Oil and gas wells in Douglas County
2,895 wells — 0.6% of the Kansas register. 54 were plugged at public expense, and 64 sit inactive.
2,895Wells
827 ftMedian depth
54Plugged by the State
64Inactive
What stands out in Douglas County
The operator named on most of these records is J & J Operating, LLC, on 229 of them (7.9%), ahead of Altavista Energy, INC (179) and R.t. Enterprises of Kansas, INC (166). The oldest well here was completed in 1900 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 7800 feet — Winegar-carswell 4, drilled in 1985.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 827 ft | 960 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Douglas County
960 of the 2,895 wells in Douglas County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 54 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 64 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, 930 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Douglas County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J & J Operating, LLC | 229 | 7.9% |
| Altavista Energy, INC | 179 | 6.2% |
| R.t. Enterprises of Kansas, INC | 166 | 5.7% |
| Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | 116 | 4.0% |
| Kansas Oil Properties | 91 | 3.1% |
| Colt Energy INC | 88 | 3.0% |
| Town Oil Company INC | 78 | 2.7% |
| Layton Oil CO | 77 | 2.7% |
| Town Oil CO | 72 | 2.5% |
| A & L Energy Operations LLC | 67 | 2.3% |
| Grand Mesa Operating Company | 61 | 2.1% |
| Reese Exploration, INC | 51 | 1.8% |
| Kansas Oil Properties, INC | 43 | 1.5% |
| Town Oil Company | 33 | 1.1% |
| Russell Hays | 32 | 1.1% |
| Gault Oil | 29 | 1.0% |
| Tauy Oil, INC | 29 | 1.0% |
| Justin Energy Corporation | 29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 523 | 18.1% |
| Baldwin | 517 | 17.9% |
| Little Wakarusa | 192 | 6.6% |
| Vinland | 192 | 6.6% |
| Wakarusa | 157 | 5.4% |
| Wildcat | 141 | 4.9% |
| Vinland East | 42 | 1.5% |
| Vinland Southeast | 41 | 1.4% |
| Jayhawk | 30 | 1.0% |
| Eudora Southwest | 22 | 0.8% |
| Chanay | 14 | 0.5% |
| Oxbow | 14 | 0.5% |
| Unnamed | 12 | 0.4% |
| Eudora South | 12 | 0.4% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 32 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 376 | 13.0% |
| 2000s | 224 | 7.7% |
| 1990s | 66 | 2.3% |
| 1980s | 573 | 19.8% |
| 1970s | 45 | 1.6% |
| 1960s | 30 | 1.0% |
| 1950s | 9 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 20 | 0.7% |
An old well on land in Douglas County?
54 wells in Douglas County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,895 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 Douglas County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haley A-2 API 15-045-20938 | Gault Energy CO | Oxbow | 750 | 1986 | State |
| Lotholtz 15 API 15-045-20947 | Gault Drlg | Oxbow | 700 | 1986 | State |
| Harold Neis 5 API 15-045-20679 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1985 | State |
| Harold Neis 7 API 15-045-20692 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1985 | State |
| Harold Neis 10 API 15-045-20694 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1985 | State |
| Harold Neis 11 API 15-045-20695 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1985 | State |
| Harold Neis 12 API 15-045-20739 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1985 | State |
| Harold Neis 4 API 15-045-20591 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1984 | State |
| Harold Neis 2 API 15-045-20592 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1984 | State |
| Harold Neis 6 API 15-045-20680 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1984 | State |
| Harold Neis 9 API 15-045-20693 | Rolex INC | Eudora Southwest | 925 | 1984 | State |
| Lothholz 4 API 15-045-20601 | Gault Energy Corporation | Oxbow | 600 | 1984 | State |
| Lotholtz 5 API 15-045-20703 | Gault Energy Corporation | Oxbow | 665 | 1984 | State |
| Clarence Neis 2 API 15-045-20701 | Gault Energy Corp | Eudora | 780 | 1984 | State |
| Haley 3 API 15-045-20716 | Gault Energy Corp. (05304) | Oxbow | 550 | 1984 | State |
| Spring 1 API 15-045-20337 | Gault Drlg | Little Wakarusa | 775 | 1983 | State |
| Robert Neis 1 API 15-045-20360 | Gault Oil Co., LTD | Oxbow | 325 | 1983 | State |
| Harold Neis 1 API 15-045-20367 | Gault Oil | Eudora Southwest | 928 | 1983 | State |
| Lothholz 2 API 15-045-20370 | Gault Oil | Unknown | 966 | 1983 | State |
| Hird 1 API 15-045-20372 | Gault Oil | Eudora | 575 | 1983 | State |
| Spring 2 API 15-045-20377 | Gault Oil | Little Wakarusa | 775 | 1983 | State |
| Clarence Neis 1 API 15-045-20386 | Gault Oil | Eudora | 573 | 1983 | State |
| Lothholz 3 API 15-045-20394 | Gault Oil | Oxbow | 640 | 1983 | State |
| Adkinson 1 API 15-045-20400 | Gault Oil Co., LTD | Eudora | 630 | 1983 | State |
| Haley 2 API 15-045-20402 | Strata Tech Drlg | Oxbow | 625 | 1983 | State |
| Community 1 API 15-045-00013 | J M Huber Corp | Unknown | 1813 | 1945 | State |
| Robert Neis 2 API 15-045-20656 | Gault Energy Corporation (05304) | — | 325 | — | State |
| Lotholtz 14 API 15-045-20775 | Gault Energy Corporation | — | 630 | — | State |
| Robert Neis 6 API 15-045-20841 | Gault Energy Corporation (05304) | — | 406 | — | State |
| Robert Neis 7 API 15-045-20842 | Gault Energy Corporation (05304) | — | 300 | — | State |
| Robert Neis 9 API 15-045-20846 | Gault Energy Corporation | — | 325 | — | State |
| Robert Neis 8 API 15-045-20844 | Gault Energy Corp | — | 350 | — | State |
| Harold Neis A-1 API 15-045-20687 | State of Kansas Fee Fund #970137-05 | Unknown | 925 | — | State |
| Haley 5 API 15-045-20718 | Gault Energy Corp | — | 600 | — | State |
| Lothholz 18 API 15-045-20950 | Gault Energy Corp. (05304) | — | 630 | — | State |
| Duncan 1 API 15-045-20470 | State of Kansas | — | 800 | — | State |
| Patton 1 API 15-045-20456 | Nemer Oil Production (05604) | — | 800 | — | State |
| Thoren 1 API 15-045-20457 | Nemer Oil Production (05604) | — | 800 | — | State |
| Lorenzen 1 API 15-045-19003 | — | — | 900 | — | State |
| C. Neis 3 API 15-045-20953 | Gault Energy Corp | — | 573 | — | State |
| Neis 1 API 15-045-70063 | State of Kansas | — | 625 | — | State |
| Hoskinson 1 API 15-045-20458 | State of Kansas | — | 800 | — | State |
| B-lothholz 5 API 15-045-21467 | J & J Operating, LLC | Eudora | 665 | — | State |
| Eudora Elementary School 1 API 15-045-19052 | — | Unknown | 200 | — | State |
| Selzer 1 API 15-045-19054-0001 | — | — | 550 | — | State |
| Hausman 1 API 15-045-19057 | — | — | 820 | — | State |
| Greg Neis Gne 01 API 15-045-19099 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 110 | — | State |
| Greg Neis Gne 02 API 15-045-19100 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 850 | — | State |
| Eisele 1 API 15-045-19106 | Not Confirmed | — | 650 | — | State |
| Reazin 1 API 15-045-19107 | Not Confirmed | — | 550 | — | State |
| Pringle 1 API 15-045-19108 | Not Confirmed | — | 780 | — | State |
| Eisele 2 API 15-045-19112 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 640 | — | State |
| Lottholtz O-5p API 15-045-19115 | Oil & Gas Management, INC | — | 630 | — | State |
| Rohe 1 API 15-045-19116-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 600 | — | State |
| Vesecky Lai-2 API 15-045-22332 | L & A Energy LP | Vinland Southeast | 820 | 2026 | — |
| Lawson 9 API 15-045-22320 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 737 | 2025 | — |
| Lawson I-4 API 15-045-22321 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 716 | 2025 | — |
| Lawson 11 API 15-045-22322 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 713 | 2025 | — |
| Lawson 12 API 15-045-22323 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 737 | 2025 | — |
| Lawson I-4 API 15-045-22324 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 717 | 2025 | — |
| Lawson I-5 API 15-045-22325 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 713 | 2025 | — |
| Kelly (circle K) I-4 API 15-045-21554-0001 | Bauer Oil Investment, LLC | — | 760 | 2024 | — |
| Kelly, Patrick I-7 API 15-045-21382-0002 | Bauer Oil Investment, LLC | Unknown | 740 | 2024 | — |
| Kelly I-1 API 15-045-21551-0001 | Bauer Oil Investment, LLC | — | 820 | 2024 | — |
| Kelly (circle K) I-2 API 15-045-21552-0001 | Bauer Oil Investment, LLC | — | 800 | 2024 | — |
| Kelly (circle K) I-3 API 15-045-21553-0001 | Bauer Oil Investment, LLC | — | 760 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson 6 API 15-045-22307 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 738 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson 5 API 15-045-22308 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 725 | 2024 | — |
| John Gage 2-23 API 15-045-22309 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Wakarusa | 710 | 2024 | — |
| John Gage 3-23 API 15-045-22310 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Wakarusa | 710 | 2024 | — |
| John Gage 4-23 API 15-045-22311 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Wakarusa | 711 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson I-1 API 15-045-22314 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 745 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson I-2 API 15-045-22315 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 723 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson 7 API 15-045-22317 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 750 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson 8 API 15-045-22318 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 750 | 2024 | — |
| Lawson I-3 API 15-045-22319 | Rh Capital-beets, LLC | Vinland | 754 | 2024 | — |
| Hays Home Ha3 API 15-045-20111-0001 | Tauy Oil, INC | — | 854 | 2024 | — |
| Robert Madl 9-81 API 15-045-20254-0001 | Tauy Oil, INC | — | 890 | 2023 | — |
| L. Hey Hey #6 API 15-045-22299 | Tauy Oil, INC | Baldwin | 827 | 2022 | — |
| Kalb/hays K4 API 15-045-22300 | Tauy Oil, INC | Baldwin | 884 | 2022 | — |
| Hays East Farm 7-22 API 15-045-22302 | Tauy Oil, INC | Baldwin | 898 | 2022 | — |
| M-141 Deepwell 2 API 15-045-22303 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 240 | 2022 | — |
| M-141 Deepwell 1 API 15-045-22304 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 240 | 2022 | — |
| Thrasher I-4 API 15-045-22291 | Midstates Energy Operating, LLC | Eudora Southwest | 783 | 2019 | — |
| L Hey 5 API 15-045-22295 | Tauy Oil, INC | Baldwin | 840 | 2019 | — |
| Faulkner 9 API 15-045-22296 | Tauy Oil, INC | Baldwin | 890 | 2019 | — |
| Faulkner 10 API 15-045-22297 | Tauy Oil, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 2019 | — |
| Finnerty Wsw API 15-045-22287 | R.t. Enterprises of Kansas, INC | Baldwin | 1523 | 2018 | — |
| Schmidt 1-15 Wsw API 15-045-22271 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 222 | 2016 | — |
| Schmidt 14-12wsw API 15-045-22277 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland | 802 | 2016 | — |
| Schmidt 14-12 Wsw API 15-045-22277-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 802 | 2016 | — |
| Schmidt 14-16i API 15-045-19101-0003 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 730 | 2016 | — |
| Vesecky 2-6i API 15-045-22284-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 762 | 2016 | — |
| Vesecky 1-3 API 15-045-22230 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland Southeast | 742 | 2015 | — |
| Schultz Hb I-1 API 15-045-22235 | Hb Energy LLC | Vinland East | 838 | 2015 | — |
| Schultz Hb-7 API 15-045-22236 | Hb Energy LLC | Vinland East | 838 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 3-9 API 15-045-22239 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 772 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 1-15 API 15-045-22241 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 770 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 4-5r API 15-045-22243 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 782 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 3-4i API 15-045-22245 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 1-6i API 15-045-22246 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 13-15 API 15-045-22248 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland | 782 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 1-13 API 15-045-22247 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 782 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 1-4 API 15-045-22249 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 782 | 2015 | — |
| Thrasher 7 API 15-045-22251 | Magnum Exploration Kansas, LLC | Unnamed | 818 | 2015 | — |
| Thrasher 8 API 15-045-22252 | Magnum Exploration Kansas, LLC | Unnamed | 818 | 2015 | — |
| Thrasher 9 API 15-045-22253 | Magnum Exploration Kansas, LLC | Unnamed | 850 | 2015 | — |
| Thrasher 10 API 15-045-22254 | Magnum Exploration Kansas, LLC | Unnamed | 830 | 2015 | — |
| Pearson 40 API 15-045-22258 | R.t. Enterprises of Kansas, INC | Baldwin | 940 | 2015 | — |
| Pearson 39 API 15-045-22262 | R.t. Enterprises of Kansas, INC | Baldwin | 940 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 14-13 API 15-045-22266 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland | 750 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 13-16i API 15-045-20579-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 711 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 8-3s API 15-045-22234-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Creten 14-5 Wsw API 15-045-22273 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Chanay | 902 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 14-16i API 15-045-19101-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 730 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 13-14 API 15-045-20580-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 735 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 3-7i API 15-045-22226-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland Southeast | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 1-9i API 15-045-22233-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Forest City Coal Gas Area | 782 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 12-14i API 15-045-22276 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 2-16i API 15-045-22278 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland Southeast | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Schmidt 13-12i API 15-045-22282 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 1-4i API 15-045-22283 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland Southeast | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Vesecky 2-6i API 15-045-22284 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Vinland Southeast | 762 | 2015 | — |
| Kelco Was West Kelco 10-inj API 15-045-21619 | J & J Operating, LLC | Unknown | 830 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-9 API 15-045-22027 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-10 API 15-045-22028 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-11 API 15-045-22029 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-8 API 15-045-22043 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Thoren 129 API 15-045-22048 | A & L Energy Operations LLC | Little Wakarusa | 720 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell A-13 API 15-045-22058 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell A-14 API 15-045-22059 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 980 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-12 API 15-045-22060 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-13 API 15-045-22062 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell A-16 API 15-045-22063 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell A-15 API 15-045-22064 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 2014 | — |
| Johnson A-49 API 15-045-22065 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 880 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell A-17 API 15-045-22066 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Johnson A-50 API 15-045-22068 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 2014 | — |
| Johnson A-51 API 15-045-22069 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-14 API 15-045-22070 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 940 | 2014 | — |
| Johnson Ai-42 API 15-045-22073 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Jim Bell Ai-16 API 15-045-22076 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 2014 | — |
| John Gage Kri-38 API 15-045-22136 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Wakarusa | 702 | 2014 | — |
| John Gage Kri-39 API 15-045-22137 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Wakarusa | 705 | 2014 | — |
| John Gage Kri-49 API 15-045-22145 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Wakarusa | 705 | 2014 | — |
| Early Ai-1 API 15-045-22150 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 980 | 2014 | — |
| Early Ai-2 API 15-045-22151 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 960 | 2014 | — |
| Early A-1 API 15-045-22152 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 1080 | 2014 | — |
| Early A-4 API 15-045-22154 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 1000 | 2014 | — |
| Early Ai-3 API 15-045-22155 | Altavista Energy, INC | Baldwin | 1000 | 2014 | — |
By class in Douglas County
- Approved Intent to Drill — Douglas County 300
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Douglas County 514
- Plugged and Abandoned — Douglas County 838
- Producing — Douglas County 401
Counties with a comparable register
- Rush 3,544
- Harper 3,358
- Kearny 3,249
- Lane 3,242
- Gove 3,108
- Hodgeman 2,991
- Grant 2,936
- Kiowa 2,886
- Meade 2,605
- Edwards 2,526
- Comanche 2,339
- Harvey 2,231
- Clark 2,206
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.