Oil and gas wells in Kiowa County
2,886 wells — 0.6% of the Kansas register. 10 were plugged at public expense, and 79 sit inactive.
2,886Wells
4952 ftMedian depth
10Plugged by the State
79Inactive
What stands out in Kiowa County
The operator named on most of these records is Imperial Oil, on 103 of them (3.6%), ahead of Txo Production Corp (82) and Vincent Oil Corp (78). The oldest well here was completed in 1920 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 6659 feet — Mcdermet 1-swd, drilled in 2009.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4952 ft | 5220 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Kiowa County
2,055 of the 2,886 wells in Kiowa County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 10 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, 1,721 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Kiowa County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Oil | 103 | 3.6% |
| Txo Production Corp | 82 | 2.8% |
| Vincent Oil Corp | 78 | 2.7% |
| Petroleum INC | 62 | 2.1% |
| Gulf Oil Corp | 62 | 2.1% |
| T G T Pet | 58 | 2.0% |
| Tgt Petroleum Corp | 56 | 1.9% |
| Herman L. Loeb, LLC | 53 | 1.8% |
| Graham-michaelis Drlg CO | 48 | 1.7% |
| Pickrell Drilling CO | 47 | 1.6% |
| Richardson J Mark | 47 | 1.6% |
| Mccoy Petroleum Corp | 41 | 1.4% |
| Anadarko Production CO | 39 | 1.4% |
| Strata Exploration, INC | 37 | 1.3% |
| Advantage Resources, INC | 32 | 1.1% |
| Texas O&g | 32 | 1.1% |
| Beren Corp | 29 | 1.0% |
| J. Mark Richardson | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alford | 404 | 14.0% |
| Wildcat | 309 | 10.7% |
| Nichols | 241 | 8.4% |
| Einsel | 155 | 5.4% |
| Unknown | 113 | 3.9% |
| Glick | 103 | 3.6% |
| Wellsford | 84 | 2.9% |
| Fralick West | 82 | 2.8% |
| Greensburg | 65 | 2.3% |
| Hardy | 57 | 2.0% |
| Unnamed | 46 | 1.6% |
| Thach | 43 | 1.5% |
| Fruit | 43 | 1.5% |
| Joy Station Southeast | 37 | 1.3% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 28 | 1.0% |
| 2010s | 193 | 6.7% |
| 2000s | 245 | 8.5% |
| 1990s | 206 | 7.1% |
| 1980s | 819 | 28.4% |
| 1970s | 518 | 17.9% |
| 1960s | 377 | 13.1% |
| 1950s | 260 | 9.0% |
| 1940s | 27 | 0.9% |
An old well on land in Kiowa County?
10 wells in Kiowa County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,886 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 Kiowa County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Unit 1-9 API 15-097-21512 | Trich Production, INC | Daylight | 4778 | 2003 | State |
| Clark 1 API 15-097-21305 | Jim Emerson | Fruit | 4682 | 1991 | State |
| Thompson-rice 1-8 API 15-097-21288 | Southwest Pet | Greensburg Northeast | 4800 | 1990 | State |
| Sparke 1-8 API 15-097-20904-0001 | — | Greensburg Northeast | 4832 | 1985 | State |
| Ward 1-26 API 15-097-20972 | Imperial Oil | Fruit Northeast | 4656 | 1983 | State |
| Robbins-gallup Owwo 1-e API 15-097-20287-0001 | Alderbaran Drilling CO INC | — | 4890 | 1983 | State |
| Hendricks 2-14 API 15-097-20832 | Imperial Oil | Carver-robbins West | 4600 | 1981 | State |
| W. Brensing 1 API 15-097-20377 | Krm Pet | Pleasant Valley East | 5030 | 1977 | State |
| Hammond 1 API 15-097-20209 | Patton Oil CO | Barstow | 4464 | 1974 | State |
| D. Anchor 1 API 15-097-20182-0001 | State of Kansas | Unknown | 1300 | — | State |
| Belvedere Rectifier 1 API 15-097-21878 | Plains Pipeline, L.p | — | 290 | 2025 | — |
| Cobb Lease 4 API 15-097-21196-0001 | Berexco LLC | — | 5076 | 2025 | — |
| Clayton-zimmerman 1-16 API 15-097-21872 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5025 | 2024 | — |
| L-413 2 API 15-097-21877 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 400 | 2024 | — |
| Yohn 'a' 3-26 API 15-097-21865 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Unnamed | 5230 | 2023 | — |
| Coldwater Station 1982 API 15-097-19045-0001 | Jayhawk Pipeline LLC | — | 300 | 2023 | — |
| Olson Farm 1-16 API 15-097-21860 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Nina 2-10 API 15-097-21864 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Toner 1-9 API 15-097-21856 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5000 | 2021 | — |
| Nina 1-10 API 15-097-21857 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5000 | 2021 | — |
| L-roc 1-20 API 15-097-21859 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | — | 4815 | 2021 | — |
| Mp 1396 1 API 15-097-21541-0001 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 435 | 2020 | — |
| Kane Unit 4-14 API 15-097-21839 | Berexco LLC | Alford | 5300 | 2019 | — |
| Brensing 1-10 API 15-097-21848 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5000 | 2019 | — |
| Mcelwain 1 API 15-097-21849 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Joy Station | 5022 | 2019 | — |
| Kilgore 2 API 15-097-21850 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Joy Station | 5050 | 2019 | — |
| Dorsett 1-22 API 15-097-21851 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Alford | 5143 | 2019 | — |
| Mcclaren 3 API 15-097-21852 | Toto Energy, LLC | Nichols | 5350 | 2019 | — |
| Dargel 1 API 15-097-21831 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | — | 5250 | 2018 | — |
| Hayse 1-23a API 15-097-10199-0001 | Redland Resources, LLC | — | 5200 | 2018 | — |
| Hall 23-5 API 15-097-21834 | Redland Resources, LLC | Alford | 5300 | 2018 | — |
| Mcfadden B 1 API 15-097-21835 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5135 | 2018 | — |
| Sandy Fruit 1-33 API 15-097-21838 | Prater Oil & Gas Operations, INC | Fruit | 4820 | 2018 | — |
| Parkin - F 1 API 15-097-21118-0002 | Toto Energy, LLC | — | 5006 | 2018 | — |
| Kane Ut 3-25 API 15-097-20759-0001 | Berexco LLC | Alford | 5126 | 2018 | — |
| Gb 20 1 API 15-097-21826 | Oneok Field Services LLC | — | 200 | 2017 | — |
| Mcclaren 'b' 1 API 15-097-21759-0002 | Toto Energy, LLC | Nichols | 5325 | 2017 | — |
| Gb 26 1 API 15-097-21827 | Oneok Field Services LLC | Unknown | 250 | 2017 | — |
| Ron Piester 1 API 15-097-21828 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Wildcat | 4998 | 2017 | — |
| Gb-26b 1 API 15-097-21829 | Oneok Field Services LLC | — | 250 | 2017 | — |
| Koger 3 API 15-097-21823 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Alford | 5357 | 2016 | — |
| Yost 'c' 2-25 API 15-097-21824 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Nichols | 5350 | 2016 | — |
| Rice B 3 API 15-097-21813 | Tgt Petroleum Corporation | Einsel | 4950 | 2015 | — |
| Hwy 'a' 2-25 API 15-097-21815 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5200 | 2015 | — |
| Yost 2-28 API 15-097-21816 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel | 4840 | 2015 | — |
| Unruh 4-33 API 15-097-21817 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel | 4830 | 2015 | — |
| Unruh 5-33 API 15-097-21818 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel | 4823 | 2015 | — |
| Yost 3-28 API 15-097-21819 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel | 4860 | 2015 | — |
| Banta 'f' 1-21 API 15-097-21822 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Wildcat | 4820 | 2015 | — |
| Clark 31-11 API 15-097-21769 | Redland Resources, INC | Alford | 5276 | 2014 | — |
| Mtprc 'a' 1-27 API 15-097-21773 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford South | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Mckinney Trust 'a' 2-23 API 15-097-21776 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Mtprc 'b' 1-22 API 15-097-21778 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford South | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Parkin Lot 1 API 15-097-21784 | Toto Energy, LLC | Nichols | 5350 | 2014 | — |
| Mp92 1 API 15-097-21785 | Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC | — | 305 | 2014 | — |
| Randel 2-20 API 15-097-21787 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Unnamed | 4900 | 2014 | — |
| Rosenberger 2-29 API 15-097-21788 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel | 4832 | 2014 | — |
| Mtprc 'b' 2-22 API 15-097-21789 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Heft 4-5 API 15-097-21790 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Unnamed | 4875 | 2014 | — |
| Mtprc 'b' 3-22 API 15-097-21792 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Mtprc 'b' 4-22 API 15-097-21793 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Yohn 'a' 1-26 API 15-097-21794 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford South | 5200 | 2014 | — |
| Naumann 2-32 API 15-097-21796 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel | 4855 | 2014 | — |
| Mckinney Trust 'a' 3-23 API 15-097-21797 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford South | 5225 | 2014 | — |
| Kinyon 2-33 API 15-097-21799 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Greensburg Southwest | 4831 | 2014 | — |
| South Leg Mp 411.32 API 15-097-21802 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 300 | 2014 | — |
| Mtprc 'a' 3-27 API 15-097-21803 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5225 | 2014 | — |
| White 2-4 API 15-097-21804 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Greensburg Southwest | 4920 | 2014 | — |
| Randel 3-20 API 15-097-21807 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Unnamed | 4827 | 2014 | — |
| Sealey 'a' #1-15 API 15-097-21809 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5225 | 2014 | — |
| Carol Unruh 1-15 API 15-097-21811 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Alford | 5800 | 2014 | — |
| Hardy B 1 API 15-097-21348-0002 | Advantage Resources, INC | — | 5500 | 2014 | — |
| End Wrench 5 API 15-097-21737 | Tgt Petroleum Corporation | Einsel | 4940 | 2013 | — |
| Smitherman 1-v API 15-097-21738 | Cmx, INC | Fruit | 4800 | 2013 | — |
| Davis Farms 1-v API 15-097-21739 | Cmx, INC | Fruit | 4810 | 2013 | — |
| Crowe 4-23 API 15-097-21740 | Berexco LLC | Alford | 5277 | 2013 | — |
| Bordewick 1-14 API 15-097-21745 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg | 4828 | 2013 | — |
| Hill 'a' 2-23 API 15-097-21746 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford | 5240 | 2013 | — |
| Banta 'f' 1-20 API 15-097-21747 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Wildcat | 4877 | 2013 | — |
| Art Todd 1-20 API 15-097-21749 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2013 | — |
| Parkin 'f' 1 API 15-097-21118-0001 | — | Nichols | 5006 | 2013 | — |
| Blessed Acres 2-18 API 15-097-21754 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Einsel North | 4925 | 2013 | — |
| Mcclaren 'b' 1 API 15-097-21759 | Lasso Energy LLC | Nichols | 5570 | 2013 | — |
| Hill 'a' 3-23 API 15-097-21760 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5200 | 2013 | — |
| Hill 'a' 4-23 API 15-097-21761 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Alford | 5200 | 2013 | — |
| Piester 'b' 1 API 15-097-21762 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | — | 5007 | 2013 | — |
| Wendell 31-6 API 15-097-21768 | Redland Resources, INC | Alford | 5265 | 2013 | — |
| Sampson 3-4 API 15-097-21770 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Unnamed | 4945 | 2013 | — |
| Randel 1-20 API 15-097-21771 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Unnamed | 4919 | 2013 | — |
| Sampson Swd Facility 2-19 API 15-097-21772 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Unnamed | 5555 | 2013 | — |
| Booth 'a' 1 API 15-097-21702 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Wildcat | 5370 | 2012 | — |
| Unruh 3-33 API 15-097-21712 | Strata Exploration, INC | — | 4898 | 2012 | — |
| Mcclaren 1 API 15-097-21714 | Lasso Energy LLC | Nichols | 5691 | 2012 | — |
| Heft 3-5 API 15-097-21715 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel East | 4907 | 2012 | — |
| Charles Einsel 3-21 API 15-097-21716 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Fralick West | 5000 | 2012 | — |
| Sampson 2-4 API 15-097-21717 | Strata Exploration, INC | — | 4925 | 2012 | — |
| Robertson 2-33 API 15-097-21718 | Strata Exploration, INC | — | 4900 | 2012 | — |
| Mcclaren 2 API 15-097-21719 | Lasso Energy LLC | Nichols | 6432 | 2012 | — |
| Cromer 1-4 API 15-097-00189-0001 | Deutsch Oil CO | Unnamed | 4825 | 2012 | — |
| Thompson 1-30 API 15-097-21720 | Castelli Exploration, INC | Alford | 5252 | 2012 | — |
| Headquarters 1-35 API 15-097-21722 | Red Oak Energy, INC | Betzer East | 4990 | 2012 | — |
| Aaron Einsel 3-4 API 15-097-21723 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg Southwest | 4896 | 2012 | — |
| Canton 'c' 3-20 API 15-097-21724 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Glick | 5180 | 2012 | — |
| Caplinger-paxton 1-28 API 15-097-21725 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Alford | 5490 | 2012 | — |
| Mckinney Trust 'a' 1-23 API 15-097-21735 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford | 5225 | 2012 | — |
| Thompson 1-30 API 15-097-21720-0001 | Castelli Exploration, INC | Alford | 5252 | 2012 | — |
| Banta 1-28 API 15-097-21680 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 4793 | 2011 | — |
| Aaron Einsel 2-3 API 15-097-21681 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg Southwest | 4854 | 2011 | — |
| Gene Einsel 1-34 API 15-097-21682 | Strata Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4837 | 2011 | — |
| Sampson 1-4 API 15-097-21684 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg Southwest | 4857 | 2011 | — |
| Heft 1-32 API 15-097-21685 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 4826 | 2011 | — |
| Wilcox 1 API 15-097-21686 | Lotus Operating Co., LLC | Pyle East | 4980 | 2011 | — |
| Heft 2-5 API 15-097-21688 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel East | 4860 | 2011 | — |
| White 1-4 API 15-097-21697 | Strata Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4864 | 2011 | — |
| Hardy 3 API 15-097-21700 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Hardy | 4882 | 2011 | — |
| Anthony 5-34 API 15-097-21704 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Greensburg | 5600 | 2011 | — |
| Naumann 1a-32 API 15-097-21706 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 4900 | 2011 | — |
| Todd 3-32 API 15-097-21708 | Strata Exploration, INC | Unknown | 4875 | 2011 | — |
| Wheeler 'b' 3 API 15-097-21623 | Tgt Petroleum Corp | Einsel | 4950 | 2010 | — |
| Kinyon 1-33 API 15-097-21665 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg | 4925 | 2010 | — |
| Mckinley 1-3 API 15-097-21669 | F.g. Holl Co., LLC | Ursula | 5500 | 2010 | — |
| Yost 1-28 API 15-097-21670 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 4950 | 2010 | — |
| Amber 1-27 API 15-097-21671 | Castelli Exploration, INC | Mowbray Northeast | 5490 | 2010 | — |
| Todd 2-32 API 15-097-21672 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 4950 | 2010 | — |
| Unruh 1-33 API 15-097-21678 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 4806 | 2010 | — |
| Robertson 1-33 API 15-097-21679 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg Southwest | 4900 | 2010 | — |
| Unruh 2-33 API 15-097-20469-0001 | Strata Exploration, INC | Einsel | 5518 | 2010 | — |
| Mary Catherine 23-6 API 15-097-21641 | Redland Resources, INC | Alford West | 5280 | 2009 | — |
| Smith 2-33 API 15-097-21645 | Roberts Resources, INC | Alford | 5795 | 2009 | — |
| Einsel 1-4 API 15-097-21653 | Strata Exploration, INC | Greensburg Southwest | 5000 | 2009 | — |
| Canton 'b' 2 API 15-097-20401-0001 | Charles N. Griffin | Glick | 5497 | 2009 | — |
| Ralstin C Swd 2 API 15-097-20295-0001 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | — | 4950 | 2009 | — |
| Cobb 3-20 API 15-097-21616 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Alford | 5530 | 2008 | — |
| Murray 1-14 API 15-097-21627 | Val Energy, INC | Nichols Northeast | 5002 | 2008 | — |
| Hill 'a' 1-23 API 15-097-21632 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Alford | 5200 | 2008 | — |
| Einsel 'b' 1 API 15-097-10118-0001 | Mull Drilling Co., INC | Fralick West | 4884 | 2008 | — |
| Piester 1 API 15-097-21252-0001 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Wildcat | 5375 | 2008 | — |
| Piester 4 API 15-097-21642 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Soldier Creek | 5000 | 2008 | — |
| Taylor Farms 1-20 API 15-097-21646 | Val Energy, INC | Greensburg Northeast | 4820 | 2008 | — |
| Mullinville Site 1-b South API 15-097-21650 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Unknown | 115 | 2008 | — |
| Mullinville Site 1-a Middle API 15-097-21649 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Unknown | 115 | 2008 | — |
| Mullinville Site 3-c North API 15-097-21648 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Unknown | 115 | 2008 | — |
| South Leg Mp 406.47 API 15-097-21605 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 320 | 2007 | — |
| Mull 4-1 API 15-097-21608 | Vincent Oil Corp | Trousdale West | 4680 | 2007 | — |
| Mull 3-1 API 15-097-21607 | Vincent Oil Corp | Trousdale West | 4700 | 2007 | — |
| Minor 2-19 API 15-097-21613 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Hardy | 4940 | 2007 | — |
| Piester 1 API 15-097-21615 | Lotus Operating Co., LLC | Wildcat | 5060 | 2007 | — |
| Emerson 3-30 API 15-097-21597-0001 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Alford | 5180 | 2007 | — |
| Dewayne Unruh 'a' 1-15 Swd API 15-097-21490-0001 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Alford | 5400 | 2007 | — |
| Canton 'c' 1 API 15-097-20038-0002 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Glick | 4935 | 2007 | — |
By class in Kiowa County
Counties with a comparable register
- Harper 3,358
- Kearny 3,249
- Lane 3,242
- Gove 3,108
- Hodgeman 2,991
- Grant 2,936
- Douglas 2,895
- Meade 2,605
- Edwards 2,526
- Comanche 2,339
- Harvey 2,231
- Clark 2,206
- Sheridan 2,184
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.