Oil and gas wells in Johnson County
5,389 wells — 1.0% of the Kansas register. 72 were plugged at public expense, and 134 sit inactive.
5,389Wells
898 ftMedian depth
72Plugged by the State
134Inactive
What stands out in Johnson County
The operator named on most of these records is Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC, on 259 of them (4.8%), ahead of D & Z Exploration, INC (246) and D. E. Exploration, INC (219). The oldest well here was completed in 1919 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 9326 feet — Thomas B 12, drilled in 2013.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 898 ft | 960 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Johnson County
1,985 of the 5,389 wells in Johnson County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 72 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 134 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, 1,901 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Johnson County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | 259 | 4.8% |
| D & Z Exploration, INC | 246 | 4.6% |
| D. E. Exploration, INC | 219 | 4.1% |
| Martin Oil Properties | 187 | 3.5% |
| St Petroleum, INC | 163 | 3.0% |
| Petroleum Technologies, INC | 128 | 2.4% |
| Hb Energy LLC | 119 | 2.2% |
| Bradley Oil Company | 113 | 2.1% |
| Evans Douglas G | 104 | 1.9% |
| Enerjex Kansas, INC | 97 | 1.8% |
| Osborn Energy, L.l.c | 86 | 1.6% |
| Hughes Drilling CO | 71 | 1.3% |
| Altavista Energy, INC | 66 | 1.2% |
| Petroleum Technologies | 65 | 1.2% |
| Town Oil CO | 55 | 1.0% |
| Miller Brothers Production | 49 | 0.9% |
| Roberts Richard L | 43 | 0.8% |
| Hibernian CO the | 42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 863 | 16.0% |
| Gardner | 681 | 12.6% |
| Longanecker Southeast | 347 | 6.4% |
| Gardner South | 290 | 5.4% |
| Longanecker | 252 | 4.7% |
| Edgerton Southwest | 155 | 2.9% |
| Paola-rantoul | 153 | 2.8% |
| Edgerton Northeast | 107 | 2.0% |
| Prairie Center | 97 | 1.8% |
| Bear & Bull | 94 | 1.7% |
| Paola-rantoul Northeast | 91 | 1.7% |
| Olathe | 89 | 1.7% |
| Olathe Northeast | 88 | 1.6% |
| Stillwell | 78 | 1.4% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 60 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 913 | 16.9% |
| 2000s | 348 | 6.5% |
| 1990s | 599 | 11.1% |
| 1980s | 1,094 | 20.3% |
| 1970s | 82 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 37 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 15 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 28 | 0.5% |
An old well on land in Johnson County?
72 wells in Johnson County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 5,389 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 Johnson County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Mckaig 2 API 15-091-22781 | Glaze, R. S. Drilling CO | Stillwell | 900 | 1998 | State |
| Arthur Mckaig 3 API 15-091-22783 | Glaze, R. S. Drilling CO | Stillwell | 880 | 1998 | State |
| Arthur Mckaig 4 API 15-091-22792 | Glaze, R. S. Drilling CO | Stillwell | 880 | 1998 | State |
| Arthur Mckaig 1 API 15-091-22775 | Osborn Energy, L.l.c | Stillwell | 920 | 1997 | State |
| Arthur Mckaig 5 API 15-091-22811 | Osborn Energy, L.l.c | Stilwell | 880 | 1997 | State |
| Sudendorf 1 API 15-091-21762 | Sieg Elmer | Edgerton Northeast | 900 | 1986 | State |
| Sudendorf 2 API 15-091-21763 | Sieg Elmer | Edgerton Northeast | 840 | 1986 | State |
| Kurtz 1 API 15-091-21422 | Dale George Care of William Voigts | Paola-rantoul | 910 | 1985 | State |
| Kurtz 2 API 15-091-21583 | Dale George Care of William Voigts | Paola-rantoul | 911 | 1985 | State |
| Kurtz 3 API 15-091-21584 | Dale George Care of William Voigts | Paola-rantoul | 912 | 1985 | State |
| Cedar Creek 2 API 15-091-20870 | Cedra Creek Properties, INC | — | 820 | 1983 | State |
| Mankin 1-82 API 15-091-20595 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 885 | 1982 | State |
| Rosedale 76 API 15-091-20656 | Hibernian CO the | Olathe Northeast | 350 | 1982 | State |
| Miller 1 API 15-091-20311 | Bobbie Miller | — | 848 | 1981 | State |
| Fleming 1 API 15-091-20220 | Ross Gault | Unknown | 750 | 1980 | State |
| Humphrey 1 API 15-091-20170 | H. K. Humphrey | Forest City Coal Gas Area | 846 | 1979 | State |
| Humphrey 2 API 15-091-20173 | H. K. Humphrey | — | 845 | 1979 | State |
| Youth For Christ Ranch 'a' 1 API 15-091-20035 | Kans Cty Yth For Christ | Unknown | 340 | 1971 | State |
| Gile Ow-1 API 15-091-70061 | State of Ks | — | 0 | — | State |
| Phelps 1 API 15-091-70013 | State of Kansas | — | 238 | — | State |
| Edmonds Ow 1-91 API 15-091-70014 | State of Kansas | — | 280 | — | State |
| Stillwell 1 API 15-091-70042 | State of Kansas | — | 460 | — | State |
| Erhart Ow-1 API 15-091-70054 | State of Ks | — | 310 | — | State |
| Clair Blair Ow-1 API 15-091-70119 | State of Ks Fee Fund Plg | — | 0 | — | State |
| Gillihan Ow API 15-091-19017 | — | — | 850 | — | State |
| Shippee 1 API 15-091-20003 | Robert J. Shippee | — | 335 | — | State |
| Demoree 1 API 15-091-20121 | Breuer, INC | — | 375 | — | State |
| Ramey A 1 API 15-091-20159 | Mid-states Energy Corporation | — | 625 | — | State |
| Tremmell 1 API 15-091-20310 | J. E. Glaze | — | 600 | — | State |
| Mankin 2-82 API 15-091-20713 | Reese Exploration | Unknown | 845 | — | State |
| Winningham 1-82 API 15-091-20714 | Reese Exploration | — | 351 | — | State |
| Hilltop Farm 8 API 15-091-20962 | Stephenson Oil Company | Unknown | 405 | — | State |
| Rothfelder 6 API 15-091-20984 | Petroleum Production Company | — | 690 | — | State |
| Downey 1 API 15-091-21011 | Gary Crater | — | 656 | — | State |
| Downey 2 API 15-091-21012 | Gary Crater | — | 660 | — | State |
| Kilmer 1 API 15-091-19025 | George E. Hicks | — | 675 | — | State |
| Leo Nelson 1 API 15-091-19121 | — | — | 550 | — | State |
| Rosedale 50 API 15-091-19128 | — | — | 660 | — | State |
| Swanson Ow-1 API 15-091-19010 | — | — | 230 | — | State |
| Harrison 0w 1 API 15-091-19013 | — | Unknown | 435 | — | State |
| Johnson County Rec 1 API 15-091-19153 | — | — | 228 | — | State |
| Patterson-woolridge Ow-1 API 15-091-70003 | State of Kansas | — | 360 | — | State |
| Rosedale 63-a API 15-091-70055 | State of Kansas Fee Fund | — | 800 | — | State |
| Deffenbaugh Quarry 1 API 15-091-19154 | — | Unknown | 325 | — | State |
| Charles Van Schoelandt Ow-1 API 15-091-19151 | — | Unknown | 0 | — | State |
| Little K C Title 4 API 15-091-19156 | Union Gas System, INC | — | 635 | — | State |
| Kherbeck Kbkow1 API 15-091-19159 | — | — | 525 | — | State |
| Olathe West Ow-1 API 15-091-19157 | — | — | 3097 | — | State |
| Leawood Ow-1 API 15-091-19158 | — | — | 625 | — | State |
| Upland Investments 1 API 15-091-19163 | — | — | 375 | — | State |
| Woolard 1 API 15-091-19162 | — | — | 370 | — | State |
| Bi-state Business Park Ow-1 API 15-091-19164 | — | — | 0 | — | State |
| Harris 1 API 15-091-19177 | — | — | 625 | — | State |
| Carpenter 2 API 15-091-01976 | — | — | 525 | — | State |
| Storm Ow-1 API 15-091-19179 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| Toplikar Top-ow1 API 15-091-19201 | — | — | 325 | — | State |
| Tangblade (hammer) Hammer Ow-1 API 15-091-19202 | — | — | 600 | — | State |
| Rothfelder Ish 01 API 15-091-19213 | — | — | 690 | — | State |
| Rothfelder Ish 02 API 15-091-19214 | — | — | 625 | — | State |
| Olathe Golf Club Ogc 01 API 15-091-19216 | — | — | 680 | — | State |
| Olathe Golf Club Ola 02 API 15-091-19217 | — | — | 690 | — | State |
| College K 1 API 15-091-19220 | — | — | 320 | — | State |
| 302 N. Harrison, Spring Hill, Ks Sph01(ow1) API 15-091-19221 | — | — | 215 | — | State |
| Ramey B Mey 03 API 15-091-19222 | — | — | 625 | — | State |
| Ramey B Mey 01 API 15-091-19223 | — | — | 230 | — | State |
| Ramey B Mey 02 API 15-091-19224 | — | — | 640 | — | State |
| Bristol Hill Property Fbh01 API 15-091-19240 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 455 | — | State |
| Haney Han 01 API 15-091-19241 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 435 | — | State |
| Winningham Joco 14 API 15-091-19242 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 70 | — | State |
| Watson 1 API 15-091-19244-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 630 | — | State |
| Bigelow 2 API 15-091-19246-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 800 | — | State |
| Cedar Creek 1 API 15-091-20857-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 650 | — | State |
| Knabe D Kmi-2 API 15-091-24550 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-5 API 15-091-24545 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-3 API 15-091-24546 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-6 API 15-091-24547 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 920 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-1 API 15-091-24548 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 920 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-4 API 15-091-24549 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 85 API 15-091-23263-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 888 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 86 API 15-091-23264-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 97 API 15-091-23279-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 67 API 15-091-23247-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 890 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 70 API 15-091-23250-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 890 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 72 API 15-091-23251-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 890 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 47 API 15-091-23211-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 890 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 48 API 15-091-23215-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 68 API 15-091-23248-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 890 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 56 API 15-091-23262-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 87 API 15-091-23265-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 88 API 15-091-23266-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 89 API 15-091-23267-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 98 API 15-091-23283-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 895 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 99 API 15-091-23284-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 895 | 2026 | — |
| Schroeder I-3 API 15-091-22312-0002 | De & Tz LLC | — | 945 | 2026 | — |
| Voights 18 API 15-091-21262-0003 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 860 | 2025 | — |
| Barnsdall Mp 184.189 Replacement Heese 1 API 15-091-24544 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 100 API 15-091-23294-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 953 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 112 API 15-091-23308-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 953 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 73 API 15-091-23271-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 910 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 94 API 15-091-23276-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 941 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 95 API 15-091-23277-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 940 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 96 API 15-091-23278-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 910 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 71 API 15-091-23286-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 900 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 117 API 15-091-23313-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 925 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 114 API 15-091-23310-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 1125 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 115 API 15-091-23311-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 932 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 116 API 15-091-23312-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 921 | 2025 | — |
| Voights 74 API 15-091-23268-0002 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 889 | 2025 | — |
| Thomas B I-3 API 15-091-24192-0002 | St Petroleum, INC | Paola-rantoul | 960 | 2025 | — |
| Gillespie 30-10 API 15-091-21223 | Petroleum Technologies | — | 932 | 2024 | — |
| Voights 20 A API 15-091-21264-0003 | Hb Energy LLC | — | 865 | 2024 | — |
| Knabe-m Ka-6 API 15-091-23348-0001 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | — | 880 | 2024 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-8 API 15-091-23743-0001 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | — | 893 | 2024 | — |
| Knabe M Wsw-1 API 15-091-23908-0002 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | — | 1000 | 2024 | — |
| Braun 15 API 15-091-22694-0001 | Hughes Drilling Co, A General Partnership | — | 895 | 2023 | — |
| Roberts Ac-2 API 15-091-24516 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 752 | 2022 | — |
| Roberts Ac-1 API 15-091-24517 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 772 | 2022 | — |
| Roberts Aci-1 API 15-091-24520 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 748 | 2022 | — |
| Roberts Ac-3 API 15-091-24522 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 742 | 2022 | — |
| Fasolino Hb I5 API 15-091-24529 | Hb Energy LLC | Prairie Center | 861 | 2022 | — |
| Fasolino Hb I4 API 15-091-24530 | Hb Energy LLC | Prairie Center | 874 | 2022 | — |
| Fasolino Hb 7 API 15-091-24527 | Hb Energy LLC | Prairie Center | 915 | 2022 | — |
| Fasolino Hb I6 API 15-091-24528 | Hb Energy LLC | Prairie Center | 894 | 2022 | — |
| Fasolino Hb I7 API 15-091-24532 | Hb Energy LLC | Prairie Center | 914 | 2022 | — |
| Fasolino Hb 6 API 15-091-24533 | Hb Energy LLC | Prairie Center | 917 | 2022 | — |
| Eldon Gordon H 1 API 15-091-24534 | Hb Energy LLC | Longanecker Southeast | 908 | 2022 | — |
| Eldon Gordon H 2 API 15-091-24536 | Hb Energy LLC | Longanecker Southeast | 940 | 2022 | — |
| Morris M-3 API 15-091-24537 | Morris, Donald P | — | 565 | 2022 | — |
| Braun 27-i API 15-091-24538 | Hughes Drilling Co, A General Partnership | Longanecker Southeast | 919 | 2022 | — |
| Knabe M Wsw-1 API 15-091-23908-0001 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | — | 1000 | 2021 | — |
| Town G-1 API 15-091-24512 | Town, Luke | Stillwell | 880 | 2020 | — |
| Smith 11 API 15-091-24513 | Hoehn Oil LLC | Longanecker | 910 | 2020 | — |
| Reitz 32-5 API 15-091-21894-0001 | — | Edgerton Northeast | 940 | 2019 | — |
| Knabe A 6 API 15-091-24503 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Longanecker Southeast | 967 | 2019 | — |
| Knabe A 5a API 15-091-24504 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Longanecker Southeast | 979 | 2019 | — |
| Knabe A 6i API 15-091-24505 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Longanecker Southeast | 960 | 2019 | — |
| Knabe A 10i API 15-091-24506 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Longanecker Southeast | 946 | 2019 | — |
| Knabe A 14i API 15-091-24507 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Longanecker Southeast | 980 | 2019 | — |
| C61482 01 API 15-091-24508 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 300 | 2019 | — |
| Fry 1 API 15-091-24509 | Fry, Jeremy | Unnamed | 715 | 2019 | — |
| Thomas C 3-4 API 15-091-24510 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2019 | — |
| West Gardner Facility 1 API 15-091-24511 | West Gardner Facility | — | 200 | 2019 | — |
| T.e.a Wsw-2 API 15-091-23173-0001 | D. E. Exploration, INC | Edgerton Southwest | 1057 | 2019 | — |
| Thompson Wsw-1 API 15-091-23161-0001 | D. E. Exploration, INC | Edgerton | 1044 | 2019 | — |
| Sugar Ridge Farms #53 API 15-091-24464 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner South | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 1-2-2 API 15-091-24469 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 1-2-3 API 15-091-24470 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 1-2-4 API 15-091-24471 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C I-3-1 API 15-091-24472 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C I-3-2 API 15-091-24473 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
By class in Johnson County
- Approved Intent to Drill — Johnson County 679
- Authorized Injection Well — Johnson County 541
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Johnson County 488
- Plugged and Abandoned — Johnson County 1,894
- Producing — Johnson County 952
Counties with a comparable register
- Linn 8,039
- Barber 7,830
- Sumner 6,984
- Labette 6,854
- Bourbon 6,337
- Mcpherson 6,121
- Coffey 5,842
- Pratt 5,320
- Trego 5,065
- Kingman 4,988
- Crawford 4,943
- Stevens 4,818
- Finney 4,790
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.