Oil and gas wells in Franklin County
10,641 wells — 2.1% of the Kansas register. 575 were plugged at public expense, and 366 sit inactive.
10,641Wells
716 ftMedian depth
575Plugged by the State
366Inactive
What stands out in Franklin County
The operator named on most of these records is Enerjex Kansas, INC, on 481 of them (4.5%), ahead of Tdr Construction, INC (470) and Rantoul Energy Corp (375). The oldest well here was completed in 1900 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 3097 feet — Moherman 14.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 716 ft | 832 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Franklin County
2,904 of the 10,641 wells in Franklin County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 575 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 366 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, 2,998 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Franklin County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enerjex Kansas, INC | 481 | 4.5% |
| Tdr Construction, INC | 470 | 4.4% |
| Rantoul Energy Corp | 375 | 3.5% |
| Haas Petroleum, LLC | 231 | 2.2% |
| Bg-5, INC | 220 | 2.1% |
| Hughes Drilling CO | 216 | 2.0% |
| Layton Oil CO | 190 | 1.8% |
| Utah Oil LLC | 171 | 1.6% |
| Jtc Oil, INC | 147 | 1.4% |
| Triple T Oil, LLC | 139 | 1.3% |
| Town Oil Company INC | 119 | 1.1% |
| Oaks Petroleum, INC | 113 | 1.1% |
| Town Oil CO | 110 | 1.0% |
| Rader Oil Company | 109 | 1.0% |
| Rader Oil | 102 | 1.0% |
| Rader Oil CO | 92 | 0.9% |
| Oil Sources Corp | 92 | 0.9% |
| State of Kansas | 90 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paola-rantoul | 2,753 | 25.9% |
| Unknown | 2,033 | 19.1% |
| Baldwin | 251 | 2.4% |
| Norwood | 225 | 2.1% |
| Leloup | 133 | 1.2% |
| Rantoul | 114 | 1.1% |
| Wildcat | 52 | 0.5% |
| Ottawa | 39 | 0.4% |
| Unnamed | 22 | 0.2% |
| Pomona | 21 | 0.2% |
| Norwood Southeast | 16 | 0.2% |
| Forest City Coal Gas Area | 11 | 0.1% |
| Ottawa South | 7 | 0.1% |
| Pomona North | 4 | 0.0% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 186 | 1.7% |
| 2010s | 1,222 | 11.5% |
| 2000s | 337 | 3.2% |
| 1990s | 224 | 2.1% |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 13.3% |
| 1970s | 307 | 2.9% |
| 1960s | 61 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 40 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 9 | 0.1% |
An old well on land in Franklin County?
575 wells in Franklin County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 10,641 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 Franklin County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tulloss Tul118 API 15-059-01644 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul119 API 15-059-01645 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul122 API 15-059-01646 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul123 API 15-059-01647 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul125 API 15-059-01648 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul126 API 15-059-01649 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul129 API 15-059-01650 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul133 API 15-059-01651 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 0 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul138 API 15-059-01652 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul131 API 15-059-19060 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 570 | — | State |
| Fritts Nelson 2 API 15-059-24405 | Oil Drillers & Developers, INC | Ottawa | 450 | 1989 | State |
| Fritts Nelson 1 API 15-059-24295 | Oil Drillers & Developers, INC | Ottawa | 940 | 1988 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-6 API 15-059-23087 | Coastal Petroleum Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1984 | State |
| Moherman 28 API 15-059-23547 | Continental Exploration | Unknown | 700 | 1984 | State |
| Moherman 999 API 15-059-23561 | Continental Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 1125 | 1984 | State |
| Moherman 502 API 15-059-23578 | Continental Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 726 | 1984 | State |
| Peckham Pacp-10 API 15-059-23062 | Coastal Pet | Paola-rantoul | 475 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-2 API 15-059-23082 | Coastal Pet | Paola-rantoul | 525 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-3 API 15-059-23083 | Coastal Pet | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-5 API 15-059-23085 | Coastal Petroleum Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-7 API 15-059-23088 | Coastal Petroleum Corp | Paola-rantoul | 475 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-8 API 15-059-23089 | Coastal Pet | Paola-rantoul | 475 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-9 API 15-059-23090 | Coastal Pet | Paola-rantoul | 475 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-10 API 15-059-23091 | Coastal Pet | Paola-rantoul | 475 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-13 API 15-059-23101 | Coastal Petroleum Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1983 | State |
| Aubry Abcp-14 API 15-059-23102 | Coastal Petroleum Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1983 | State |
| Caylor 3 API 15-059-20963 | Rantoul Energy | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1981 | State |
| Caylor 5 (a-12) API 15-059-20965 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 6 (b-11) API 15-059-20966 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 9 (d-12) API 15-059-20969 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 10 (c-11) API 15-059-20970 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 11 API 15-059-20971 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 515 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 12 (c-10) API 15-059-20972 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 13 API 15-059-20973 | Rantoul Energy | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 14 API 15-059-20974 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 15 (d-14) API 15-059-20975 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 16 API 15-059-20976 | Rantoul Energy | Paola-rantoul | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Judson-tulloss 33-c API 15-059-70051 | Rantoul Energy | Unknown | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Judson-tulloss 35-c (10-a) API 15-059-70053 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 550 | 1980 | State |
| Caylor 2 API 15-059-20962 | Rantoul Energy Corp | Unknown | 500 | 1980 | State |
| Willard Miller 2 API 15-059-20711 | Sieg Drilling Company | Unknown | 880 | 1979 | State |
| Judson-tulloss 17 API 15-059-70176 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 63 API 15-059-70140 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 5 API 15-059-70168 | State of Kansas | — | 340 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss O API 15-059-70146 | State of Kansas | — | 0 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 10 API 15-059-70142 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 11 API 15-059-70118 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 12 API 15-059-70137 | State of Kansas | — | 33 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 16 API 15-059-70149 | State of Kansas | — | 420 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 20 API 15-059-70115 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 28 API 15-059-70138 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 29 API 15-059-70150 | State of Kansas | — | 210 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 32 API 15-059-70147 | State of Kansas | — | 360 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 35 API 15-059-70135 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 36 API 15-059-70031 | State of Kansas | — | 355 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 37 API 15-059-70020 | State of Kansas | — | 360 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 41 API 15-059-70021 | State of Kansas | — | 380 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 51 API 15-059-70047 | State of Kansas | — | 425 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 52 API 15-059-70151 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 55 API 15-059-71181 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 64 API 15-059-70141 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 67 API 15-059-70130 | State of Kansas | — | 325 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 68 API 15-059-70116 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 77 API 15-059-70177 | State of Kansas | — | 360 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 18-c API 15-059-70174 | State of Kansas | — | 1480 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 44 API 15-059-70003 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 260 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 49 API 15-059-70064 | State of Kansas | — | 860 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 82 API 15-059-70004 | State of Kansas | — | 200 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 50 API 15-059-70066 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 380 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 13 API 15-059-70044 | State of Kansas | — | 545 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 25 API 15-059-70015 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 26 API 15-059-70016 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 265 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 1 API 15-059-70011 | State of Kansas | — | 514 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 2 API 15-059-70028 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 3 API 15-059-70054 | State of Kansas | — | 575 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 4 API 15-059-70055 | State of Kansas | — | 500 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 7 API 15-059-70050 | State of Kansas | — | 500 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 14 API 15-059-70045 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 15 API 15-059-70059 | State of Kansas | — | 520 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 21 API 15-059-70060 | State of Kansas | — | 520 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 22 API 15-059-70046 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 23 API 15-059-70017 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 24 API 15-059-70018 | State of Kansas | — | 231 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 27 API 15-059-70019 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 30 API 15-059-70165 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 31 API 15-059-70166 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 38 API 15-059-70027 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 40 API 15-059-70024 | State of Kansas | — | 200 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 42 API 15-059-70026 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 43 API 15-059-70035 | State of Kansas | — | 535 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 45 API 15-059-70036 | State of Kansas | — | 540 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 47 API 15-059-70037 | State of Kansas | — | 545 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 59 API 15-059-70058 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 61 API 15-059-70040 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 62 API 15-059-70041 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 16-c API 15-059-70052 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 48-a API 15-059-70038 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 51-a API 15-059-70039 | State of Kansas | — | 545 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 68-a API 15-059-71459 | State of Kansas | — | 550 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 72-a API 15-059-70042 | State of Kansas | — | 545 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 53 API 15-059-70074 | State of Kansas | — | 308 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 56 API 15-059-70072 | State of Kansas | — | 330 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 58 API 15-059-70075 | State of Kansas | — | 374 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 60 API 15-059-70070 | State of Kansas | — | 486 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 65 API 15-059-70071 | State of Kansas | — | 506 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 69 API 15-059-70067 | State of Kansas | — | 320 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 70 API 15-059-70068 | State of Kansas | — | 320 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 73 API 15-059-70077 | State of Kansas | — | 315 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 74 API 15-059-70078 | State of Kansas | — | 405 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 84 API 15-059-70073 | State of Kansas | — | 352 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 88 API 15-059-70076 | State of Kansas | — | 175 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 34 0-13 API 15-059-70167 | State of Kansas | — | 589 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 72 API 15-059-70117 | State of Kansas | — | 480 | — | State |
| Judson-tulloss 9 API 15-059-70056 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 300 | — | State |
| Tulloss 54 API 15-059-70131 | State of Kansas | — | 350 | — | State |
| Tulloss Ow-39 API 15-059-70008 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 0 | — | State |
| Tulloss Ow-45 API 15-059-70005 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 0 | — | State |
| Tulloss Ow-46 API 15-059-70009 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 0 | — | State |
| Tulloss Ow-48 API 15-059-70063 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 568 | — | State |
| Tulloss Ow-21 API 15-059-70043 | State of Kansas | — | 340 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-43 API 15-059-70122 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-80 API 15-059-70123 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-66 API 15-059-70120 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-48 API 15-059-70119 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-81 API 15-059-70121 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-49 API 15-059-70124 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-20 API 15-059-70132 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-70 API 15-059-70133 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-61 API 15-059-70112 | State of Kansas | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-71 API 15-059-70134 | Fee Fund Plugging | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-54 API 15-059-70111 | State of Kansas | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-46 API 15-059-70129 | State of Kansas | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-45 API 15-059-70110 | State of Kansas | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-44 API 15-059-70128 | State of Kansas | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-52 API 15-059-70103 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-79 API 15-059-70098 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-60 API 15-059-70107 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-58 API 15-059-70088 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-59 API 15-059-70106 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-50 API 15-059-70105 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-01 API 15-059-70104 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-55 API 15-059-70086 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-51 API 15-059-70097 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-64 API 15-059-70095 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-62 API 15-059-70096 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-63 API 15-059-70094 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Big Tulloss Tul-47 API 15-059-70087 | Fee Fund | — | 570 | — | State |
| Rossener 1 API 15-059-20004 | Elmer C. Sieg | — | 625 | — | State |
| Gilliland 9 API 15-059-20020 | Great Western Plains Oil CO | — | 575 | — | State |
| Mccullough 11 API 15-059-20120 | Cameron K. Reed | — | 575 | — | State |
By class in Franklin County
- Approved Intent to Drill — Franklin County 1,927
- Authorized Injection Well — Franklin County 741
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Franklin County 931
- Inactive Well — Franklin County 366
- KCC Fee Fund Plugging — Franklin County 575
- Plugged and Abandoned — Franklin County 2,874
- Producing — Franklin County 2,418
Counties with a comparable register
- Chautauqua 14,371
- Russell 13,770
- Greenwood 13,046
- Wilson 12,772
- Anderson 12,692
- Cowley 11,511
- Stafford 11,492
- Rice 10,609
- Rooks 10,167
- Graham 9,074
- Ness 8,076
- Linn 8,039
- Barber 7,830
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.