 | — | Unknown | 210 | — | State |
| [T. Best 3](/search.md) API 15-037-19196 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 4](/search.md) API 15-037-19197 | — | — | 230 | — | State |
| [T. Best 6](/search.md) API 15-037-19198 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 8](/search.md) API 15-037-19199 | — | — | 63 | — | State |
| [T. Best 8-b](/search.md) API 15-037-19200 | — | Unknown | 63 | — | State |
| [T. Best 13](/search.md) API 15-037-19204 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 24](/search.md) API 15-037-19208 | — | — | 230 | — | State |
| [Francis Simon 2](/search.md) API 15-037-20278 | Francis Simon | — | 40 | — | State |
| [Brown 1](/search.md) API 15-037-20875 | Johnnie G. Brown | — | 380 | — | State |
| [Bennett 15](/search.md) API 15-037-20990 | Central States Oil | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 16](/search.md) API 15-037-20991 | Central States Oil | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 22](/search.md) API 15-037-20993 | Central States Oil | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 10](/search.md) API 15-037-19202 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 12](/search.md) API 15-037-19203 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 14](/search.md) API 15-037-19205 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 15](/search.md) API 15-037-19206 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 16](/search.md) API 15-037-19207 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 25](/search.md) API 15-037-19209 | — | — | 450 | — | State |
| [Bennett 1](/search.md) API 15-037-19210 | — | Unknown | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 4](/search.md) API 15-037-19211 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 11](/search.md) API 15-037-19212 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 25](/search.md) API 15-037-19216 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 26](/search.md) API 15-037-19217 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 27](/search.md) API 15-037-19218 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 28](/search.md) API 15-037-19219 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 31](/search.md) API 15-037-19222 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 32](/search.md) API 15-037-19223 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 33](/search.md) API 15-037-19224 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 35](/search.md) API 15-037-19225 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 37](/search.md) API 15-037-19226 | — | Unknown | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 38](/search.md) API 15-037-19227 | — | Unknown | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 39](/search.md) API 15-037-19228 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 40](/search.md) API 15-037-19229 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 41](/search.md) API 15-037-19230 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 42](/search.md) API 15-037-19231 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 43](/search.md) API 15-037-19232 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 44](/search.md) API 15-037-19233 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 45](/search.md) API 15-037-19234 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 46](/search.md) API 15-037-19235 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 48](/search.md) API 15-037-19236 | — | — | 240 | — | State |
| [Bennett 77](/search.md) API 15-037-19237 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 80](/search.md) API 15-037-19238 | — | — | 550 | — | State |
| [Bennett 82](/search.md) API 15-037-19239 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 83](/search.md) API 15-037-19240 | — | — | 225 | — | State |
| [Bennett 85](/search.md) API 15-037-19241 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 91](/search.md) API 15-037-19242 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 92](/search.md) API 15-037-19243 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 94](/search.md) API 15-037-19244 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 103](/search.md) API 15-037-19245 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 104](/search.md) API 15-037-19246 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 105](/search.md) API 15-037-19247 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 106](/search.md) API 15-037-19248 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 107](/search.md) API 15-037-19249 | — | — | 220 | — | State |
| [Bennett 109](/search.md) API 15-037-19250 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [Bennett 110](/search.md) API 15-037-19251 | — | — | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 5](/search.md) API 15-037-19253 | — | Unknown | 200 | — | State |
| [T. Best 17](/search.md) API 15-037-19254 | — | — | 210 | — | State |
| [T. Best 18](/search.md) API 15-037-19255 | — | — | 200 | — | State |

### By class in Crawford County

- [Approved Intent to Drill — Crawford County](/county/crawford/approved-intent-to-drill.md) 1,169
- [Authorized Injection Well — Crawford County](/county/crawford/authorized-injection-well.md) 229
- [Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Crawford County](/county/crawford/expired-intent-to-drill-c-1.md) 383
- [KCC Fee Fund Plugging — Crawford County](/county/crawford/kcc-fee-fund-plugging.md) 593
- [ON LIST — Crawford County](/county/crawford/on-list.md) 321
- [Plugged and Abandoned — Crawford County](/county/crawford/plugged-and-abandoned.md) 1,236
- [Producing — Crawford County](/county/crawford/producing.md) 632

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Bourbon](/county/bourbon.md) 6,337
- [Mcpherson](/county/mcpherson.md) 6,121
- [Coffey](/county/coffey.md) 5,842
- [Johnson](/county/johnson.md) 5,389
- [Pratt](/county/pratt.md) 5,320
- [Trego](/county/trego.md) 5,065
- [Kingman](/county/kingman.md) 4,988
- [Stevens](/county/stevens.md) 4,818
- [Finney](/county/finney.md) 4,790
- [Marion](/county/marion.md) 4,770
- [Elk](/county/elk.md) 4,634
- [Reno](/county/reno.md) 4,542
- [Sedgwick](/county/sedgwick.md) 4,516

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](/county.md).

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Fonte: Oil and Gas Wells — Kansas Geological Survey
Recolha: 2026-08-21