Oil and gas wells in Logan County
1,935 wells — 0.4% of the Kansas register. 0 were plugged at public expense, and 39 sit inactive.
What stands out in Logan County
The operator named on most of these records is Shakespeare Oil Co., INC, on 132 of them (6.8%), ahead of Black Tea Oil, LLC (121) and Ritchie Exploration, INC (87). The oldest well here was completed in 1922 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 5756 feet — Watchorn 1, drilled in 1935.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4710 ft | 4835 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Logan County
1,192 of the 1,935 wells in Logan County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 39 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, 1,140 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Logan County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | 132 | 6.8% |
| Black Tea Oil, LLC | 121 | 6.3% |
| Ritchie Exploration, INC | 87 | 4.5% |
| Murfin Drilling Co., INC | 82 | 4.2% |
| Donald C. Slawson | 64 | 3.3% |
| Lario Oil and Gas CO | 52 | 2.7% |
| Russell Oil, INC | 47 | 2.4% |
| Blake Exploration, LLC | 46 | 2.4% |
| New Gulf Operating LLC | 44 | 2.3% |
| Mccoy Petroleum Corp | 42 | 2.2% |
| Raymond Oil Co., INC | 34 | 1.8% |
| Beren Corp | 31 | 1.6% |
| Grand Mesa Operating CO | 25 | 1.3% |
| Abercrombie Drilling, INC | 24 | 1.2% |
| Darrah Oil Company, LLC | 23 | 1.2% |
| Petex, INC | 22 | 1.1% |
| American Warrior, INC | 20 | 1.0% |
| A.l. Abercrombie, INC | 19 | 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 | 656 | 33.9% |
| Unknown | 115 | 5.9% |
| Hubert | 73 | 3.8% |
| Unnamed | 56 | 2.9% |
| Oakley | 51 | 2.6% |
| Chalk Buttes | 39 | 2.0% |
| Cook | 38 | 2.0% |
| Logo Northwest | 24 | 1.2% |
| Monument North | 21 | 1.1% |
| Owen East | 21 | 1.1% |
| Elaine | 20 | 1.0% |
| Logansport Northwest | 20 | 1.0% |
| Monument Northwest | 19 | 1.0% |
| Cook Southwest | 19 | 1.0% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 119 | 6.1% |
| 2010s | 711 | 36.7% |
| 2000s | 202 | 10.4% |
| 1990s | 216 | 11.2% |
| 1980s | 341 | 17.6% |
| 1970s | 132 | 6.8% |
| 1960s | 23 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 30 | 1.6% |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1% |
An old well on land in Logan County?
0 wells in Logan County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,935 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 Logan County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters 'f' Owwo 3 API 15-109-20312-0001 | Arcadian Resources, LLC | Wildcat | 4520 | 2026 | — |
| Dane 2 API 15-109-21697 | Berexco LLC | — | 4760 | 2026 | — |
| Smoky Valley 1-1 API 15-109-21699 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | — | 4576 | 2026 | — |
| Ahrens 'a' 1-16 API 15-109-21689-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4765 | 2026 | — |
| Cook Unit 16x API 15-109-21677 | Berexco LLC | Cook | 4663 | 2025 | — |
| Scheetz Unit 1 API 15-109-21678 | Berexco LLC | Cook West | 4770 | 2025 | — |
| Steckel/darney 5 API 15-109-21680 | Raymond Oil Company, INC | Unnamed | 4700 | 2025 | — |
| Owen East Unit 1-22 API 15-109-20712-0003 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4780 | 2025 | — |
| Ann 1 API 15-109-21682 | Berexco LLC | — | 4752 | 2025 | — |
| Dane 1 API 15-109-21683 | Berexco LLC | Cook West | 4770 | 2025 | — |
| Ahrens 'a' 1-16 API 15-109-21689 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Hubert North | 4765 | 2025 | — |
| Vogler 1-20 API 15-109-21690 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 4755 | 2025 | — |
| Krebs R 2 API 15-109-21251-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 4500 | 2025 | — |
| Oakley South #1 Well #1 API 15-109-21691 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 100 | 2025 | — |
| Oakley South #1 Well #2 API 15-109-21692 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 100 | 2025 | — |
| Younkin-aires Unit 1-13 API 15-109-21693 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Shs | 4510 | 2025 | — |
| Pioneer 5 API 15-109-20293-0001 | Pioneer Feedyard, LLC | — | 4350 | 2025 | — |
| Kyw Unit 1 API 15-109-21671 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Eagle Bluff West | 4701 | 2024 | — |
| Younkin 1-12 API 15-109-21672 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Shs North | 4541 | 2024 | — |
| Krebs N 5 API 15-109-21297-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 4409 | 2024 | — |
| Mollenkamp Trust 1 API 15-109-21676 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4902 | 2024 | — |
| Seele A 1-2 API 15-109-20698-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | — | 4785 | 2024 | — |
| Krebs P 3 API 15-109-21661 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wildcat | 4385 | 2023 | — |
| Bowie 29-3 API 15-109-21664 | Russell Oil, INC | — | 4730 | 2023 | — |
| Ottley 4-10 API 15-109-21667 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 5030 | 2023 | — |
| Krebs P 3 API 15-109-21661-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wildcat | 4385 | 2023 | — |
| Glassman 6-35 API 15-109-21010-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4720 | 2023 | — |
| Wing Trust-d. Schumacher 1 API 15-109-21415-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4930 | 2022 | — |
| Stucky 36d 1 API 15-109-20862-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4590 | 2022 | — |
| Ottley 3-12 API 15-109-21634 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Chalk Buttes | 4618 | 2022 | — |
| Bridges 24cd 2 API 15-109-21637 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4480 | 2022 | — |
| Younkin 2-10 API 15-109-21640 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Unnamed | 4722 | 2022 | — |
| Ottley 2-8 API 15-109-21642 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Smoky Valley Southeast | 4556 | 2022 | — |
| Randy Rose 1-4 API 15-109-21645 | Prolific Resources LLC | — | 4410 | 2022 | — |
| Ottley 5-28 API 15-109-21647 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Unnamed | 4364 | 2022 | — |
| Frey 2-9 API 15-109-20787-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4690 | 2022 | — |
| The Betsy 1 API 15-109-21651 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Oakley | 4650 | 2022 | — |
| Johnson 14-1 API 15-109-21653 | Russell Oil, INC | Unnamed | 4720 | 2022 | — |
| Younkin 3-10 API 15-109-21655 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Unnamed | 4750 | 2022 | — |
| G. Andersen 1-26 API 15-109-20921-0003 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 4730 | 2022 | — |
| Lds 1 API 15-109-21388-0001 | Hg Oil Holdings, LLC | — | 4798 | 2022 | — |
| Nelson 4 API 15-109-21562-0001 | Fossil Resources LLC | — | 4700 | 2022 | — |
| Michaelis 1 API 15-109-20542-0003 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | — | 4770 | 2022 | — |
| Thorn 1 API 15-109-20571-0003 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | — | 4735 | 2022 | — |
| Smoky Hill South Shs 12-13 API 15-109-21631 | Pioneer Oil Company, INC | Shs | 4682 | 2022 | — |
| Mcdaniel Trust 1-18 API 15-109-21608 | Cobalt Energy LLC | Touchstone West | 4603 | 2021 | — |
| Smith 2 API 15-109-21613 | Fossil Resources LLC | — | 4800 | 2021 | — |
| Elkador North #1 Well #1 API 15-109-21616 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2021 | — |
| Oakley Lateral Well #1 API 15-109-21619 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2021 | — |
| Stucky 36d 4 API 15-109-20967-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4730 | 2021 | — |
| Wing Trust 23a 1 API 15-109-21452-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 4900 | 2021 | — |
| Mac Trust 1-19 API 15-109-21629 | Cobalt Energy LLC | — | 4666 | 2021 | — |
| Kuhlman C 1-23 API 15-109-20760-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4723 | 2021 | — |
| Kuhlman 2-23 API 15-109-21568-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4768 | 2021 | — |
| Younkin 1-10 API 15-109-21604 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Wildcat | 4675 | 2020 | — |
| Ottley 2-16 API 15-109-20978-0002 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4054 | 2020 | — |
| Clark/ochs 1-17 API 15-109-21569 | Hartman Oil Co., INC | Janice South | 4800 | 2019 | — |
| Hillery 1 API 15-109-21577 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Antelope Springs West | 4896 | 2019 | — |
| Ottley 3-27 API 15-109-21580 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4393 | 2019 | — |
| Ottley 4-27 API 15-109-21586 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4402 | 2019 | — |
| Schmitt 1-swd API 15-109-21592 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Oakley | 2547 | 2019 | — |
| Ottley 4-28 API 15-109-21595 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4385 | 2019 | — |
| Vanava 4-5 API 15-109-21596 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4715 | 2019 | — |
| Racette 3-12 API 15-109-21597 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Tom Tom | 4765 | 2019 | — |
| Dianne A 1-27 API 15-109-21598 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 4500 | 2019 | — |
| Binns 'a' 1-32 API 15-109-21454-0001 | Cobalt Energy LLC | — | 4794 | 2019 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-109-21534 | Fossil Resources LLC | Wildcat | 4800 | 2018 | — |
| Nelson 3 API 15-109-21536 | Fossil Resources LLC | Noslen | 4700 | 2018 | — |
| Radnor 'a' 1-30 API 15-109-21540 | Cobalt Energy LLC | — | 4681 | 2018 | — |
| Kyle 1-27 API 15-109-21542 | Cmx, INC | Wildcat | 4725 | 2018 | — |
| D. Schumacher 2 API 15-109-21543 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 4900 | 2018 | — |
| Bowie 29-2 API 15-109-21544 | Russell Oil, INC | Wildcat | 4740 | 2018 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273-0003 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4806 | 2018 | — |
| Hillery 1 API 15-109-21550 | Richlan Drilling | Wildcat | 4800 | 2018 | — |
| Ottley 1-22 API 15-109-21552 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Unnamed | 4480 | 2018 | — |
| Binns 'b' 1-32 API 15-109-21553 | Cobalt Energy LLC | — | 4728 | 2018 | — |
| Schmitt 1 API 15-109-21556 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Oakley | 4650 | 2018 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-109-21557 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Wing Southeast | 4953 | 2018 | — |
| Bever 2 API 15-109-21561 | Raymond Oil Company, INC | — | 4675 | 2018 | — |
| Nelson 4 API 15-109-21562 | Fossil Resources LLC | Noslen | 4798 | 2018 | — |
| Nuss 2 API 15-109-21564 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Rose Garden Northwest | 4710 | 2018 | — |
| Michaelis 4 API 15-109-21565 | Raymond Oil Company, INC | — | 4642 | 2018 | — |
| Mcdaniel 1-1 API 15-109-21567 | Concorde Resources Corporation | Wildcat | 4615 | 2018 | — |
| Kuhlman 2-23 API 15-109-21568 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Owen East | 4768 | 2018 | — |
| Mcdaniel 1a-19 API 15-109-21570 | Concorde Resources Corporation | Wildcat | 4653 | 2018 | — |
| Ottley 2-27 API 15-109-21575 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | — | 4485 | 2018 | — |
| Blau 16c 1 API 15-109-21472 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 5020 | 2017 | — |
| Engel-boyd Unit 1-12 API 15-109-21490 | King Oil Operation | Wildcat | 4700 | 2017 | — |
| Mcdaniel 1-27 API 15-109-21492 | Concorde Resources Corporation | Wildcat | 4708 | 2017 | — |
| Moore 22-2 API 15-109-21494 | Richland Oil Investments, LLC | Owen East | 4770 | 2017 | — |
| Knopp 7 API 15-109-21496 | Pioneer Resources INC | — | 4550 | 2017 | — |
| Edwards Trust E 26-1 API 15-109-21497 | Russell Oil, INC | Wildcat | 4730 | 2017 | — |
| Voth 1-4 API 15-109-21498 | Culbreath Oil & Gas Company, INC | Younkin Northwest | 4768 | 2017 | — |
| Wing-dvorachek 1 API 15-109-21507 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2017 | — |
| Uhland 1-16 API 15-109-21509 | American Warrior, INC | Antelope Springs | 4899 | 2017 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | American Beauty | 4780 | 2017 | — |
| Fairchild 1-17 API 15-109-21511 | American Warrior, INC | Wildcat | 4860 | 2017 | — |
| Bowie 29-1 API 15-109-21513 | Russell Oil, INC | Wildcat | 4730 | 2017 | — |
| Younkin E 1-35 API 15-109-21516 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 4650 | 2017 | — |
| Plummer 2 API 15-109-21519 | Fossil Resources LLC | Orion North | 4695 | 2017 | — |
| Wing Trust 23d 1 API 15-109-21455-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 5260 | 2017 | — |
| Gaskill Range-bertrand Unit 5-1 API 15-109-21524 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Wildcat | 4790 | 2017 | — |
| Dorothy 21-1 API 15-109-21528 | Russell Oil, INC | Rumback | 4720 | 2017 | — |
| Baker 31b 1 API 15-109-21273-0002 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4800 | 2017 | — |
| H. Dreiling Trust 1-28 API 15-109-21425 | Culbreath Oil & Gas Company, INC | Wildcat | 4804 | 2016 | — |
| Mcdaniel 2-12 API 15-109-21440 | Concorde Resources Corporation | Wildcat | 4505 | 2016 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-109-21447 | Fossil Resources LLC | Wildcat | 4752 | 2016 | — |
| Moore 22-1 API 15-109-21451 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Owen East | 4800 | 2016 | — |
| Wing Trust 23a 1 API 15-109-21452 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 4900 | 2016 | — |
| Binns 'a' 1-32 API 15-109-21454 | Cobalt Energy LLC | Binns | 4794 | 2016 | — |
| Wing Trust 23d 1 API 15-109-21455 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 5260 | 2016 | — |
| Saddlehorn 9a API 15-109-21456 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 400 | 2016 | — |
| Saddlehorn 8a API 15-109-21457 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | — | 400 | 2016 | — |
| Hr Unit 1 API 15-109-21458 | Russell Oil, INC | — | 4700 | 2016 | — |
| Koehn-mollenkamp 1 API 15-109-21459 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4927 | 2016 | — |
| Nelson Swd API 15-109-00006-0001 | Fossil Resources LLC | Wildcat | 4611 | 2016 | — |
| Nelson 2 API 15-109-21463 | Fossil Resources LLC | Noslen | 4750 | 2016 | — |
| Dustbowl 1-33 API 15-109-21464 | King Oil Operation | Hockersmith | 4720 | 2016 | — |
| Rumback A 16-1 API 15-109-21474 | Russell Oil, INC | — | 4700 | 2016 | — |
| Zerr 4-17 API 15-109-21476 | Culbreath Oil & Gas Company, INC | — | 4699 | 2016 | — |
| Ks Baker 2-21 API 15-109-21479 | Culbreath Oil & Gas Company, INC | — | 4800 | 2016 | — |
| Sowers 1-5 API 15-109-21482 | Culbreath Oil & Gas Company, INC | Wildcat | 4650 | 2016 | — |
| D. Scheets 1 API 15-109-21332 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Rose Garden West | 4547 | 2015 | — |
| Kroneberger 1 API 15-109-21335 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Smoky Valley Southeast | 4524 | 2015 | — |
| Younkin A 1 API 15-109-21344 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Wildcat | 4600 | 2015 | — |
| Krebs A 5-34 API 15-109-21357 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Elkader Townsite | 4400 | 2015 | — |
| Ottley 2-28 API 15-109-21368 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 4380 | 2015 | — |
| Nancy 2-4 API 15-109-21369 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | High Hat | 4780 | 2015 | — |
| Corinne 6-33 API 15-109-21370 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Corinne | 4526 | 2015 | — |
| Rumback 'b' 21-1 API 15-109-21373 | Russell Oil, INC | Wildcat | 4710 | 2015 | — |
| Harold Michaelis Family Trust 1 API 15-109-21383 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Dirks West | 4923 | 2015 | — |
| Mathers 1-2 API 15-109-21385 | Red Oak Energy, INC | Sky Chief West | 4834 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh A 2 API 15-109-21386 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | — | 4419 | 2015 | — |
| Lds 1 API 15-109-21388 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Badger Southwest | 4798 | 2015 | — |
| Ottley 3-28 API 15-109-21393 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 4390 | 2015 | — |
| Corinne 7-33 API 15-109-21394 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Corinne | 4904 | 2015 | — |
| Wood B 1 API 15-109-21400 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Antelope Springs | 4871 | 2015 | — |
| Sneed-lamb 1-24 API 15-109-21404 | American Warrior, INC | Orion | 4598 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh K 1 API 15-109-21408 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Butte Creek | 4459 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh Swd API 15-109-20985-0001 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Burris Draw | 5093 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh L 1 API 15-109-21413 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Burris Draw | 4434 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh M 1 API 15-109-21414 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | — | 4445 | 2015 | — |
| Wing Trust-d. Schumacher 1 API 15-109-21415 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 4930 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh O 1 API 15-109-21419 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | — | 4512 | 2015 | — |
| Fairleigh P 1 API 15-109-21420 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | — | 4446 | 2015 | — |
| Boyd 2-3 API 15-109-21424 | Culbreath Oil & Gas Company, INC | Hockersmith South | 4756 | 2015 | — |
| D. Schumacher 1 API 15-109-21428 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Wing | 4910 | 2015 | — |
| Mcdaniel 1-12 API 15-109-21429 | Concorde Resources Corporation | Wildcat | 4560 | 2015 | — |
| Bader 2-23 API 15-109-21430 | Shakespeare Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 4715 | 2015 | — |
| Randy Rose 1 API 15-109-21433 | Prolific Resources LLC | Wildcat | 4487 | 2015 | — |
By class in Logan County
Counties with a comparable register
- Comanche 2,339
- Harvey 2,231
- Clark 2,206
- Sheridan 2,184
- Phillips 2,029
- Stanton 1,988
- Decatur 1,980
- Rawlins 1,867
- Leavenworth 1,833
- Cheyenne 1,791
- Scott 1,731
- Saline 1,588
- Norton 1,481
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.