Oil and gas wells in Lane County
3,242 wells — 0.6% of the Kansas register. 8 were plugged at public expense, and 47 sit inactive.
3,242Wells
4625 ftMedian depth
8Plugged by the State
47Inactive
What stands out in Lane County
The operator named on most of these records is Mull Drilling Co., INC, on 153 of them (4.7%), ahead of Larson Operating CO (133) and Donald C. Slawson (123). The oldest well here was completed in 1926 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 5771 feet — Jasper 12v 1 Swd, drilled in 2012.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4625 ft | 4701 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Lane County
2,300 of the 3,242 wells in Lane County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 8 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 47 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, 2,221 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Lane County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mull Drilling Co., INC | 153 | 4.7% |
| Larson Operating CO | 133 | 4.1% |
| Donald C. Slawson | 123 | 3.8% |
| Ritchie Exploration, INC | 108 | 3.3% |
| Dane G. Hansen Trust | 91 | 2.8% |
| Palomino Petroleum, INC | 84 | 2.6% |
| Chief Drilling Co., INC | 62 | 1.9% |
| Slawson Donald C | 60 | 1.9% |
| Larson Engineering, INC | 60 | 1.9% |
| Trans Pacific Oil Corp | 52 | 1.6% |
| Abercrombie Drilling, INC | 48 | 1.5% |
| O'brien Resources, LLC | 46 | 1.4% |
| Carmen Schmitt, INC | 44 | 1.4% |
| Thunderbird Drilling, INC | 42 | 1.3% |
| Flatirons Resources LLC | 37 | 1.1% |
| Abercrombie Drlg | 36 | 1.1% |
| Talon Group LLC | 34 | 1.0% |
| Raymond Oil Co., INC | 33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 1,005 | 31.0% |
| Unknown | 92 | 2.8% |
| Unnamed | 65 | 2.0% |
| Selfridge | 47 | 1.4% |
| Jennison | 45 | 1.4% |
| Terwilliger East | 40 | 1.2% |
| Roemer | 35 | 1.1% |
| Pendennis Southwest | 33 | 1.0% |
| Pendennis South | 33 | 1.0% |
| Prairie Ridge Northwest | 28 | 0.9% |
| Paris | 28 | 0.9% |
| White Rock | 27 | 0.8% |
| White Rock East | 27 | 0.8% |
| Goering | 27 | 0.8% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 127 | 3.9% |
| 2010s | 511 | 15.8% |
| 2000s | 445 | 13.7% |
| 1990s | 308 | 9.5% |
| 1980s | 1,155 | 35.6% |
| 1970s | 422 | 13.0% |
| 1960s | 84 | 2.6% |
| 1950s | 23 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 4 | 0.1% |
An old well on land in Lane County?
8 wells in Lane County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 3,242 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 Lane County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parr 1-28 API 15-101-22013 | White Rock Oil, LLC | Pendennis | 4660 | 2007 | State |
| Parr 1-27 API 15-101-22020 | White Rock Oil LLC | Pendennis | 4450 | 2007 | State |
| Boltz 1-13 API 15-101-21492 | Galloway Pet Expl | Stan West | 4650 | 1989 | State |
| Borrell 1-18 API 15-101-21193-0001 | Galloway Pet Expl | Stan West | 4660 | 1988 | State |
| Borrell 1 API 15-101-21417-0001 | Galloway Pet Expl | Unknown | 4600 | 1988 | State |
| Magie 'a' 1 API 15-101-20863 | Donald C. Slawson | Magie | 4650 | 1983 | State |
| Mcbee 'c' 1 API 15-101-21382-0001 | Kansas Corporation Commission | Unknown | 4625 | — | State |
| Munsell 1 API 15-101-19013 | State of Kansas | — | 0 | — | State |
| Back In Black 1 API 15-101-22709 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Hiney | 4735 | 2026 | — |
| Terwilliger 34-2 Owwo API 15-101-21874-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Unnamed | 4640 | 2026 | — |
| Kent 1-7 API 15-101-22132-0004 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4650 | 2026 | — |
| Anderson 32b 1 API 15-101-22579-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2026 | — |
| Spece 29d 1 API 15-101-22616-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4740 | 2026 | — |
| Marlene 1-32 API 15-101-22698 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Unnamed | 4580 | 2025 | — |
| Roemer Trust 3 API 15-101-22511-0001 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4576 | 2025 | — |
| Kent 1-7 API 15-101-22132-0003 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4650 | 2025 | — |
| Chase Mp 197.166 New Kraus 1 API 15-101-22703 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 400 | 2025 | — |
| Terwilliger 34-1 API 15-101-20717-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4613 | 2025 | — |
| Neufeld 32-1 API 15-101-22706 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | Sutton Township | 4730 | 2025 | — |
| Healy Well #1 API 15-101-22707 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 140 | 2025 | — |
| Healy Well #2 API 15-101-22708 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 140 | 2025 | — |
| Voshell 2 API 15-101-20271-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4690 | 2025 | — |
| Reifschneider Owwo 1-24 API 15-101-22071-0001 | Knighton Oil Company, INC | — | 4650 | 2025 | — |
| Hollamon 1-34 Owwo API 15-101-22284-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4639 | 2025 | — |
| Missionary Lease 3 API 15-101-21000-0003 | Berexco LLC | — | 4350 | 2024 | — |
| Sutton 1-13 API 15-101-22540-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 4560 | 2024 | — |
| Watt 5-10 API 15-101-22691 | M G Oil INC | Doll East | 4460 | 2024 | — |
| Hollamon 1-34 Owwo API 15-101-22284-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Lohoff | 4639 | 2024 | — |
| Mp 212.3 1 API 15-101-22693 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 350 | 2024 | — |
| Schultz 1 API 15-101-21562-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4597 | 2024 | — |
| Maughlin Bp 2 API 15-101-22695 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Seifried North | 4650 | 2024 | — |
| Hineman R 1-20 API 15-101-22656-0001 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4651 | 2024 | — |
| Rhonda 1-16 API 15-101-22533-0001 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4610 | 2024 | — |
| Carter-johnson 1-1 API 15-101-22672-0002 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | — | 4625 | 2024 | — |
| Shay 1-21 API 15-101-20799-0001 | Citadel Oil LLC | Tillotson East | 4410 | 2023 | — |
| Lawrence 15 Swd API 15-101-22681 | M G Oil INC | N & J | 2023 | 2023 | — |
| Herl Trust 'a' 1-16 API 15-101-21797-0001 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Pendennis North | 4620 | 2023 | — |
| Schultz 25 1 Owwo API 15-101-22369-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Unnamed | 4570 | 2023 | — |
| Huseman-schwartz 1 API 15-101-22687 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2023 | — |
| Chief-mcmillen 1-36 API 15-101-21454-0001 | Walker Tank Service, INC | — | 4749 | 2023 | — |
| Marlene A 3 API 15-101-22167-0002 | Carmen Schmitt, INC | — | 4909 | 2023 | — |
| Borell 1 Swd API 15-101-20411-0001 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4620 | 2023 | — |
| Obrien 1-9 API 15-101-22619-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 4520 | 2023 | — |
| Froebe 2-31 Owwo API 15-101-22125-0002 | Talon Group LLC | Manning | 4690 | 2022 | — |
| Ramsey 2-30 API 15-101-22666 | Citadel Oil LLC | Danny Northeast | 4560 | 2022 | — |
| Lawrence 15-3 API 15-101-22667 | M G Oil INC | — | 4525 | 2022 | — |
| Schmisseur Farms 34-2 API 15-101-22114-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4810 | 2022 | — |
| Terry 2-19 API 15-101-22670 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Walnut Fork Southeast | 4611 | 2022 | — |
| Carson 1-19 Owwo API 15-101-22002-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4635 | 2022 | — |
| Carter-johnson 1-1 API 15-101-22672 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | Prairie Ridge Northwest | 4625 | 2022 | — |
| Froebe 2-31 Owwo API 15-101-22125-0003 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4690 | 2022 | — |
| York 1-9 API 15-101-22627-0002 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 4475 | 2022 | — |
| Froebe 3-31 Owwo API 15-101-22159-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4654 | 2022 | — |
| Paris-hineman 1-7 API 15-101-22554-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4455 | 2022 | — |
| Follow That Dream 1 API 15-101-22678 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Selfridge East | 4602 | 2022 | — |
| Schwartz-huseman 1 API 15-101-22679 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4720 | 2022 | — |
| Ehmke Trust 1 API 15-101-22680 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | — | 4746 | 2022 | — |
| Riley 36 1 API 15-101-21986-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 4590 | 2022 | — |
| Kent 1-7 API 15-101-22132-0002 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4650 | 2022 | — |
| Carter-johnson 1-1 API 15-101-22672-0001 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | — | 4625 | 2022 | — |
| Stanley 4-28 API 15-101-21930-0001 | Larson Operating CO | Reifschneider | 4627 | 2021 | — |
| James Owwo 1-15 API 15-101-22237-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4654 | 2021 | — |
| F&s U1-12 API 15-101-22556-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Terwilliger | 4654 | 2021 | — |
| Selfridge 2-11 API 15-101-22645 | Talon Group LLC | America Northwest | 4640 | 2021 | — |
| Wilson-mcwhirter 1-27 API 15-101-22148-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4628 | 2021 | — |
| Keenan 3 API 15-101-22611-0001 | Northern Lights Oil Company, LLC | — | 4621 | 2021 | — |
| Selfridge 1-11 API 15-101-22463-0002 | Talon Group LLC | America Northwest | 4670 | 2021 | — |
| York 1-9 API 15-101-22627-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 4475 | 2021 | — |
| Lawrence 15 API 15-101-22652 | M G Oil INC | Wildcat | 4497 | 2021 | — |
| Habiger-wells Unit 1 API 15-101-22654 | Raymond Oil Company, INC | Wildcat | 4722 | 2021 | — |
| Carson 2-19 Owwo API 15-101-22082-0001 | Talon Group LLC | — | 4580 | 2021 | — |
| Melissa 1-29 API 15-101-22116-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4654 | 2021 | — |
| Hineman R 1-20 API 15-101-22656 | Talon Group LLC | Hineman | 4651 | 2021 | — |
| Stucky-dirks 1 API 15-101-22657 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4740 | 2021 | — |
| Schoepf 1-15 API 15-101-22564-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4600 | 2021 | — |
| Stanley 1-28 API 15-101-21868-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4643 | 2021 | — |
| Lawrence Unit 15-2 API 15-101-22659 | M G Oil INC | — | 4510 | 2021 | — |
| Lawrence Dixon Unit 1 API 15-101-22660 | M G Oil INC | — | 4530 | 2021 | — |
| Froebe 1-31 Owwo API 15-101-22101-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Manning | 4586 | 2021 | — |
| Jennison 1 2 API 15-101-22203-0003 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Shay West | 4614 | 2020 | — |
| Burnett D 1 API 15-101-21604-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Cowdery Northeast | 4619 | 2020 | — |
| Lawrence 1-17 API 15-101-21761-0001 | Citadel Oil LLC | Wildcat | 4630 | 2020 | — |
| Selfridge 1-11 API 15-101-22463-0001 | Talon Group LLC | America Northwest | 4670 | 2020 | — |
| Virginia 1-1 API 15-101-22498-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Wildcat | 4600 | 2020 | — |
| E&c 2-35 Owwo API 15-101-22570-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Terwilliger Northwest | 4611 | 2020 | — |
| Wilkens 5d 1 API 15-101-21902-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4605 | 2020 | — |
| Harris 1-20 API 15-101-22249-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4680 | 2020 | — |
| Obrien 1-9 API 15-101-22619 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 4520 | 2019 | — |
| Anderson-schwartz Trust 1 API 15-101-22621 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4725 | 2019 | — |
| Mp 194.03 1 API 15-101-22622 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 375 | 2019 | — |
| Hineman Unit 1-28 API 15-101-22508-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | — | 4608 | 2019 | — |
| Anderson Swd 1 API 15-101-22623 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Sutton | 2275 | 2019 | — |
| Froelich Trust 1 API 15-101-22624 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | — | 4554 | 2019 | — |
| York 1-9 API 15-101-22627 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 4475 | 2019 | — |
| York 1-10 API 15-101-22629 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 4525 | 2019 | — |
| Dowd 28c 1 API 15-101-22021-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4612 | 2019 | — |
| Anderson 32b 1 API 15-101-22579-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2019 | — |
| Neil 2-28 API 15-101-21995-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Reifschneider | 4640 | 2019 | — |
| Robbins 1-27 API 15-101-21940-0001 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Mcwhirter | 4652 | 2019 | — |
| O'brien 2-9 API 15-101-22638 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Unknown | 4311 | 2019 | — |
| Keenan-stucky 1-34 API 15-101-21964-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Mcwhirter North | 4645 | 2019 | — |
| Ehmke 2-29 API 15-101-22093-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4631 | 2019 | — |
| Reifschneider 1-28 API 15-101-21881-0001 | Mull Drilling Co., INC | Cartmill West | 4580 | 2019 | — |
| Grace 1-15 API 15-101-22361-0001 | Urban Oil and Gas Group LLC | — | 4660 | 2019 | — |
| Splitter B 1 API 15-101-20559-0001 | Larson Operating CO | Mcwhirter North | 4685 | 2018 | — |
| Rosenau 15-30 API 15-101-22121-0001 | Larson Operating Company | Wildcat | 4400 | 2018 | — |
| Trost 2-31 API 15-101-21758-0001 | Larson Engineering, Inc. Dba Larson Operating Company | — | 4420 | 2018 | — |
| Schoepf 2-15 Swd API 15-101-22604 | Larson Operating Company | Sharp | 2125 | 2018 | — |
| Mendenhall 6 API 15-101-22605 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Broughton North | 4562 | 2018 | — |
| Mumma 1 API 15-101-20513-0002 | Larson Operating CO | Paris | 4668 | 2018 | — |
| Hineman Farms 1 API 15-101-22609 | Blue Goose Drilling Company, INC | Wildcat | 4662 | 2018 | — |
| Keenan 3 API 15-101-22611 | Northern Lights Oil Company, LLC | Mcwhirter | 4621 | 2018 | — |
| Fay 2 API 15-101-22612 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | — | 4578 | 2018 | — |
| Spece 29d 1 API 15-101-22616 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4740 | 2018 | — |
| Paris Trust 1-14 API 15-101-22580 | Larson Engineering, INC | Paris | 4665 | 2017 | — |
| Neeley 'a' 1 API 15-101-22582 | Blue Goose Drilling Company, INC | Alamota Northwest | 4649 | 2017 | — |
| Goodman 1 API 15-101-22584 | Knighton Oil Company, INC | Wildcat | 4650 | 2017 | — |
| Paris 2-11 API 15-101-22587 | Larson Engineering, INC | Wildcat | 4660 | 2017 | — |
| Hineman Unit 1-16 API 15-101-22586 | Norstar Petroleum, INC | Unnamed | 4720 | 2017 | — |
| Mp 201.6 #1 API 15-101-22589 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 40 | 2017 | — |
| Voshell 3 API 15-101-22590 | Larson Operating CO | Paris | 4661 | 2017 | — |
| Sisters 1-23 API 15-101-22593 | Larson Operating CO | Paris | 4542 | 2017 | — |
| Tdm 1-15 API 15-101-22594 | Larson Operating CO | Paris West | 4597 | 2017 | — |
| Hansen 1 Swd API 15-101-21524-0002 | Roberts, Denis F | — | 4660 | 2017 | — |
| Paris 2-7 API 15-101-22595 | Larson Operating CO | Hineman Northwest | 4673 | 2017 | — |
| Hineman 1 API 15-101-20072-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | Wildcat | 4647 | 2017 | — |
| Lucille 1-34 Owwo API 15-101-21936-0001 | Larson Operating CO | Mcwhirter North | 4625 | 2017 | — |
| Hanks-eitel Unit 3 API 15-101-20658-0004 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | Unknown | 4680 | 2017 | — |
| Hanks-eitel Unit 2 API 15-101-20784-0003 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | — | 4680 | 2017 | — |
| Saddlehorn 10 API 15-101-22571 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 400 | 2016 | — |
| Eugene 2-27 API 15-101-22576 | Larson Operating Company | Rivendell | 4634 | 2016 | — |
| Ehmke 2-29 API 15-101-22093-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | Reifschneider | 4631 | 2016 | — |
| Neil 2-28 API 15-101-21995-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | Reifschneider | 4640 | 2016 | — |
| Gail 1-21 API 15-101-22325-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | Reifschneider | 4659 | 2016 | — |
| Lawrence 22-14 API 15-101-22181-0001 | Flatirons Resources LLC | — | 4605 | 2016 | — |
| Anderson 32b 1 API 15-101-22579 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4730 | 2016 | — |
| Keenan-stucky 1-34 API 15-101-21964-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | Mcwhirter North | 4645 | 2016 | — |
| Robbins Trust 1-26 API 15-101-22007-0001 | Larson Engineering, INC | Mcwherter Northeast | 4690 | 2016 | — |
| Hanks-eitel Unit 1 API 15-101-20792-0003 | Mull Drilling Co., INC | Ls Northeast | 4676 | 2016 | — |
| Muffitt 1-29 API 15-101-21913-0004 | Mull Drilling Co., INC | Cartmill West | 4575 | 2016 | — |
| Hanks-eitel Unit 3 API 15-101-20658-0003 | Mull Drilling Company, INC | Unknown | 4661 | 2016 | — |
| James' Children's Trust 1-9 API 15-101-22541 | Larson Operating Company | Wildcat | 4498 | 2015 | — |
| Ehmke-fisher 1-19 API 15-101-22542 | Larson Operating Company | North Fork | 4620 | 2015 | — |
| Grusing 10-14 API 15-101-22549 | K3 Oil & Gas Operating Company | Broughton | 4590 | 2015 | — |
| Marlin Unit 1-23 API 15-101-22552 | Larson Engineering, INC | Wildcat | 4646 | 2015 | — |
| Paris-hineman 1-7 API 15-101-22554 | Larson Operating CO | Wildcat | 4455 | 2015 | — |
| Watt 2-10 API 15-101-22557 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Doll East | 4530 | 2015 | — |
| Walton 1 Swd API 15-101-20249-0001 | Larson Operating Company | Wildcat | 4473 | 2015 | — |
| Watt 3-10 API 15-101-22558 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Doll East | 4510 | 2015 | — |
| Fred 1-14 API 15-101-21509-0001 | Nae, INC | North Trail | 4580 | 2015 | — |
By class in Lane County
Counties with a comparable register
- Haskell 4,236
- Seward 3,997
- Ellsworth 3,850
- Pawnee 3,840
- Rush 3,544
- Harper 3,358
- Kearny 3,249
- Gove 3,108
- Hodgeman 2,991
- Grant 2,936
- Douglas 2,895
- Kiowa 2,886
- Meade 2,605
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.