# Oil and gas wells in Elk County, Kansas — 4,634

> 4,634 oil and gas wells on the Kansas register in Elk County, 191 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 Elk County

**4,634** wells — 0.9% of the Kansas register. **191** were plugged at public expense, and **137** sit inactive.

### What stands out in Elk County

The operator named on most of these records is **Cities Service CO**, on 157 of them (3.4%), ahead of Midwestern Oil (70) and Kansas Energy (57). The oldest well here was completed in **1900** and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches **4820 feet** — Kimzey 2, drilled in 1982.

*Depth, over the
3,664 wells in Elk County where a figure was reported (79%)
— a median, never a mean*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | **1639 ft** | 2522 ft | 2831 ft — shallower
here |

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

**2,084** of the 4,634 wells in Elk County are classed as
plugged and abandoned. **191** were plugged
**at the State’s expense** because no responsible party
could be found, and **137** 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, 1,476 of these wells have a date on file.
[What each class means](/orphaned.md).

### Who operates in Elk County

| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Cities Service CO](/operator/cities-service-co.md) | 157 | 3.4% |
| Midwestern Oil | 70 | 1.5% |
| Kansas Energy | 57 | 1.2% |
| Criger Oil CO | 54 | 1.2% |
| Sanders-thoureen | 48 | 1.0% |
| Union Gas System INC | 47 | 1.0% |
| [Cherokee Wells LLC](/operator/cherokee-wells-llc.md) | 45 | 1.0% |
| Midwestern Oil Co., INC | 42 | 0.9% |
| Wright Energy Mid-west | 39 | 0.8% |
| Masek Oil Company | 38 | 0.8% |
| Charles Anderson | 35 | 0.8% |
| Perkins Oil | 34 | 0.7% |
| Patteson & Sheel | 33 | 0.7% |
| Traverse Corporation | 33 | 0.7% |
| [Kcc Fee Fund Plug](/operator/kcc-fee-fund-plug.md) | 32 | 0.7% |
| Masek Oil | 31 | 0.7% |
| Petroleum Enterprises | 27 | 0.6% |
| Perkins Oil CO | 24 | 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](/field/unknown.md) | 700 | 15.1% |
| [Wildcat](/field/wildcat.md) | 192 | 4.1% |
| Bush-denton | 162 | 3.5% |
| New Albany | 162 | 3.5% |
| Longton North | 90 | 1.9% |
| [Hale-inge](/field/hale-inge.md) | 85 | 1.8% |
| Webb | 70 | 1.5% |
| Walker | 68 | 1.5% |
| [Cherokee Basin Coal Area](/field/cherokee-basin-coal-area.md) | 57 | 1.2% |
| [Unnamed](/field/unnamed.md) | 49 | 1.1% |
| Schade | 43 | 0.9% |
| Schrader | 37 | 0.8% |
| Arbuckle | 34 | 0.7% |
| Elk City | 30 | 0.6% |

### When they were drilled

| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 26 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 89 | 1.9% |
| 2000s | 135 | 2.9% |
| 1990s | 225 | 4.9% |
| 1980s | 689 | 14.9% |
| 1970s | 404 | 8.7% |
| 1960s | 95 | 2.1% |
| 1950s | 140 | 3.0% |
| 1940s | 24 | 0.5% |

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

191 wells in Elk County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 4,634 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 Elk County

*Elk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Floyd Vestal Inj-1](/search.md) API 15-049-22504 | Cannon, Howard Dba Cannon Drilling CO | Longton | 725 | 2008 | State |
| [Pickett Brothers 5-b](/search.md) API 15-049-22157 | Pickett Bros Fazenda | Longton | 727 | 1990 | State |
| [Amsbury 3-e](/search.md) API 15-049-21991 | Jones William A | Longton | 400 | 1986 | State |
| [Amsbury 1-e](/search.md) API 15-049-21996 | Jones W A | Longton | 600 | 1986 | State |
| [Amsbury 2-e](/search.md) API 15-049-21997 | Jones William A | Longton | 600 | 1986 | State |
| [Day Lease 8-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21940 | Advanced Recovery Srvc | Longton North | 887 | 1985 | State |
| [Pickett Brothers 4-b](/search.md) API 15-049-21987 | Pickett Bros Fazenda | Longton | 700 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 10-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21929 | Advanced Recovery Service | — | 910 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 10-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21930 | Advanced Recovery Service Company | — | 874 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 7-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21934 | Advanced Recovery Service | — | 868 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 11-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21935 | Advanced Recovery Service | — | 846 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 11-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21936 | Advanced Recovery Service | — | 890 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 12-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21937 | Advanced Recovery Service | — | 875 | 1985 | State |
| [Day 12-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21941 | Advanced Recovery Service | — | 856 | 1985 | State |
| [Pickett Brothers 2-b](/search.md) API 15-049-21816 | Pickett Brothers | Unknown | 680 | 1984 | State |
| [Pickett Brothers 1-b](/search.md) API 15-049-21720 | Pickett Bros Fazenda | Longton | 690 | 1983 | State |
| [Floyd Vestal 4](/search.md) API 15-049-21604 | Eaton Pet \ks\ | Longton | 725 | 1982 | State |
| [Day 1](/search.md) API 15-049-20869 | Masek Oil | Longton North | 848 | 1981 | State |
| [Day 3-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21203 | Masek John A | Longton North | 900 | 1981 | State |
| [Day 4-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21204 | Masek Oil | Longton North | 900 | 1981 | State |
| [William Crum 1](/search.md) API 15-049-21233 | Nicholas Casing Pulling | Unknown | 770 | 1981 | State |
| [Day 6-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21258 | Masek Oil | Longton North | 915 | 1981 | State |
| [Day 4-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21297 | Masek Oil | Longton North | 947 | 1981 | State |
| [Pickett Brothers 1-pb](/search.md) API 15-049-20661 | Pickett Brothers | — | 1600 | 1981 | State |
| [Day 1-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21062 | Masek Oil Company | Unknown | 840 | 1981 | State |
| [Day 1-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21071 | Masek Oil Company | Unknown | 890 | 1981 | State |
| [Floyd Vestal 2](/search.md) API 15-049-20532 | Wayne H. Eaton | Longton | 725 | 1979 | State |
| [Amsbury 'b' 1](/search.md) API 15-049-20632 | Moore & Jones | Longton | 1050 | 1979 | State |
| [Floyd Vestal 1](/search.md) API 15-049-20447 | Wayne H. Eaton | — | 725 | — | State |
| [Amsbury Mj-1](/search.md) API 15-049-20535 | Moore, Jones & Son | — | 600 | — | State |
| [Pickett Brothers 1-p](/search.md) API 15-049-20558 | Pickett Brothers | Unknown | 680 | — | State |
| [Floyd Vestal 3](/search.md) API 15-049-20666 | Wayne H. Eaton | Unknown | 725 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 2-b](/search.md) API 15-049-20668 | Moore & Jones | — | 1000 | — | State |
| [Day 33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-20915 | Masek Oil Company | — | 875 | — | State |
| [Day 44-16](/search.md) API 15-049-20916 | Masek Oil Company | — | 1524 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-3](/search.md) API 15-049-20978 | Kansas Energy | — | 475 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-7](/search.md) API 15-049-20979 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-f-5](/search.md) API 15-049-20980 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-6](/search.md) API 15-049-21011 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-g-13](/search.md) API 15-049-21012 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21013 | Kansas Energy | — | 475 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-14](/search.md) API 15-049-21014 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-b-15](/search.md) API 15-049-21025 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-c-13](/search.md) API 15-049-21032 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-1](/search.md) API 15-049-21040 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-9](/search.md) API 15-049-21041 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-f-7](/search.md) API 15-049-21044 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-f-9](/search.md) API 15-049-21045 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-f-11](/search.md) API 15-049-21046 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-f-15](/search.md) API 15-049-21047 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-g-5](/search.md) API 15-049-21050 | Kansas Energy | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Day 2-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21063 | Masek Oil Company | — | 886 | — | State |
| [Day 3-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21064 | Masek Oil Company | — | 898 | — | State |
| [Day 4-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21065 | Masek Oil Company | — | 400 | — | State |
| [Day 42-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21068 | Masek Oil Company | — | 45 | — | State |
| [Day 5-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21136 | Masek Oil Company | — | 870 | — | State |
| [Day 8-43-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21164 | Masek Oil Company | — | 1520 | — | State |
| [Day 8-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21165 | Masek Oil Company | — | 870 | — | State |
| [Day 2-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21259 | Masek Oil | — | 910 | — | State |
| [Day 3-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21260 | Masek Oil | — | 906 | — | State |
| [Day 9-34-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21286 | Masek Oil Company | — | 910 | — | State |
| [Day 5-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21298 | J.a. Masek Dba Masek Oil | — | 895 | — | State |
| [Day 6-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21299 | J.a. Masek Dba Masek Oil | — | 870 | — | State |
| [Day 1-42-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21435 | John A. Masel/masek Oil Company | — | 860 | — | State |
| [Pickett 1](/search.md) API 15-049-21580 | Nemer Oil Production | — | 760 | — | State |
| [Pickett 2](/search.md) API 15-049-21592 | Nemer Oil Production | — | 1200 | — | State |
| [Pickett 4](/search.md) API 15-049-21608 | Nemer Oil Production | — | 1200 | — | State |
| [Pickett 5](/search.md) API 15-049-21629 | Nemer Oil Production | — | 1200 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 11](/search.md) API 15-049-21769 | Wm A. Jones | Unknown | 400 | — | State |
| [Day 4-32-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21297-0001 | Meyer, Douglas P. Oil Investments | Longton North | 900 | — | State |
| [Day 2-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21070-0001 | Meyer, Douglas P. Oil Investments | Longton North | 878 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-11](/search.md) API 15-049-19061 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-15](/search.md) API 15-049-19062 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-14](/search.md) API 15-049-19063 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-g-7](/search.md) API 15-049-19064 | — | — | 475 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-g-11](/search.md) API 15-049-19065 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 27](/search.md) API 15-049-19066 | — | — | 450 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-e-10](/search.md) API 15-049-19067 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 14](/search.md) API 15-049-19068 | — | — | 350 | — | State |
| [Oakes 15](/search.md) API 15-049-19069 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 34-f-13](/search.md) API 15-049-19070 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Oakes 26](/search.md) API 15-049-19071 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 2amy 1](/search.md) API 15-049-19102 | — | — | 600 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 2amy 2](/search.md) API 15-049-19103 | — | — | 600 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 2amy 9](/search.md) API 15-049-19104 | — | — | 1100 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 7](/search.md) API 15-049-19105 | — | — | 1000 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 2amy 11](/search.md) API 15-049-19106 | — | — | 1050 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 8](/search.md) API 15-049-19107 | — | Unknown | 900 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 3-b](/search.md) API 15-049-19108 | — | Unknown | 1000 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 3amy 4](/search.md) API 15-049-19109 | — | — | 1000 | — | State |
| [Amsbury 3amy 5](/search.md) API 15-049-19110 | — | — | 500 | — | State |
| [Asmbury 2amy 12](/search.md) API 15-049-19112 | — | — | 400 | — | State |
| [Day 7-43-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21162-0001 | Meyer, Douglas P. Oil Investments | — | 900 | — | State |
| [Day 9-43-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21205-0001 | Meyer, Douglas P. Oil Investments | — | 830 | — | State |
| [Day 3-33-16](/search.md) API 15-049-21203-0001 | Douglas P. Meyer, Oil Investments | — | 900 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok16](/search.md) API 15-049-19159 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok42](/search.md) API 15-049-19183 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok04](/search.md) API 15-049-19147 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok27](/search.md) API 15-049-19170 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok18](/search.md) API 15-049-19161 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok19](/search.md) API 15-049-19162 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok41](/search.md) API 15-049-19182 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok37](/search.md) API 15-049-19178 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok24](/search.md) API 15-049-19167 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok51](/search.md) API 15-049-19188 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok57](/search.md) API 15-049-19194 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok30](/search.md) API 15-049-19173 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok61](/search.md) API 15-049-19198 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok31](/search.md) API 15-049-19174 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok13](/search.md) API 15-049-19156 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok26](/search.md) API 15-049-19169 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok40](/search.md) API 15-049-19181 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok02](/search.md) API 15-049-19145 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok12](/search.md) API 15-049-19155 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok59](/search.md) API 15-049-19196 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok47](/search.md) API 15-049-19185 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok23](/search.md) API 15-049-19166 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok32](/search.md) API 15-049-19175 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok50](/search.md) API 15-049-19187 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok17](/search.md) API 15-049-19160 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok10](/search.md) API 15-049-19153 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok49](/search.md) API 15-049-19186 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok25](/search.md) API 15-049-19168 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok09](/search.md) API 15-049-19152 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok06](/search.md) API 15-049-19149 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok11](/search.md) API 15-049-19154 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok03](/search.md) API 15-049-19146 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok22](/search.md) API 15-049-19165 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok60](/search.md) API 15-049-19197 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok07](/search.md) API 15-049-19150 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok05](/search.md) API 15-049-19148 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok28](/search.md) API 15-049-19171 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok53](/search.md) API 15-049-19190 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok38](/search.md) API 15-049-19179 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok29](/search.md) API 15-049-19172 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok21](/search.md) API 15-049-19164 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok39](/search.md) API 15-049-19180 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok54](/search.md) API 15-049-19191 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok14](/search.md) API 15-049-19157 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok43](/search.md) API 15-049-19184 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok35](/search.md) API 15-049-19177 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok34](/search.md) API 15-049-19176 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok08](/search.md) API 15-049-19151 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok55](/search.md) API 15-049-19192 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok58](/search.md) API 15-049-19195 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok56](/search.md) API 15-049-19193 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok15](/search.md) API 15-049-19158 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Floyd Vestal S-1](/search.md) API 15-049-22503 | Cannon, Howard Dba Cannon Drilling CO | Longton | 15 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok 20](/search.md) API 15-049-19163 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| [Cook Cok 52](/search.md) API 15-049-19189 | — | — | 700 | — | State |

### By class in Elk County

- [Approved Intent to Drill — Elk County](/county/elk/approved-intent-to-drill.md) 990
- [Plugged and Abandoned — Elk County](/county/elk/plugged-and-abandoned.md) 2,065
- [Producing — Elk County](/county/elk/producing.md) 283

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Pratt](/county/pratt.md) 5,320
- [Trego](/county/trego.md) 5,065
- [Kingman](/county/kingman.md) 4,988
- [Crawford](/county/crawford.md) 4,943
- [Stevens](/county/stevens.md) 4,818
- [Finney](/county/finney.md) 4,790
- [Marion](/county/marion.md) 4,770
- [Reno](/county/reno.md) 4,542
- [Sedgwick](/county/sedgwick.md) 4,516
- [Morton](/county/morton.md) 4,399
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.md) 4,236
- [Seward](/county/seward.md) 3,997
- [Ellsworth](/county/ellsworth.md) 3,850

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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Página: https://ogwell.pages.dev/county/elk/
Fonte: Oil and Gas Wells — Kansas Geological Survey
Recolha: 2026-08-21