Oil and gas wells in Hamilton County
1,413 wells — 0.3% of the Kansas register. 5 were plugged at public expense, and 79 sit inactive.
1,413Wells
2769 ftMedian depth
5Plugged by the State
79Inactive
What stands out in Hamilton County
The operator named on most of these records is Amoco Production CO, on 88 of them (6.2%), ahead of American Exploration CO (67) and Kansas-nebraska Natural Gas CO (59). The oldest well here was completed in 1925 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 6690 feet — Burge 'a' 13, drilled in 1996.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2769 ft | 5440 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Hamilton County
708 of the 1,413 wells in Hamilton County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 5 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 79 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, 636 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Hamilton County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amoco Production CO | 88 | 6.2% |
| American Exploration CO | 67 | 4.7% |
| Kansas-nebraska Natural Gas CO | 59 | 4.2% |
| Hugoton Energy Corp | 58 | 4.1% |
| Livingston Oil CO | 48 | 3.4% |
| Dome Petroleum Corp | 36 | 2.5% |
| Horseshoe Operating, INC | 34 | 2.4% |
| Computer Petroleum Exploration CO | 32 | 2.3% |
| Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | 24 | 1.7% |
| Ladd Petroleum Corp | 20 | 1.4% |
| Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp | 19 | 1.3% |
| Texaco, INC | 19 | 1.3% |
| W. B. Osborn | 19 | 1.3% |
| Plains Resources, INC | 18 | 1.3% |
| Plateau Operating Corporation | 18 | 1.3% |
| Hadson Oil and Gas CO | 17 | 1.2% |
| Ashland Exploration, INC | 17 | 1.2% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 13 | 0.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Gas Area | 581 | 41.1% |
| Hugoton Gas Area | 173 | 12.2% |
| Wildcat | 135 | 9.6% |
| Bradshaw | 118 | 8.4% |
| Unknown | 92 | 6.5% |
| Panoma Gas Area | 83 | 5.9% |
| Hugoton | 27 | 1.9% |
| Helfrich | 13 | 0.9% |
| Gould | 12 | 0.8% |
| Unnamed | 6 | 0.4% |
| Panoma | 4 | 0.3% |
| Holliday | 1 | 0.1% |
| Wildcat Bradshaw | 1 | 0.1% |
| Bland | 1 | 0.1% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 17 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 53 | 3.8% |
| 2000s | 134 | 9.5% |
| 1990s | 265 | 18.8% |
| 1980s | 91 | 6.4% |
| 1970s | 286 | 20.2% |
| 1960s | 234 | 16.6% |
| 1950s | 84 | 5.9% |
| 1940s | 10 | 0.7% |
An old well on land in Hamilton County?
5 wells in Hamilton County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,413 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 Hamilton County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helfrich 4 API 15-075-20571 | Claassen Oil and Gas, INC | Helfrich | 5400 | 1996 | State |
| Shafer 1 API 15-075-20216 | Wayman W. Buchanan | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2568 | 1979 | State |
| Simon 1 API 15-075-20314 | Energy Expl & Prod | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2800 | 1979 | State |
| Banbury 'a' 1 API 15-075-20167 | Cities Service Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2890 | 1977 | State |
| R. Staats 1 API 15-075-20001 | Exploration and Development INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2830 | 1967 | State |
| 4392 Kritzmire 1 API 15-075-20920 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 320 | 2026 | — |
| Durler 2-21 API 15-075-20903 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Unnamed | 5000 | 2023 | — |
| Etc50-4432 Stucky 01 API 15-075-20919 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 300 | 2023 | — |
| C Double 1-16 API 15-075-20906 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw | 2664 | 2022 | — |
| Simon #1-18 API 15-075-20907 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw | 2670 | 2022 | — |
| Hodgson 1-17 API 15-075-20908 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw | 2658 | 2022 | — |
| Weaver 1-15 API 15-075-20910 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw | 2675 | 2022 | — |
| T. Spiker 1-7 API 15-075-20913 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw | 2610 | 2022 | — |
| Levens 4-31 API 15-075-20915 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw | 2670 | 2022 | — |
| Hcu 3120-e API 15-075-20703-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 6340 | 2022 | — |
| Blackwell 1-28 API 15-075-20830-0001 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Bradshaw Gas Area | 5600 | 2021 | — |
| Levens 2 API 15-075-20904 | Plateau Operating Corporation | Unnamed | 2600 | 2021 | — |
| Boltz 35b API 15-075-20911 | Brooks Range Corporation | — | 2779 | 2021 | — |
| Rect 4332 01 API 15-075-20900 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2020 | — |
| Cps 1145 2 API 15-075-20902 | Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC | — | 300 | 2020 | — |
| Cps 1145 1 API 15-075-20901 | Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC | — | 300 | 2020 | — |
| Syracuse Cb/cp Dw Replacement #10 API 15-075-20899 | Atmos Energy Corporation | Unknown | 415 | 2018 | — |
| Gillam 1-2 API 15-075-20896 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 5370 | 2017 | — |
| Hcu 2231-e API 15-075-20692-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 6500 | 2017 | — |
| R.b. Fegan B-4 Atu-398 API 15-075-20884 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3068 | 2015 | — |
| Heltemes B-4 Atu-285 API 15-075-20885 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3069 | 2015 | — |
| R.b. Fegan B-5 Atu-399 API 15-075-20886 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3069 | 2015 | — |
| Finnup 4 Atu-402 API 15-075-20887 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3068 | 2015 | — |
| Finnup 5 Atu-404 API 15-075-20888 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3069 | 2015 | — |
| H. Trussell B-5 Atu-400 API 15-075-20889 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2900 | 2015 | — |
| Bereman 4 Atu-290 API 15-075-20890 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2898 | 2015 | — |
| Collingwood 1-2 API 15-075-20892 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5430 | 2015 | — |
| Jerrys 01 API 15-075-20894 | Regency Field Services LLC | — | 300 | 2015 | — |
| Trussell A-5 Atu-80 API 15-075-20875 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3111 | 2014 | — |
| Collingwood-gillam Unit 1-2 API 15-075-20876 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5450 | 2014 | — |
| Mcdonald C-5 Atu-291 API 15-075-20880 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3068 | 2014 | — |
| H Trussell A 2 API 15-075-20114-0001 | — | — | 2887 | 2014 | — |
| Cps 4221 2 API 15-075-20881 | Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC | — | 350 | 2014 | — |
| Swank 1 API 15-075-20883 | Regency Field Services LLC | — | 300 | 2014 | — |
| Cps 4281 2 API 15-075-20860 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company, A General Partnership | — | 300 | 2013 | — |
| Fox 1-8 API 15-075-20866 | Western Operating CO | Helfrich | 5400 | 2013 | — |
| H. Trussell B-4 Atu-26 API 15-075-20867 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3114 | 2013 | — |
| Mcdonald C-4 Atu-45 API 15-075-20868 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3155 | 2013 | — |
| Fox 2-8 API 15-075-20869 | Western Operating CO | Helfrich | 5467 | 2013 | — |
| Trussell A-4 Atu-25 API 15-075-20872 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3121 | 2013 | — |
| Fox 3-8x API 15-075-20874 | Western Operating CO | Helfrich | 5240 | 2013 | — |
| Line 2a-20' P/l Cps 1262-1 API 15-075-20854 | Colorado Interstate Gas CO | Unknown | 300 | 2012 | — |
| Line 2a-20' P/l Cps 1262-2 API 15-075-20855 | Colorado Interstate Gas CO | Unknown | 300 | 2012 | — |
| Cps 4281 3 API 15-075-20861 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company, A General Partnership | — | 300 | 2012 | — |
| Bradshaw South 1 API 15-075-20857 | Oneok Field Services LLC | Unknown | 250 | 2011 | — |
| 2a-20' P/l C-1145-2 API 15-075-20843 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | — | 300 | 2009 | — |
| 2a-20' P/l C-1145-1 API 15-075-20842 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | — | 300 | 2009 | — |
| Kendall 6 Lateral Kendall 1 API 15-075-20846 | Atmos Energy Corporation | — | 250 | 2009 | — |
| Heinz 2 API 15-075-20849 | W. R. Williams, INC | Bradshaw | 2758 | 2009 | — |
| Prickett 3 API 15-075-20841 | W. R. Williams, INC | Unknown | 2225 | 2008 | — |
| Prickett 2 API 15-075-20840 | W. R. Williams, INC | Bradshaw | 2764 | 2008 | — |
| Lakin-denver M/l C-429-1 API 15-075-20833 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | — | 250 | 2007 | — |
| Lakin-denver M/l C-429-2 API 15-075-20832 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | — | 250 | 2007 | — |
| Hcu 0831-b API 15-075-20682-0001 | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&p, INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2850 | 2007 | — |
| Prickett 1 API 15-075-20834 | W. R. Williams, INC | Bradshaw | 2788 | 2007 | — |
| Line 2a C-4311-2 API 15-075-20836 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | — | 200 | 2007 | — |
| Line 2a C-4311-1 API 15-075-20835 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | — | 200 | 2007 | — |
| Wood 1 API 15-075-20170-0001 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2980 | 2007 | — |
| Mcdonald Gas Unit 'b' 2 API 15-075-20059-0001 | — | Panoma | 2896 | 2007 | — |
| Yoder 1 API 15-075-20815 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2657 | 2005 | — |
| Hattrup 1-30r API 15-075-20819 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3114 | 2005 | — |
| Lampe 3-8 API 15-075-20820 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3159 | 2005 | — |
| Cig C-4231 API 15-075-20824 | Colorado Interstate Gas Company | Unknown | 400 | 2005 | — |
| 8 South 1 1 API 15-075-20825 | Duke Energy Field Services, LP | Unknown | 160 | 2005 | — |
| Gilcrease 1-33 API 15-075-20811 | American Warrior, INC | Bradshaw | 3153 | 2004 | — |
| Braddock 1 API 15-075-20816 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2600 | 2004 | — |
| Heltemes, N.a 3-25r API 15-075-20817 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3160 | 2004 | — |
| Sugar 1 API 15-075-20793 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2580 | 2003 | — |
| Bradshaw 4-33 API 15-075-20802 | Chesapeake Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2800 | 2003 | — |
| Elsie 1 API 15-075-20806 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2598 | 2003 | — |
| Lake Unit 'a' 1-35 API 15-075-20807 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | Hugoton Gas Area | 5633 | 2003 | — |
| Thompson 2 API 15-075-20809 | Hj, INC | Bradshaw | 3193 | 2003 | — |
| Buehne 2 API 15-075-20810 | Hj, INC | Hugoton | 3220 | 2003 | — |
| Meisel 3 API 15-075-20780-0001 | Whitco Petroleum | Bradshaw | 2598 | 2002 | — |
| Herrmann 'a' 1 API 15-075-20783 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2542 | 2002 | — |
| Rect. 4392 1 API 15-075-20788 | Cig Field Services CO | Unknown | 480 | 2002 | — |
| Rect. 4323 1 API 15-075-20789 | Cig Field Services CO | Unknown | 480 | 2002 | — |
| Henry 2 API 15-075-20775 | — | Bradshaw | 2550 | 2002 | — |
| Hcu 1411-swd API 15-075-20791 | Dominion Oklahoma Texas Expl & Prod, INC | Bradshaw | 3210 | 2002 | — |
| Banbury 2 API 15-075-20792 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2802 | 2002 | — |
| Meisel 4 API 15-075-20784-0001 | — | Bradshaw | 2924 | 2002 | — |
| Maxfield Gas Unit 2 API 15-075-20795 | M M Energy, INC | Bradshaw | 3204 | 2002 | — |
| Lewis 2 API 15-075-20796 | M M Energy, INC | Hugoton | 3200 | 2002 | — |
| Katterjohn 2 API 15-075-20797 | M M Energy, INC | Bradshaw | 3200 | 2002 | — |
| Levens 2-10 API 15-075-20799 | Chesapeake Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2950 | 2002 | — |
| Z. Gould 3-13 API 15-075-20801 | Chesapeake Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2915 | 2002 | — |
| Meisel 4 API 15-075-20784 | Buffalo Operating Corp | Bradshaw | 2602 | 2002 | — |
| George 2 API 15-075-20735 | — | Bradshaw | 2847 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1820-d API 15-075-20742 | — | Bradshaw | 6350 | 2001 | — |
| Virginia 1 API 15-075-20743 | — | Bradshaw | 2831 | 2001 | — |
| Hill 2 API 15-075-20744 | — | Bradshaw | 2779 | 2001 | — |
| Cletus 1 API 15-075-20746 | — | Bradshaw | 2818 | 2001 | — |
| Buck 2-3 API 15-075-20747 | — | Bradshaw | 2770 | 2001 | — |
| Buck 1-3 API 15-075-20727 | — | Bradshaw | 2677 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1711-c API 15-075-20749 | — | Hugoton | 2920 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1111-c API 15-075-20750 | — | Bradshaw | 2930 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1211-c API 15-075-20751 | — | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2915 | 2001 | — |
| Boltz 3 API 15-075-20753 | — | Bradshaw | 2390 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 3111-b API 15-075-20754 | — | Bradshaw | 2930 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 820-d API 15-075-20755 | — | Bradshaw | 2890 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1820-c API 15-075-20756 | — | Bradshaw | 2988 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1620-c API 15-075-20758 | Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp | Bradshaw | 2942 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 2220-c API 15-075-20759 | — | Bradshaw | 2896 | 2001 | — |
| Dikeman 2 API 15-075-20761 | — | Bradshaw | 2769 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 0431-c API 15-075-20764 | Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2670 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 2422-d API 15-075-20765 | — | Hugoton | 2805 | 2001 | — |
| Irene Rectifier 'dw' 1 API 15-075-20768 | Greeley Gas Company | Unknown | 120 | 2001 | — |
| Irene Rectifier 'dw' 2 API 15-075-20769 | Greeley Gas Company | Unknown | 120 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 1731-b API 15-075-20771 | Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2656 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 'c' 1511 API 15-075-20772 | — | Bradshaw | 2936 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 3211-b API 15-075-20224-0001 | — | Bradshaw | 3135 | 2001 | — |
| Meisel 2 API 15-075-20779 | — | Bradshaw | 2616 | 2001 | — |
| Meisel 3 API 15-075-20780 | — | Bradshaw | 2598 | 2001 | — |
| Hcu 3030-d API 15-075-00027-0001 | American Exploration CO | Bradshaw | 2820 | 2000 | — |
| Maxfield 2-1 API 15-075-20710 | Chesapeake Operating INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2655 | 2000 | — |
| Simon 1-12 API 15-075-20714 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2650 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 0720-c API 15-075-20718 | — | Hugoton | 2903 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 920-c API 15-075-20719 | — | Bradshaw | 2907 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 1021-c API 15-075-20720 | — | Bradshaw | 2912 | 2000 | — |
| Simon 2-12 API 15-075-20721 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2648 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 3221-b API 15-075-20723 | — | Hugoton | 2900 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 1331-c API 15-075-20724 | Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2808 | 2000 | — |
| Maxfield 3-1 API 15-075-20726 | Chesapeake Operating INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2635 | 2000 | — |
| Gould 'a' 4-2 API 15-075-20730 | — | Bradshaw | 2810 | 2000 | — |
| Parsons 2 API 15-075-20732 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2508 | 2000 | — |
| Strate 3-14 API 15-075-20715 | — | Bradshaw | 2772 | 2000 | — |
| Lois 1 API 15-075-20733 | — | Bradshaw | 2793 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 2911-b API 15-075-20708 | — | Bradshaw | 2950 | 2000 | — |
| Lewis 2 API 15-075-20737 | — | Hugoton | 2783 | 2000 | — |
| St. Columbans 2-12 API 15-075-20512-0001 | — | Bradshaw | 5550 | 2000 | — |
| St. Columbans 2-12 API 15-075-20512-0002 | Chesapeake Operating INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 5550 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu 3030-d API 15-075-00027-0002 | — | Bradshaw | 2817 | 2000 | — |
| Hcu Swd 2231-e API 15-075-20692 | Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp | Bradshaw Gas Area | 6500 | 1999 | — |
| Dalene 1 API 15-075-20695 | — | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2812 | 1999 | — |
| Bradshaw 3-36 API 15-075-20694 | — | Hugoton | 2665 | 1999 | — |
| Lenski 2-25 API 15-075-20696 | — | Bradshaw | 2700 | 1999 | — |
| Shoup 3-35 API 15-075-20700 | — | Bradshaw | 2700 | 1999 | — |
| Lenski 3-25 API 15-075-20702 | — | Bradshaw | 2705 | 1999 | — |
| Hcu 3120-e API 15-075-20703 | — | Bradshaw | 6340 | 1999 | — |
| Hermann 1 API 15-075-20704 | — | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2597 | 1999 | — |
| Hill 1 API 15-075-20699 | — | Bradshaw | 2777 | 1999 | — |
| Mai 1 API 15-075-20709 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2608 | 1999 | — |
| Hcu 1441-b API 15-075-20235-0001 | — | Bradshaw | 2720 | 1999 | — |
| Shoup 2-35 API 15-075-20522-0001 | Chesapeake Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2680 | 1999 | — |
| Wilcox 1 API 15-075-20705 | Horseshoe Operating, INC | Bradshaw | 2721 | 1999 | — |
By class in Hamilton County
Counties with a comparable register
- Logan 1,935
- Rawlins 1,867
- Leavenworth 1,833
- Cheyenne 1,791
- Scott 1,731
- Saline 1,588
- Norton 1,481
- Ford 1,384
- Thomas 1,383
- Chase 1,340
- Lyon 1,202
- Morris 1,030
- Greeley 1,029
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.