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Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Ness County

337 of the 8,076 wells on the register in Ness County — 4.2% — carry this class.

What this class means

an intent that lapsed. No well followed.

Ness County holds 1.8% of the wells in this class statewide, while holding 1.6% of the register overall — so the class is over-represented here.

What stands out among these

The operator named on most of these records is American Warrior, INC, on 129 of them (38.3%), ahead of Palomino Petroleum, INC (17) and Petroventures INC (11). The oldest well here was completed in 1977 and the most recent in 1997, and the deepest reaches 4600 feet — Bower 1, drilled in 1996.

Depth, over the 32 wells in this group where a figure was reported (9%) — a median, never a mean
MeasurementMedian 90th percentile Kansas median
Total depth 4500 ft 4550 ft 2831 ft — deeper here

Who operated them

OperatorWellsShare
American Warrior, INC12938.3%
Palomino Petroleum, INC175.0%
Petroventures INC113.3%
Mid-continent Resources, INC82.4%
Ritchie Exploration, INC72.1%
Encana Oil & Gas (usa) INC51.5%
Davis Petroleum, INC41.2%
K3 Oil & Gas Operating Company41.2%
Mid-continent Energy Corp30.9%
Marmik Oil CO30.9%
A. Scott Ritchie30.9%
Black Diamond Oil CO30.9%
Ranken Energy Corp30.9%
Grand Mesa Operating CO30.9%
Triple Crown Operating LLC30.9%
Sutton O A20.6%

An old well on land in Ness County?

0 wells in Ness County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 337 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.

The wells

Expired Intent to Drill (C-1), Ness 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 wellOperatorFieldDepth (ft)YearPlugged
Lehner 21
API 15-135-23991
Hugoton Energy CorpUnknown45001997
Bower 1
API 15-135-23945
Glassman Oil COLittle Blue Southeast46001996
Hair 4
API 15-135-23721
Larson Operating COHappy Hollow43001993
Stum 1-3
API 15-135-23737
Allen Drlg COWildcat44501993
Floyd 2
API 15-135-23761
Shields Oil Producers INCAldrich45001993
Elmore 3
API 15-135-23709
Grand Mesa Operating CODickman45001993
Dubbs 1
API 15-135-23585
Weststar ResSidebottom45251992
Shramek 3
API 15-135-23630
Black Diamond Oil COHair Northwest01992
Schmalzried 2
API 15-135-23631
Black Diamond Oil COHair Northwest01992
Lundy 3
API 15-135-23633
Black Diamond Oil COHair Northwest01992
Lamer 5
API 15-135-23668
Mid Continent ResBright Northwest44001992
Whipple 2
API 15-135-23681
Mar Lou Oil COUnice East46001992
Mccreight 1-10
API 15-135-23434
Duke Drilling Co., INCPawnee Valley Northeast45001990
Foos 'f' 2
API 15-135-21168-0001
Honey Oil Co., INCUnknown44401990
Herdman 36-1
API 15-135-23210
Columbian Serv CorpDavenport01988
Wierman 1-19
API 15-135-23213
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. / M.l. StoneWildcat01988
Seib 1
API 15-135-23063
Trans Resource Devel CorpLanger01987
Wells 1-16
API 15-135-23086
Boger Bros DrlgL.t.p. North01987
Hertel 1
API 15-135-23087
Boger Bros DrlgWildcat01987
Seib 1
API 15-135-23123
Trans Resource Devel CorpWildcat01987
Anderson 1-28
API 15-135-22856
Texas EnergiesRansom01986
Harkness 1-3
API 15-135-22903
Southern States Oil COMcdonald Northeast01986
Davison 'd' 1
API 15-135-22958
Txo Production CorpDoebbeling01986
Foos 1
API 15-135-23007
Jandie Oil COWildcat01986
Hermon 3
API 15-135-22959
T X O Production CorpNess City Southeast01986
Gsl 1
API 15-135-22619
Walter Oil & Gas CorpAldrich01985
Rupp 'b' 3
API 15-135-22708
Helmerich & PayneStutz East01985
Norton 2
API 15-135-22716
Helmerich & Payne, INCPrairie Ridge01985
Linden 1
API 15-135-22726
Berexco INCBrownell01985
Antenen 'a' 1
API 15-135-22764
Foxfire Exploration Co., INCWildcat01985
Hopkins A 1
API 15-135-22782
Great Plains Oil & Gas ExplorationWildcat01985
Kober 'a' 1
API 15-135-22783
Great Plains Oil & Gas Expl., INCWildcat01985
Nichepor 4
API 15-135-22789
Lutz Scott TArnold Southwest01985
Nichepor 5
API 15-135-22800
Lutz Scott TArnold Southwest01985
Weeks 1
API 15-135-22810
Dane G. Hansen TrustWeeks01985
Rupp 'b' 2
API 15-135-22704
Helmerich & PayneStutz East01985
Schwartzkopf 'c' 1
API 15-135-22772
Foxfire Exploration CONess City01985
Miner 1
API 15-135-22505
Pinnacle Petr CorpMcdonald01984
Braun 43-12
API 15-135-22590
Marmik Oil COLanger01984
Baldwin 1
API 15-135-22605
Vac Petroleum COLaird01984
Schaben, Lyle 1
API 15-135-22211
Panther Petr COSchaben01983
Kinderknecht 2
API 15-135-22297
Lucky Lady Oil COWunder North01983
Hanlin 4
API 15-135-22374
Marmik Oil COArnold Southwest01983
R. Ryan 1
API 15-135-21782
Chief Drilling CO INCStutz East45001982
Bower 4
API 15-135-22117
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Bower 5
API 15-135-22118
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Bower 6
API 15-135-22119
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Bower 7
API 15-135-22120
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Bower 8
API 15-135-22121
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Bower 9
API 15-135-22122
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Bower 10
API 15-135-22123
Petroventures INCLittle Blue Southeast01982
Schriock 2
API 15-135-22130
Petroventures INCWildcat01982
Schriock 3
API 15-135-22131
Petroventures INCWildcat01982
Eva Foos 1
API 15-135-22142
Woolsey Petroleum CorpDewald01982
Huenergardt 'a' 1
API 15-135-22173
High Plains OilMiner01982
Miner 1
API 15-135-22190
Petro-dynamics CorpMcdonald01982
Burdett 1
API 15-135-22240
Rose Oil CorpPawnee Valley01982
Zimmerman 1
API 15-135-22322
Mid-continent Energy CorpFranklin01982
Baer 'a' 1
API 15-135-21944
Anadarko Production COWildcat01981
Fehrenbach D 1
API 15-135-21974
Slawson Donald C OilWildcat01981
Wunder 'b' 1
API 15-135-21977
C C & S Oil Operating- High Plains OilWunder01981
Wittman 1
API 15-135-22036
Pendleton Land & Expl COWildcat01981
Schlegel 3-1
API 15-135-21510
Oxford Expl COWildcat01979
Rufenacht 2
API 15-135-21602
Liberty EntWildcat01979
Walter 1
API 15-135-21630
Con-am Resources LTD and Associated Petroleum Consultants, INCMiner01979
Grover Rothe 1
API 15-135-21644
Antares Oil CorpWildcat01979
Peter Shauers 1
API 15-135-21645
Antares Oil CorpWildcat01979
Antenen 'a' 1
API 15-135-21682
Aspen Oil CO INCFranklinville01979
Anspaugh 'a' 1
API 15-135-21445
Strata Drilling COLehner01978
Rein 1
API 15-135-21316
Sohio Petroleum CompanyDewald01977
Schniepp 1
API 15-135-21317
Sohio Petroleum CompanyDewald01977
Dixon 1
API 15-135-20208
Tilco Et AlOppliger0
Peters 'd' 3
API 15-135-20819
Petroleum, INCUnknown0
Shearer 'ab' 1
API 15-135-20865
Phillips Petr CorpWildcat0
Moeder 1
API 15-135-20871
Mack Oil CorpWildcat0
Goodman 1
API 15-135-20873
Sutton O AWildcat0
Beahm 1
API 15-135-20896
Patrick Petroleum CorpUnknown0
Murdock 1
API 15-135-20951
Sutton O AWildcat0
Bowman 1
API 15-135-20980
Mack Oil COUnknown0
Pember 3
API 15-135-21152
Mineral Expl & DevelAldrich0
Dinges 1
API 15-135-21802
Wil Mc Oil CorpWildcat0
Dechant 1
API 15-135-21934
Mid-continent Energy CorpUnknown0
Amstutz 2
API 15-135-22160
Petroventures INCAmstutz0
J. Lewis 1-27
API 15-135-22164
Carl William EUnknown0
Gantz 1-10
API 15-135-22177
Krm Petroleum CorpUnknown0
Dumler 'a' 2
API 15-135-22203
Petroventures INCUnknown0
Irvin 'q' 1
API 15-135-22289
Donald C. SlawsonUnknown0
Anslover 1
API 15-135-22411
American Energies CorpMantz0
Indian Hills 1
API 15-135-22579
Vicorp EnergyUnknown0
Stenzel 22-7
API 15-135-22589
Marmik Oil COUnknown0
Beltz 1
API 15-135-22721
A. Scott RitchieWildcat0
Reinhardt 1
API 15-135-22733
Reach GroupUnknown0
Deighton 2-8
API 15-135-22814
Texas Energies, INCPrairie Ridge East0
Pugh 2
API 15-135-23168
Thornton E. AndersonUnknown0
Ehler 'a' 1
API 15-135-23190
Berexco, INCUnknown0
Pugh 3
API 15-135-23246
Rains and Williamson Oil COUnknown0
Mccreight 1
API 15-135-23257
Ramco Drilling ServicesUnknown0
Brenner 3-10
API 15-135-23390
Arrowstone Petroleum COUnknown0
Maier 4
API 15-135-23480
Falcon Exploration, INCUnknown0
Wierman 2
API 15-135-23503
I D G ExplUnknown4400
Musselman 3
API 15-135-23667
Ritchie Exploration, INCUnknown0
Stieben 4
API 15-135-23691
B J Oil OperatingUnknown4300
Ummel 1-14
API 15-135-23702
Z P C PetroleumUnknown0
Dinges 1-10
API 15-135-23707
Ranken Energy CorpUnknown0
Dorsa 2
API 15-135-23903
Scott T. LutzUnknown0
Moore B-c-p 3 Twin
API 15-135-23972
Ritchie Expl INCUnknown0
Lehner 20
API 15-135-23990
Hugoton Energy CorpUnknown4500
Gross 1-h
API 15-135-24041-0100
Buried Hills Production Co., INCRiverside0
Hinnergardt 3-27
API 15-135-22162
William E Carl Et AlUnknown4500
Curry 2
API 15-135-23441
Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas4585
Nichepor 12
API 15-135-24051
Lutz, Scott T0
Trimmel 1
API 15-135-20241
Pickrell Drilling Company0
Levan A 2
API 15-135-20494
Thunderbird-petro Resources0
J. Lewis 1-27
API 15-135-22061
W. E. CarlUnknown0
Legg 1
API 15-135-22269
Pendleton Land & ExplorationUnknown0
Ryersee 'c' 2
API 15-135-22389
John Jay Darrah JrUnknown0
Marjorie Walker 1
API 15-135-22646
A. Scott Ritchie0
Swartz 1-10
API 15-135-24272
Downing-nelson Oil Co. INCWildcat0
Minnie Rufenacht 1
API 15-135-24303
Palomino Petroleum, INCWildcat0
Wyrill-buster 1
API 15-135-22752
Sharp EngineeringUnknown0
Maier P-25
API 15-135-22844
Luff Exploration COUnknown0
Ummel 1
API 15-135-23456
Z P C Petroleum, INCUnknown4550
Foos 4
API 15-135-23460
American Warrior, INCWildcat4350
B. D. Baker 1
API 15-135-23521
Vess Oil CorpUnknown4530
Harkness 1
API 15-135-23553
Bird Energy, INCUnknown0
Bentley 2-16
API 15-135-23554
Ranken Energy CorpUnknown4550
Zeller 1
API 15-135-23636
Mid-continent Resources, INC0
Gillig 2
API 15-135-23639
Mid-continent Resources, INCUnknown0
Gillig 1-24
API 15-135-23640
Mid-continent Resources, INCUnknown0
Dorsa 2
API 15-135-23867
Mid-continent Resources, INCUnknown0
Wittman 4
API 15-135-23907
American Warrior, INCSchaben4410
Dorsa 2
API 15-135-23926
Mid-continent Resources, INCUnknown0
Dorsa 2
API 15-135-23959
Mid-continent Resources, INCUnknown0
Humburg 'a-p' 3
API 15-135-23974
Ritchie Exploration, INCUnknown0
Borger 4
API 15-135-23981
Pickrell Drilling Co., INCSchaben0
Humburg 4
API 15-135-23982
Pickrell Drilling Co., INCUnknown0
Moore 'd-p' 8
API 15-135-24033
Ritchie Exploration, INCUnknown0
Moore 'd-p' 7
API 15-135-24034
Ritchie Exploration, INCUnknown0
Borger 'a-p' 4
API 15-135-24035
Ritchie Exploration, INCUnknown0
Erb 1
API 15-135-24036
Ritchie Exploration, INCSchaben0
Grose 5
API 15-135-24089
Ryersee0
Bott 2-23
API 15-135-24093
American Warrior. INCUnknown0
Foos 7
API 15-135-24129
Ryersee0
Gerstner 'c' 5
API 15-135-24151
Palomino Petroleum, INCJ M G0
Sidebottom 7
API 15-135-24155
Palomino Petroleum, INCDickman Southeast0
Shank 4
API 15-135-24157
Palomino Petroleum, INCBetz East0
Stieben 1
API 15-135-24165
Over Th'mast Petroleum, INCBetz Southwest0
Young 1-35
API 15-135-24166
Pelican Hill Oil & Gas, INCUnknown0
Dubbs 1
API 15-135-24223
Palomino Petroleum, INCRansom North0
Delma 1
API 15-135-24230
Hutchinson Oil COUnnamed0
Schwartzkopf 'd' 1
API 15-135-24239
Davis Petroleum, INCNess City0
Schwartzkopf 'd' 1
API 15-135-24276
Davis Petroleum, INCNess City0
Schwartzkopf 'd' 1
API 15-135-24316
Davis Petroleum, INCNess City0
Bek 1-10
API 15-135-24333
Downing-nelson Oil Co. INCJolly South0
Sargent 1-20
API 15-135-24334
Grand Mesa Operating COWildcat0
Pugh 2
API 15-135-23170
Baja Petroleum CorpUnknown0
Allen Miller 1
API 15-135-23024
Ritchie Exploration, INCUnknown0
Allen Miller 1
API 15-135-22938
A. Scott RitchieUnknown0
Doebbeling 3
API 15-135-23045
Bhp Petroleum (americas), INCUnknown0
Mccormick 2
API 15-135-23732
Allen Drilling COUnknown4300
Freitzler 5
API 15-135-22245
High Plains Oil ExplorCharlies Teapot Dome0
Herl 2
API 15-135-23626
Honey Oil Co., INCUnknown0
Rein 1
API 15-135-21998
Petroventures, INCWildcat0
Hinnergardt 4-27
API 15-135-22063
Carl, William EUnknown4430
Barricklow 3
API 15-135-21842
Mid-continent Energy CorpUnknown0
Simpson 1-20
API 15-135-24391
Grand Mesa Operating COWildcat0
Gillig 3-26
API 15-135-24428
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Rohr 2-24
API 15-135-24432
American Warrior, INCSchaben4400
Gillig 5-23
API 15-135-24436
Mid-continent Resources, INCSchaben0
Higgins 1-6
API 15-135-23651-0001
Charter Production COUnknown0
Wittman 10
API 15-135-24468
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Rein 2-20
API 15-135-24488
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Gillig 2-26
API 15-135-24490
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Marguerite Stutz 1
API 15-135-24199-0001
Hartman Oil Co., INCUnice East0
Schaben 2-34
API 15-135-24511
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Moore 2-34
API 15-135-24514
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Rolf 1
API 15-135-24527
Palomino Petroleum, INCWildcat0
Antenen 1-26
API 15-135-24553
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Baus 1-36
API 15-135-24563
American Warrior, INC0
Bodecker 2-36
API 15-135-24567
American Warrior, INC0
Wittman 10
API 15-135-24583
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Rein 2-20
API 15-135-24584
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schaben 3-24
API 15-135-24586
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Gillig 2-26
API 15-135-24587
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Mp Stutz 1-25
API 15-135-24624
Hartman Oil Co., INCWildcat0
Shauers 2
API 15-135-24637
Palomino Petroleum, INCSunshine0
Davison 1
API 15-135-24646
Palomino Petroleum, INCFranklinville0
Crowell-miner Unit 2
API 15-135-24648
Palomino Petroleum, INCMcdonald Northeast0
Cox 3-23
API 15-135-24657
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Rohr 2-24
API 15-135-24660
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Pittenger 3
API 15-135-24654
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schaben 2-13
API 15-135-24653
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Pittenger-moore 1
API 15-135-24661
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Shank 2-26
API 15-135-24692
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Dorsa 5
API 15-135-24693
Mid-continent Resources, INCSchaben0
Stutz Unit 1
API 15-135-24697
Palomino Petroleum, INCWildcat0
O'brate 3
API 15-135-24708
American Warrior, INCSchaben4371
Rein 4-20
API 15-135-24709
American Warrior, INCSchaben0
Miner 1
API 15-135-22659-0001
Falcon Exploration, INCUnknown4425
Strecker 2-6
API 15-135-24787
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Dewald 1-6
API 15-135-24789
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Mcjunkin 1-24
API 15-135-24800
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ramsey 1-22
API 15-135-24801
American Warrior, INC0
Antenen 1-2
API 15-135-24911
American Warrior, INC0
Thompson-sutton 1-24
API 15-135-24972
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Clifford 1-28
API 15-135-24977
American Warrior, INC0
Antenen 2-2
API 15-135-24981
American Warrior, INC0
Schwien 3-13
API 15-135-24999
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Rachel 4-17
API 15-135-24998
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
V. Strecker 3-31
API 15-135-25006
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Kuehn 6-1
API 15-135-25004
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Glenn 2-31
API 15-135-25041
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Glenn 3-31
API 15-135-25042
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 2-sw2
API 15-135-25064
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Dawna 1-21
API 15-135-25068
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Brehm-kleweno 2-19
API 15-135-25073
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Gillig 2-26
API 15-135-25088
American Warrior, INC0
Elton 1-5
API 15-135-25087
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 1-36
API 15-135-25090
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Adrienne 2-18
API 15-135-25094
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Elton 1-32
API 15-135-25092
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 1-28
API 15-135-25093
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Foos 9-9 Was 8
API 15-135-25100
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Grose 6
API 15-135-25101
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Eddy 3
API 15-135-25097
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Leland 1-33
API 15-135-25103
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Eddy 4
API 15-135-25098
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Felder 2-13
API 15-135-25099
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Lent 4
API 15-135-25106
American Warrior, INC0
Verlyn 1-26
API 15-135-25119
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Gj Unit 1
API 15-135-25126
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 5-2
API 15-135-25144
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 5-35
API 15-135-25146
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 4-35
API 15-135-25145
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 4-2
API 15-135-25143
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Price 14
API 15-135-25142
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schaben 4-34
API 15-135-25139
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 3-25sw
API 15-135-25134
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Marshall 2-27
API 15-135-25138
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Moore-schaben 1
API 15-135-25135
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee C-5
API 15-135-25147
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Grose 5
API 15-135-25140
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Price 13
API 15-135-25141
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Price 12
API 15-135-25136
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Rein Ff 3-12
API 15-135-25149
American Warrior, INC0
Seltman 10
API 15-135-25158
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Kuehn 7-1
API 15-135-25161
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Seltman 11 Was 8
API 15-135-25156
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Seltman 9
API 15-135-25157
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Gary 1-22sw
API 15-135-25168
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Ryersee 5-33
API 15-135-25164
American Warrior, INC0
Ryersee 2-36
API 15-135-25166
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schwien 3-13
API 15-135-25192
American Warrior, INC0
V. Strecker 3-31
API 15-135-25194
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Dlm 1-17
API 15-135-25206
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Pablo 3-30
API 15-135-25221
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schniepp 4-31 Ne
API 15-135-25224
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schugart 1-23
API 15-135-25253
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Juanita 1-22
API 15-135-25256
American Warrior, INCUnknown0
Schwartzkopf 'e' 1
API 15-135-25260
Davis Petroleum, INCUnknown0

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