Oil and gas wells in Gray County
602 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register. 1 were plugged at public expense, and 17 sit inactive.
602Wells
5150 ftMedian depth
1Plugged by the State
17Inactive
What stands out in Gray County
The operator named on most of these records is Falcon Exploration, INC, on 71 of them (11.8%), ahead of Gear Petroleum CO (62) and American Warrior, INC (52). The oldest well here was completed in 1939 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 9405 feet — Bleumer 2629 3-19h, drilled in 2013.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 5150 ft | 5664 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Gray County
411 of the 602 wells in Gray County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 17 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, 384 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Gray County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Exploration, INC | 71 | 11.8% |
| Gear Petroleum CO | 62 | 10.3% |
| American Warrior, INC | 52 | 8.6% |
| Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | 27 | 4.5% |
| Pendleton Land and Exploration INC | 25 | 4.2% |
| Mccoy Petroleum Corp | 12 | 2.0% |
| Bengalia Land and Cattle CO | 12 | 2.0% |
| Donald C. Slawson | 11 | 1.8% |
| Patton Oil CO | 10 | 1.7% |
| Gear Petroleum Co., INC | 8 | 1.3% |
| Falcon Exploration INC | 8 | 1.3% |
| Bengalia Land and Cattle Company | 8 | 1.3% |
| Irex Corp | 7 | 1.2% |
| Ritchie Exploration, INC | 7 | 1.2% |
| Arena Resources, INC | 7 | 1.2% |
| Frontier Oil CO | 6 | 1.0% |
| Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | 6 | 1.0% |
| Lasso Energy LLC | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 230 | 38.2% |
| Ingalls | 54 | 9.0% |
| Monger | 37 | 6.1% |
| Unknown | 26 | 4.3% |
| Hugoton Gas Area | 16 | 2.7% |
| Ingalls South | 14 | 2.3% |
| Unnamed | 14 | 2.3% |
| Renegade Southeast | 12 | 2.0% |
| Mcqueen | 10 | 1.7% |
| Pendleton | 9 | 1.5% |
| N K Southeast | 9 | 1.5% |
| N K | 8 | 1.3% |
| Long Knife | 8 | 1.3% |
| Wendel | 7 | 1.2% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14 | 2.3% |
| 2010s | 183 | 30.4% |
| 2000s | 50 | 8.3% |
| 1990s | 43 | 7.1% |
| 1980s | 181 | 30.1% |
| 1970s | 58 | 9.6% |
| 1960s | 13 | 2.2% |
| 1950s | 11 | 1.8% |
| 1940s | 4 | 0.7% |
An old well on land in Gray County?
1 wells in Gray County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 602 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 Gray County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saylor 1 API 15-069-20005-0001 | Energy Expl | Hugoton Gas Area | 2723 | 1979 | State |
| Marilee Yost 12-1 API 15-069-20519 | Raymond Oil Company, INC | Sand Prairie | 5315 | 2024 | — |
| Finnup 3 Wsw API 15-069-20516 | Petroleum Property Services, INC | Ingalls | 1722 | 2023 | — |
| Egbert 3 Wsw API 15-069-20517 | Petroleum Property Services, INC | Ingalls | 1760 | 2023 | — |
| Fry 1-23 API 15-069-20320-0001 | Val Energy, INC | Renegade Southeast | 6150 | 2020 | — |
| Kgs-14.1 1 API 15-069-20510 | Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC | — | 200 | 2020 | — |
| Dirks 1-12 API 15-069-20333-0001 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5400 | 2019 | — |
| Riley Winkler 1-6(sw) API 15-069-20503 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 5300 | 2018 | — |
| Circle N Trust 2-6 (se) API 15-069-20504 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Colusa South | 5430 | 2018 | — |
| C60569 01 API 15-069-20506 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 300 | 2018 | — |
| Allen Isaac 1-24 (nw) API 15-069-20361-0001 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Unknown | 5450 | 2018 | — |
| Reed Trust 'a' 1-36 API 15-069-20498 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Wildcat | 5500 | 2017 | — |
| C59231 01 API 15-069-20501 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 300 | 2017 | — |
| Myles Mcgehee 1-7 API 15-069-20464-0001 | Bengalia Land and Cattle Company | — | 5207 | 2016 | — |
| Crude Helium Pipeline 1 API 15-069-20497 | Bureau of Land Management | — | 201 | 2016 | — |
| Yost 1-6(nw) API 15-069-20488 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 5379 | 2015 | — |
| Jm Koehn 1-7(sw) API 15-069-20489 | Falcon Exploration, INC | — | 5430 | 2015 | — |
| Emery Josserand Swd 1-5 (se) API 15-069-20360-0001 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Northwest | 6780 | 2015 | — |
| James Koehn 5-31 (nw) API 15-069-20492 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Long Knife | 5450 | 2015 | — |
| Steve Tucker 1-19 (sw) API 15-069-20493 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Long Knife North | 5550 | 2015 | — |
| Carrie Nichols 1-5 (sw) API 15-069-20494 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Montezuma East | 5425 | 2015 | — |
| Isabel Swd 2729 1-22 API 15-069-20401-0001 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | — | 7261 | 2015 | — |
| Jantz 32 1 API 15-069-20455 | Ring Energy, INC | Wildcat | 5384 | 2014 | — |
| Kenneth Dirks 3-8 (se) API 15-069-20457 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5550 | 2014 | — |
| James Koehn 3-31 (nw) API 15-069-20459 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Long Knife | 5530 | 2014 | — |
| Renick 2 API 15-069-20460 | Lasso Energy LLC | Unnamed | 5206 | 2014 | — |
| Goossen 2-14 API 15-069-20469 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5470 | 2014 | — |
| Shadow 6-17 API 15-069-20470 | American Warrior, INC | Shadow | 5300 | 2014 | — |
| Irsik Equities 1-35 API 15-069-20471 | American Warrior, INC | N K West | 5100 | 2014 | — |
| Harold Smith 1-12 (nw) API 15-069-20367-0001 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5285 | 2014 | — |
| Irsik Equities 2-35 API 15-069-20476 | American Warrior, INC | N K West | 5100 | 2014 | — |
| Katherine 2-19 API 15-069-20478 | American Warrior, INC | Irsik East | 5150 | 2014 | — |
| Jantz 32 4 API 15-069-20479 | Ring Energy, INC | Wildcat | 5450 | 2014 | — |
| Wedel Trust 33 3 API 15-069-20480 | Ring Energy, INC | Wildcat | 5253 | 2014 | — |
| Circle N Trust 1-6 (se) API 15-069-20481 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Colusa South | 5450 | 2014 | — |
| Irsik Equities 4-35 API 15-069-20482 | American Warrior, INC | N K West | 5100 | 2014 | — |
| Irsik Equities 5-35 API 15-069-20485 | American Warrior, INC | N K West | 5100 | 2014 | — |
| Rect 1012 01 API 15-069-20486 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 250 | 2014 | — |
| Unruh 2629 2-17h API 15-069-20413-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Wildcat | 5425 | 2013 | — |
| Richardson Trust 'a' 1-15 API 15-069-20414 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Pendleton East | 5150 | 2013 | — |
| Toews 2629 2-21h API 15-069-20416-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Ingalls South | 5572 | 2013 | — |
| Jantz 2-30 (sw) API 15-069-20418 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Long Knife | 5520 | 2013 | — |
| Mcqueen 1 API 15-069-20021-0003 | American Warrior, INC | — | 4900 | 2013 | — |
| Bleumer 2629 3-19h API 15-069-20423-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Monger | 9405 | 2013 | — |
| Kramer 1-31 API 15-069-20432 | American Warrior, INC | N K | 5050 | 2013 | — |
| Ikm 1-32 API 15-069-20433 | American Warrior, INC | N K | 5002 | 2013 | — |
| Kramer 2-31 API 15-069-20440 | American Warrior, INC | Wildcat | 5050 | 2013 | — |
| Kramer 3-31 API 15-069-20444 | American Warrior, INC | N K | 5000 | 2013 | — |
| Koehn, Henry 1-13 (ne) API 15-069-20357 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5440 | 2012 | — |
| Shadow 2-17 API 15-069-20358 | American Warrior, INC | Shadow | 5250 | 2012 | — |
| Allen Isaac 1-24 (nw) API 15-069-20361 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5450 | 2012 | — |
| Davis 2-33 (sw) API 15-069-20362 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Northwest | 5475 | 2012 | — |
| Kenneth Dirks 2-8 (se) API 15-069-20364 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5548 | 2012 | — |
| Harold Smith 1-12 (nw) API 15-069-20367 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5285 | 2012 | — |
| Michael Esau 1-22 (se) API 15-069-20369 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4325 | 2012 | — |
| Gregory Love 1-1(sw) API 15-069-20370 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Montezuma | 5309 | 2012 | — |
| Ginest 1 API 15-069-20053-0001 | Sunflower Energy, LLC | Unnamed | 5200 | 2012 | — |
| Bleumer 2629 1-19h API 15-069-20373-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Monger | 9351 | 2012 | — |
| Benjamin Swd 2629 2-19 API 15-069-20376 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Monger | 6974 | 2012 | — |
| Toews 2629 1-21h API 15-069-20378-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Ingalls South | 9366 | 2012 | — |
| Carl Love 1-1(ne) API 15-069-20383 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Montezuma | 5300 | 2012 | — |
| Unruh 2629 1-17h API 15-069-20387-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Monger | 9320 | 2012 | — |
| Renick 5-1h API 15-069-20388-0100 | Sanchez Oil and Gas Corp | Wildcat | 4908 | 2012 | — |
| Toews 2629 1-28h API 15-069-20392-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Monger | 9325 | 2012 | — |
| James Koehn 1-31 (nw) API 15-069-20393 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Long Knife | 5550 | 2012 | — |
| Wehkamp 1-15 API 15-069-20397 | American Warrior, INC | Wildcat | 4985 | 2012 | — |
| Sherlyn Koehn 1-31 (sw) API 15-069-20399 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Long Knife | 5520 | 2012 | — |
| Bleumer 2630 1-13h API 15-069-20400-0100 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Wildcat | 5485 | 2012 | — |
| Isabel 2729 1-22 API 15-069-20401 | Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC | Wildcat | 7261 | 2012 | — |
| O'brate - Gray 1-8 API 15-069-20403 | American Warrior, INC | — | 5000 | 2012 | — |
| Nuss 1-4 API 15-069-20330 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Northwest | 5405 | 2011 | — |
| Dirks 1-12 API 15-069-20333 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5400 | 2011 | — |
| Andee Fry 1-2 API 15-069-20335 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade East | 5450 | 2011 | — |
| John Koehn 1-18(se) API 15-069-20341 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5655 | 2011 | — |
| Smith 1-5 (nw) API 15-069-20348 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Colusa South | 5550 | 2011 | — |
| Smith 2-5 (nw) API 15-069-20349 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Colusa South | 5550 | 2011 | — |
| O'brate 5-5 API 15-069-20351 | American Warrior, INC | Mcqueen | 4880 | 2011 | — |
| O'brate 4-6 API 15-069-20352 | American Warrior, INC | Cecil | 4880 | 2011 | — |
| Crump 1-14 (ne) API 15-069-20354 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 5420 | 2011 | — |
| Williams 1-13 API 15-069-20322 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 6344 | 2010 | — |
| Love 1-1 API 15-069-20329 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Montezuma | 5625 | 2010 | — |
| Mcgraw 1-7 API 15-069-20305 | Bengalia Land and Cattle Company | Mcgraw | 2773 | 2009 | — |
| Jw 1-15 API 15-069-20310 | Raydon Exploration, INC | Pendleton | 6200 | 2009 | — |
| Gates 8-16 API 15-069-20313 | American Warrior, INC | Wildcat | 5030 | 2009 | — |
| Goosen 1-14 API 15-069-20314 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 6380 | 2009 | — |
| Fry 1-23 API 15-069-20320 | Falcon Exploration, INC | Renegade Southeast | 6150 | 2009 | — |
| Markel INC 1 API 15-069-20296 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4850 | 2007 | — |
| Schmidt 1-29 API 15-069-20285 | Arena Resources, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2722 | 2006 | — |
| Hornbaker 1-31 API 15-069-20286 | Arena Resources, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2740 | 2006 | — |
| Hornbaker 1-30 API 15-069-20287 | Arena Resources, INC | Fig | 2742 | 2006 | — |
| Nichols 1-32 API 15-069-20289 | Arena Resources, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2734 | 2006 | — |
| Kay 1-19 API 15-069-20290 | Arena Resources, INC | Unknown | 2720 | 2006 | — |
| O'brate 1-5 API 15-069-20283 | American Warrior, INC | Mcqueen | 4886 | 2005 | — |
| O'brate 2-4 API 15-069-20284 | American Warrior, INC | Wildcat | 4850 | 2005 | — |
| Arlene 1-33 API 15-069-20279-0002 | American Warrior, INC | Wildcat | 4485 | 2005 | — |
| Rexford 1-30 API 15-069-20276 | Guardian Energy Consultants, INC | Unnamed | 2737 | 2004 | — |
| C I 3 API 15-069-20277 | Midwest Energy, INC | Unknown | 80 | 2004 | — |
| C I 4 API 15-069-20278 | Midwest Energy, INC | Unknown | 80 | 2004 | — |
| Schmidt 1-30 API 15-069-20281 | Guardian Energy Consultants, INC | Wildcat | 2748 | 2004 | — |
| Irsik 'b' 1 API 15-069-20042-0002 | Petroleum Property Services INC | Ingalls | 5000 | 2000 | — |
| Irsik 'b' 1 API 15-069-20042-0001 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls North | 5000 | 2000 | — |
| Montezuma Station 2 API 15-069-20268 | — | Unknown | 100 | 1998 | — |
| Montezuma Station 1 API 15-069-20267 | — | Unknown | 100 | 1998 | — |
| Stude Trust 'a' 1-33 API 15-069-20259 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Dunham East | 5700 | 1996 | — |
| Kdrw 1-30 API 15-069-20257 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Ingalls West | 4991 | 1995 | — |
| Kdrw 1-30 API 15-069-20257-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Ingalls West | 4991 | 1995 | — |
| Renick Brothers 1-31 API 15-069-20250 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Ingalls West | 5050 | 1993 | — |
| Strawn 1 API 15-069-20245 | Clyde M. Becker | Ingalls | 5045 | 1992 | — |
| Bethel Home 1 API 15-069-20239 | Becker Clyde M | Ullom | 5235 | 1991 | — |
| Moeschl 1 API 15-069-20235 | Frontier Oil CO | N K Southeast | 5010 | 1990 | — |
| Irsik 1 API 15-069-20014-0001 | Gear Petroleum Co., INC | Ingalls | 5035 | 1990 | — |
| Irsik State Unit 'b' 1 API 15-069-20071-0001 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls North | 5750 | 1988 | — |
| Nichols 1 API 15-069-20199 | Falcon Exploration INC | Renegade | 5420 | 1987 | — |
| Wilbur 2-33 API 15-069-20202 | Wayne L. Kirkman INC | Ullom | 5200 | 1987 | — |
| Wilbur-ullom 1-33 API 15-069-20193 | Krm Petroleum Corp | Ullom | 5170 | 1985 | — |
| Warner 'a' 1 API 15-069-20185 | Dnb Drilling INC | Ingalls | 5071 | 1984 | — |
| Monger 3 API 15-069-20163 | Patton Oil CO | Monger | 5050 | 1983 | — |
| Hatcher 1 API 15-069-20161 | Irex Corp | — | 5000 | 1983 | — |
| G & B Farms 1 API 15-069-20143 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5010 | 1982 | — |
| Monger 'a' 1 API 15-069-20159 | Patton Oil CO | Monger | 5105 | 1982 | — |
| Jury 'a' 1 API 15-069-00004-0001 | Patton Oil CO | Monger | 6086 | 1982 | — |
| Renick 2 API 15-069-20108 | Continental Energy Corp | Hugoton Gas Area | 5010 | 1981 | — |
| Bleumer-ardery 19-9 API 15-069-20116 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Monger | 5155 | 1981 | — |
| Monger 1 API 15-069-20078 | Patton Oil CO | Monger | 5120 | 1981 | — |
| Miller 2 API 15-069-20090 | Pendleton Land and Exploration INC | Wendel | 5125 | 1981 | — |
| Renick 'x' 1 API 15-069-20093 | Donald C. Slawson | Ingalls | 5050 | 1981 | — |
| Renick 3 API 15-069-20111 | Continental Energy Corp | Charleston | 5060 | 1981 | — |
| Kliesen State Unit 'b' 1 API 15-069-20113 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4980 | 1981 | — |
| Jury 1 API 15-069-20115 | Gear Petroleum CO | Monger | 5125 | 1981 | — |
| Pendleton 2 API 15-069-20044 | Pendleton Land and Exploration INC | Pendleton | 5130 | 1980 | — |
| Feiertag 1 API 15-069-20055 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5075 | 1980 | — |
| Irsik Feed Yard Unit 1 API 15-069-20064 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4980 | 1980 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-069-20067 | Pendleton Land and Exploration INC | Wendel | 5100 | 1980 | — |
| Irsik 'b' 2 API 15-069-20069 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4950 | 1980 | — |
| Irsik State Unit 'b' 1 API 15-069-20071 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5750 | 1980 | — |
| Irsik Feed Yard Unit 'b' 1 API 15-069-20072 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4950 | 1980 | — |
| Janof 1 API 15-069-20073 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5030 | 1980 | — |
| Kliesen State Unit 1 API 15-069-20080 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4871 | 1980 | — |
| Irsik State Unit 'c' 1 API 15-069-20081 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4955 | 1980 | — |
| Egbert 1 API 15-069-20082 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4950 | 1980 | — |
| Classen 1 API 15-069-20036-0001 | H & C Oil Operating INC | Pendleton | 5950 | 1980 | — |
| Finnup Unit 'a' 1 API 15-069-20031 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5000 | 1979 | — |
| Strawn-mobil 1 API 15-069-20035 | Gear Petroleum Co., INC | Ingalls | 5100 | 1979 | — |
| Pendleton (aka Schauf) 1 API 15-069-20040 | Pendleton Land and Exploration INC | Pendleton | 5160 | 1979 | — |
| Irsik 'b' 1 API 15-069-20042 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5000 | 1979 | — |
| Irsik State Unit 1 API 15-069-20058 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 4975 | 1979 | — |
| Finnup 2 API 15-069-20029 | Gear Petroleum CO | Ingalls | 5000 | 1978 | — |
| Irsik 1 API 15-069-20014 | Gear Petroleum Company, INC | Ingalls | 5036 | 1977 | — |
| F. Finnup 1 API 15-069-20011 | Gear Petroleum Co., INC | Ingalls | 5200 | 1976 | — |
| Northcutt 1-23 API 15-069-20002 | King Resources CO | Wildcat | 6670 | 1969 | — |
By class in Gray 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
- Wallace 558
- Dickinson 541
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.