Oil and gas wells in Labette County

6,854 wells — 1.3% of the Kansas register. 344 were plugged at public expense, and 349 sit inactive.

6,854Wells

722 ftMedian depth

344Plugged by the State

349Inactive

What stands out in Labette County

The operator named on most of these records is Quest Cherokee, LLC, on 565 of them (8.2%), ahead of Nance Drilling CO (325) and Double 7 Oil and Gas LLC (216). The oldest well here was completed in 1916 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 7600 feet — Big Hill Lake 47.

Depth, over the 4,587 wells in Labette County where a figure was reported (67%) — a median, never a mean
Measurement	Median	90th percentile	Kansas median
Total depth	722 ft	1002 ft	2831 ft — shallower here

What happened to these wells — in Labette County

2,021 of the 6,854 wells in Labette County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 344 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 349 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, 2,239 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.

Who operates in Labette County

Operator of record	Wells	Share
Quest Cherokee, LLC	565	8.2%
Nance Drilling CO	325	4.7%
Double 7 Oil and Gas LLC	216	3.2%
Hickory Creek Oil CO	167	2.4%
Colt Energy INC	143	2.1%
Tenneco Oil CO	132	1.9%
Apco Oil Corp	129	1.9%
Central States Oil & Gas, INC	94	1.4%
Admiral Bay (usa) INC	87	1.3%
Wax, William T	81	1.2%
Kcc Fee Fund Plug	81	1.2%
Kelt Energy, INC	74	1.1%
Central Production Company, INC	73	1.1%
C W Alcorn, Jr	63	0.9%
S & S Oil Company	62	0.9%
Co-kan Oil & Gas, INC	59	0.9%
Loraine Cleaver	58	0.8%
James D. Lorenz	58	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	1,332	19.4%
Cherokee Basin Coal Area	664	9.7%
Wildcat	334	4.9%
Coffeyville-cherryvale	280	4.1%
Mccune West	151	2.2%
Chetopa	119	1.7%
Mound Valley South	116	1.7%
Valeda	96	1.4%
Mound Valley	73	1.1%
Dartnell	69	1.0%
Bartlett	62	0.9%
Lake Creek	62	0.9%
Edna	53	0.8%
Dennis	49	0.7%

When they were drilled

Decade	Wells	Share
2020s	17	0.2%
2010s	113	1.6%
2000s	1,017	14.8%
1990s	241	3.5%
1980s	626	9.1%
1970s	495	7.2%
1960s	53	0.8%
1950s	17	0.2%
1940s	3	0.0%

An old well on land in Labette County?

344 wells in Labette County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 6,854 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 Labette County

Labette County — the last column reads *yes* where the register records the well as plugged, *State* where it was plugged at public expense, and a dash where neither. A 0 depth means none was reported. The legal description is on the record, never on a page.
Lease and well	Operator	Field	Depth (ft)	Year	Plugged
Cook 3 API 15-099-23162	Double 7 Oil and Gas LLC	Mccune West	150	2002	State
Cook 5 API 15-099-23169	Double 7 Oil and Gas LLC	Mccune West	150	2002	State
Houts 4 API 15-099-22781	Montgomery Oil & Gas Exploration INC	Bartlett	580	1990	State
Houts 5 API 15-099-22782	Montgomery O&g Expl	Bartlett	595	1990	State
Houts 3 API 15-099-22764	Montgomery O&g Expl	Bartlett	560	1989	State
Houts 1 API 15-099-22771	Montgomery O&g Expl	Bartlett	560	1989	State
Houts 2 API 15-099-22772	Montgomery O&g Expl	Bartlett	475	1989	State
Leka-ruyle 2 API 15-099-21755	Mineral Property Mgmt, INC	Unknown	625	1982	State
Leka 1 API 15-099-21638	Mineral Property Management, INC	Unknown	567	1982	State
R. Cook 8 API 15-099-21009	Hickory Creek Oil CO	Unknown	150	1979	State
R. Cook 9 API 15-099-21013	Hickory Creek Oil CO	Unknown	150	1979	State
Zummallen 5 API 15-099-20733	Coffeyville Gas	Coffeyville-cherryvale	350	1978	State
Hahn 3-p API 15-099-20741	Petro-vest Intl	Coffeyville-cherryvale	470	1978	State
Stan Lipps 3 API 15-099-20834	S & S Oil	Unknown	625	1978	State
Virgina J. Noble 1 API 15-099-20843	S & S Oil	Bartlett	665	1978	State
Wackerle 1 API 15-099-19029	Petro Vest, INC	Unknown	575	1976	State
Wackerle 2 API 15-099-19030	Neosho Valley	Unknown	525	1952	State
Coysh 1 API 15-099-19081	—	—	300	1942	State
Coysh 2 API 15-099-19082	—	Unknown	3670	1942	State
Spradlin 0w-2-88 API 15-099-70001	State of Kansas	—	730	—	State
Spradlin Ow-1-89 API 15-099-70002	State of Kansas	—	720	—	State
Spradlin Ow-3-89 API 15-099-70003	State of Kansas	—	650	—	State
Parson Ks 3311clar API 15-099-70156	State of Ks	—	350	—	State
2600 Corning Ogw 1 API 15-099-70011	State of Ks	—	325	—	State
Ververka Ow #1 API 15-099-70386	State of Kansas	—	0	—	State
Burk Ok # 1 API 15-099-70427	State of Kansas	—	350	—	State
Spooner Ow-1 API 15-099-70022	State of Kansas	Unknown	690	—	State
Spooner Ow-2 API 15-099-70025	State of Kansas	—	690	—	State
Spooner Ow-3 API 15-099-70035	State of Kansas	—	690	—	State
Spooner Ow-4 API 15-099-70024	State of Kansas	—	690	—	State
Mueller Farm Ow-2 API 15-099-70005	State of Kansas	—	900	—	State
Mueller Farm Ow-1-88 API 15-099-70018	State of Kansas	—	800	—	State
K. A. Johnson 9 API 15-099-70038	State of Kansas	Unknown	900	—	State
Johnson 3 API 15-099-70039	State of Kansas	—	950	—	State
Unknown 0w-1-89 API 15-099-70031	State of Kansas	—	515	—	State
Neer Farm Ow-1 API 15-099-71364	State of Kansas	—	300	—	State
Mueller Farm Ow-9-91 API 15-099-71373	State of Kansas	—	600	—	State
Mueller Farm Ow-10-91 API 15-099-71374	State of Kansas	—	600	—	State
Mueller Farm Ow-11-91 API 15-099-71375	State of Kansas	—	600	—	State
Rohling Ow-1 API 15-099-70004	State of Ks	—	350	—	State
Burris Ow-1-91 API 15-099-70010	State of Kansas	—	700	—	State
Olson 1-92 API 15-099-70040	State of Ks	—	600	—	State
Olson 2-92 API 15-099-70041	State of Ks	—	600	—	State
Olson 4-92 API 15-099-70042	State of Ks	—	600	—	State
Olson 5-92 API 15-099-70043	State of Ks	—	600	—	State
Burnham Og 1 API 15-099-71409	State of Ks Fee Fund Plg	—	600	—	State
Kasper 1 API 15-099-70009	State of Ks	—	605	—	State
Kasper 4 API 15-099-70007	State of Ks	—	410	—	State
Kasper 5 API 15-099-70008	State of Ks	—	325	—	State
Kasper 2 API 15-099-70013	State of Ks	—	580	—	State
Kasper 3 API 15-099-70012	State of Ks	—	380	—	State
Jim Hull API 15-099-70157	State of Ks Fee Fund	—	475	—	State
Straub Og 1 API 15-099-70966	State of Ks Fee Fund	—	570	—	State
Eddy Hampson Og 1 API 15-099-70374	State of Ks Fee Fund Plg	Unknown	360	—	State
Eddy Hampson Ow-2 API 15-099-70372	State of Ks Fee Fund Plg	—	525	—	State
Eddy Hampson Ow-3 API 15-099-70373	State of Ks Fee Fund Plg	—	445	—	State
Kerschen Ow-1 API 15-099-70023	State of Kansas	—	600	—	State
Crook 1 API 15-099-19058	—	—	400	—	State
Hudson 1 API 15-099-19059	—	—	400	—	State
Neer 1 API 15-099-19060	—	—	300	—	State
Mckinney 1 API 15-099-20936	Lawrence V Burgess	—	730	—	State
Mckinney 1 API 15-099-21371	Petroleum Development, INC	—	60	—	State
Zummallen 2 API 15-099-21410	Fred Escott	Unknown	930	—	State
Hayden 1 API 15-099-21415	Cherryvale Well Service	—	750	—	State
Hayden 4 API 15-099-21418	Cherryvale Well Service	—	120	—	State
Marie Wackerle 3 API 15-099-21715	Brb Energy Resources Group	Unknown	880	—	State
Marie Wackerle 5 API 15-099-21717	Brb Energy Resources Group	—	890	—	State
J. J. Williams 1 API 15-099-21758	Oswego Oil & Gas Company, INC	—	150	—	State
Hayden H-3 API 15-099-21937	Paydirt Development, LTD	—	750	—	State
Hahn 5-m API 15-099-21939	Petrovest, INC	Unknown	325	—	State
Hahn 6-m API 15-099-21952	Petrovest, INC	Unknown	500	—	State
Hahn 7-m API 15-099-21953	Petrovest, INC	Unknown	510	—	State
Hayden 2 API 15-099-22014	Paydirt Development, INC	—	615	—	State
Hayden 3 API 15-099-22015	Paydirt Development, INC	—	815	—	State
Hahn 7-a API 15-099-22054	Petrovest INC	Unknown	380	—	State
Hahn 18 API 15-099-22056	Petrovest, INC	—	385	—	State
Hahn 8-a API 15-099-22057	Petrovest, INC	Unknown	350	—	State
Hahn 11-a API 15-099-22058	Petrovest, INC	Unknown	260	—	State
Hahn 19 API 15-099-22059	Petrovest, INC	—	810	—	State
Moore 1 API 15-099-19066	—	—	330	—	State
Southall Ow-1 API 15-099-19069	—	—	400	—	State
Rohmiller 1 API 15-099-19073	Overby Drlg	Unknown	350	—	State
Rohmiller 2 API 15-099-19074	—	Unknown	360	—	State
Oswego Golf Club 1 Ow API 15-099-19078	—	Unknown	650	—	State
Surridge 1 API 15-099-19079	—	—	450	—	State
Surridge 2 API 15-099-19080	—	—	175	—	State
Coysh 3 API 15-099-19083	Walter Coysh	—	350	—	State
Waggoner 6 API 15-099-19017	—	—	775	—	State
Waggoner 1 API 15-099-19012	—	—	775	—	State
Logan 6 API 15-099-19039	—	Unknown	600	—	State
Logan 7 API 15-099-19040	—	Unknown	970	—	State
Wackerle 3 API 15-099-19031	—	—	800	—	State
Logan 5 API 15-099-19028	—	—	520	—	State
Waggoner 2 API 15-099-19013	—	—	775	—	State
Waggoner 3 API 15-099-19014	—	—	775	—	State
Wackerle 4 API 15-099-19032	—	—	515	—	State
Falkenstien C-20 F API 15-099-22616	Jerry W Line, Sr	Unknown	365	—	State
Waggoner 4 API 15-099-19015	—	—	675	—	State
Waggoner 5 API 15-099-19016	—	—	775	—	State
Waggoner 7 API 15-099-19018	—	—	775	—	State
Waggoner 8 API 15-099-19019	—	—	775	—	State
Waggoner 9 API 15-099-19020	—	—	600	—	State
Waggoner 10 API 15-099-19021	—	—	775	—	State
Waggoner 11 API 15-099-19022	—	—	350	—	State
Waggoner 12 API 15-099-19023	—	—	775	—	State
Logan 2 API 15-099-19025	—	—	975	—	State
Logan 3 API 15-099-19026	—	—	975	—	State
Logan 4 API 15-099-19027	—	—	200	—	State
Wackerle 5 API 15-099-19033	—	—	700	—	State
Wackerle 6 API 15-099-19034	—	—	260	—	State
Wackerle 7 API 15-099-19035	—	—	160	—	State
Wackerle 8 API 15-099-19036	—	—	800	—	State
Wackerle 9 API 15-099-19037	—	—	800	—	State
Falkenstien C-19 API 15-099-22614	Jerry W Line, Sr	Unknown	370	—	State
Falkenstien C-21 F API 15-099-21615	Jerry W Line, Sr	Unknown	367	—	State
Leka 3 API 15-099-19041	—	—	600	—	State
Leka 4 API 15-099-19042	—	—	1000	—	State
Whetstone Whe-01 API 15-099-19096	—	—	640	—	State
Waggoner Wag 01 API 15-099-19097	—	—	640	—	State
Waggoner Wag O2 API 15-099-19098	—	—	640	—	State
Waggoner Wag-03 API 15-099-19099	—	—	425	—	State
Waggoner Wag-04-a API 15-099-19100	—	—	370	—	State
Waggoner Wag-04 API 15-099-19101	—	—	370	—	State
Waggoner Wag-05 API 15-099-19102	—	—	370	—	State
Waggoner Wag-007 API 15-099-19103	—	—	370	—	State
Waggoner Wag-07a API 15-099-19104	—	—	370	—	State
Waggoner Wag-08 API 15-099-19105	—	—	250	—	State
Fal 26 API 15-099-19106	—	—	410	—	State
Fal 28 API 15-099-19107	—	—	300	—	State
Fal 2 API 15-099-19109	—	—	300	—	State
Fal 4 API 15-099-19110	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 19 API 15-099-19111	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 1 API 15-099-19112	—	—	725	—	State
Fal 3 API 15-099-19113	—	—	725	—	State
Fal 8 API 15-099-19114	—	—	850	—	State
Fal 11 API 15-099-19115	—	—	860	—	State
Fal 31 API 15-099-19116	—	—	860	—	State
Ros 1 API 15-099-19117	—	—	550	—	State
Ros 2 API 15-099-19118	—	—	550	—	State
Ros 3 API 15-099-19119	—	—	550	—	State
Ros 4 API 15-099-19120	—	—	550	—	State
Ros 5 API 15-099-19121	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 7 API 15-099-19122	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 12 API 15-099-19123	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 13 API 15-099-19124	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 23 API 15-099-19125	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 24 API 15-099-19126	—	—	815	—	State
Fal 25 API 15-099-19127	—	—	500	—	State
Fal 27 API 15-099-19128	—	—	550	—	State
Fal 29 API 15-099-19129	—	—	550	—	State

By class in Labette County

Counties with a comparable register

Rice 10,609
Rooks 10,167
Graham 9,074
Ness 8,076
Linn 8,039
Barber 7,830
Sumner 6,984
Bourbon 6,337
Mcpherson 6,121
Coffey 5,842
Johnson 5,389
Pratt 5,320
Trego 5,065

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.