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KCC Fee Fund Plugging — Woodson County

408 of the 15,807 wells on the register in Woodson County — 2.6% — carry this class.

What this class means

the well was plugged at the State’s expense, through the Abandoned Well Plugging and Site Remediation Fund, because no responsible party could be found. It is the clearest sign in this file that an operator walked away.

Woodson County holds 3.3% of the wells in this class statewide, while holding 3.0% 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 State of Kansas, on 44 of them (10.8%), ahead of Patrick Petroleum, LLC (6) and Kcc Fee Fund Plug (5). The oldest well here was completed in 1953 and the most recent in 2013, and the deepest reaches 8933 feet — Bennett 'b' 15.

Depth, over the 404 wells in this group where a figure was reported (99%) — a median, never a mean
MeasurementMedian 90th percentile Kansas median
Total depth 1000 ft 1100 ft 2831 ft — shallower here

Who operated them

OperatorWellsShare
State of Kansas4410.8%
Patrick Petroleum, LLC61.5%
Kcc Fee Fund Plug51.2%
State of Ks41.0%
Tec Drilling Co., INC41.0%
Dotson Floyd30.7%
Layton Oil CO30.7%
Haas Petroleum, LLC30.7%
B W Klippel, Jr20.5%
Hic-kel Oil Company20.5%
Unknown20.5%
H.j. Energy CO10.2%
Integrated Petroleum Corp10.2%
B. W. Klippel, Jr10.2%
Loraine Cleaver10.2%
Lance E. Ballard10.2%

An old well on land in Woodson County?

408 wells in Woodson County were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 408 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

KCC Fee Fund Plugging, Woodson 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
Haas 20-hp
API 15-207-28510
Haas Petroleum, LLC17252013State
Golden 33-hp
API 15-207-28673
Haas Petroleum, LLCEvans16002013State
Golden 37-hp
API 15-207-28808
Haas Petroleum, LLCEvans15972013State
Golden 1
API 15-207-28409
Black Star 231 Corp15502012State
Stauffer 9-4
API 15-207-27048
Gator Energy, LLCUnknown15502006State
Stockebrand 9-1
API 15-207-26780
Patrick Petroleum, LLCWissman16062003State
Stauffer 9-3
API 15-207-26781
Patrick Petroleum, LLCWissman16262003State
Steele 9-1
API 15-207-26782
Patrick Petroleum, LLCWissman16472003State
Stauffer 9-2
API 15-207-26783
Patrick Petroleum, LLCWissman16002003State
Stockebrand 9-2
API 15-207-26787
Patrick Petroleum, LLCWissman16082003State
Stauffer 9-1
API 15-207-26774
Patrick Petroleum, LLCWissman21002002State
Sturdivan (weston) 21
API 15-207-26206
Integrated Petroleum CorpVernon10801994State
Apt 'a' I-12
API 15-207-25556
B W Klippel, Jr10121988State
Mcgregor 14
API 15-207-25515
H.j. Energy COEast Rose12201987State
Apt 'a' I-22
API 15-207-25526
B W Klippel, Jr10111987State
Apt 'a' I-11
API 15-207-25502
B. W. Klippel, JrUnknown11201987State
Martin 2
API 15-207-23988
B. W. Klippel JrUnknown10001982State
Suddarth 1
API 15-207-19606
Winterschied16291980State
Bennett 'a' 7
API 15-207-20603
Dotson FloydHumboldt-chanute7501972State
Bennett 'a' 9
API 15-207-20616
Dotson FloydHumboldt-chanute30971972State
Bennett 'a' 11
API 15-207-20627
Dotson FloydHumboldt-chanute7501972State
Weston, A. M 20
API 15-207-01103
Aaron L. SauderVernon14001966State
Apt 45
API 15-207-19413
D.p. OakUnknown11101953State
Wrampe 1 Ow
API 15-207-71790
State of KansasUnknown0State
Bennett 'a' A
API 15-207-70141
State of KsUnknown800State
Kimberlin Ow-1
API 15-207-70143
State of Ks140State
Winfrey Ow-1
API 15-207-70148
State of Ks1100State
Bennett 'b' H
API 15-207-70142
State of KsUnknown800State
Moon-bennett Rr
API 15-207-70117
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett 44
API 15-207-70100
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett X
API 15-207-70099
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Dd
API 15-207-70092
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Y
API 15-207-70119
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett 42 (w-10)
API 15-207-70091
State of KansasUnknown750State
Moon-bennett Aa
API 15-207-70087
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett 41 (11)
API 15-207-70094
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Hh
API 15-207-70088
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett W-4
API 15-207-70118
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Kk
API 15-207-70089
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Jj
API 15-207-70085
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett D
API 15-207-70061
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett A
API 15-207-70059
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Mm
API 15-207-70078
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Oo
API 15-207-70002
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett Nn
API 15-207-70075
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett S
API 15-207-70086
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett B
API 15-207-70060
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett R
API 15-207-70074
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett T
API 15-207-70067
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett N
API 15-207-70098
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett W
API 15-207-70058
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett G
API 15-207-70063
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett H
API 15-207-70064
State of Kansas760State
Moon-bennett L
API 15-207-70020
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett Cc
API 15-207-70071
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett F
API 15-207-70055
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett E
API 15-207-70054
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett Ii
API 15-207-70056
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett Ee
API 15-207-70057
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett C
API 15-207-70053
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett Gg
API 15-207-70019
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett P
API 15-207-70010
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett V
API 15-207-70070
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett Z
API 15-207-70011
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett K
API 15-207-70072
State of Kansas700State
Moon-bennett J
API 15-207-70069
State of Kansas700State
Stockebrand 1
API 15-207-19097
1190State
Sutherland 1
API 15-207-19141
1000State
Thayer Ow-1
API 15-207-19168
State of Kansas1200State
Weston, A. M 2
API 15-207-21580
Loraine CleaverUnknown1050State
Ireland 2
API 15-207-23811
Lance E. Ballard840State
Ireland 3
API 15-207-24293
Hic-kel Oil Company850State
Ireland 6
API 15-207-24296
Hic-kel Oil Company860State
Apt P-2
API 15-207-25087
B. W. Klipper Sr1110State
Trahan Tra 01
API 15-207-19257
900State
Moon-bennett M
API 15-207-19007
State of Kansas750State
Moon-bennett O
API 15-207-19008
State of KansasUnknown800State
Elmer Gleue 1
API 15-207-19090
Unknown950State
Gleue 1
API 15-207-19050
900State
Gleue 2
API 15-207-19051
900State
Mcgregor 15
API 15-207-25516
Hj Energy CO1100State
Apt A-1
API 15-207-19410
Unknown1110State
Apt 32
API 15-207-19411
1110State
Apt W-42
API 15-207-19412
1000State
Apt 23
API 15-207-19417
1000State
Apt 24
API 15-207-19418
1000State
Apt 27
API 15-207-19419
1000State
Apt 28
API 15-207-19420
1000State
Apt W-9
API 15-207-19421
Unknown1000State
Apt W-10
API 15-207-19422
1000State
Apt 10-w
API 15-207-19423
1000State
Apt B-19
API 15-207-19448
Unknown1000State
Apt 21
API 15-207-19449
1000State
Apt 22
API 15-207-19450
1000State
Apt 29
API 15-207-19451
1000State
Apt 69
API 15-207-19452
6372State
Apt Ct-5
API 15-207-19453
Unknown1000State
Apt W-12
API 15-207-19454
1000State
Apt W-35
API 15-207-19455
1000State
Apt 9
API 15-207-19457
1000State
Apt 20
API 15-207-19458
1000State
Apt 22
API 15-207-19459
1000State
Apt 71
API 15-207-19460
1000State
Apt 74
API 15-207-19461
1000State
Apt 77
API 15-207-19462
1000State
Apt W-37
API 15-207-19463
1000State
Apt Ct-a
API 15-207-19464
1000State
Apt W-32
API 15-207-19465
1000State
Apt 26
API 15-207-19466
1000State
Apt 33
API 15-207-19467
1000State
Apt 47
API 15-207-19468
1000State
Apt 51
API 15-207-19469
1000State
Apt 19
API 15-207-19470
1000State
Apt 46
API 15-207-19471
1000State
Apt 23
API 15-207-19472
1000State
Apt 29
API 15-207-19473
1000State
Apt 14
API 15-207-19474
1000State
Apt 17
API 15-207-19475
1000State
Apt 25
API 15-207-19476
1000State
Apt 30
API 15-207-19477
1000State
Apt 31
API 15-207-19478
1000State
Apt 34
API 15-207-19479
1000State
Apt 53
API 15-207-19480
1000State
Apt 54
API 15-207-19481
1000State
Apt 80
API 15-207-19482
1000State
Apt 7-i-c
API 15-207-19483
1000State
Apt P-4
API 15-207-19484
Unknown1000State
Apt W-36
API 15-207-19485
1000State
Apt W-41
API 15-207-19486
1000State
Apt 11
API 15-207-19487
1000State
Apt 13
API 15-207-19488
1000State
Apt P-2
API 15-207-19489
Unknown1000State
Apt 3
API 15-207-19490
1000State
Apt 9
API 15-207-19491
1000State
Apt 10
API 15-207-19492
1000State
Apt 11
API 15-207-19493
1000State
Apt W-4
API 15-207-19494
1000State
Apt W-5
API 15-207-19495
1000State
Apt I-4
API 15-207-19507
Unknown1000State
Apt 8-i-c
API 15-207-19508
1000State
Apt 10-i
API 15-207-19509
1000State
Apt 18
API 15-207-19510
1000State
Apt 1
API 15-207-19514
1000State
Apt 2
API 15-207-19515
1000State
Apt 4
API 15-207-19516
1000State
Apt 6-b
API 15-207-19517
1000State
Apt 8
API 15-207-19518
1000State
Apt 86
API 15-207-19519
1000State
Apt Wi-1
API 15-207-19520
1000State
Apt 84
API 15-207-19521
1000State
Bennett 'a' 3
API 15-207-19525
Unknown750State
Bennett 'a' 5
API 15-207-19526
Unknown800State
Apt Ct-1
API 15-207-19527
1000State
Apt 4-i-c
API 15-207-19528
1000State
Apt W-1
API 15-207-19529
1000State
Apt 1
API 15-207-19530
1200State
Apt 6
API 15-207-19531
50State
Apt 67
API 15-207-19532
1000State
Apt 83
API 15-207-19533
1000State
Apt 87
API 15-207-19534
1000State
Bennett 'a' 6
API 15-207-19537
Gordon J. Willis Et AlUnknown750State
Williams 1
API 15-207-19538
750State
Williams 3
API 15-207-19539
750State
Williams 4
API 15-207-19540
750State
Williams 6
API 15-207-19541
750State
Apt W-38
API 15-207-19542
1000State
Apt 5
API 15-207-19543
1000State
Apt 46
API 15-207-19544
1000State
Williams 2
API 15-207-19545
750State
Bennett 'a' 4
API 15-207-19546
Gordon WillisUnknown750State
Martin 3
API 15-207-19548
1000State
Martin 7
API 15-207-19549
1000State
Williams 2
API 15-207-19550
750State
Williams 8
API 15-207-19551
750State
Williams 5
API 15-207-19552
750State
Williams 5
API 15-207-19553
750State
Williams 13
API 15-207-19554
750State
Williams 16
API 15-207-19555
750State
Williams 19
API 15-207-19556
750State
Williams 1-w
API 15-207-19557
750State
Williams W-1
API 15-207-19558
750State
Williams W-2
API 15-207-19559
750State
Bennett 'a' 1
API 15-207-19560
UnknownUnknown750State
Bennett 'a' W-2
API 15-207-19561
Unknown750State
Martin 3-a
API 15-207-19574
1000State
Williams 4-a
API 15-207-19586
750State
Williams 10
API 15-207-19587
750State
Williams 14
API 15-207-19588
750State
Williams 24
API 15-207-19589
750State
Williams 26
API 15-207-19590
750State
Williams 28
API 15-207-19591
750State
Williams 31
API 15-207-19592
750State
Martin 1
API 15-207-19593
1000State
Martin 1-i
API 15-207-19594
1000State
Martin 18
API 15-207-19595
1000State
Williams 15
API 15-207-19596
750State
Williams 22
API 15-207-19597
750State
Williams 25
API 15-207-19598
750State
Martin 10
API 15-207-19599
1000State
Martin 11
API 15-207-19600
1000State
Martin 4-i-c
API 15-207-19575
1000State
Martin 5
API 15-207-19576
1000State
Martin 11
API 15-207-19577
1000State
Martin 13
API 15-207-19578
1000State
Martin 15
API 15-207-19579
1000State
Martin 23
API 15-207-19580
1000State
Martin 43
API 15-207-19581
1000State
Martin 46
API 15-207-19582
1000State
Martin 13-a
API 15-207-19583
1000State
Martin 15
API 15-207-19584
1000State
Martin 48
API 15-207-19585
1000State
Martin 9
API 15-207-19614
1000State
Williams 12
API 15-207-19615
750State
Williams 30
API 15-207-19616
750State
Williams 33
API 15-207-19617
750State
Bennett 'a' 2
API 15-207-19618
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 2
API 15-207-19619
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 3
API 15-207-19620
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 4
API 15-207-19621
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 4
API 15-207-19622
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 7
API 15-207-19623
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 8
API 15-207-19624
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 9
API 15-207-19625
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 10
API 15-207-19626
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 10
API 15-207-19627
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 11
API 15-207-19628
Unknown750State
Bennett 'a' 12
API 15-207-19629
Unknown750State
Williams 20
API 15-207-19630
750State
Williams 23
API 15-207-19631
750State
Williams 27
API 15-207-19632
750State
Williams 29
API 15-207-19633
750State
Williams 32
API 15-207-19634
750State
Williams 34
API 15-207-19635
750State
Bennett 'b' 12
API 15-207-19636
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 13
API 15-207-19637
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 14
API 15-207-19638
Unknown750State
Bennett 'b' 15
API 15-207-19639
UnknownUnknown8933State
Johnson W-2
API 15-207-19640
1000State
Johnson 9
API 15-207-19641
1000State
Johnson 1-p
API 15-207-19642
1000State
Johnson 8
API 15-207-19643
1000State
Johnson W-44
API 15-207-19644
1000State
Johnson 1
API 15-207-01609
1000State
Johnson 1-i
API 15-207-01610
1000State
Johnson W-1
API 15-207-01611
1000State
Johnson 2-p
API 15-207-01612
1000State
Johnson 2
API 15-207-01613
1000State
Johnson 3-i
API 15-207-01614
1000State
Johnson 3
API 15-207-01615
1000State
Johnson 4
API 15-207-01616
1000State
Johnson 4-i
API 15-207-01617
1000State
Johnson 4-p
API 15-207-01618
1000State
Johnson 5
API 15-207-01619
1000State
Johnson 5-ic
API 15-207-01620
1000State
Johnson 5-p
API 15-207-01621
1000State
Johnson 6-i
API 15-207-01622
1000State
Johnson 6 (gps)
API 15-207-01623
1000State
Johnson 6
API 15-207-01624
1000State
Johnson 7-i
API 15-207-01625
1000State
Johnson 8
API 15-207-01626
1000State

Part of a bigger picture: all 15,807 wells in Woodson County.

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