Oil and gas wells in Marion County
4,770 wells — 0.9% of the Kansas register. 9 were plugged at public expense, and 91 sit inactive.
4,770Wells
2464 ftMedian depth
9Plugged by the State
91Inactive
What stands out in Marion County
The operator named on most of these records is Slusser Drilling CO, on 105 of them (2.2%), ahead of Frank J. Black (82) and Anderson-prichard Oil (57). The oldest well here was completed in 1041 and the most recent in 2023, and the deepest reaches 4613 feet — Slocombe-rood 1-19, drilled in 2011.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2464 ft | 3069 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in Marion County
3,027 of the 4,770 wells in Marion County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 9 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 91 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, 1,441 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Marion County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Slusser Drilling CO | 105 | 2.2% |
| Frank J. Black | 82 | 1.7% |
| Anderson-prichard Oil | 57 | 1.2% |
| E.h. Adair Oil CO | 56 | 1.2% |
| Roland Jones | 42 | 0.9% |
| Range Oil Company, INC | 40 | 0.8% |
| Okmar Oil CO | 39 | 0.8% |
| Range Oil Co., INC | 36 | 0.8% |
| Drillers & Producers | 36 | 0.8% |
| George A Reed | 35 | 0.7% |
| Cascade Oil | 35 | 0.7% |
| C & G Oil Company | 33 | 0.7% |
| Wildcat Resources | 33 | 0.7% |
| Drillers & Producers, INC | 31 | 0.6% |
| Cities Service CO | 28 | 0.6% |
| Shawmar Oil | 28 | 0.6% |
| Range Oil | 26 | 0.5% |
| Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | 25 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lost Springs | 942 | 19.7% |
| Unknown | 671 | 14.1% |
| Wildcat | 589 | 12.3% |
| Peabody | 128 | 2.7% |
| Unnamed | 108 | 2.3% |
| Unger | 106 | 2.2% |
| Florence | 63 | 1.3% |
| Covert-sellers | 51 | 1.1% |
| Antelope | 47 | 1.0% |
| Hillsboro | 38 | 0.8% |
| Bitikofer North | 33 | 0.7% |
| Fairplay | 31 | 0.6% |
| French Creek | 26 | 0.5% |
| Scully | 26 | 0.5% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 110 | 2.3% |
| 2000s | 104 | 2.2% |
| 1990s | 38 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 712 | 14.9% |
| 1970s | 410 | 8.6% |
| 1960s | 627 | 13.1% |
| 1950s | 982 | 20.6% |
| 1940s | 282 | 5.9% |
An old well on land in Marion County?
9 wells in Marion County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 4,770 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 Marion County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lueker 3 API 15-115-19350 | Saco Oil | — | 2349 | 1955 | State |
| Lueker 5 API 15-115-19352 | Saco Oil | — | 2390 | 1955 | State |
| Lueker 2 API 15-115-19349 | Monroe | Unknown | 2389 | 1949 | State |
| T. Reznicek 1 API 15-115-19128 | Praire Oil & Gas CO | Unknown | 2435 | 1928 | State |
| Kaufman 1 API 15-115-72574 | State of Kansas | — | 1100 | — | State |
| Lost Springs Grade School 1 API 15-115-19015 | — | Lost Springs | 328 | — | State |
| Nicolls, John 1 API 15-115-19032-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund | Unknown | 2197 | — | State |
| Vinduska 1-d API 15-115-19056 | — | Unknown | 3135 | — | State |
| Frank Pritz 1 API 15-115-19010 | Southwestern Hydrocarbon | Unknown | 2347 | — | State |
| Deforest 'b' 4 API 15-115-20764 | Drillers & Producers | Covert-sellers | 2450 | 2023 | — |
| Dannenfesler 1 API 15-115-20635-0001 | Lachenmayr Oil LLC | Covert-sellers | 3055 | 2023 | — |
| Cooper 1-13 API 15-115-21508 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Shank South | 2505 | 2023 | — |
| Speir 1 API 15-115-20357-0001 | Lachenmayr Oil LLC | — | 3172 | 2022 | — |
| Deforest B 6 API 15-115-20623-0001 | Lachenmayr Oil LLC | — | 2421 | 2021 | — |
| Burton 9 API 15-115-21505 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 3181 | 2019 | — |
| Cedar Springs Trust 2 API 15-115-21506 | Bandy, Terry P. Dba Te-pe Oil & Gas | Florence | 2745 | 2019 | — |
| Sweeney 6 API 15-115-20002-0002 | H & H Oil, LLC | — | 2620 | 2019 | — |
| Brooks C 1 API 15-115-21488 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2630 | 2015 | — |
| Attwater Trust 1 API 15-115-21493 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Peabody | 2782 | 2015 | — |
| Kaw 3 API 15-115-21497 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Peabody | 2996 | 2015 | — |
| Kaw 2 API 15-115-21498 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Peabody | 2804 | 2015 | — |
| Attwater Trust 2 API 15-115-21500 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Peabody | 2735 | 2015 | — |
| Hawk 15 API 15-115-21462 | K-bar Oil | Edmonds | 2783 | 2014 | — |
| Koehn 1 API 15-115-21433-0001 | Te-pe Oil & Gas | Florence | 2361 | 2014 | — |
| Koehn 3 API 15-115-21470 | Te-pe Oil & Gas | Florence | 2901 | 2014 | — |
| Shields 3 API 15-115-21471 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2595 | 2014 | — |
| Dannenfelser 3 API 15-115-21473 | K-bar Oil | Covert-sellers | 2580 | 2014 | — |
| Deines 2 API 15-115-21476 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lost Springs | 721 | 2014 | — |
| Moffett 'd' 2 API 15-115-21478 | Range Oil Company, INC | Shank South | 2564 | 2014 | — |
| Roerhman A-2 API 15-115-21446-0001 | Randon Production Company INC | Lost Springs | 2401 | 2014 | — |
| Hawk 16 API 15-115-21481 | K-bar Oil | Edmonds | 2830 | 2014 | — |
| Berry 6 API 15-115-21483 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 2541 | 2014 | — |
| Rogers 3 API 15-115-21484 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 2585 | 2014 | — |
| Buzenitz 1 API 15-115-21485 | C & J Production LLC | Unger | 2909 | 2014 | — |
| Charles Holub 4 API 15-115-19243-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | — | 2240 | 2013 | — |
| Shields 2 API 15-115-19255-0001 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2750 | 2013 | — |
| Hannaford 1 API 15-115-21438 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Fairplay | 2690 | 2013 | — |
| Savage 'a' 2 API 15-115-21441 | Range Oil Co., INC | Savage | 2411 | 2013 | — |
| Roerhman A-2 API 15-115-21446 | Randon Production Company INC | — | 2385 | 2013 | — |
| Novak Hw5 API 15-115-21447 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2600 | 2013 | — |
| Novak Hsb 1 Well API 15-115-21448 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2748 | 2013 | — |
| Novak Slb 1 API 15-115-21449 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2750 | 2013 | — |
| Rhodes 'a' 1 API 15-115-21450 | Range Oil Co., INC | Savage | 2408 | 2013 | — |
| Rogers 2 API 15-115-21451 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 2545 | 2013 | — |
| Hanson Emaw API 15-115-21452 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 3000 | 2013 | — |
| Stuchlik Mtb 1 API 15-115-21453 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2766 | 2013 | — |
| Hannaford 3 API 15-115-19296-0001 | Te-pe Oil & Gas | Fairplay | 3186 | 2013 | — |
| Novak Trb 1 API 15-115-21454 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2728 | 2013 | — |
| Shields Amo 1 API 15-115-21455 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2749 | 2013 | — |
| Novak Shb 1 API 15-115-21457 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2748 | 2013 | — |
| Shields Rsb 1 API 15-115-21458 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2770 | 2013 | — |
| Moffett 'd' 1 API 15-115-21459 | Range Oil Co., INC | Wildcat | 2567 | 2013 | — |
| Novak Beb 1 API 15-115-21460 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2765 | 2013 | — |
| Stuchlik Mch 1 API 15-115-21461 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2768 | 2013 | — |
| Hannaford 1 API 15-115-21438-0001 | Te-pe Oil & Gas | Fairplay | 2690 | 2013 | — |
| Entz-wedel 1 API 15-115-21465 | Range Oil Co., INC | Shank South | 2729 | 2013 | — |
| Kaw 1 API 15-115-21466 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Peabody | 3000 | 2013 | — |
| Britain Swd API 15-115-01609-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lost Springs | 3020 | 2012 | — |
| Berry 5 API 15-115-21429 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 2550 | 2012 | — |
| Mp 121.0 1 API 15-115-21430 | Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP | — | 350 | 2012 | — |
| Harvey 1 API 15-115-21431 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Wildcat | 2700 | 2012 | — |
| Scully 1-3 API 15-115-21398-0001 | — | Lost Springs | 3050 | 2012 | — |
| Scully 1-9 API 15-115-21400-0001 | — | — | 3080 | 2012 | — |
| Scully 2-3 API 15-115-21402-0001 | — | — | 3067 | 2012 | — |
| Scully 'a' 1-11 API 15-115-21407-0001 | — | — | 2518 | 2012 | — |
| Slocombe-rood 1-19 API 15-115-21419-0100 | American Energies Corp | Unger | 4613 | 2011 | — |
| Novak 3 API 15-115-19223-0001 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2702 | 2011 | — |
| Everhart-base Unit 1 API 15-115-21421 | Bop West, LLC | Fanska | 2688 | 2011 | — |
| Ade 1-6 API 15-115-21422 | American Energies Corp | Bitikofer North | 2960 | 2011 | — |
| L. D. Slocombe 1 API 15-115-19101-0001 | American Energies Corp | Unknown | 3200 | 2011 | — |
| Rempel 'c' 2 Swd API 15-115-21423 | Kremeier Exploration LLC | Hillsboro | 2837 | 2011 | — |
| Lavada Holub 2 API 15-115-19241-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lost Springs | 2392 | 2011 | — |
| Bartel Trust 1-6 API 15-115-21425 | American Energies Corp | Bitikofer North | 2980 | 2011 | — |
| Britain 4 API 15-115-01603-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lost Springs | 2445 | 2011 | — |
| Brooks 'b' 2 API 15-115-19210-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2498 | 2010 | — |
| Stuchlik 2 API 15-115-21415 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2754 | 2010 | — |
| Brooks 'a' 1 API 15-115-19214-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2513 | 2010 | — |
| Hawk 14 API 15-115-21416 | K-bar Oil | Edmonds | 2592 | 2010 | — |
| Hanson 2 API 15-115-21417 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 2479 | 2010 | — |
| Jones 1 API 15-115-21307-0001 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Fairplay | 2635 | 2010 | — |
| Scully 1-3 API 15-115-21398 | Metro Energy Group, INC | Lost Springs | 3050 | 2009 | — |
| Scully 1-9 API 15-115-21400 | Metro Energy Group, INC | Lost Springs | 3080 | 2009 | — |
| Scully 2-3 API 15-115-21402 | Metro Energy Group, INC | Lost Springs | 3087 | 2009 | — |
| Scully 'a' 2-11 API 15-115-21408 | Metro Energy Group, INC | Lost Springs | 2665 | 2009 | — |
| Scully 'a' 1-11 API 15-115-21407 | Metro Energy Group, INC | Lost Springs | 2916 | 2009 | — |
| Shields 1 API 15-115-21410 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2500 | 2009 | — |
| Shields 33-1 API 15-115-21412 | Arbuckle Energy INC | Lost Springs | 2540 | 2009 | — |
| Propp 2 API 15-115-21414 | Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Lost Springs | 2593 | 2009 | — |
| Weibert 3 Swd API 15-115-20794-0001 | Cmx, INC | Unknown | 3700 | 2008 | — |
| Deforest 'b' 5 API 15-115-21384 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2574 | 2008 | — |
| Deforest 'b' 6 API 15-115-21386 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2554 | 2008 | — |
| Berry 2 API 15-115-21389 | Drillers & Producers | Peabody | 2550 | 2008 | — |
| Berry 3 API 15-115-21390 | Drillers & Producers, INC | Peabody | 2555 | 2008 | — |
| Deforest 'b' 8 API 15-115-21395 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | — | 2514 | 2008 | — |
| Deforest 'b' 7 API 15-115-21394 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2528 | 2008 | — |
| Rogers 1 API 15-115-21367 | Driller's and Producer's, INC | Peabody | 2542 | 2007 | — |
| Ehrlich A 2 API 15-115-21371 | Kremeier, Les Dba Kremeier Prod. and Oper. CO | Lost Springs | 2498 | 2007 | — |
| Buethe 5 API 15-115-21372 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lost Springs | 2414 | 2007 | — |
| Deforest 'b' 4 API 15-115-21374 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Peabody | 2631 | 2007 | — |
| Tarn 1 API 15-115-21376 | Cmx, INC | Fanska | 2713 | 2007 | — |
| Weibert 2 API 15-115-21377 | Cmx, INC | Fanska | 2763 | 2007 | — |
| Berry 1 API 15-115-21379 | Driller's & Producer's, INC | Peabody | 2534 | 2007 | — |
| Nicklaus 3 API 15-115-21186-0001 | Te-pe Oil & Gas | Peabody | 3000 | 2007 | — |
| Goering B 1 API 15-115-21344 | Range Oil Company, INC | Enns | 2906 | 2006 | — |
| Wasemiller 1 API 15-115-30025-0001 | Range Oil Company, INC | Wildcat | 2796 | 2006 | — |
| Duerksen 'a' 1 API 15-115-21350 | Range Oil Company, INC | Wildcat | 2885 | 2006 | — |
| Weibert 1 API 15-115-21362 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Fanska | 3470 | 2006 | — |
| Klassen Trust 'a' 1 API 15-115-21330 | American Energies Corp | Hillsboro West | 3011 | 2005 | — |
| Scully Partners 1-34 API 15-115-21338 | American Energies Corp | Durham East | 3018 | 2005 | — |
| Vogel 6 API 15-115-21341 | Kremeier Production and Operating Company | Stenzel | 2784 | 2005 | — |
| Svitak 'a' 1 API 15-115-21345 | Randon Production Company LLC | Lost Springs | 2400 | 2005 | — |
| Moss 8 API 15-115-21317 | Shawmar Oil & Gas Co., INC | Lost Springs | 2384 | 2004 | — |
| School 1 API 15-115-21309 | — | Lost Springs | 2460 | 2001 | — |
| Carlson 12 API 15-115-21303 | — | Lost Springs | 1250 | 2000 | — |
| Jones 1 API 15-115-21307 | Lee Phillips Oil CO | Wildcat | 2530 | 2000 | — |
| Martin Trust 1-h API 15-115-21301-0100 | Rising Star Energy, LLC | Lost Springs | 2436 | 1998 | — |
| Wedel 2 API 15-115-21290 | Range Oil | Shank | 2550 | 1996 | — |
| Preheim 'a' 1 API 15-115-21293 | Range Oil | Wildcat | 2574 | 1996 | — |
| Pritz 'b' 2 API 15-115-21295 | Cyclone Pet | Lost Springs | 2292 | 1996 | — |
| Peabody Rectifier 5 Dw 3 API 15-115-21292 | Greeley Gas Company | Unknown | 250 | 1996 | — |
| Klingenberg 1 API 15-115-01004-0001 | Range Oil Co., INC | Unnamed | 2795 | 1996 | — |
| Loewen 'c' 10 API 15-115-21284 | Knighton Oil | Unger | 2831 | 1995 | — |
| Wedel 1 API 15-115-21288 | Range Oil | Shank South | 2544 | 1995 | — |
| Pospisil 1 API 15-115-20095-0001 | — | Lost Springs | 2400 | 1994 | — |
| Hett 2 API 15-115-19003-0002 | — | — | 3020 | 1993 | — |
| Suderman 15-1 API 15-115-21279 | Wildcat Resources | Lehigh North | 3238 | 1992 | — |
| Schmidt 1 API 15-115-20583-0001 | Ainsworth Operating | Peabody | 2550 | 1990 | — |
| Woelk 1 API 15-115-21266 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Goessel | 3480 | 1989 | — |
| Verner Asp 2 API 15-115-21268 | Shawmar Oil | Lost Springs | 2350 | 1989 | — |
| Evans 8 API 15-115-21250 | Bayes & Sons | Elbing | 2800 | 1988 | — |
| Loewen 'c' 9 API 15-115-21240 | Cities Service CO | Unger | 2837 | 1987 | — |
| Plett 1 API 15-115-21249 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Goessel | 3520 | 1987 | — |
| Svitak 3 API 15-115-21159 | C & G Oil CO | Fairplay | 2515 | 1986 | — |
| E. Riffel 4 API 15-115-21209 | Shawmar Oil CO | Lost Springs | 2360 | 1986 | — |
| Opdenhoff-buethe 5 API 15-115-21215 | Shawmar Oil | Lost Springs | 2400 | 1986 | — |
| H. Riffel 3 API 15-115-21219 | Shawmar Oil | Lost Springs | 2330 | 1986 | — |
| Evans 7 API 15-115-21232 | Bayes & Sons | Elbing | 2150 | 1986 | — |
| W. Scully 9-10 API 15-115-21236 | Panhandle Producing | Scully | 3300 | 1986 | — |
| Murphy 1 API 15-115-21132 | Bayes & Sons | Elbing | 2145 | 1985 | — |
| Wight 'c' 5 API 15-115-21172 | C & G Oil Company | Lost Springs | 1210 | 1985 | — |
| Epp 2 API 15-115-21188 | Berentz Operating CO | Bitikofer North | 3373 | 1985 | — |
| Kjellin 8 API 15-115-21195 | Marco Prod | Lost Springs | 2360 | 1985 | — |
| Bowers 3 API 15-115-21198 | Marco Production CO | Lost Springs | 2376 | 1985 | — |
| Evans 5 API 15-115-21202 | Bayes & Sons | Elbing | 2160 | 1985 | — |
| Evans 6 API 15-115-21203 | Bayes & Sons | Elbing | 2160 | 1985 | — |
| Deforest 'b' 2 API 15-115-21206 | Marco Prod | Peabody | 2502 | 1985 | — |
| Myer-combs 2 API 15-115-21208 | Shawmar Oil Co., INC | Lost Springs | 2380 | 1985 | — |
| Hiebert 3 API 15-115-21214 | Shawmar Oil | Lost Springs | 2310 | 1985 | — |
| Pmbs Investments 1 API 15-115-21218 | Shawmar Oil | Lost Springs | 2360 | 1985 | — |
| Goering 1 API 15-115-20217-0001 | Reed George A | Bitikofer North | 2940 | 1985 | — |
By class in Marion County
Counties with a comparable register
- Johnson 5,389
- Pratt 5,320
- Trego 5,065
- Kingman 4,988
- Crawford 4,943
- Stevens 4,818
- Finney 4,790
- Elk 4,634
- Reno 4,542
- Sedgwick 4,516
- Morton 4,399
- Haskell 4,236
- Seward 3,997
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.