The Augusta field
446 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Augusta field
The operator named on most of these records is Cities Service CO, on 60 of them (13.5%), ahead of Oxy Usa, INC (22) and Vess Oil Corp (15). The oldest well here was completed in 1915 and the most recent in 2023, and the deepest reaches 3400 feet — Burch 1, drilled in 1982.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2565 ft | 2770 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Augusta field
197 of the 446 wells in the Augusta field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 2 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 10 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, 182 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 34 | 7.6% |
| Simpson | 7 | 1.6% |
| Kansas City | 3 | 0.7% |
| Smps | 1 | 0.2% |
| Granit Wash | 1 | 0.2% |
| Arbuckle, Simpson | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lansing | 1 | 0.2% |
The formation is recorded on only 21 % of Kansas wells, so this table describes the minority that carry one.
Where the field lies
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | 395 | 88.6% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Service CO | 60 | 13.5% |
| Oxy Usa, INC | 22 | 4.9% |
| Vess Oil Corp | 15 | 3.4% |
| Dunne Equities, INC | 12 | 2.7% |
| H & M Drilling CO | 12 | 2.7% |
| Hawkins Oil, LLC | 10 | 2.2% |
| Saco Oil | 8 | 1.8% |
| Watson Petroleum, INC | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hammer and Maclean | 6 | 1.3% |
| Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp | 6 | 1.3% |
| Watson Pet | 6 | 1.3% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 6 | 1.3% |
| Saco Oil CO | 5 | 1.1% |
| Oil Properties Investment Corp | 5 | 1.1% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 446 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
| Lease and well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin 1 API 15-015-22381 | Ash Donald D Etal | Augusta | 2665 | 1983 | State |
| Maher 1 API 15-015-21247 | Carstan Oil | Augusta | 2822 | 1979 | State |
| Jw Smith 5b API 15-015-24190 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2936 | 2023 | — |
| Jw Smith 4b API 15-015-24191 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2490 | 2023 | — |
| Bannon Trust 2 API 15-015-24142 | Stewart Producers, INC | Augusta | 2820 | 2020 | — |
| Bannon Trust 1 API 15-015-24094 | Stewart Producers, INC | Augusta | 2796 | 2018 | — |
| Scully A 26 API 15-015-24104 | Vess Oil Corporation | Augusta | 2480 | 2018 | — |
| Maher 1-21 API 15-015-21465-0002 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Augusta | 2610 | 2018 | — |
| Scully A 25 API 15-015-24089 | Vess Oil Corporation | Augusta | 2485 | 2017 | — |
| Varner-prohaska 1 API 15-015-24060 | Vess Oil Corporation | Augusta | 2400 | 2016 | — |
| Jw Smith 2-b API 15-015-24014 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2505 | 2014 | — |
| Jw Smith 3-b API 15-015-24046 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2459 | 2014 | — |
| Kirkpatrick 4 API 15-015-20007-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2700 | 2013 | — |
| Jw Smith 1-b API 15-015-23997 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2498 | 2013 | — |
| J.w. Smith 'a' 47 API 15-015-23938 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2465 | 2012 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-015-22896-0001 | — | Augusta | 2670 | 2011 | — |
| Jones 1 API 15-015-23898 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2933 | 2011 | — |
| Jones 2 API 15-015-23899 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2549 | 2011 | — |
| Bachman 1-a API 15-015-23903 | Flowers Production Co., INC | Augusta | 2564 | 2011 | — |
| Haskins-jones 1 API 15-015-23917 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2540 | 2011 | — |
| Haskins-jones 2 API 15-015-23918 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2530 | 2011 | — |
| Skaer 24-a API 15-015-23850 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2623 | 2010 | — |
| Varner A 44 API 15-015-23860 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2404 | 2010 | — |
| Daniels A-5 API 15-015-23865 | Mwk Petroleum CO | Augusta | 2480 | 2010 | — |
| Varner 'a' 41 API 15-015-23458-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2410 | 2010 | — |
| Skaer 24-a API 15-015-23850-0001 | — | Augusta | 2625 | 2010 | — |
| Skaer 'a' 24 API 15-015-23850-0002 | — | Augusta | 2625 | 2010 | — |
| Skaer 23-a API 15-015-23826 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2609 | 2009 | — |
| Dunne 'a' 16-3 API 15-015-23785 | Flowers Production Co., INC | Augusta | 2606 | 2008 | — |
| Haines East 5 API 15-015-23733 | Aztec Oil CO | Augusta | 2560 | 2007 | — |
| Augusta Unit 1-61 API 15-015-23529-0001 | — | Augusta | 2628 | 2007 | — |
| Augusta Unit 1-59 API 15-015-23064-0001 | — | Augusta | 2715 | 2007 | — |
| Fuqua 17-1 API 15-015-23680 | Leon C. Smitherman, Jr | Augusta | 2520 | 2006 | — |
| Mcclure 'a' 3 API 15-015-23691 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2400 | 2006 | — |
| Varner 16-1 API 15-015-30218-0001 | Smitherman, Leon C., Jr | Augusta | 2530 | 2006 | — |
| Dunne 'a' 16-1 API 15-015-23668 | Smitherman, Leon C., Jr | Augusta | 2600 | 2005 | — |
| Dunne 'a' 16-2 API 15-015-23672 | Smitherman, Leon C., Jr | Augusta | 2786 | 2005 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-55 API 15-015-22879-0002 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2720 | 2005 | — |
| B. E. Smith E-8 API 15-015-23625 | Dunne Equities Operating | Augusta | 2550 | 2002 | — |
| Foster 'b' 1 API 15-015-23576 | Hawkins Oil, LLC | Augusta | 2347 | 2001 | — |
| Dunne-smith 6-b API 15-015-23580 | Dunne Equities Operating, INC | Augusta | 2573 | 2001 | — |
| Dunne-smith 7-b API 15-015-23618 | Dunne Equities Operating, INC | Augusta | 2545 | 2001 | — |
| Scully 'a' 23 API 15-015-23573 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2489 | 2000 | — |
| Varner 'a' 43 API 15-015-23574 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2403 | 2000 | — |
| Starkey 26-a API 15-015-23575 | — | Augusta | 2585 | 2000 | — |
| Scully 6-a API 15-015-23577 | — | Augusta | 2322 | 2000 | — |
| Varner 'a' 40 API 15-015-23459-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2433 | 1999 | — |
| Varner 'a' 41 API 15-015-23458 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2410 | 1996 | — |
| Varner B 2 API 15-015-23360 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2416 | 1994 | — |
| Brown 25-a API 15-015-23302 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2535 | 1993 | — |
| Brown-scully 1-a API 15-015-23330 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2495 | 1993 | — |
| Varner 'b' 1 API 15-015-23333 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2419 | 1993 | — |
| Love 7 API 15-015-23367 | Saco Oil CO | Augusta | 2486 | 1993 | — |
| Starkey 25-a API 15-015-23282 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2650 | 1992 | — |
| Hart 2 API 15-015-21746 | Tomlinson Oil Co., INC | Augusta | 2847 | 1991 | — |
| Starkey 4-a API 15-015-19542-0003 | — | Augusta | 2952 | 1991 | — |
| Brown 24-a API 15-015-23161 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2676 | 1990 | — |
| Augusta Unit 8-61 API 15-015-23172 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2680 | 1990 | — |
| Augusta Unit 6-57 API 15-015-22891-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2700 | 1989 | — |
| Martin 1 API 15-015-23051 | Watson Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2700 | 1988 | — |
| Martin 2 API 15-015-23057 | Watson Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2132 | 1988 | — |
| Martin 3 API 15-015-23058 | Watson Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2125 | 1988 | — |
| Brown 23-a API 15-015-23060 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2587 | 1988 | — |
| Augusta Unit 1-59 API 15-015-23064 | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp | Augusta | 2715 | 1988 | — |
| Starkey 24-a API 15-015-23065 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2576 | 1988 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-55 API 15-015-22879-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2715 | 1988 | — |
| Voth 'a' 1 API 15-015-22955-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2680 | 1988 | — |
| Voth 'a' 1 API 15-015-22955 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2680 | 1987 | — |
| Scully 'a' 22 API 15-015-23025 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2650 | 1987 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-54 API 15-015-22813-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Augusta | 2710 | 1987 | — |
| Varner 'a' 39-swd API 15-015-22869 | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp | Augusta | 2920 | 1986 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-55 API 15-015-22879 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2720 | 1986 | — |
| Augusta Unit 6-57 API 15-015-22891 | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp | Augusta | 2700 | 1986 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-015-22896 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2670 | 1986 | — |
| Broomfield 7 API 15-015-22911 | S & S Oil CO | Augusta | 2310 | 1986 | — |
| Smith 'a' Was Dunne & Was Kaiser 2 API 15-015-22653 | Oil Properties Investment Corp | Augusta | 2540 | 1985 | — |
| Augusta Unit 6-55 API 15-015-22708 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2545 | 1985 | — |
| Augusta Unit 1-58 API 15-015-22737 | Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp | Augusta | 2752 | 1985 | — |
| Augusta Unit 5-55 API 15-015-22813 | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp | Augusta | 2710 | 1985 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-54 API 15-015-22814 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2690 | 1985 | — |
| Smith 1-a API 15-015-22846 | Oil Properties Investment Corp | Augusta | 2515 | 1985 | — |
| Haskins 'd' 2 API 15-015-22452 | Dunne Equities, INC | Augusta | 2470 | 1984 | — |
| Brown 22-a API 15-015-22584 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2468 | 1984 | — |
| West Haskins 2 API 15-015-22605 | Dunne Equities, INC | Augusta | 2770 | 1984 | — |
| Augusta Unit 1-57 API 15-015-22610 | Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp | Augusta | 2572 | 1984 | — |
| Mcnabb 1 API 15-015-22185 | David Lyman | Augusta | 2752 | 1983 | — |
| Cunningham 1 API 15-015-22265 | Oil Properties Invest | Augusta | 2585 | 1983 | — |
| Kaiser 1 API 15-015-22285 | Oil Properties Invest | Augusta | 3230 | 1983 | — |
| Maher 2 API 15-015-22344 | Viking Resources | Augusta | 2601 | 1983 | — |
| Scully 'a' 4 API 15-015-22397 | Hawkins Oil & Gas, INC | Augusta | 2339 | 1983 | — |
| Groom 1 API 15-015-00851 | Ewalt L W | Augusta | 3260 | 1982 | — |
| Broomfield 2 API 15-015-21470 | Black Gold Exploration, LTD | Augusta | 2396 | 1982 | — |
| Broomfield 3 API 15-015-21471 | Black Gold Expl Et Al | Augusta | 2458 | 1982 | — |
| Broomfield 4 API 15-015-21552 | Black Gold Expl Etal | Augusta | 2542 | 1982 | — |
| Love 5 API 15-015-21891 | Saco Oil | Augusta | 2520 | 1982 | — |
| Daniels 'b' 2 API 15-015-21993 | Mcginnis & Mcginnis | Augusta | 2525 | 1982 | — |
| Maher 1 API 15-015-22023 | Viking Resources | Augusta | 2595 | 1982 | — |
| Daniels 4-a API 15-015-22148 | Walter F Mcginnis Oil CO | Augusta | 2700 | 1982 | — |
| Haskins 'd' 1 API 15-015-22237 | Dunne Equities, INC | Augusta | 2483 | 1982 | — |
| Daniels 3 API 15-015-21559 | W F Mcginnis | Augusta | 2513 | 1981 | — |
| Love 4 API 15-015-21586 | Saco Oil | Augusta | 2518 | 1981 | — |
| Lee-prier 'a' 2 API 15-015-21618 | David Lyman | Augusta | 2630 | 1981 | — |
| Bannon 1-a API 15-015-21827 | Razook Oil | Augusta | 2649 | 1981 | — |
| Scully 'b' 4 API 15-015-21845 | Hawkins Oil & Gas INC | Augusta | 2550 | 1981 | — |
| Bannon 2-a API 15-015-21450-0001 | Razook Oil CO | Augusta | 2799 | 1981 | — |
| Hart 1 API 15-015-21404 | Tomlinson Oil Co., INC | Augusta | 2618 | 1980 | — |
| Ralston (fuqua 9-1) 5 API 15-015-21428 | Smitherman O&g | Augusta | 2488 | 1980 | — |
| Edmund B. Maher 1-21 API 15-015-21465 | Davies and Co., INC | Augusta | 2610 | 1980 | — |
| Love 3 API 15-015-21139 | Saco Oil | Augusta | 2510 | 1979 | — |
| Daniels 2 API 15-015-21150 | Walter F Mcginnis | Augusta | 2670 | 1979 | — |
| Dametz 'a' 1 API 15-015-21248 | Carstan Oil Co., INC | Augusta | 2751 | 1979 | — |
| Martin 1 API 15-015-40302-0001 | Carstan Oil INC | Augusta | 2445 | 1979 | — |
| Anderson 'a' 1 API 15-015-21052 | Hawkins Oil & Gas | Augusta | 2475 | 1978 | — |
| Broomfield 1 API 15-015-21124 | Smitherman O&g | Augusta | 2487 | 1978 | — |
| Scully 2-a API 15-015-22283 | Hawkins Oil & Gas, INC | Augusta | 2460 | 1978 | — |
| Lee-prier 'a' Was Lee-prier 10 1 API 15-015-20986 | David Lyman | Augusta | 2621 | 1977 | — |
| Razook 'a' 7 API 15-015-20849 | Razook Jimmy | Augusta | 2537 | 1976 | — |
| Moyle 8 API 15-015-20531 | Hammer-maclean | Augusta | 2621 | 1972 | — |
| Razook 'a' 1 API 15-015-20469 | Razook Jimmy | Augusta | 2591 | 1971 | — |
| Graff-dametz 1 API 15-015-20351 | Lee Brooks Oil, INC | Augusta | 2632 | 1970 | — |
| Varner 1 API 15-015-20129 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2376 | 1968 | — |
| Ambler 9 API 15-015-20180 | Hammer and Maclean | Augusta | 2663 | 1968 | — |
| Hanes 1 API 15-015-30116-0001 | Kathol Petroleum INC | Augusta | 2446 | 1968 | — |
| Duvanel 1 API 15-015-20090 | Braden W F & Son | Augusta | 2555 | 1967 | — |
| Love 1 API 15-015-30417 | Shawver-armour | Augusta | 2610 | 1967 | — |
| Kirkpatrick 4 API 15-015-20043 | Hammer-maclean | Augusta | 2494 | 1967 | — |
| Augusta Unit 13-54 API 15-015-20052 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2693 | 1967 | — |
| Kirkpatrick 3 API 15-015-30522 | Newman J E | Augusta | 0 | 1967 | — |
| Hanes 1 API 15-015-20020 | Newman J E | Augusta | 0 | 1967 | — |
| Love 2 API 15-015-30547 | Kathol Petro INC | Augusta | 3080 | 1967 | — |
| Skaer 4 API 15-015-20104 | Kathol Petroleum, INC | Augusta | 2652 | 1967 | — |
| Kirkpatrick 1 API 15-015-20004 | J E Newman | Augusta | 2410 | 1967 | — |
| Bohanon 2 API 15-015-30313 | Fred J. Ayesh | Augusta | 2090 | 1966 | — |
| Augusta Unit 6-52 API 15-015-30335 | — | Augusta | 2670 | 1966 | — |
| Augusta Unit 11-51 API 15-015-30337 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2200 | 1966 | — |
| Berndsen 1 API 15-015-30409 | Pan Western Pet Et Al | Augusta | 2677 | 1966 | — |
| Augusta Unit 3-52 API 15-015-77321 | Cities Service Oil | Augusta | 2680 | 1966 | — |
| Augusta Unit 11-51-w API 15-015-77279 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2200 | 1966 | — |
| Lee 'b' 1 API 15-015-30161 | Cities Service Oil CO | Augusta | 2170 | 1965 | — |
| Lee-prier 5 API 15-015-30162 | Fred J. Ayesh | Augusta | 2120 | 1965 | — |
| Shreve 2 API 15-015-30206 | Shawver-armour | Augusta | 2640 | 1965 | — |
| Edmund & Golora Mhr 1 API 15-015-30237 | Braden W F & Son | Augusta | 2784 | 1965 | — |
| Lee-prier 4 API 15-015-30516 | Fred J. Ayesh | Augusta | 2617 | 1964 | — |
| Skaer 10 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 0 | 1964 | — |
| Augusta Unit 5-52 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 0 | 1964 | — |
| Skaer 12 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 0 | 1964 | — |
| Augusta Unit 7-29 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 0 | 1964 | — |
| Starkey 4-a API 15-015-19542-0002 | Cities Service Oil | Augusta | 2952 | 1964 | — |
| Mann 1 API 15-015-01031 | Cowboy & Indian Drlg | Augusta | 2765 | 1963 | — |
| Augusta Unit 8-51-w | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 0 | 1963 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Trico 507
- Wc 506
- Eubank 505
- Buffalo-vilas 505
- Owl Creek 488
- Alford 484
- Boyd 478
- Greenwood Gas Area 459
- Erie 432
- Mckinney 427
- Virgil North 424
- Parmely 419
- Goodrich-parker 414
- Cunningham 407
- Walnut Southeast 405
Neighbours by the number of wells, not a ranking: the list slides with the field, so every one of the 109 field pages is reachable from the others. All of them.