Oil and gas wells in Rooks County
10,167 wells — 2.0% of the Kansas register. 89 were plugged at public expense, and 58 sit inactive.
10,167Wells
3575 ftMedian depth
89Plugged by the State
58Inactive
What stands out in Rooks County
The operator named on most of these records is Continental Oil CO, on 171 of them (1.7%), ahead of Murfin Drilling CO (160) and Cities Service Oil CO (151). The oldest well here was completed in 1925 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 4615 feet — Anspaugh 2.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3575 ft | 3833 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Rooks County
6,540 of the 10,167 wells in Rooks County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 89 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 58 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, 4,423 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Rooks County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Oil CO | 171 | 1.7% |
| Murfin Drilling CO | 160 | 1.6% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 151 | 1.5% |
| Nadel & Gussman | 110 | 1.1% |
| Dane G. Hansen Trust | 106 | 1.0% |
| Davis Brothers | 105 | 1.0% |
| Cities Service CO | 103 | 1.0% |
| Frontier Oil CO | 93 | 0.9% |
| Tengasco, INC | 85 | 0.8% |
| Baird Oil Company LLC | 84 | 0.8% |
| Petroleum INC | 82 | 0.8% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 80 | 0.8% |
| Black Diamond Oil CO | 79 | 0.8% |
| American Warrior, INC | 76 | 0.7% |
| Murfin Drilling Co., INC | 70 | 0.7% |
| Kenny Brown Enterprises | 63 | 0.6% |
| Black Diamond Oil, INC | 61 | 0.6% |
| Frontier Oil | 61 | 0.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marcotte | 1,015 | 10.0% |
| Unknown | 956 | 9.4% |
| Wildcat | 834 | 8.2% |
| Dopita | 390 | 3.8% |
| Riffe | 298 | 2.9% |
| Trico | 242 | 2.4% |
| Webster | 232 | 2.3% |
| Laton | 217 | 2.1% |
| Jelinek | 213 | 2.1% |
| Westhusin | 195 | 1.9% |
| Barry | 182 | 1.8% |
| Nettie | 166 | 1.6% |
| Plainville | 166 | 1.6% |
| Cooper | 131 | 1.3% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 165 | 1.6% |
| 2010s | 705 | 6.9% |
| 2000s | 601 | 5.9% |
| 1990s | 357 | 3.5% |
| 1980s | 2,273 | 22.4% |
| 1970s | 822 | 8.1% |
| 1960s | 1,092 | 10.7% |
| 1950s | 2,106 | 20.7% |
| 1940s | 1,171 | 11.5% |
An old well on land in Rooks County?
89 wells in Rooks County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 10,167 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 Rooks County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brumbaugh 1 API 15-163-22370 | Rons Oil Operations | Ray Southeast | 3850 | 1984 | State |
| Westhusin 'b' 1 API 15-163-22418 | Baker Oil Operations | Nettie | 3559 | 1984 | State |
| Whisman 1 API 15-163-22486 | Southwest Energy Develop Corp | Whisman | 3762 | 1984 | State |
| Marshall 1 API 15-163-22508 | Baker Oil Operations, INC | Riffe | 3272 | 1984 | State |
| Andreson 4 API 15-163-21943 | Frontier Oil CO | Lynd | 4000 | 1983 | State |
| Mclaughlin 1 API 15-163-21949 | Lawbanco & Black Diamond | Riffe | 3320 | 1983 | State |
| Ordway 'a' 4 API 15-163-21992 | Davis Brothers Oil Producers INC | Williams Southeast | 3680 | 1983 | State |
| Zwink-ives 4 API 15-163-22162 | Angle Oil | Riffe Northwest | 3563 | 1983 | State |
| Meyers 2 API 15-163-21670-0001 | Pardners Investment | Wildcat | 1395 | 1983 | State |
| Cerrow 2 API 15-163-19163-0001 | Paul H Williams | Webster | 1607 | 1983 | State |
| Meyers 1 API 15-163-20590-0002 | Pardners Investment Prop | Boxelder | 3575 | 1983 | State |
| Ives 2 API 15-163-21833 | Angle Oil | Riffe Northwest | 3370 | 1982 | State |
| Faubion 1-swd API 15-163-19067-0002 | Marilyn L. Chesney | Faubion | 3238 | 1982 | State |
| Steele 'a' 2 API 15-163-21459-0001 | W.e. Carl and Assoc | Ray Southeast | 3644 | 1982 | State |
| Robertson-baldwin 1 API 15-163-21199 | Petro-pak Corp | Gra-rook | 3905 | 1981 | State |
| Westhusin 1 API 15-163-21214 | Columbia Petroleum, INC | Nettie | 3590 | 1981 | State |
| Steele 'a' 1 API 15-163-21302 | Geodessa Corp | Ray Southeast | 3643 | 1981 | State |
| Andreson 1 API 15-163-21339 | Frontier Oil | Lynd | 3730 | 1981 | State |
| Briggs Twin 1 API 15-163-21382 | Dupont Oil | Trico | 3737 | 1981 | State |
| Westhusin 1 API 15-163-20253-0001 | Baker Oil Operations, INC | Nettie | 1440 | 1981 | State |
| Dunlap 1 Or 2 API 15-163-21069 | Cpi INC | Laton | 3385 | 1980 | State |
| Wanker 2-swd API 15-163-00007-0001 | Hellar Drilling Co., INC | Wanker | 1600 | 1980 | State |
| Mcclellan 'a' 1 API 15-163-00152-0001 | White Hawk Oil CO | Webster | 3449 | 1980 | State |
| Pywell 1 API 15-163-20934 | John D. Collins | Northampton | 3900 | 1979 | State |
| Wanker 1 API 15-163-20735-0001 | Hellar Drilling Co., INC | Wanker | 3690 | 1979 | State |
| Young 1 API 15-163-20769 | F C D LTD | Woodston Dam | 3270 | 1978 | State |
| Earl 'c' Was Earl Sutor 11 API 15-163-02097-0001 | Crude Recovery Corporation | Marcotte | 3759 | 1976 | State |
| Cerrow 1 API 15-163-01136-0001 | Williams Paul H | Webster | 3391 | 1975 | State |
| Chesney 1 API 15-163-20488 | Wilson Exploration & Development INC | Medicine Creek | 3290 | 1973 | State |
| Bayard 4 API 15-163-20288-0001 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | — | 3548 | 1970 | State |
| Bayard 3 API 15-163-20211 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | Mcclellan | 3540 | 1969 | State |
| Stull 3 API 15-163-20179 | Kathol Petroleum CO | Mcclellan | 3550 | 1969 | State |
| Bayard 2 API 15-163-20210 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | Mcclellan | 3553 | 1969 | State |
| Rempe 'a' 2 API 15-163-20255 | Davis Brothers | Nettie Northwest | 3560 | 1969 | State |
| Rempe 'b' 2 API 15-163-20271 | Col-kan Development | Nettie Northwest | 3570 | 1969 | State |
| Steele 2 API 15-163-30336-0001 | Rosen Oil CO | Ray Southeast | 1500 | 1969 | State |
| Stull 1 API 15-163-20125 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | Mcclellan | 3506 | 1968 | State |
| Bayard 1 API 15-163-20152 | O. A. Sutton and Kathol Petroleum | Mcclellan | 3537 | 1968 | State |
| Stull 'a' 1 API 15-163-00789-0001 | Kathol Petroleum INC | Mcclellan | 3550 | 1968 | State |
| Vohs 'e' 1 API 15-163-20060 | Davis Brothers | Plainville | 3615 | 1967 | State |
| Plante 'a' 5 API 15-163-20066 | Davis Brothers | Plainville | 3626 | 1967 | State |
| Vohs 'e' 2 API 15-163-20065 | Davis Brothers | Plainville | 3636 | 1967 | State |
| Plante 'a' 6 API 15-163-20064 | Davis Brothers | Plainville | 3618 | 1967 | State |
| Hoffman 'd' 1 API 15-163-20071 | Davis Brothers Drilling & Exploration | Plainville | 3630 | 1967 | State |
| Livingood 10-inj API 15-163-02832 | Broadview Oil CO | Laton | 3460 | 1964 | State |
| Livingood 'c' 5 API 15-163-19015-0001 | Marmac Petroleum CO | Laton | 3475 | 1964 | State |
| Livingood 9 API 15-163-19014 | Clinton Oil (broadview Oil Co) | Laton | 3375 | 1963 | State |
| Conger 'b' 1 API 15-163-01840 | Cities Service Petroleum CO | Natoma | 3686 | 1962 | State |
| Livingood 'c' 3 API 15-163-19012 | Broadview Oil CO | Laton | 3440 | 1962 | State |
| Rempe 'a' 1 API 15-163-00009 | Davis Brothers | Nettie Northwest | 3620 | 1962 | State |
| Casey 5-w API 15-163-19161-0001 | Theodore Gore | Dorr | 3436 | 1962 | State |
| Lynd 7 API 15-163-01707 | Tomlinson & Kathol, INC | Lynd West | 3734 | 1961 | State |
| Lynd 2 API 15-163-01703 | Tomlinson & Kathol | Lynd West | 3760 | 1961 | State |
| Beardmore 9 API 15-163-19025 | Broadview Oil Company | Laton | 3399 | 1959 | State |
| Ordway 'i' 1 API 15-163-19409 | Davis Bros | Williams Southeast | 3757 | 1959 | State |
| Casey 1 API 15-163-04030-0001 | State of Kansas | — | 3947 | 1957 | State |
| Baumgartner 2 API 15-163-01546 | Heathman & Seeligson Drilling | Paradise Creek West | 3590 | 1954 | State |
| Baumgartner 'b' 4 API 15-163-01547 | Heathman-seeligson | Paradise Creek West | 3591 | 1954 | State |
| Baumgartner 'b' 6 API 15-163-01548 | Heathman-seeligson Drlg C | Paradise Creek West | 3589 | 1954 | State |
| Andreson 4 API 15-163-04060 | Petroleum Management INC | Unknown | 3744 | 1953 | State |
| Baumgartner 'b' 1 API 15-163-00504 | Heathman & Co., INC | Paradise Creek West | 3640 | 1953 | State |
| Sollenberger 1 API 15-163-09304-0001 | Harbar Drilling Company | Baumgarten | 3619 | 1953 | State |
| Schindler C-1 API 15-163-00592-0001 | — | Dopita | 3355 | 1952 | State |
| Earl Sutor 4 API 15-163-02091 | Champlin Refining CO | Marcotte | 3747 | 1950 | State |
| Earl Sutor 6 API 15-163-02093 | Champlin Oil & Refining | Marcotte | 3744 | 1950 | State |
| Earl Sutor 2 API 15-163-02089 | Champlin Oil & Refg | Marcotte | 3780 | 1949 | State |
| Carmichael 2 API 15-163-01523 | Derby Oil CO | Nyra | 3502 | 1949 | State |
| Carmichael 1 API 15-163-00226-0001 | Derby Refining | Nyra | 3507 | 1949 | State |
| Renner 2 API 15-163-03144 | Lion Oil CO | Cooper | 3835 | 1948 | State |
| Renner 5 API 15-163-03146 | Lion Oil CO | Cooper | 3843 | 1948 | State |
| Renner 6 API 15-163-03147 | Lion Oil CO | Cooper | 3857 | 1948 | State |
| Mcclay 3 API 15-163-01503 | The Atlantic Refining CO | Westhusin | 3434 | 1948 | State |
| Beardmore 4 API 15-163-01429 | Broadview Oil CO | Unknown | 3210 | 1941 | State |
| Beardmore 5 API 15-163-01430 | Broadview Oil CO | Unknown | 3208 | 1941 | State |
| Beardmore 6 API 15-163-01431 | Broadview Oil CO | Unknown | 3202 | 1941 | State |
| Beardmore 8 API 15-163-01433 | Broadview Oil CO | Unknown | 3527 | 1941 | State |
| Livingood 'c' 2 API 15-163-03748 | Broadview Oil CO | Laton | 3314 | 1941 | State |
| Livingood 2 API 15-163-03741 | Broadview Oil CO | Unknown | 3268 | 1940 | State |
| Livingood 3 API 15-163-03742 | Broadview Oil CO | Unknown | 3209 | 1940 | State |
| Livingood 1 API 15-163-19013-0001 | Broadview Oil CO | Laton | 3286 | 1940 | State |
| Livingood 'c' 1 API 15-163-03747-0001 | — | Laton | 3310 | — | State |
| Schindler 3 Swd API 15-163-19123 | Crawford Oil & Well Service | Unknown | 1320 | — | State |
| Schruben 1 API 15-163-21070-0001 | Ima Corp | Riffe | 3140 | — | State |
| Dunlap 1 API 15-163-00200-0003 | State of Kansas | — | 983 | — | State |
| Beardmore 7 API 15-163-01432-0001 | Marmac Petroleum Company | — | 3240 | — | State |
| Stull 4 API 15-163-30230-0002 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | Mcclellan | 3900 | — | State |
| Plante Wsw API 15-163-19401 | — | — | 700 | — | State |
| Earl Sutor 5 API 15-163-02092-0002 | Champlin Petroleum CO | Marcotte | 3842 | — | State |
| Odle 1 API 15-163-21459-0002 | Ernst, Fred A | Ray Southeast | 1580 | — | State |
| Reed 1 API 15-163-24524 | Anchor Bay Petroleum LLC | Grover North | 3550 | 2026 | — |
| Butcher 18-1 API 15-163-24525 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Barry Southeast | 3591 | 2026 | — |
| Jim Ruder 1 API 15-163-24526 | Patterson Energy LLC | Barry | 3560 | 2026 | — |
| Barry 'd' 8 API 15-163-24528 | Patterson Energy LLC | Barry | 3480 | 2026 | — |
| Slansky 17 API 15-163-24529 | Patterson Energy LLC | Barry | 3405 | 2026 | — |
| Frank Cerrow 9 API 15-163-24530 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3564 | 2026 | — |
| Tin Grainery 1 API 15-163-24417-0001 | Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership | — | 3575 | 2026 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-163-00133-0002 | Berexco LLC | — | 3835 | 2026 | — |
| Haines 2 API 15-163-00211-0001 | Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership | — | 3536 | 2026 | — |
| Josie 3 API 15-163-24511 | Jaspar CO | Jelinek | 3537 | 2025 | — |
| Highway #24 Well #1 API 15-163-24512 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Damar East Well #1 API 15-163-24513 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Stockton North #2 Well #1 API 15-163-24514 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Garey 1 API 15-163-24515 | Anchor Bay Petroleum LLC | Maddy | 3590 | 2025 | — |
| Pekarek 1 API 15-163-23584-0001 | Jaspar CO | Jelinek | 3952 | 2025 | — |
| Luther 2 API 15-163-03946-0002 | Berexco LLC | — | 3327 | 2025 | — |
| Moose 30-1 API 15-163-24516 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Baumgarten | 3700 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 25 API 15-163-24517 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3847 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 27 API 15-163-24518 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3875 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 28 API 15-163-24519 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 4276 | 2025 | — |
| Marcotte 4 API 15-163-24254-0001 | Hg Oil Holdings, LLC | — | 4012 | 2025 | — |
| Palco Nw #1 Well #1 API 15-163-24520 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Dora Smith 6 API 15-163-22746-0003 | Foster Oil LLC | — | 3535 | 2025 | — |
| Mcelhaney 'a' 3 API 15-163-23944-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 3515 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 26 API 15-163-24521 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3875 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 29 API 15-163-24522 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3862 | 2025 | — |
| Earl Buss 'p' 4 API 15-163-22784-0001 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3640 | 2025 | — |
| Armbrister A 1 API 15-163-24454-0001 | Pioneer Operations, LLC | — | 3840 | 2025 | — |
| Brewer/rtf Unit 1 API 15-163-23854 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Rocken 3 | 3638 | 2024 | — |
| Rome 5 API 15-163-23881 | Production Drilling, INC | Webster | 3475 | 2024 | — |
| Barry Lkc Unit 06-45 API 15-163-23404-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Barry | 3490 | 2024 | — |
| Armbrister A 1-swd API 15-163-23204-0001 | Pioneer Operations, LLC | Marcotte | 3867 | 2024 | — |
| Bjw 5 API 15-163-24499 | Jaspar CO | — | 3628 | 2024 | — |
| Hamit 2 API 15-163-24500 | Jaspar CO | Edgar | 3570 | 2024 | — |
| Frank Cerrow 8 API 15-163-24501 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3650 | 2024 | — |
| Frank Cerrow 7 API 15-163-24502 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3862 | 2024 | — |
| Conger A-1 API 15-163-24503 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Conger | 3524 | 2024 | — |
| Mollhagen 7 API 15-163-24506 | Jaspar CO | Todd Southeast | 3687 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson B Owwo 1 API 15-163-01884-0001 | Pfannenstiel, Luke Dba Rebel Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3649 | 2024 | — |
| Richmond 2-27 API 15-163-23833-0002 | Mikol Oil LLC | — | 3704 | 2024 | — |
| Cole 2 API 15-163-24508 | Jaspar CO | Edgar North | 3492 | 2024 | — |
| Graham B 1 API 15-163-23317-0001 | Trek Aec, LLC | — | 3920 | 2024 | — |
| Hinkhouse 16a API 15-163-19343-0001 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 4321 | 2024 | — |
| Harrison A 3 API 15-163-20968-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 3540 | 2024 | — |
| Landry 10 API 15-163-24482-0001 | Patterson Energy LLC | — | 3900 | 2024 | — |
| Couture 1 API 15-163-24467 | Berexco LLC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2023 | — |
| Carpenter 4 API 15-163-24470 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Mcclurg West | 3700 | 2023 | — |
| Jon 1 API 15-163-24471 | Denis Roberts Oil | Arpin | 3750 | 2023 | — |
| Bjw 2 API 15-163-24476 | Jaspar CO | Edgar Southwest | 3623 | 2023 | — |
| Bjw 3 API 15-163-24477 | Jaspar CO | — | 3600 | 2023 | — |
| G. Kriley 1-3 API 15-163-24480 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Yohe | 3499 | 2023 | — |
| Alvin Williams 1 API 15-163-00652-0001 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Marcotte | 3821 | 2023 | — |
| Landry 10 API 15-163-24482 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3905 | 2023 | — |
| Amanda 1-33 API 15-163-24483 | Mikol Oil LLC | Colby | 3755 | 2023 | — |
| Bjw 4 API 15-163-24485 | Jaspar CO | — | 3650 | 2023 | — |
| Keller Owwo 1 API 15-163-23786-0001 | Castle Resources, INC | Marcotte | 3880 | 2023 | — |
| Federal Land Bank 1-owwo API 15-163-00069-0001 | Jaspar CO | Edgar Southwest | 3639 | 2023 | — |
| Pittman 12a 2 API 15-163-24494 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3648 | 2023 | — |
| Love 4-4 API 15-163-23649-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | — | 3520 | 2023 | — |
| Chesney 1 API 15-163-24432 | Davidson Oil & Gas LLC | — | 3357 | 2022 | — |
| Shirley 1 API 15-163-24436 | Jaspar CO | Unnamed | 3570 | 2022 | — |
By class in Rooks County
- Authorized Injection Well — Rooks County 346
- Converted to EOR Well — Rooks County 329
- Expired Intent to Drill (C-1) — Rooks County 232
- Plugged and Abandoned — Rooks County 6,532
- Producing — Rooks County 1,577
- Recompleted — Rooks County 450
Counties with a comparable register
- Greenwood 13,046
- Wilson 12,772
- Anderson 12,692
- Cowley 11,511
- Stafford 11,492
- Franklin 10,641
- Rice 10,609
- Graham 9,074
- Ness 8,076
- Linn 8,039
- Barber 7,830
- Sumner 6,984
- Labette 6,854
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.