Oil and gas wells in Jefferson County
968 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register. 10 were plugged at public expense, and 21 sit inactive.
968Wells
1595 ftMedian depth
10Plugged by the State
21Inactive
What stands out in Jefferson County
The operator named on most of these records is Klm Exploration Co., INC, on 72 of them (7.4%), ahead of Reese Expl (62) and Calibogue Kansas Corp (36). The oldest well here was completed in 1921 and the most recent in 2023, and the deepest reaches 3615 feet — Winchester 1, drilled in 1929.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 1595 ft | 1780 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Jefferson County
388 of the 968 wells in Jefferson County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 10 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 21 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, 327 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Jefferson County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Klm Exploration Co., INC | 72 | 7.4% |
| Reese Expl | 62 | 6.4% |
| Calibogue Kansas Corp | 36 | 3.7% |
| Petro-technology, INC | 35 | 3.6% |
| Lutz, Jerry | 29 | 3.0% |
| Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | 28 | 2.9% |
| Calibogue Kansas | 26 | 2.7% |
| Bolinger Enterprises | 23 | 2.4% |
| Reese Exploration | 20 | 2.1% |
| Klm Exploration Company, INC | 19 | 2.0% |
| Petro-tech, INC | 17 | 1.8% |
| Reese Exploration, INC | 15 | 1.5% |
| N. R. Hamm Contractor, INC | 13 | 1.3% |
| Reese Exploration INC | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hupfer O & G | 12 | 1.2% |
| Norman R Hamm | 11 | 1.1% |
| Lutz Jerry | 11 | 1.1% |
| Jerry Lutz | 11 | 1.1% |
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 | 149 | 15.4% |
| Mclouth | 140 | 14.5% |
| Wildcat | 75 | 7.7% |
| Zachariah | 74 | 7.6% |
| Mclouth Northwest | 62 | 6.4% |
| Easton | 51 | 5.3% |
| Mclouth North | 42 | 4.3% |
| Mclouth South | 39 | 4.0% |
| Mclouth Storage Field | 39 | 4.0% |
| Winchester | 24 | 2.5% |
| Mclouth West | 21 | 2.2% |
| Lunsford | 15 | 1.5% |
| Bankers Life | 9 | 0.9% |
| Unnamed | 8 | 0.8% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 6 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 38 | 3.9% |
| 1990s | 114 | 11.8% |
| 1980s | 369 | 38.1% |
| 1970s | 3 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 18 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 50 | 5.2% |
| 1940s | 125 | 12.9% |
An old well on land in Jefferson County?
10 wells in Jefferson County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 968 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 Jefferson County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bower 1 API 15-087-20012-0001 | Global Energy Solutions INC | Mclouth | 1870 | 1999 | State |
| Bower 2-a API 15-087-20308-0001 | Grasslands Petroleum CO | Mclouth | 1670 | 1993 | State |
| Bower 6-a API 15-087-20324 | Calibogue Kansas Corp | Mclouth | 1697 | 1986 | State |
| Bower 8-a API 15-087-20328 | Calibogue Kansas Corp | Mclouth | 1683 | 1986 | State |
| Bowers 6 API 15-087-20083 | Petro-technology, INC | Mclouth | 1695 | 1984 | State |
| Bower 3 API 15-087-20057 | Petro-technology, INC | Mclouth | 1698 | 1983 | State |
| Bower 2 API 15-087-20015-0001 | Major Holdings, INC | Mclouth | 1826 | 1981 | State |
| Van Druff 1 API 15-087-19141 | Mosbacher | Unknown | 1580 | 1941 | State |
| Bower 4 API 15-087-20058-0001 | Global Energy Solutions, INC | Mclouth | 1660 | — | State |
| Kitterman 2 API 15-087-20021-0001 | — | — | 1867 | — | State |
| Willits 3 API 15-087-20665 | Kiowa Gas Company | — | 1572 | 2023 | — |
| Zachariah 2-90 API 15-087-20463-0002 | Robinette Oil Company LLC | — | 1515 | 2019 | — |
| Zachariah 5-90 API 15-087-20468-0001 | Robinette Oil Company LLC | — | 1535 | 2019 | — |
| South Strange 1-87 API 15-087-20362-0001 | Kiowa Gas Company | Easton | 1449 | 2016 | — |
| Zachariah 2-90 API 15-087-20463-0001 | — | Zachariah | 1515 | 2009 | — |
| Zachariah 18 API 15-087-20640 | Blue Jay Operating, LLC | Zachariah | 1527 | 2006 | — |
| Zachariah 'a' 20 API 15-087-20642 | Blue Jay Operating, LLC | Zachariah | 1550 | 2006 | — |
| Zachariah 2-84 API 15-087-20120-0002 | Cherokee Wells, LLC | Zachariah | 1717 | 2006 | — |
| Noll 2-06 API 15-087-20646 | Sabine Operating Services | Zachariah | 1523 | 2006 | — |
| Mclouth Gas Storage 17 API 15-087-19029-0001 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline INC | Unknown | 1366 | 2005 | — |
| Mclouth Gas Storage 20 API 15-087-19032-0001 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline INC | Unknown | 1366 | 2005 | — |
| Dunn 3 API 15-087-20632 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Easton | 1542 | 2004 | — |
| Dunn 7 API 15-087-20636 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Easton | 1542 | 2004 | — |
| Mclouth Gas Storage 10 API 15-087-19024-0001 | — | Unknown | 1375 | 2003 | — |
| Mclouth Gas Storage 9 API 15-087-19143-0001 | — | — | 1376 | 2003 | — |
| Mcleod-wagner 1 API 15-087-20596 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1582 | 2001 | — |
| Mcleod-wagner 2 API 15-087-20597 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1622 | 2001 | — |
| Mcleod-wagner 3 API 15-087-20598 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1602 | 2001 | — |
| Daniels 10 API 15-087-20601 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1542 | 2001 | — |
| Daniels 11 API 15-087-20602 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1542 | 2001 | — |
| Zule 10 API 15-087-20603 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1482 | 2001 | — |
| Zule 12 API 15-087-20605 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1502 | 2001 | — |
| Zule 16 API 15-087-20608 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1500 | 2001 | — |
| Zule 17 API 15-087-20609 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1502 | 2001 | — |
| Daniels 12 API 15-087-20611 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1552 | 2001 | — |
| Sedgwick 1 API 15-087-20612 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1562 | 2001 | — |
| Sedgwick 2 API 15-087-20613 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1552 | 2001 | — |
| Sedgwick 3 API 15-087-20614 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1542 | 2001 | — |
| Wagner 18 API 15-087-20618 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1563 | 2001 | — |
| Sedgwick 4 API 15-087-20619 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1562 | 2001 | — |
| Zule 20 API 15-087-20621 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1522 | 2001 | — |
| Sedgwick 5 API 15-087-20622 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth Storage Field | 1562 | 2001 | — |
| Edmonds 3 API 15-087-20623 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1602 | 2001 | — |
| Seaver 12 API 15-087-20600 | — | Mclouth Storage Field | 1602 | 2001 | — |
| Seaver 10 API 15-087-20585 | — | Mclouth | 1602 | 2000 | — |
| Seaver 11 API 15-087-20586 | — | Mclouth | 1642 | 2000 | — |
| Wagner 10 API 15-087-20588 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth | 1590 | 2000 | — |
| Wagner 11 API 15-087-20589 | — | Mclouth | 1575 | 2000 | — |
| Wagner 12 API 15-087-20590 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth | 1602 | 2000 | — |
| Wagner 13 API 15-087-20591 | — | Mclouth | 1602 | 2000 | — |
| Wagner 14 API 15-087-20592 | — | Mclouth | 1575 | 2000 | — |
| Wagner 16 API 15-087-20594 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth | 1575 | 2000 | — |
| Mcleod 'b' 2 API 15-087-20579 | — | Mclouth | 1522 | 1998 | — |
| Wagner 9-h API 15-087-20577 | Klm Exploration Company, INC | Mclouth South | 2484 | 1998 | — |
| Seaver 10 API 15-087-20582 | — | Unknown | 0 | 1998 | — |
| Mclouth Storage 136 API 15-087-20554 | Williams Natural Gas CO | Mclouth | 1535 | 1997 | — |
| Swoyer 'a' 1 API 15-087-20557 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Easton | 1600 | 1997 | — |
| Blair 'b' 1 API 15-087-20560 | Horizontal Development & Prod INC | Lunsford | 1700 | 1997 | — |
| Claxton 1 API 15-087-20562 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Easton | 1582 | 1997 | — |
| Mclouth Storage 137 API 15-087-20556 | Williams Natural Gas CO | Mclouth | 1498 | 1997 | — |
| Wagner 2-h API 15-087-20417-0101 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth | 1568 | 1997 | — |
| Mclouth Gas Storage Field 131 API 15-087-20535 | Williams Natural Gas | Mclouth North | 1562 | 1996 | — |
| Ketterman Was Mclouth Storage 130 API 15-087-20536 | Williams Natural Gas | Mclouth | 1522 | 1996 | — |
| Mcclouth Storage 132 API 15-087-20538 | Williams Natural Gas | Mclouth | 1522 | 1996 | — |
| Mclouth Storage 133 API 15-087-20539 | Williams Natural Gas | Mclouth | 1496 | 1996 | — |
| Terry 1 API 15-087-20543 | Horizontal Development & Production | Lunsford | 1624 | 1996 | — |
| Dunn 1 API 15-087-20544 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Lunsford | 1610 | 1996 | — |
| Abel 1 API 15-087-20545 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Zachariah West | 1593 | 1996 | — |
| Abel 2 API 15-087-20546 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Zachariah West | 1562 | 1996 | — |
| Seaver 9-h API 15-087-20547 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1587 | 1996 | — |
| Kramer 1 API 15-087-20549 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Zachariah | 1620 | 1996 | — |
| Mclouth Storage 134 API 15-087-20551 | Williams Natural Gas | Mclouth | 1402 | 1996 | — |
| Mclouth Storage 130 API 15-087-20536-0001 | Williams Natural Gas CO | Unknown | 1522 | 1996 | — |
| Earhart Was Guilinger 1 API 15-087-20527 | Horizontal Development & Production, INC | Lunsford | 1598 | 1995 | — |
| Earhart Was Guilinger 2 API 15-087-20528 | Horizontal Development & Production, INC | Lunsford | 1582 | 1995 | — |
| Blair 1 API 15-087-20529 | Horizontal Development & Prod INC | Lunsford | 1530 | 1995 | — |
| Edmonds 1 API 15-087-20530 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Lunsford | 1646 | 1995 | — |
| Mikijanis 3 API 15-087-20531 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah West | 1542 | 1995 | — |
| O'bryan 1 API 15-087-20532 | Horizontal Development & Prod INC | Lunsford | 1580 | 1995 | — |
| Fitzpatrick 1 API 15-087-20537 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Lunsford | 1572 | 1995 | — |
| Mikijanis 'a' 1 API 15-087-20541 | Horizontal Development & Production, INC | Zachariah West | 1482 | 1995 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-1 API 15-087-20493 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1530 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-2 API 15-087-20494 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1542 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds 'b' 2 API 15-087-20495 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1542 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds 'b' 1 API 15-087-20496 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1530 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-3 API 15-087-20499 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1542 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-5 API 15-087-20500 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1530 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-4 API 15-087-20501 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1534 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-6 API 15-087-20502 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1482 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-7 API 15-087-20503 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1522 | 1994 | — |
| Herb Edmonds A-8 API 15-087-20504 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1482 | 1994 | — |
| Mikijanis 1 API 15-087-20505 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah West | 1682 | 1994 | — |
| Thurmon Edmonds 3 API 15-087-20506 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1470 | 1994 | — |
| Thurmon Edmonds 1 API 15-087-20507 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1502 | 1994 | — |
| Thurmon Edmonds 2 API 15-087-20508 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1502 | 1994 | — |
| Mikijanis 2 API 15-087-20516 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah West | 1482 | 1994 | — |
| Nickels 1 API 15-087-20518 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Mclouth Northwest | 1661 | 1994 | — |
| Thurmon Edmonds 5 API 15-087-20520 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1502 | 1994 | — |
| Thurmon Edmonds 6 API 15-087-20521 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1452 | 1994 | — |
| Garrett 2 API 15-087-20522 | Horizontal Devel & Prod INC | Mclouth North | 1538 | 1994 | — |
| Zachariah 16 API 15-087-20486 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1512 | 1993 | — |
| Zachariah 17 API 15-087-20487 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1502 | 1993 | — |
| B. J. Robinson 1 API 15-087-20488 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Wildcat | 1590 | 1993 | — |
| Del Hedgepath 1 API 15-087-20489 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Unknown | 1630 | 1993 | — |
| Zachariah 14 API 15-087-20482 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1485 | 1992 | — |
| Zachariah 15 API 15-087-20483 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1500 | 1992 | — |
| Garrett 1 API 15-087-20473 | Bolinger Enterprises | Mclouth North | 1495 | 1991 | — |
| Zachariah 10 API 15-087-20474 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1524 | 1991 | — |
| Zachariah 11 API 15-087-20475 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1503 | 1991 | — |
| Garrett 2 API 15-087-20476 | Bolinger Enterprises | Mclouth North | 1484 | 1991 | — |
| Zachariah 12 API 15-087-20477 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1504 | 1991 | — |
| Zachariah 13 API 15-087-20480 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1479 | 1991 | — |
| Zachariah 1-90 API 15-087-20458 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1515 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 2-90 API 15-087-20463 | Bolinger Enterprises, INC | Zachariah | 1515 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 4-90 API 15-087-20466 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1503 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 5-90 API 15-087-20468 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1535 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 6-90 API 15-087-20469 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1520 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 7-90 API 15-087-20470 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1535 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 8-90 API 15-087-20471 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1524 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 9-90 API 15-087-20472 | Bolinger Enterprises | Zachariah | 1508 | 1990 | — |
| Zachariah 1-89 API 15-087-20439 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Zachariah | 1495 | 1989 | — |
| Edmonds 2 API 15-087-20440 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1500 | 1989 | — |
| Daniels 9 API 15-087-20445 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Bankers Life | 1561 | 1989 | — |
| Kimmel 1-89 API 15-087-20448 | Bolinger Enterprises | Mclouth West | 1630 | 1989 | — |
| Dunn 1-89 API 15-087-20449 | Sterling Expl | Easton | 1543 | 1989 | — |
| Newell and Jacobson 1 API 15-087-20441 | Lutz, Jerry | Unknown | 0 | 1989 | — |
| Griffits 1 API 15-087-20443 | Lutz, Jerry | Unknown | 0 | 1989 | — |
| Robertson 1 API 15-087-20396 | Hupfer O & G Et Al | Winchester | 1740 | 1988 | — |
| Corkill 1 API 15-087-20402 | Tenex Oil | Wildcat | 1813 | 1988 | — |
| Farris Eldon 1-88 API 15-087-20405 | Sterling Expl | Zachariah | 1420 | 1988 | — |
| Sanders 1 API 15-087-20406 | Uihlein Ted Properties | Mclouth South | 1800 | 1988 | — |
| Bond 1 API 15-087-20408 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1515 | 1988 | — |
| Bond 2 API 15-087-20409 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1504 | 1988 | — |
| Seaver 3 API 15-087-20411 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1620 | 1988 | — |
| Wilbur Johnson 2-88 API 15-087-20413 | Reese Expl | Mclouth Northwest | 1620 | 1988 | — |
| Wilbur Johnson 1-88 API 15-087-20414 | Reese Expl | Mclouth Northwest | 1640 | 1988 | — |
| Wagner 1 API 15-087-20415 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth | 1580 | 1988 | — |
| Wagner 2 API 15-087-20417 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1568 | 1988 | — |
| Edmonds 1 API 15-087-20419 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth North | 1520 | 1988 | — |
| Wagner 4 API 15-087-20422 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth | 1620 | 1988 | — |
| Wagner 7 API 15-087-20423 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1620 | 1988 | — |
| Wagner 8 API 15-087-20424 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1650 | 1988 | — |
| Seaver 7 API 15-087-20428 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1620 | 1988 | — |
| Sanders 2 API 15-087-20430 | Uihlein, Ted Properties | Mclouth South | 1612 | 1988 | — |
| Bond 3 API 15-087-20433 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Mclouth South | 1513 | 1988 | — |
| Bond Larry 1 API 15-087-20432 | Klm Exploration Co., INC | Wildcat | 0 | 1988 | — |
| Bradford 1-86 API 15-087-20314 | Reese Expl | Zachariah | 1523 | 1987 | — |
| Brown 1 API 15-087-20335 | Hupfer O & G | Winchester | 1784 | 1987 | — |
| Seaver 1 API 15-087-20359 | Norman R. Hamm | Mclouth South | 1615 | 1987 | — |
| Fulton 'a' A-1 API 15-087-20360 | Hupfer O & G | Winchester | 1736 | 1987 | — |
By class in Jefferson 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
- Sherman 753
- Osborne 677
- Wabaunsee 640
- Gray 602
- 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.