Oil and gas wells in Rush County
3,544 wells — 0.7% of the Kansas register. 14 were plugged at public expense, and 66 sit inactive.
3,544Wells
3778 ftMedian depth
14Plugged by the State
66Inactive
What stands out in Rush County
The operator named on most of these records is Frontier Oil, on 191 of them (5.4%), ahead of Frontier Oil CO (147) and Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC (107). The oldest well here was completed in 1920 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 7749 feet — Wagner Unit 1, drilled in 2018.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3778 ft | 4266 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in Rush County
2,738 of the 3,544 wells in Rush County are classed as plugged and abandoned. 14 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 66 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, 1,841 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Who operates in Rush County
| Operator of record | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Oil | 191 | 5.4% |
| Frontier Oil CO | 147 | 4.1% |
| Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | 107 | 3.0% |
| Pickrell Drilling CO | 56 | 1.6% |
| Castle Resources, INC | 31 | 0.9% |
| Jim A Allison | 30 | 0.8% |
| Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | 28 | 0.8% |
| Frontier Oil Company | 27 | 0.8% |
| Birmingham-bartlett Drl | 27 | 0.8% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 26 | 0.7% |
| Solar Oil CO | 25 | 0.7% |
| Rains & Williamson Oil CO | 23 | 0.6% |
| Rock Island Oil and Refining CO | 22 | 0.6% |
| J.a. Allison | 20 | 0.6% |
| Pickrell Drilling Co., INC | 19 | 0.5% |
| Ram Petroleum Corp | 19 | 0.5% |
| Raymond Oil Co., INC | 18 | 0.5% |
| Balcron Oil CO | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 772 | 21.8% |
| Otis-albert | 318 | 9.0% |
| Reichel Field | 211 | 6.0% |
| Ryan | 129 | 3.6% |
| Unknown | 112 | 3.2% |
| Reichel | 84 | 2.4% |
| Unnamed | 82 | 2.3% |
| Hampton Northeast | 71 | 2.0% |
| Hampton | 56 | 1.6% |
| Rush Center | 50 | 1.4% |
| Schadel Northeast | 49 | 1.4% |
| Rush Center Northeast | 47 | 1.3% |
| Schwindt | 45 | 1.3% |
| Rush Center Southeast | 45 | 1.3% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 32 | 0.9% |
| 2010s | 306 | 8.6% |
| 2000s | 142 | 4.0% |
| 1990s | 235 | 6.6% |
| 1980s | 792 | 22.3% |
| 1970s | 490 | 13.8% |
| 1960s | 634 | 17.9% |
| 1950s | 367 | 10.4% |
| 1940s | 182 | 5.1% |
An old well on land in Rush County?
14 wells in Rush County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 3,544 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 Rush County
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban 1 API 15-165-21771 | Key Gas Corp | Reichel | 2200 | 2004 | State |
| Baldwin 1-2936 API 15-165-21557 | Philpott Oil and Gas CO | Roland Southeast | 3867 | 1991 | State |
| Frank 2 API 15-165-21444 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Mcnamee | 4330 | 1988 | State |
| Julia 45-718 API 15-165-20919 | Kennedy and Mitchell, INC | Zeller | 4100 | 1982 | State |
| Daubert 1 API 15-165-20478-0001 | Kantex Oil | Reichel Field | 3627 | 1982 | State |
| Brack 1 API 15-165-20366 | Rains and Williamson Oil Co., INC | Mcnamee East | 4320 | 1971 | State |
| House 3 API 15-165-20153 | Rock Island Oil & Ref | Hampton | 3993 | 1968 | State |
| Buxton 2 API 15-165-20032 | Frontier Oil CO | Stremel | 3560 | 1967 | State |
| Buxton 1 API 15-165-30106 | Frontier Oil Company | Stremel | 3675 | 1966 | State |
| Tanck 1-w API 15-165-19057 | State of Kansas | — | 1104 | 1963 | State |
| Tanck 1 API 15-165-00327 | Kern Drilling Co. and Hellar Drilling CO | Mccracken North | 4375 | 1962 | State |
| Urban 1 API 15-165-21016-0001 | Gerald Karlin/s & J Oil | — | 3650 | — | State |
| Werth 1 API 15-165-02021-0001 | Kcc Fee Fund Plug | — | 3620 | — | State |
| Cromwell 1 API 15-165-19059-0002 | Morgan-flynn-cobb | — | 3513 | — | State |
| Ohmes 4 API 15-165-22194 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Timken West | 3735 | 2026 | — |
| Big Timber 1 API 15-165-22195 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hampton Northeast | 3920 | 2026 | — |
| Dehner 'a' 9 API 15-165-20766 | Pickrell Drilling Co., INC | Schadel Northeast | 1490 | 2025 | — |
| Stull Unit 1 API 15-165-22190 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough Northeast | 3974 | 2025 | — |
| Albert Ground Bed N/a API 15-165-22191 | Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC | — | 300 | 2025 | — |
| Mj-janke Unit 1 API 15-165-22192 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough | 4035 | 2025 | — |
| Mj15 1 API 15-165-22193 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough | 4035 | 2025 | — |
| Webs C 1 API 15-165-00203-0003 | Berexco LLC | — | 4700 | 2025 | — |
| Cottonwood 1 API 15-165-22184 | Double G Petro LLC | Roland | 3900 | 2024 | — |
| Myers 1 API 15-165-22185 | Joe Gerstner Oil, LLC | Beeching East | 3650 | 2024 | — |
| Mj1 1 API 15-165-22187 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough Northeast | 3965 | 2024 | — |
| Holopirek B-2 API 15-165-21373-0002 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | — | 4020 | 2022 | — |
| Besperat 33 1 API 15-165-22139-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 3836 | 2021 | — |
| Fly Boy 3-1 API 15-165-22175 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 4166 | 2021 | — |
| Sandy 1 API 15-165-22177 | Anchor Bay Petroleum LLC | Herr | 3630 | 2021 | — |
| Vondracek 4 1 API 15-165-22088-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | — | 3863 | 2021 | — |
| Zimmerman-elmore Unit 1-3 API 15-165-22173 | Cholla Production, LLC | District 30 | 3838 | 2020 | — |
| Littler-stull 1 API 15-165-22174 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Litt | 3900 | 2020 | — |
| Moeder 3 2 API 15-165-22143-0001 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Wildcat | 3859 | 2020 | — |
| Zimmerman 1-3 API 15-165-22166 | Cholla Production, LLC | District 30 West | 3900 | 2019 | — |
| Wilson Unit 1-36 API 15-165-22168 | Downing-nelson Oil CO INC | Wildcat | 4002 | 2019 | — |
| Rhonda 1 API 15-165-22169 | Northern Lights Oil Company, LLC | Rhonda | 4064 | 2019 | — |
| Georg Legleiter 1 API 15-165-22170 | Castle Resources, INC | Wildcat | 3940 | 2019 | — |
| Moran A 5 API 15-165-21765-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | — | 3901 | 2019 | — |
| Swob 2 API 15-165-22145-0001 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Otis-albert | 3736 | 2019 | — |
| Wagner Unit Wsw 1 API 15-165-22152 | H2oil Opco, LLC | Otis-albert | 930 | 2018 | — |
| Wagner Unit 1 API 15-165-22153-0100 | H2oil Opco, LLC | Otis-albert | 7749 | 2018 | — |
| Wagner Unit 2 API 15-165-22155-0100 | H2oil Opco, LLC | Otis-albert | 3671 | 2018 | — |
| Wagner Unit 3 API 15-165-22156 | H2oil Opco, LLC | Otis-albert | 3822 | 2018 | — |
| Koochel Mountain 1 API 15-165-22157 | Black Stone Petroleum LLC | Otis-albert | 3525 | 2018 | — |
| Moran A 2 API 15-165-20073-0002 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | — | 3849 | 2018 | — |
| Ithaca 1-17 API 15-165-22129 | Blackstone Oil & Gas (kansas), LLC | Otis-albert | 3528 | 2017 | — |
| Moeder 3 2 API 15-165-22143 | O'brien Resources, LLC | Wildcat | 3849 | 2017 | — |
| Swob 1 API 15-165-22144 | Black Stone Petroleum LLC | Otis-albert | 3595 | 2017 | — |
| Elmore A Owdd 3 API 15-165-20187-0001 | Raymond Oil Company, INC | Mccracken Northeast | 4250 | 2017 | — |
| Pechanec Farms, LLC Owwo 1 API 15-165-21602-0001 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Schwindt South | 3960 | 2017 | — |
| Swob 2 API 15-165-22145 | Black Stone Petroleum LLC | Otis-albert | 3736 | 2017 | — |
| Swob 3 API 15-165-22147 | Black Stone Petroleum LLC | — | 3644 | 2017 | — |
| Gloria 1-25 API 15-165-22150 | Downing-nelson Oil CO INC | Wildcat | 3855 | 2017 | — |
| C59743 1 API 15-165-22151 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 300 | 2017 | — |
| Greenway 3 API 15-165-20412-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | — | 3864 | 2017 | — |
| Wilhelm 1-21 API 15-165-22117-0100 | Blackstone Oil & Gas (kansas), LLC | Otis-albert | 3624 | 2016 | — |
| Mohr 1-3 API 15-165-22121 | Blackstone Oil & Gas (kansas), LLC | Reichel East | 2500 | 2016 | — |
| Crotinger 2-4 API 15-165-22122 | Blackstone Oil & Gas (kansas), LLC | Otis-albert | 2450 | 2016 | — |
| Mohr 2-3 API 15-165-22123 | Blackstone Oil & Gas (kansas), LLC | Otis-albert | 2400 | 2016 | — |
| Moeder 3 1 API 15-165-22130 | O'brien Resources, LLC | Wildcat | 3833 | 2016 | — |
| Vondracek Et Al 4-2 API 15-165-22133 | O'brien Resources, LLC | Wildcat | 3858 | 2016 | — |
| Vondracek Et Al 34 1 API 15-165-22136 | O'brien Resources, LLC | Wildcat | 3852 | 2016 | — |
| Wagner Trust 3-1 API 15-165-21914-0002 | Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, INC | Beeching East | 3598 | 2016 | — |
| Eberhardt 2-24 API 15-165-22091 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Reichel | 3650 | 2015 | — |
| Dirks 27-2 API 15-165-22104 | Southwind Petroleum Corp | Ryan | 3900 | 2015 | — |
| C57216 01a API 15-165-22113 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 200 | 2015 | — |
| C57216 02a API 15-165-22114 | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, INC | — | 200 | 2015 | — |
| Littler 4 API 15-165-22050 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hampton Northeast | 4150 | 2014 | — |
| Schlegle 7 API 15-165-22051 | Texas Coastal Operating Company LLC | Webs Southwest | 4530 | 2014 | — |
| Jones 4-2 API 15-165-22053 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3524 | 2014 | — |
| Stull 1 API 15-165-22057 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Roland East | 3923 | 2014 | — |
| Barry Urban 1-17 API 15-165-22070 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Reichel | 3640 | 2014 | — |
| Dirks 27-1 API 15-165-22080 | Southwind Petroleum Corp | Ryan | 3900 | 2014 | — |
| Karst-hoskins 27-1 API 15-165-21237-0001 | Southwind Petroleum Corp | Ryan | 3887 | 2014 | — |
| Vondracek 4-1 API 15-165-22088 | O'brien Resources, LLC | Pechanec Southwest | 3862 | 2014 | — |
| Roth-robben 1-21 API 15-165-22007 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Loretto | 3726 | 2013 | — |
| R. Berens Unit 1-8 API 15-165-22011 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Reichel Field | 3616 | 2013 | — |
| Schlegel 3 API 15-165-22012 | Texas Coastal Operating Co. LLC | Webs Southwest | 4568 | 2013 | — |
| Schlegel 4 API 15-165-22013 | Texas Coastal Operating Co. LLC | Webs Southwest | 4597 | 2013 | — |
| Gottschalk 1 API 15-165-22014 | Mustang Energy Corp | Wildcat | 3650 | 2013 | — |
| Schlegel 5 API 15-165-22015 | Texas Coastal Operating Co. LLC | Webs Southwest | 4590 | 2013 | — |
| Keough 7 API 15-165-22016 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Keough | 4000 | 2013 | — |
| Suttle 'a' 1-9 API 15-165-22017 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Rush Center North | 3854 | 2013 | — |
| Keough 8 API 15-165-22018 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Keough | 3975 | 2013 | — |
| Pfeiffer 1 API 15-165-22019 | Rjm Company | Weitzel Northeast | 3710 | 2013 | — |
| Schlegel 6 API 15-165-22024 | Texas Coastal Operating Co. LLC | Webs Southwest | 4529 | 2013 | — |
| Littler 2 API 15-165-22026 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hampton Northeast | 3899 | 2013 | — |
| Legleiter 1-8 API 15-165-22027 | Quest Energy LLC | Hampton | 3910 | 2013 | — |
| Littler 3 API 15-165-22032 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hampton Northeast | 3900 | 2013 | — |
| Schneider 1-36 API 15-165-22031 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3690 | 2013 | — |
| Tuzicka 1-12 API 15-165-22033 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Pleasant Dale | 3578 | 2013 | — |
| Dolechek 1 API 15-165-22046 | Mustang Energy Corp | Unnamed | 3681 | 2013 | — |
| Tuzicka-yarmer Et Al 1-23 API 15-165-21953 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Unnamed | 3590 | 2012 | — |
| Elsie 2-13 API 15-165-21954 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3640 | 2012 | — |
| W.b 1-1 API 15-165-21955 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Beeching East | 3609 | 2012 | — |
| Urban 1-9 API 15-165-21959 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Pleasant View West | 3640 | 2012 | — |
| Patrick 1-12 API 15-165-21960 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3650 | 2012 | — |
| Maier Family Trust 2-25 API 15-165-21961 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough East | 3649 | 2012 | — |
| Schmeidler-zetko Unit 1-11 API 15-165-21967 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Unnamed | 4050 | 2012 | — |
| Scheck 1-10 API 15-165-21968 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Winget North | 3627 | 2012 | — |
| Mcantyre 1 API 15-165-21979 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Otis-albert | 3694 | 2012 | — |
| Erbes Trust 1-3 API 15-165-21982 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Lacrosse East | 3910 | 2012 | — |
| Oetken 'a' 2-32 API 15-165-21983 | F.g. Holl Co., LLC | Wildcat | 3950 | 2012 | — |
| Mcintyre 3 API 15-165-21989 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Otis-albert | 3669 | 2012 | — |
| Mcintyre 4 API 15-165-21990 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Otis-albert | 3651 | 2012 | — |
| Mcracken 2-3 API 15-165-21992 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Beeching South | 3697 | 2012 | — |
| David Urban 1-21 API 15-165-21994 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Loretto | 3664 | 2012 | — |
| Mcantyre 2 API 15-165-21996 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Otis-albert | 3688 | 2012 | — |
| Rose 1 API 15-165-21997 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Wildcat | 3695 | 2012 | — |
| Rose 2 API 15-165-21998 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Wildcat | 3914 | 2012 | — |
| Rose 3 API 15-165-21999 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Wildcat | 3701 | 2012 | — |
| Wagner 1-29 API 15-165-00151-0001 | Npf Energy Corporation | — | 3683 | 2012 | — |
| Tuzicka 3-23 API 15-165-22001 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3649 | 2012 | — |
| Clair Et Al 1-26 API 15-165-22002 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3651 | 2012 | — |
| Schlegel 1-31 API 15-165-21856 | American Warrior, INC | Schadel | 4416 | 2011 | — |
| Thompson-schadel Unit 1 API 15-165-21858 | American Warrior, INC | Schadel | 4395 | 2011 | — |
| Wagner Trust 3-1 API 15-165-21914 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Beeching East | 3598 | 2011 | — |
| Younger-dome 1-2 API 15-165-21915 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Unknown | 3606 | 2011 | — |
| Kershner 'a' 1-16 API 15-165-21916 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Rush Center | 3830 | 2011 | — |
| Yarmer Et Al 1-26 API 15-165-21917 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3650 | 2011 | — |
| Wagner Trust 4-1 API 15-165-21919 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Beeching East | 3600 | 2011 | — |
| Werhahn Trust 1-36 API 15-165-21895-0001 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | Ryan East | 3950 | 2011 | — |
| Clair 2-26 API 15-165-21920 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3660 | 2011 | — |
| Maier 1-26 API 15-165-21921 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3660 | 2011 | — |
| Wagner Trust 5-1 API 15-165-21922 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Beeching East | 3741 | 2011 | — |
| Clair 3-26 API 15-165-21924 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3650 | 2011 | — |
| Wagner Trust 6-1 API 15-165-21925 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Beeching East | 3598 | 2011 | — |
| Robert Yarmer 1-26 API 15-165-21927 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3360 | 2011 | — |
| Bogleigh Wallah West Trust 1-4 API 15-165-21928 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Shade Northeast | 3573 | 2011 | — |
| Clair 4-26 API 15-165-21930 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3661 | 2011 | — |
| Younger Et Al 1-11 API 15-165-21934 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Stegman | 3670 | 2011 | — |
| Maier Family Trust 1-25 API 15-165-21936 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough East | 3650 | 2011 | — |
| Robert Yarmer 2-26 API 15-165-21938 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3660 | 2011 | — |
| Bogleigh Wallah West Trust 2-4 API 15-165-21941 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Shade Northeast | 3552 | 2011 | — |
| Elsie 1-13 API 15-165-21948 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3660 | 2011 | — |
| Tuzicka-dewald Et Al 1-34 API 15-165-21952 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough | 3634 | 2011 | — |
| Legleiter C 1 API 15-165-21679-0002 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Liebenthal | 3625 | 2011 | — |
| Dewald 1-35 API 15-165-21869 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3680 | 2010 | — |
| Brack 1-31 API 15-165-21870 | Statesman Resources INC | Reichel | 2400 | 2010 | — |
| Tuzicka 2-23 API 15-165-21871 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3650 | 2010 | — |
| Scheuerman 1-36 API 15-165-21873 | Statesman Resources INC | Reichel | 2260 | 2010 | — |
| Tammen 1-36 API 15-165-21874 | American Warrior, INC | Ryan East | 3950 | 2010 | — |
| D.t.z 1-34 API 15-165-21879 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3659 | 2010 | — |
| Wagner Trust 1-1 API 15-165-21883 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Beeching East | 3606 | 2010 | — |
| Urban 1-2 API 15-165-21884 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Wildcat | 3660 | 2010 | — |
| Ond 1-2 API 15-165-21888 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Lacrosse East | 3840 | 2010 | — |
| Yarmer Et Al 1-3 API 15-165-21891 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough South | 3718 | 2010 | — |
| Maier-schneider 1-25 API 15-165-21890 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Allenbough East | 3647 | 2010 | — |
| Brack Et Al 1-10 API 15-165-21892 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Gold Eagle | 3674 | 2010 | — |
| Schenkel-zimmerman 1-10 API 15-165-21894 | Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC | Winget North | 3597 | 2010 | — |
By class in Rush County
Counties with a comparable register
- Reno 4,542
- Sedgwick 4,516
- Morton 4,399
- Haskell 4,236
- Seward 3,997
- Ellsworth 3,850
- Pawnee 3,840
- Harper 3,358
- Kearny 3,249
- Lane 3,242
- Gove 3,108
- Hodgeman 2,991
- Grant 2,936
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.