Oil and gas wells in Meade County
2,605 wells — 0.5% of the Kansas register. 0 were plugged at public expense, and 188 sit inactive.
2,605Wells
5910 ftMedian depth
0Plugged by the State
188Inactive
What stands out in Meade County
The operator named on most of these records is O'brien Energy Resources Corp, on 122 of them (4.7%), ahead of Petrosantander (usa) INC (85) and Raydon Exploration, INC (52). The oldest well here was completed in 1911 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 8480 feet — Cimarron Bluff 1, drilled in 2002.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 5910 ft | 6425 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Meade County
1,598 of the 2,605 wells in Meade County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 188 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, 1,226 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Meade County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| O'brien Energy Resources Corp | 122 | 4.7% |
| Petrosantander (usa) INC | 85 | 3.3% |
| Raydon Exploration, INC | 52 | 2.0% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 50 | 1.9% |
| Columbian Fuel Corp | 42 | 1.6% |
| Keith F. Walker Oil & Gas Co., LLC | 39 | 1.5% |
| Anr Pipeline Company | 38 | 1.5% |
| Mesa Petroleum CO | 32 | 1.2% |
| Imperial Oil CO | 32 | 1.2% |
| Mesa Pet | 32 | 1.2% |
| Shamrock O&g | 28 | 1.1% |
| Eagle Creek Corp | 27 | 1.0% |
| Hixon Development CO | 26 | 1.0% |
| Quinque Operating CO | 23 | 0.9% |
| Southwest Gas Storage CO | 21 | 0.8% |
| La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | 21 | 0.8% |
| Lee Banks Oil | 20 | 0.8% |
| Mccoy Petroleum Corp | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 336 | 12.9% |
| Mckinney | 255 | 9.8% |
| Stevens | 182 | 7.0% |
| Adams Ranch | 173 | 6.6% |
| Unknown | 109 | 4.2% |
| Cimarron Bend | 98 | 3.8% |
| Singley | 98 | 3.8% |
| Novinger | 96 | 3.7% |
| Angell | 94 | 3.6% |
| Borchers North | 77 | 3.0% |
| Johan | 59 | 2.3% |
| Mohler Northeast | 54 | 2.1% |
| Horace South | 53 | 2.0% |
| Borchers Northwest | 46 | 1.8% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 51 | 2.0% |
| 2010s | 228 | 8.8% |
| 2000s | 304 | 11.7% |
| 1990s | 281 | 10.8% |
| 1980s | 432 | 16.6% |
| 1970s | 348 | 13.4% |
| 1960s | 280 | 10.7% |
| 1950s | 416 | 16.0% |
| 1940s | 20 | 0.8% |
An old well on land in Meade County?
0 wells in Meade County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,605 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 Meade County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hush 5-16 API 15-119-21490 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Bruno | 6004 | 2025 | — |
| Hush 6-9 API 15-119-21491 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 6000 | 2025 | — |
| Preedy East 6-3 API 15-119-21492 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 5952 | 2025 | — |
| Ama 65 B2 2 API 15-119-21496 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 180 | 2025 | — |
| Ama 82 B1 1 API 15-119-21497 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 180 | 2025 | — |
| Ama 82 B2 2 API 15-119-21498 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 180 | 2025 | — |
| Ama 65 B1 1 API 15-119-21499 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 180 | 2025 | — |
| Lib 19.3 1 API 15-119-21501 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Adams Trust 1 API 15-119-21304 | Quinque Operating CO | Adams Ranch | 6600 | 2024 | — |
| Hush 4-16 API 15-119-21485 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Bruno | 6000 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 77-1 1 API 15-119-21487 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2024 | — |
| Ama 77 2 API 15-119-21488 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2024 | — |
| O-21 Replacement Snider 1 API 15-119-21489 | Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC | — | 300 | 2024 | — |
| Whp 1-18 API 15-119-21471 | Berexco LLC | Mckinney | 6182 | 2023 | — |
| Fox Creek 1-33 API 15-119-21472 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6220 | 2023 | — |
| Great Plains 1-33 API 15-119-21479 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 5975 | 2023 | — |
| Kiowa Hills 1-4 API 15-119-21283-0001 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6395 | 2023 | — |
| Liberal Mp12.0 1 API 15-119-21482 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 400 | 2023 | — |
| Preedy East 1b-10x API 15-119-21460 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6250 | 2022 | — |
| Keystone 8-4 API 15-119-21461 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6250 | 2022 | — |
| Larrabee 6-4 API 15-119-21464 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6258 | 2022 | — |
| Stoltzfus 5-3 API 15-119-21465 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6250 | 2022 | — |
| Bore #13 1 API 15-119-21466 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 200 | 2022 | — |
| Bore #15 1 API 15-119-21467 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 200 | 2022 | — |
| Preedy East 3-4 API 15-119-21468 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6256 | 2022 | — |
| Shell-pepl Delivery Point 1 API 15-119-21469 | Hanson Engineering, L.c | — | 200 | 2022 | — |
| Preedy East 4-3 API 15-119-21470 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6225 | 2022 | — |
| L-351 Deepwell 2 API 15-119-21473 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 270 | 2022 | — |
| Keystone 7-4 API 15-119-21449 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6251 | 2021 | — |
| Preedy East 2-5 API 15-119-21451 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6250 | 2021 | — |
| Preedy East 1a-10 API 15-119-21452 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Borchers Northwest | 6320 | 2021 | — |
| Ama 67 1 API 15-119-21453 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2021 | — |
| Ama 67 2 API 15-119-21454 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 200 | 2021 | — |
| Angell 1-23 API 15-119-21457 | American Warrior, INC | Novinger | 6000 | 2021 | — |
| Langhofer 1-23 API 15-119-21459 | American Warrior, INC | Novinger | 6300 | 2021 | — |
| Preedy East 1-10 Swd API 15-119-21428-0001 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6320 | 2021 | — |
| Lib 18.9 1 API 15-119-21462 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 360 | 2021 | — |
| Lib 25.5 1 API 15-119-21463 | Energy Transfer Company | Unknown | 400 | 2021 | — |
| Rexfords 1-32 API 15-119-21442 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell | 6200 | 2020 | — |
| Keystone 6-4 API 15-119-21443 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6298 | 2020 | — |
| Mp 69.6 3 API 15-119-21445 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 356 | 2020 | — |
| Cps Ama 56 1 API 15-119-21446 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 300 | 2020 | — |
| Cps Ama 56 2 API 15-119-21447 | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC | — | 300 | 2020 | — |
| Lib 24.5 1 API 15-119-21448 | Southwest Gas Storage CO | Unknown | 300 | 2020 | — |
| Preedy 5-9 API 15-119-21427 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6235 | 2019 | — |
| Preedy East 1-10 API 15-119-21428 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6320 | 2019 | — |
| Roberts Unit Fo 1-4 API 15-119-21429 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell | 6290 | 2019 | — |
| Mp 81.1 1 API 15-119-21268-0001 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 420 | 2019 | — |
| Clayton 7-28 API 15-119-21434 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6390 | 2019 | — |
| Keystone 5-4 API 15-119-21435 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Keystone | 6250 | 2019 | — |
| Lib 13.7 1 API 15-119-21437 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 300 | 2019 | — |
| Lib 19.3 1 API 15-119-21438 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 300 | 2019 | — |
| Lib 15.9 1 API 15-119-21436 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 300 | 2019 | — |
| Whitaker-schwab #1h-8x API 15-119-21441-0100 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | — | 5287 | 2019 | — |
| Corbin-rexford 'a' 1-5 API 15-119-21347-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | — | 5675 | 2019 | — |
| Keystone 3-4 API 15-119-21413 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 6250 | 2018 | — |
| Preedy 1-9 API 15-119-21414 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 6300 | 2018 | — |
| Preedy 2-8 API 15-119-21415 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6350 | 2018 | — |
| Liberal 22.5 1 API 15-119-21417 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 350 | 2018 | — |
| Liberal 27.7b 1 API 15-119-21418 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 350 | 2018 | — |
| Liberal 24.1 1 API 15-119-21419 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 350 | 2018 | — |
| Keystone 4-4 API 15-119-21421 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 6350 | 2018 | — |
| Charity May 1a-9 API 15-119-21422 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6351 | 2018 | — |
| O'brate-umcc 1h-17 API 15-119-21423-0100 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | — | 5323 | 2018 | — |
| Preedy 3-4 API 15-119-21425 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 6351 | 2018 | — |
| Preedy 6-8 API 15-119-21426 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6350 | 2018 | — |
| Calhoon A 1-11 API 15-119-21024-0002 | Strat Land Exploration CO | — | 5800 | 2018 | — |
| Adams 2-30 API 15-119-20060-0001 | Quinque Operating Company | — | 4440 | 2018 | — |
| Keystone 2-4 API 15-119-21397 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 6352 | 2017 | — |
| Mp 74.8 1 API 15-119-21400 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 350 | 2017 | — |
| Singley West 6-29 API 15-119-21401 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6319 | 2017 | — |
| Clayton 5-33 API 15-119-21405 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6430 | 2017 | — |
| Mp 82.3 1 API 15-119-21406 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 355 | 2017 | — |
| Mp 74.0 1 API 15-119-21407 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 355 | 2017 | — |
| Meade Compressor Station 1 API 15-119-21408 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 350 | 2017 | — |
| Cimarron 1-34 API 15-119-21409 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6450 | 2017 | — |
| Meade Yard 1 API 15-119-21410 | Dcp Operating Company, LP | — | 300 | 2017 | — |
| Liberal 13.7 1 API 15-119-21411 | La Grange Acquisition, LP Dba Energy Transfer Company | — | 384 | 2017 | — |
| Clayton 6-28 API 15-119-21412 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6452 | 2017 | — |
| Ida Heinson 10 API 15-119-21284-0001 | Claassen Oil and Gas, INC | — | 6400 | 2017 | — |
| Estes 2 API 15-119-20900-0001 | Abercrombie Energy, LLC | — | 6150 | 2017 | — |
| Koehn 'e' 1-20 API 15-119-21383 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Wildcat | 5600 | 2016 | — |
| Hush 2-9 API 15-119-21393 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Unnamed | 6400 | 2016 | — |
| Shinogle 2-20 API 15-119-21395 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6405 | 2016 | — |
| Huff Land 1 API 15-119-21398 | Kenneth W. Cory, LTD | Johan | 6200 | 2016 | — |
| Mp 79.6 1 API 15-119-21399 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 350 | 2016 | — |
| Whitaker 'a' 1-8 API 15-119-21375 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Wildcat | 5700 | 2015 | — |
| Vail 8-30 API 15-119-21377 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6420 | 2015 | — |
| Vail 7-31 API 15-119-21380 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Novinger East | 6500 | 2015 | — |
| Keystone 1-5 API 15-119-21385 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell Southeast | 6400 | 2015 | — |
| Larrabee 5-4 API 15-119-21390 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6392 | 2015 | — |
| L148 1 API 15-119-21391 | Mid-america Pipeline Company, LLC | — | 280 | 2015 | — |
| Hush 1-16 API 15-119-21355 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Bruno | 6360 | 2014 | — |
| Stoltzfus 2-3 API 15-119-21358 | Oolite Energy Corp | Mohler | 6300 | 2014 | — |
| Kansas-smith Farms 1-28 API 15-119-21361 | Raydon Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 6350 | 2014 | — |
| Schwab 'a' 1-7 API 15-119-21362 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Wildcat | 5550 | 2014 | — |
| Umcc 'a' 1-17 API 15-119-21363 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Wildcat | 5700 | 2014 | — |
| Bond 'owwo' 1-18 API 15-119-20843-0001 | Edison Operating Company LLC | — | 6337 | 2014 | — |
| Cimarron Bluff 1 API 15-119-21072-0002 | Great Plains Petroleum, INC | Horace South | 8480 | 2014 | — |
| Clayton 3-28 API 15-119-21365 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Clayton | 6413 | 2014 | — |
| Larrabee 4-4 API 15-119-21366 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6408 | 2014 | — |
| Maddog 1-14 API 15-119-21367 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Wildcat | 7350 | 2014 | — |
| Stoltzfus 3-3 API 15-119-21368 | Oolite Energy Corp | Mohler | 6250 | 2014 | — |
| Crooked Creek 5-8 API 15-119-21318-0001 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6356 | 2014 | — |
| Mohler 1-34 API 15-119-21371 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6453 | 2014 | — |
| Stoltzfus 4-3 API 15-119-21373 | Oolite Energy Corp | Wildcat | 6448 | 2014 | — |
| Koehn 'd' 1-7 API 15-119-21131-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Wildcat | 5525 | 2014 | — |
| Koehn 'c' 1-20 API 15-119-21374 | Mccoy Petroleum Corp | Wildcat | 5750 | 2014 | — |
| Max-neva 'b' Owwo 1-5 API 15-119-21143-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Wildcat | 5435 | 2014 | — |
| Umcc 'a' 2-17 API 15-119-21379 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Wildcat | 5700 | 2014 | — |
| Singley West 5-29 API 15-119-21328 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6400 | 2013 | — |
| Regency 1 API 15-119-21330 | Regency Field Services LLC | — | 300 | 2013 | — |
| George 1-30 API 15-119-21331 | Raydon Exploration, INC | Kismet | 5921 | 2013 | — |
| Vail 5-31 API 15-119-21333 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Novinger East | 6408 | 2013 | — |
| Clayton 1-33 API 15-119-21334 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Mohler | 6413 | 2013 | — |
| Fox 2-19 API 15-119-21338 | Oolite Energy Corp | Singley | 6600 | 2013 | — |
| Ama 56a 1 API 15-119-21339 | Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC | — | 235 | 2013 | — |
| Clawson 1-21 API 15-119-21340 | Strat Land Exploration CO | Hoss Lake | 5950 | 2013 | — |
| Henry Taylor 3-28 API 15-119-21342 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Mckinney | 6600 | 2013 | — |
| Colton 1-33 API 15-119-21345 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Novinger | 6398 | 2013 | — |
| Clayton 2-28 API 15-119-21346 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6395 | 2013 | — |
| Corbin-rexford 'a' 1-5 API 15-119-21347 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Wildcat | 5675 | 2013 | — |
| Collingwood 9 API 15-119-21350 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Stevens | 5860 | 2013 | — |
| Anr Pipeline Mp 72.7 1 API 15-119-21352 | Anr Pipeline Company | — | 240 | 2013 | — |
| Mp 78.9 / Rectifier O-20 1 API 15-119-21354 | Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC | — | 300 | 2013 | — |
| Ida Heinson 9 API 15-119-21259-0001 | Claassen Oil and Gas, INC | Singley | 6328 | 2013 | — |
| Carson City 20-1 API 15-119-21300 | Keith F. Walker Oil & Gas Co., LLC | Hoss Lake | 5715 | 2012 | — |
| Crooked Creek Offset 4-8 API 15-119-21309 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6323 | 2012 | — |
| Utz 1-17 API 15-119-21310 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6396 | 2012 | — |
| J. Adams 1-12 API 15-119-21311 | Edison Operating Co. LLC | Adams Ranch | 6400 | 2012 | — |
| Vail Offset 3-30 API 15-119-21313 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6371 | 2012 | — |
| Stoltzfus 1-3 API 15-119-21314 | Oolite Energy Corp | Mohler | 6228 | 2012 | — |
| 0-33 Replacement 1 API 15-119-21315 | Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC | — | 300 | 2012 | — |
| Cottrell 2-9 API 15-119-21316 | Edison Operating Co. LLC | Wildcat | 6200 | 2012 | — |
| Smu 3513 API 15-119-21319 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Stevens | 5825 | 2012 | — |
| Felice 3-12 API 15-119-21321 | Strat Land Exploration CO | Borchers Northwest | 5600 | 2012 | — |
| Vail Offset 4-30 API 15-119-21322 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6358 | 2012 | — |
| Cottrell 1-8 API 15-119-21324 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Angell South | 6100 | 2012 | — |
| Crooked Creek 6-8 API 15-119-21325 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6305 | 2012 | — |
| Ida Heinson 7 API 15-119-10158-0001 | Claassen Oil and Gas, INC | Singley | 5933 | 2012 | — |
| Crooked Creek 2-8 API 15-119-21276 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Angell South | 6290 | 2011 | — |
| Vail 1-30 API 15-119-21277 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6351 | 2011 | — |
| Shinogle 2-20 API 15-119-21278 | American Warrior, INC | Singley | 6200 | 2011 | — |
| Adams 1-36 API 15-119-21279 | Hess Oil Company | Adams Ranch West | 6306 | 2011 | — |
| Hull 2-11 API 15-119-21280 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Adams Ranch | 6387 | 2011 | — |
| Jessie S 3 API 15-119-20987-0001 | Quinque Operating CO | Adams Ranch | 5387 | 2011 | — |
| Cara 1-25 API 15-119-21281 | Hj, INC | Novinger | 6476 | 2011 | — |
| Felice 2-12 API 15-119-21282 | Strat Land Exploration CO | Borchers Northwest | 6080 | 2011 | — |
| Heinson 10 API 15-119-21284 | Claassen Oil and Gas, INC | Singley | 6400 | 2011 | — |
| Vail 2-30 API 15-119-21287 | O'brien Energy Resources Corp | Singley | 6395 | 2011 | — |
By class in Meade County
Counties with a comparable register
- Kearny 3,249
- Lane 3,242
- Gove 3,108
- Hodgeman 2,991
- Grant 2,936
- Douglas 2,895
- Kiowa 2,886
- Edwards 2,526
- Comanche 2,339
- Harvey 2,231
- Clark 2,206
- Sheridan 2,184
- Phillips 2,029
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.