Oil and gas wells in Kearny County
3,249 wells — 0.6% of the Kansas register. 10 were plugged at public expense, and 265 sit inactive.
3,249Wells
2896 ftMedian depth
10Plugged by the State
265Inactive
What stands out in Kearny County
The operator named on most of these records is Amoco Production CO, on 437 of them (13.5%), ahead of Stanolind Oil & Gas CO (124) and Stanolind Oil and Gas CO (110). The oldest well here was completed in 1921 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 7534 feet — Longwood Gas Unit 2, drilled in 1985.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2896 ft | 5100 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Kearny County
657 of the 3,249 wells in Kearny County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 10 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 265 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, 570 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Kearny County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amoco Production CO | 437 | 13.5% |
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 124 | 3.8% |
| Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | 110 | 3.4% |
| Mobil Oil | 96 | 3.0% |
| Kansas-nebraska Nat Gas | 93 | 2.9% |
| Osborn W B Jr | 91 | 2.8% |
| Oxy Usa, INC | 83 | 2.6% |
| Plains Pet Operating | 64 | 2.0% |
| Helmerich & Payne | 54 | 1.7% |
| Berexco, INC | 53 | 1.6% |
| Cities Service CO | 52 | 1.6% |
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | 44 | 1.4% |
| Bp America Production Company | 42 | 1.3% |
| Osborn Heirs | 34 | 1.0% |
| Bp America Production CO | 33 | 1.0% |
| Helmerich and Payne, INC | 32 | 1.0% |
| Plains Pet | 32 | 1.0% |
| Osborn Heirs CO | 31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hugoton Gas Area | 1,423 | 43.8% |
| Panoma Gas Area | 660 | 20.3% |
| Hugoton | 136 | 4.2% |
| Wildcat | 127 | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 87 | 2.7% |
| Christabelle | 61 | 1.9% |
| Panoma | 56 | 1.7% |
| Patterson | 34 | 1.0% |
| Unnamed | 34 | 1.0% |
| Lakin | 31 | 1.0% |
| Hartland | 30 | 0.9% |
| Heinitz | 30 | 0.9% |
| Beymer | 29 | 0.9% |
| Pleasant Prairie | 24 | 0.7% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 64 | 2.0% |
| 2010s | 143 | 4.4% |
| 2000s | 260 | 8.0% |
| 1990s | 667 | 20.5% |
| 1980s | 353 | 10.9% |
| 1970s | 619 | 19.1% |
| 1960s | 95 | 2.9% |
| 1950s | 378 | 11.6% |
| 1940s | 278 | 8.6% |
An old well on land in Kearny County?
10 wells in Kearny County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 3,249 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 Kearny County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella 1 API 15-093-20754 | American Cntnntl Energy | Panoma Gas Area | 3050 | 1982 | State |
| H. Jean 1 API 15-093-20755 | American Continental Energy | Hugoton Gas Area | 3052 | 1982 | State |
| Pearl 3 API 15-093-20756 | American Cntnntl Energy | Panoma Gas Area | 3030 | 1982 | State |
| Lee 2-21 API 15-093-20737 | Merit Energy | Unnamed | 5140 | 1981 | State |
| Browne 1-2 API 15-093-20507 | Kansas-nebraska Natural Gas CO | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1979 | State |
| Ethel 1 API 15-093-20506 | Stolz | Panoma Gas Area | 3250 | 1978 | State |
| Gladys 1 API 15-093-20484 | Stoltz Wagner & Brown | Panoma Gas Area | 3150 | 1978 | State |
| Eloise 1 API 15-093-20493 | Stoltz Wagner & Brown | Hugoton Gas Area | 3250 | 1978 | State |
| Adamson 1 API 15-093-20261 | Cimarron Exploration | Panoma Gas Area | 3105 | 1976 | State |
| Bower 1 API 15-093-00736 | Mins & Ingi | Hugoton Gas Area | 800 | 1921 | State |
| Lakin #3 1 API 15-093-22018 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Hefner 3-10 API 15-093-22019 | Berexco LLC | Hartland | 5050 | 2025 | — |
| Beymer 3-34 API 15-093-22021 | Berexco LLC | — | 5050 | 2025 | — |
| Masonic Home C-1 API 15-093-20469-0001 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | — | 5020 | 2025 | — |
| Carrie 15-2 API 15-093-21992-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5008 | 2025 | — |
| Carrie 15-3 API 15-093-21995-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5050 | 2025 | — |
| Smith 1-36 API 15-093-22023 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | Unnamed | 5190 | 2025 | — |
| Berning 4632 API 15-093-22030 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Station 7 4373 API 15-093-22031 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Wobken 14-4 API 15-093-22012 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4950 | 2024 | — |
| Etc102-4262 Finkelstein 01 API 15-093-22013 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 240 | 2024 | — |
| Etc104-4442 Bless 01 API 15-093-22014 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 240 | 2024 | — |
| Engler Farms 2a-14 API 15-093-22016 | Petroleum Development Company | — | 4950 | 2024 | — |
| Carrie 15-1 API 15-093-21978-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5000 | 2024 | — |
| Miller 3 Wiw API 15-093-20698-0003 | Western Plains Resources LLC | — | 4950 | 2024 | — |
| Rooney C 2 API 15-093-20569-0002 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | — | 4882 | 2024 | — |
| Carrie 15-5 API 15-093-21998 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4960 | 2023 | — |
| F3 Tie In 1 API 15-093-22007 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2023 | — |
| Mennow Dairy 1 API 15-093-22008 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 300 | 2023 | — |
| Hugoton 6 Replacement Martin 1 API 15-093-22011 | Oneok Field Services LLC | — | 300 | 2023 | — |
| Carrie 15-3 API 15-093-21995-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5050 | 2023 | — |
| White Ernest 1 API 15-093-20696-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 2000 | 2023 | — |
| Wlsr 1-13 API 15-093-21991 | Petroleum Development CO | Conviction | 4980 | 2022 | — |
| Myrtle 1-34 API 15-093-21994 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-3 API 15-093-21995 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Car | 5050 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-4 API 15-093-21996 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4947 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-1 API 15-093-21978-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Wisherd Gas Unit B 3-hi API 15-093-20876-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 3092 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-2 API 15-093-21992-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5008 | 2022 | — |
| 4022 Hayzlett 1 API 15-093-21999 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 250 | 2022 | — |
| Wobken 14-2 API 15-093-22002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 4985 | 2022 | — |
| Wobken 14-1 API 15-093-21987-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4984 | 2022 | — |
| Lakin 1 1 API 15-093-22003 | Midwest Energy, INC | — | 200 | 2022 | — |
| Engler Farms 1-14 API 15-093-21981 | Petroleum Development Company | Wildcat | 5000 | 2021 | — |
| Cannon 1 API 15-093-21982 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2021 | — |
| Unrein Cdp 1 API 15-093-21983 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2021 | — |
| Patterson Kgs #5-25 API 15-093-21979-0001 | Berexco LLC | — | 6550 | 2021 | — |
| Deerfield North #3 Well #1 API 15-093-21984 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2021 | — |
| Lee 19 New Sanchez 1 API 15-093-21986 | Oneok Field Services LLC | — | 250 | 2021 | — |
| Wobken 14-1 API 15-093-21987 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 4984 | 2021 | — |
| Carrie 15-2 API 15-093-21992 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5008 | 2021 | — |
| Lakin 6.0 1 API 15-093-21993 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2021 | — |
| Carrie 15-1 API 15-093-21978 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5000 | 2020 | — |
| Patterson Kgs #5-25 API 15-093-21979 | Berexco LLC | Patterson | 6550 | 2020 | — |
| Eatinger (hartland) (was Hartland Kgs) 6-10 API 15-093-21980 | Berexco LLC | Hartland | 6650 | 2020 | — |
| Hmu 101 API 15-093-21881-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5340 | 2020 | — |
| Gano 11-17 API 15-093-22509 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5000 | 2019 | — |
| Rectifier 4082 01 API 15-093-21972 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2019 | — |
| Rect 4072 01 API 15-093-21974 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2019 | — |
| Cross Bell Farms 1-21 API 15-093-21975 | Petroleum Development Company | — | 4950 | 2019 | — |
| Molz 1-26 API 15-093-21977-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5015 | 2019 | — |
| Manley A 1 API 15-093-21884-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4875 | 2019 | — |
| Elva 1-a API 15-093-20632-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 3055 | 2019 | — |
| Martin 3-a API 15-093-20402-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 3055 | 2019 | — |
| Martin 1 API 15-093-21697-0002 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 5300 | 2019 | — |
| Goering 1-a API 15-093-20426-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | — | 3070 | 2019 | — |
| Goering Joe 1-a API 15-093-20488-0001 | 21st Century Oil Operations | — | 3050 | 2019 | — |
| Lee A 7-28 API 15-093-21963 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin | 5070 | 2018 | — |
| Gano 8-17 API 15-093-21964 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5050 | 2018 | — |
| Gano 9-17 API 15-093-21965 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5098 | 2018 | — |
| Gano 10-17 API 15-093-21966 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin North | 5050 | 2018 | — |
| Rect 4402 01 API 15-093-21967 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 350 | 2018 | — |
| Hugoton 2 1 API 15-093-21968 | Oneok Field Services LLC | — | 250 | 2018 | — |
| Gano 4-17 Twin API 15-093-21946 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5055 | 2017 | — |
| Wtg Comp. Station 1 API 15-093-21950 | Wtg Hugoton LP | — | 260 | 2017 | — |
| Wtg Comp. Station 2 API 15-093-21951 | Wtg Hugoton LP | — | 280 | 2017 | — |
| Lee A 6-28 API 15-093-21952 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin | 5050 | 2017 | — |
| Lee 2-20 API 15-093-21953 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5060 | 2017 | — |
| Campbell Trust 2-14 API 15-093-21103-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | — | 5204 | 2017 | — |
| Gano 6-17 API 15-093-21959 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5050 | 2017 | — |
| Cobra 26-2 API 15-093-21938-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5117 | 2017 | — |
| Gano 7-17 API 15-093-21962 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5040 | 2017 | — |
| Garden City 36-1 API 15-093-21941 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5019 | 2016 | — |
| Patterson Unit 4-8 API 15-093-21942 | Berexco LLC | Patterson | 4954 | 2016 | — |
| Gano 3-17 API 15-093-21943 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5050 | 2016 | — |
| Noe 'a' 1 API 15-093-21891-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unknown | 5163 | 2016 | — |
| 4272 01 API 15-093-21944 | Energy Transfer CO | Unknown | 300 | 2016 | — |
| Patterson Unit 4-8 API 15-093-21942-0001 | Berexco LLC | — | 4954 | 2016 | — |
| Gano 3-17 API 15-093-21943-0001 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin Northwest | 5050 | 2016 | — |
| Cobra 26-1 API 15-093-21927-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5175 | 2016 | — |
| M.e. Shaffer 4 Atu-184 API 15-093-21931 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3069 | 2015 | — |
| H.e. Johnston 5 Atu-298 API 15-093-21932 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2899 | 2015 | — |
| Lee 4-28 API 15-093-21934 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin | 5100 | 2015 | — |
| #1 Lee A 5-28 API 15-093-21936 | American Warrior, INC | Lakin | 5977 | 2015 | — |
| Cobra 26-2 API 15-093-21938 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5117 | 2015 | — |
| Caskey 33-2 API 15-093-21939 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Beymer | 5068 | 2015 | — |
| Manley 'a' 1 API 15-093-21884-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Beymer | 4875 | 2015 | — |
| Noe 'a' 1 API 15-093-21891-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5163 | 2015 | — |
| Lee 'b' 1 API 15-093-20257-0001 | Zenith Drilling Corporation | Lakin South | 5220 | 2015 | — |
| Scott 4-13 API 15-093-21579-0003 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | — | 5000 | 2015 | — |
| Kuhlman 11-2 API 15-093-21896 | Hartman Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 5122 | 2014 | — |
| Campbell B-4 Atu-47 API 15-093-21903 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3102 | 2014 | — |
| O.v. Martin 4 Atu-187 API 15-093-21904 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3108 | 2014 | — |
| Barben C-4 Atu-79 API 15-093-21905 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3102 | 2014 | — |
| Neff C-4 Atu-282 API 15-093-21906 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3108 | 2014 | — |
| Shaffer B-4 Atu-283 API 15-093-21907 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3104 | 2014 | — |
| Seitz 4 Atu-292 API 15-093-21908 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3111 | 2014 | — |
| Glaser A-4 Atu-77 API 15-093-21909 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3108 | 2014 | — |
| Barben B-4 Atu-297 API 15-093-21910 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3111 | 2014 | — |
| Baker, Paul 4 Atu-48 API 15-093-21911 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3125 | 2014 | — |
| Wisherd C-4 Atu-319 API 15-093-21913 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3133 | 2014 | — |
| Beaty, May D-4 Atu-342 API 15-093-21914 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3132 | 2014 | — |
| Beaty D-4 Atu-189 API 15-093-21915 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3133 | 2014 | — |
| Horton D 1 API 15-093-21920 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5208 | 2014 | — |
| Mcmichael A-4 Atu-288 API 15-093-21922 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3065 | 2014 | — |
| Seitz 5 Atu-294 API 15-093-21923 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3067 | 2014 | — |
| Scott 6-13 API 15-093-21924 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 5012 | 2014 | — |
| Max Cohen Gu D 2 API 15-093-20163-0001 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2851 | 2014 | — |
| Unruh 6 API 15-093-21925 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 4966 | 2014 | — |
| Otto Waechter C-4 Atu-301 API 15-093-21926 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3050 | 2014 | — |
| Cobra 26-1 API 15-093-21927 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5175 | 2014 | — |
| Scott 5-13 API 15-093-21879 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 5016 | 2013 | — |
| Hylbom 'b' 3 API 15-093-21882 | Oxy Usa, INC | Wildcat | 5126 | 2013 | — |
| Hylbom 'b' 4 API 15-093-21883 | Oxy Usa, INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2013 | — |
| Manley 'a' 1 API 15-093-21884 | Oxy Usa, INC | Beymer | 4875 | 2013 | — |
| Prentice 'a' 1 API 15-093-21885 | Oxy Usa, INC | Wildcat | 4955 | 2013 | — |
| Adam Molz 3 API 15-093-21762-0001 | Linn Operating INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2971 | 2013 | — |
| Mary Hetzel 4 Atu-46 API 15-093-21886 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3110 | 2013 | — |
| L.b. Willits A4-atu-29 API 15-093-21887 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3115 | 2013 | — |
| Bentrup A-3 Atu-32 API 15-093-21888 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3067 | 2013 | — |
| Max Cohen D-4 Atu-30 API 15-093-21889 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3114 | 2013 | — |
| R.t. Beaty 4 Atu-99 API 15-093-21890 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3110 | 2013 | — |
| Noe 'a' 1 API 15-093-21891 | Oxy Usa, INC | Unnamed | 5163 | 2013 | — |
| Kiistner B-4 Atu-24 API 15-093-21893 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3111 | 2013 | — |
| Equal Royalty 4 Atu-76 API 15-093-21894 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3105 | 2013 | — |
| Odd Williams 6 API 15-093-21897 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 5000 | 2013 | — |
| Maddux B-4 Atu-86 API 15-093-21900 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3111 | 2013 | — |
| Hylbom 'b' 4 API 15-093-21883-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2013 | — |
| Fletcher 7-j21-23-37 API 15-093-21789-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Kisel | 5074 | 2013 | — |
| Gray 1 API 15-093-21872 | Oneok Field Services LLC | Unknown | 250 | 2012 | — |
| Branine 1-31 API 15-093-21873 | Marexco, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2700 | 2012 | — |
| Cbh 3-14 API 15-093-21875 | Lebsack Oil Production INC | Christabelle | 5030 | 2012 | — |
| Odd Williams 4-r API 15-093-21876 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 5010 | 2012 | — |
| Hylbom 'b' 2 API 15-093-21877 | Oxy Usa, INC | Wildcat | 5120 | 2012 | — |
| Hylbom 'b' 1 API 15-093-21881 | Oxy Usa, INC | Wildcat | 5340 | 2012 | — |
| 4252 1 API 15-093-21869 | Regency Field Services LLC | — | 300 | 2011 | — |
| Miller 4-13 API 15-093-21870 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 4977 | 2011 | — |
| Cbh 2-14 API 15-093-21871 | Lebsack Oil Production, INC | Christabelle | 5050 | 2011 | — |
| Scott 4-13 API 15-093-21579-0002 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Christabelle | 5000 | 2011 | — |
| Crist 1-11 Twin API 15-093-21295-0004 | Petrosantander (usa)inc | — | 5020 | 2011 | — |
By class in Kearny County
- Inactive Well — Kearny County 265
- Plugged and Abandoned — Kearny County 657
- Producing — Kearny County 1,684
Counties with a comparable register
- Morton 4,399
- Haskell 4,236
- Seward 3,997
- Ellsworth 3,850
- Pawnee 3,840
- Rush 3,544
- Harper 3,358
- Lane 3,242
- Gove 3,108
- Hodgeman 2,991
- Grant 2,936
- Douglas 2,895
- Kiowa 2,886
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.