Oil and gas wells in Dickinson County
541 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register. 1 were plugged at public expense, and 21 sit inactive.
541Wells
2410 ftMedian depth
1Plugged by the State
21Inactive
What stands out in Dickinson County
The operator named on most of these records is Donald T. Ingling, on 28 of them (5.2%), ahead of Slusser Drilling CO (28) and Hutchinson Oil & Gas CO (23). The oldest well here was completed in 1918 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 3550 feet — M. Freeman 1-27, drilled in 1997.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2410 ft | 3072 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Dickinson County
322 of the 541 wells in Dickinson County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 21 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, 122 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Dickinson County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donald T. Ingling | 28 | 5.2% |
| Slusser Drilling CO | 28 | 5.2% |
| Hutchinson Oil & Gas CO | 23 | 4.3% |
| Rains and Williamson Oil CO | 12 | 2.2% |
| Hutchinson Oil & Gas | 12 | 2.2% |
| F. W. Vishnefske | 10 | 1.8% |
| Slusser Drlg | 10 | 1.8% |
| B.m. and S. Oil CO | 9 | 1.7% |
| Mcpherson Oil CO | 9 | 1.7% |
| Range Oil CO | 8 | 1.5% |
| Frank Jones | 8 | 1.5% |
| Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP | 8 | 1.5% |
| Augusta O&g | 7 | 1.3% |
| Augusta Oil CO | 6 | 1.1% |
| J. Leiker | 5 | 0.9% |
| Slusser Drilling Company | 5 | 0.9% |
| Donald T Ingling | 4 | 0.7% |
| Sinclair Oil & Gas CO | 4 | 0.7% |
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 | 165 | 30.5% |
| Unknown | 128 | 23.7% |
| Lost Springs | 90 | 16.6% |
| Ash Grove | 40 | 7.4% |
| Bonaccord Northeast | 16 | 3.0% |
| Bonaccord | 8 | 1.5% |
| Unnamed | 6 | 1.1% |
| Holland Creek | 4 | 0.7% |
| Barten | 3 | 0.6% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 6 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 3 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 8 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 71 | 13.1% |
| 1970s | 18 | 3.3% |
| 1960s | 70 | 12.9% |
| 1950s | 160 | 29.6% |
| 1940s | 105 | 19.4% |
An old well on land in Dickinson County?
1 wells in Dickinson County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 541 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 Dickinson County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlessner 1 API 15-041-70180 | Gilliland | Unknown | 2321 | 1928 | State |
| E White 3 API 15-041-20121-0001 | Bruce Oil Company, L.l.c | — | 2660 | 2024 | — |
| Mp 294.4 1 API 15-041-20141 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 250 | 2018 | — |
| Ks-kc-02 1 API 15-041-20140 | Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC | — | 240 | 2017 | — |
| Gehrke 5 API 15-041-20139 | Hamby Oil LLC | Lost Springs | 2888 | 2014 | — |
| Mp 67.80 1 API 15-041-20136 | Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP | — | 350 | 2012 | — |
| G. Smith 1 API 15-041-20100-0002 | — | Lost Springs | 2570 | 2012 | — |
| E. White 3 API 15-041-20121 | Bruce Oil Companyl.l.c | Ash Grove | 2700 | 1997 | — |
| Brockmeier 1 API 15-041-20115 | Range Oil CO | Lost Springs | 2371 | 1990 | — |
| G. Smith 1 API 15-041-20100 | Glenda Gas | Lost Springs | 2580 | 1985 | — |
| G. Smith 1 API 15-041-20085 | Glenda Gas | Lost Springs | 2300 | 1984 | — |
| Barten 1 API 15-041-20096 | Rains and Williamson Oil CO | Barten | 3348 | 1984 | — |
| Utech 1 API 15-041-20063 | Glenda Gas | Lost Springs | 2340 | 1983 | — |
| Kerns/hatterman 1 API 15-041-20075 | Glenda Gas CO | Lost Springs | 2395 | 1983 | — |
| Martin 1 API 15-041-20082 | Frontier Oil CO | Lost Springs | 2899 | 1983 | — |
| Gehrke 'a' 4 API 15-041-20083 | John W. Gehrke | Lost Springs | 2291 | 1983 | — |
| Bourbina 3 API 15-041-20062 | B.m. and S. Oil CO | Ash Grove | 2585 | 1982 | — |
| Stiles 'a' 1 API 15-041-20064 | Crude Oil Prod | Lost Springs | 2400 | 1982 | — |
| Gehrke 1 API 15-041-20066 | John W Gehrke | Lost Springs | 2339 | 1982 | — |
| Gehrke 2 API 15-041-20070 | John W. Gehrke | Lost Springs | 2350 | 1982 | — |
| Utech 8 API 15-041-20071 | Slusser Drlg | Lost Springs | 2333 | 1982 | — |
| E. C. and Iva C. White 1 API 15-041-20047 | B M S Oil | Ash Grove | 2653 | 1981 | — |
| Arvin Eilders 1 API 15-041-20048 | Carmon R. Decker | Bonaccord Northeast | 2540 | 1981 | — |
| E. White 2 API 15-041-20050 | Bm&s Oil | Ash Grove | 2682 | 1981 | — |
| Entrikin 1 API 15-041-00180-0001 | Carmon R. Decker | Holland Creek | 2429 | 1981 | — |
| Piper,t. E 1 API 15-041-20027 | Dieter Frank H | Unknown | 3130 | 1974 | — |
| Wilson 4 API 15-041-20026 | Bm&s Oil CO | Ash Grove | 2590 | 1971 | — |
| Schnell 1 API 15-041-20023 | Small Art Etal | Lost Springs | 2353 | 1969 | — |
| Reidy 1 API 15-041-20015 | Daetwiler Irven | Lost Springs | 2380 | 1968 | — |
| William Martin 'b' 17 API 15-041-20016 | Jones Franks Oil Oper | Lost Springs | 2310 | 1968 | — |
| Bemis 1 API 15-041-20017 | Daetwiler Irvin | Lost Springs | 2395 | 1968 | — |
| Daetweiler 4 API 15-041-20018 | Murfin Drilling Company | Lost Springs | 2344 | 1968 | — |
| Biehler 4 Twin API 15-041-20020 | Delzeit William | Lost Springs | 2335 | 1968 | — |
| Biehler 1 API 15-041-30064 | Delzeit William | Lost Springs | 2328 | 1967 | — |
| Utech 5 API 15-041-30065 | Slusser Drlg | Lost Springs | 2335 | 1967 | — |
| Daetwiler 6 API 15-041-30066 | Jones Frank | Lost Springs | 2299 | 1967 | — |
| William Martin 'b' 14 API 15-041-30068 | Jones Frank | Lost Springs | 2291 | 1967 | — |
| Ade 1 API 15-041-20006 | O. A. Sutton | Wildcat | 2705 | 1967 | — |
| Utech 6 API 15-041-30071 | Slusser Drlg | Lost Springs | 2311 | 1967 | — |
| Schwartz 1 API 15-041-20009 | Range Oil CO | Wildcat | 2680 | 1967 | — |
| Wyckoff 1 API 15-041-30075 | George J. Ablah | Wildcat | 2739 | 1967 | — |
| Jordan 1 API 15-041-20012 | George J. Ablah | Wildcat | 2500 | 1967 | — |
| Utech 5 API 15-041-20001 | Slusser Drilling Company | — | 2275 | 1967 | — |
| Daetwiler 6 API 15-041-20002 | Jones, Frank | — | 2347 | 1967 | — |
| William Martin 'b' 14 API 15-041-20003 | Frank Jones | — | 2291 | 1967 | — |
| Martin 1 API 15-041-20005 | H. H. Tatge | — | 2325 | 1967 | — |
| Utech 6 API 15-041-20007 | Slusser Drilling Company | — | 2286 | 1967 | — |
| Ade 1 API 15-041-20010 | George J. Ablah | Wildcat | 2687 | 1967 | — |
| Daetwiler 5 API 15-041-30055-0001 | Holden Tom | Lost Springs | 2350 | 1967 | — |
| Schlesener 7 API 15-041-30058 | Slusser Drlg | Lost Springs | 2535 | 1966 | — |
| John Biehler 11 API 15-041-19021 | — | Lost Springs | 2608 | 1966 | — |
| Utech 4 API 15-041-30061 | Slusser Drlg | Lost Springs | 2324 | 1966 | — |
| Kuether 1 API 15-041-30063 | Daetwiler | Lost Springs | 2395 | 1966 | — |
| Utech 4 API 15-041-19002 | Slusser Drilling CO | Lost Springs | 2319 | 1966 | — |
| Utech 7 API 15-041-19032 | Randon Production Co. INC | Lost Springs | 2285 | 1966 | — |
| Entrikin 1 API 15-041-00180 | Saline Basin Petroleum | Holland Creek | 2429 | 1965 | — |
| Larson 1 API 15-041-30001 | Youker & Son | Wildcat | 3100 | 1965 | — |
| Daetwiler 1 API 15-041-30003 | Slusser Drilling | Lost Springs | 2340 | 1965 | — |
| Holzwarth 1 API 15-041-30004 | F. W. Vishnefske | Ash Grove | 2587 | 1965 | — |
| Alvin Daetwiler 1 API 15-041-30055 | Daetwiler D L | Lost Springs | 2339 | 1965 | — |
| Biehler 1 API 15-041-30056 | Miller James E | Wildcat | 2300 | 1965 | — |
| Rolfs 1 API 15-041-30057 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2533 | 1965 | — |
| Leonard 1 API 15-041-00143 | Waterman Willis D | Wildcat | 3021 | 1964 | — |
| Ruth Writter 1 API 15-041-00144 | Norbe & Waterman | Wildcat | 2400 | 1964 | — |
| Phillips 1 API 15-041-00145 | Saline Basin Petroleum | Holland Creek | 2401 | 1964 | — |
| Messenheimer 1 API 15-041-70064 | Willis D. Waterman | Unknown | 2700 | 1964 | — |
| Robson 1 API 15-041-70080 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2470 | 1964 | — |
| Gruber 1 API 15-041-70128 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2425 | 1964 | — |
| Taylor 1 API 15-041-19013 | F. W. Vishnefske | Unknown | 2375 | 1964 | — |
| Hill 1 API 15-041-19004 | E. N. Brockman | Wildcat | 2946 | 1963 | — |
| Stroda 1 API 15-041-00147 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2441 | 1963 | — |
| Robert Hobson 1 API 15-041-70153 | Clinton White | Unknown | 2750 | 1963 | — |
| Glahn 1 API 15-041-00080 | Eureka Drilling CO | Wildcat | 2670 | 1961 | — |
| Fry 1 API 15-041-00081 | Rex & Morris | Unknown | 2422 | 1961 | — |
| Bell 1 API 15-041-00082 | Donald T. Ingling | Wildcat | 3138 | 1961 | — |
| Kohmann 1 API 15-041-00083 | Donald T Ingling | Wildcat | 2437 | 1961 | — |
| Schmidt 1 API 15-041-00176 | National Assoc. Petroleum CO | Wildcat | 2111 | 1961 | — |
| Lorson 1 API 15-041-00076 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Wildcat | 2463 | 1960 | — |
| Boyce 1 API 15-041-00077 | E. H. Adair Oil CO | Wildcat | 3370 | 1960 | — |
| Schlessner 1 API 15-041-00078 | E. H. Adair Oil CO | Wildcat | 3025 | 1960 | — |
| Roberts 1 API 15-041-00079 | Eureka Drlg | Wildcat | 2126 | 1960 | — |
| Utech 1 API 15-041-70173 | Slusser Drilling CO | Unknown | 2342 | 1960 | — |
| Dolemann 1 API 15-041-70209 | Slusser Drilling CO | Unknown | 2307 | 1960 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-041-70213 | Slusser Drilling CO | Unknown | 2298 | 1960 | — |
| Smith 3 API 15-041-70216 | Slusser Drilling CO | Unknown | 2305 | 1960 | — |
| Schwartz 1 API 15-041-00006 | C. H. Spoor, Jr | Wildcat | 2700 | 1959 | — |
| Kickhafer 1 API 15-041-00072 | Pack Oil Co. and White and Ellis Drilling | Wildcat | 2208 | 1959 | — |
| Hendricks 1 API 15-041-00073 | Pack Oil Co. and White and Ellis Drilling | Wildcat | 2195 | 1959 | — |
| Manley 1 API 15-041-00074 | Rex & Morris & Glickman | Wildcat | 2695 | 1959 | — |
| Scully D 1 API 15-041-00075 | Slusser Drlg | Unknown | 2330 | 1959 | — |
| Lawrence Clemence 1 API 15-041-19011 | Kenneth Nordboe | Unknown | 2350 | 1959 | — |
| White 1 API 15-041-70102 | Don Mckellar Oil Exploration | Ash Grove | 2599 | 1959 | — |
| Lietz 1 API 15-041-70224 | Slusser Drilling CO | Unknown | 2322 | 1959 | — |
| Metz 1 API 15-041-00071-0001 | Lincoln Oil CO | Wildcat | 2698 | 1959 | — |
| Bogart 1 API 15-041-00009 | Natural Gas and Oil Corp | Wildcat | 2710 | 1958 | — |
| Albrecht 1 API 15-041-00010 | Cities Service Oil CO | Wildcat | 2505 | 1958 | — |
| Steinbruck 1 API 15-041-19006 | Ignacio Oil & Gas | Unknown | 3221 | 1958 | — |
| L. O. Chrisman 1 API 15-041-19009 | Pure Oil CO | Wildcat | 2330 | 1958 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-041-00013 | Harms & Burt Drilling CO | Wildcat | 2450 | 1958 | — |
| Shirack 1 API 15-041-00014 | Tom Brown | Bonaccord Northeast | 2535 | 1958 | — |
| Shirack 1 API 15-041-00015 | Greenland Drilling CO | Wildcat | 2535 | 1958 | — |
| Metz 1 API 15-041-00071 | Sala & Sala | Wildcat | 2415 | 1958 | — |
| Helbach 1 API 15-041-00136 | Midwest Drlg CO | Unnamed | 2367 | 1958 | — |
| Rutz 1 API 15-041-00137 | Lance Hill | Wildcat | 2291 | 1958 | — |
| Pettit 1 API 15-041-00138 | H.s. Currier | Bonaccord | 2539 | 1958 | — |
| Price 1 API 15-041-00140 | Donald T. Ingling | Wildcat | 2700 | 1958 | — |
| Metz 1 API 15-041-00175 | Sala D H & Sala J N | Wildcat | 2415 | 1958 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-041-70045 | Tom Brown | Bonaccord Northeast | 2501 | 1958 | — |
| Emig 1 API 15-041-70041 | Tom Brown | Bonaccord Northeast | 2550 | 1958 | — |
| Beetch 1 API 15-041-70115 | Greenland Drilling CO | Wildcat | 2649 | 1958 | — |
| Martha Metz 1 API 15-041-19005 | D. H. Sala & J. N. Sala | Unknown | 2410 | 1958 | — |
| John Biehler 3 API 15-041-19025-0001 | Black Frank J | — | 2314 | 1958 | — |
| Taylor 1 API 15-041-19007 | Rupp-ferguson Oil CO | Wildcat | 3290 | 1957 | — |
| Robson 1 API 15-041-00085 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2417 | 1957 | — |
| Wilson 1 API 15-041-19012 | Greenland Drilling CO | Unknown | 2397 | 1957 | — |
| Daetwiler 1 API 15-041-00132 | Daetwiler Irwin | Lost Springs | 2358 | 1957 | — |
| Harry Halbach 1 API 15-041-00135 | Augusta O&g | Lost Springs | 2403 | 1957 | — |
| Emig 'a' 2 API 15-041-70042 | Willis Waterman | Bonaccord Northeast | 2521 | 1957 | — |
| Gatch 1 API 15-041-00177 | Augusta Oil CO | Wildcat | 2239 | 1957 | — |
| Bourbina 2 API 15-041-70089 | Donald T. Ingling | Ash Grove | 2545 | 1957 | — |
| Schlesener 6 API 15-041-70240 | Slusser Drilling CO | Unknown | 2276 | 1957 | — |
| Faelber 1 API 15-041-00097 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2590 | 1956 | — |
| Crawford 1 API 15-041-19010 | Ingling D T | Wildcat | 3151 | 1956 | — |
| Kuntz 1 API 15-041-19008 | Criswell Drlg | Wildcat | 3160 | 1956 | — |
| Rock 1 API 15-041-00100 | Donald T Ingling | Wildcat | 2360 | 1956 | — |
| Bolliger 1 API 15-041-00101 | Donald T Ingling | Wildcat | 2470 | 1956 | — |
| Wolfe 1 API 15-041-00102 | Donald T Ingling, Etal | Wildcat | 2369 | 1956 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-041-00103 | Slusser Drilling CO | Lost Springs | 2330 | 1956 | — |
| Huffman 1 API 15-041-00104 | Spangler | Lost Springs | 2342 | 1956 | — |
| Robson, E 2 API 15-041-00105 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2440 | 1956 | — |
| Mark 1 API 15-041-00106 | Donald T. Ingling | Wildcat | 2467 | 1956 | — |
| Emig 'a' 1 API 15-041-00107 | Willis Waterman | Bonaccord Northeast | 2505 | 1956 | — |
| Kogler 1 API 15-041-00108 | Donald T. Ingling | Bonaccord | 2602 | 1956 | — |
| Helbach 1 API 15-041-00109 | Augusta Oil Co., INC | Lost Springs | 2410 | 1956 | — |
| Martin Dombrosky 1 API 15-041-00110 | Augusta O&g | Lost Springs | 2332 | 1956 | — |
| H. Riffel 1 API 15-041-00111 | Augusta O&g | Lost Springs | 2348 | 1956 | — |
| Hoffman 1 API 15-041-30078 | Augusta O & G | Lost Springs | 2723 | 1956 | — |
| Scully 2'e' API 15-041-70265 | Apco | Unknown | 2321 | 1956 | — |
| Halback Bros 1 API 15-041-70175 | Augusta Oil Co. INC | Unknown | 2325 | 1956 | — |
| Kandt 5 API 15-041-70188 | Augusta Oil CO | Unknown | 2332 | 1956 | — |
| Schmidt 1 API 15-041-70189 | Augusta Oil CO | Unknown | 2310 | 1956 | — |
| Riffle 2 API 15-041-70263 | Augusta Oil Co. INC | Unknown | 2339 | 1956 | — |
| Utech 3 API 15-041-19001 | Slusser Drilling | Lost Springs | 2325 | 1956 | — |
| Bross 1 API 15-041-00042 | Donald T. Ingling | Wildcat | 2496 | 1955 | — |
| Robson 1 API 15-041-00043 | Donald T. Ingling | Wildcat | 3048 | 1955 | — |
| Rock 1 API 15-041-00044 | Rex and Morris Drilling CO | Wildcat | 3128 | 1955 | — |
| Breckbill 1 API 15-041-00045 | Walter J. Nelson | Wildcat | 2530 | 1955 | — |
| Mortimer 1 API 15-041-00046 | Rine Drilling Co. and Slusser Drilling CO | Wildcat | 2710 | 1955 | — |
| Meyer 1 API 15-041-00047 | Lance C. Hill Et Al | Wildcat | 2709 | 1955 | — |
| Robson, E 1 API 15-041-00049 | F. W. Vishnefske | Wildcat | 2438 | 1955 | — |
By class in Dickinson County
Counties with a comparable register
- Hamilton 1,413
- Ford 1,384
- Thomas 1,383
- Chase 1,340
- Lyon 1,202
- Morris 1,030
- Greeley 1,029
- Jefferson 968
- Sherman 753
- Osborne 677
- Wabaunsee 640
- Gray 602
- Wallace 558
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.