The Bemis-shutts field
2,815 wells — 0.5% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Bemis-shutts field
The operator named on most of these records is Lario Oil and Gas CO, on 126 of them (4.5%), ahead of Cities Service Oil Company (109) and Cities Service Oil CO (66). The oldest well here was completed in 1928 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 4226 feet — Joy 1.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3589 ft | 3743 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Bemis-shutts field
1,595 of the 2,815 wells in the Bemis-shutts field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 4 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 26 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, 961 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 370 | 13.1% |
| Arbuckle Group | 67 | 2.4% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 36 | 1.3% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 12 | 0.4% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing | 6 | 0.2% |
| Lansing Kansas City | 4 | 0.1% |
| Kansas City | 3 | 0.1% |
| Lansing, Arbuckle | 3 | 0.1% |
| Granit Wash | 3 | 0.1% |
| Conglomerate | 2 | 0.1% |
The formation is recorded on only 21 % of Kansas wells, so this table describes the minority that carry one.
Where the field lies
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lario Oil and Gas CO | 126 | 4.5% |
| Cities Service Oil Company | 109 | 3.9% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 66 | 2.3% |
| Venture Resources, INC | 50 | 1.8% |
| Phillips Petroleum Corp | 42 | 1.5% |
| Dickey Oil CO | 39 | 1.4% |
| Shell Oil CO | 36 | 1.3% |
| Murfin Drilling CO | 34 | 1.2% |
| Margay Oil CO | 33 | 1.2% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 32 | 1.1% |
| Elysium Energy, L.l.c | 32 | 1.1% |
| Champlin Refining CO | 29 | 1.0% |
| Petroleum INC | 29 | 1.0% |
| Deep Rock Oil Corp | 29 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
4 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,815 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldkamp 2 API 15-051-19056-0001 | Derrick-american Oil, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3810 | 1985 | State |
| Dreiling 3 API 15-051-23964 | Vincent Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3740 | 1984 | State |
| Feldkamp 4 API 15-051-04750 | Smitherman & Leeper | Bemis-shutts | 3584 | 1958 | State |
| Feldkamp 5 API 15-051-05177-0001 | Kimbark Oil & Gas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3980 | — | State |
| Peavey 14 API 15-051-27139 | Patterson Energy LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3536 | 2026 | — |
| Schmeid Ranch 1 API 15-051-26962-0001 | Patterson Energy LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3757 | 2025 | — |
| Wilson B Owwo 1 API 15-163-01884-0001 | Pfannenstiel, Luke Dba Rebel Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3649 | 2024 | — |
| Schmeidler Trust 1 API 15-051-27066 | Brungardt Oil and Leasing INC | Bemis-shutts | 3684 | 2023 | — |
| Schmeidler Trust 2 API 15-051-27090 | Brungardt Oil and Leasing INC | Bemis-shutts | 3680 | 2023 | — |
| Karlin 'b' 3 API 15-051-27031 | Berexco LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3750 | 2022 | — |
| Black4dirt 1 API 15-051-27046 | Brungardt Oil and Leasing INC | Bemis-shutts | 3706 | 2022 | — |
| Rumsey, J. L 1-23 API 15-051-26957 | Patterson Energy LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3410 | 2019 | — |
| Henderson 'g' 7 API 15-051-26971 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Bemis-shutts | 3711 | 2019 | — |
| Colahan 'a' 42 API 15-051-26973 | Vess Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3533 | 2019 | — |
| Hall 'j' 6 API 15-051-26898 | American Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3650 | 2018 | — |
| Johansen 6 API 15-051-26906 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3685 | 2018 | — |
| Beach 'a' 2 API 15-051-26917 | American Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3440 | 2018 | — |
| Cress 7 API 15-051-26918 | American Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3420 | 2018 | — |
| Mcrae-hardie 1 API 15-051-26860 | Sandlin Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3756 | 2017 | — |
| Cress 6 API 15-051-26864 | American Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3455 | 2017 | — |
| Wasinger 23 API 15-051-25764-0002 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3614 | 2017 | — |
| Wasinger 24 API 15-051-25763-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3655 | 2017 | — |
| Mcrae-werth 1 API 15-051-26830 | Sandlin Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3790 | 2016 | — |
| Werth-etal 1 API 15-051-26846 | Sandlin Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3766 | 2016 | — |
| Scott 4 API 15-051-26663-0001 | Scott Services LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3745 | 2016 | — |
| Scott 4 API 15-051-26663 | Scott Services LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3676 | 2015 | — |
| Mai 3 API 15-051-02167-0001 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3395 | 2015 | — |
| Hahn 6 API 15-163-24293 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3639 | 2015 | — |
| Cress-beach 2 API 15-051-26778 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3448 | 2015 | — |
| Henderson 7-8 API 15-051-26785 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3483 | 2015 | — |
| Dorzweiler 'd' 5 API 15-051-22179-0001 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3401 | 2015 | — |
| Jennie Johansen 10 API 15-051-26802 | Vess Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3429 | 2015 | — |
| Hall 'd' 9 API 15-051-26803 | Vess Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3626 | 2015 | — |
| Wasinger 23 API 15-051-25764-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3614 | 2015 | — |
| Hall C 2 API 15-051-26815 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3680 | 2015 | — |
| Windholz 2 API 15-051-26620 | Damar Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3700 | 2014 | — |
| Weber-staab 1 API 15-051-26638 | Sandlin Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3780 | 2014 | — |
| Parker Unit 1 API 15-051-26646 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3531 | 2014 | — |
| Staab-karlin, Et Al 2 API 15-051-26657 | Sandlin Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3760 | 2014 | — |
| Clinton 'd' 5 API 15-051-26662 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Bemis-shutts | 3690 | 2014 | — |
| Scott 2 API 15-051-26664 | Scott Services LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3710 | 2014 | — |
| Scott 5 API 15-051-26665 | Scott Services LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3725 | 2014 | — |
| Hahn 5 API 15-163-24195 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3630 | 2014 | — |
| Charolais 2 API 15-051-25194-0001 | Liberty Oper & Compl, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3615 | 2014 | — |
| Madden South 1 API 15-051-26688 | Tdi, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3550 | 2014 | — |
| Kempe South 16 Swd API 15-051-26696 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3887 | 2014 | — |
| Rumsey 35 API 15-051-26714 | Anderson Energy, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3533 | 2014 | — |
| Treva 4 API 15-051-26719 | Cla-mar Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3740 | 2014 | — |
| Dorzweiler 'd' 4 API 15-051-26721 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3475 | 2014 | — |
| Carmichael 'a' 16 API 15-051-26742 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3450 | 2014 | — |
| Carmichael A 19 API 15-051-26747 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3477 | 2014 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 Swd API 15-051-21062-0001 | Grady Bolding Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3702 | 2014 | — |
| Slimmer 5 API 15-051-26335 | Oil Company of America, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3400 | 2013 | — |
| Joy 2 API 15-051-26421 | Sandlin Oil Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3745 | 2013 | — |
| Walters 'b' Wd1 API 15-051-26430 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 4180 | 2013 | — |
| Kempe South 'c' 15 API 15-051-26432 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3394 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 67 API 15-051-26451 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3514 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 60 API 15-051-26442 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3600 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 'b' 61 API 15-051-26443 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3515 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 64 API 15-051-26444 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3643 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 'b' 63 API 15-051-26445 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3511 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 'b' 62 API 15-051-26446 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3510 | 2013 | — |
| Shutts 9 API 15-051-26447 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3683 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 65 API 15-051-26449 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3620 | 2013 | — |
| Baumer 66 API 15-051-26450 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3645 | 2013 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 44 API 15-051-26453 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3733 | 2013 | — |
| Walters 'b' 6 API 15-051-26454 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3750 | 2013 | — |
| Dean 9 API 15-051-26455 | Production Drilling, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3527 | 2013 | — |
| Bemis 1 API 15-051-26458 | Castle Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3593 | 2013 | — |
| Feldkamp 1 API 15-051-26470 | Meridian Energy INC | Bemis-shutts | 3570 | 2013 | — |
| Ridler 'a' West 7 API 15-051-26493 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3428 | 2013 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 42 API 15-051-26510 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3740 | 2013 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 45 API 15-051-26511 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3748 | 2013 | — |
| Bemis 'i' 9 API 15-051-26517 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Bemis-shutts | 3630 | 2013 | — |
| Kempe 'a' North 8 API 15-163-24117 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3631 | 2013 | — |
| Weisner (walters) A A 3 API 15-051-19193-0001 | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas | Bemis-shutts | 3656 | 2013 | — |
| Slimmer 9 API 15-051-26542 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3518 | 2013 | — |
| Slimmer 10 API 15-051-26543 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3511 | 2013 | — |
| Slimmer 11 API 15-051-26544 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3525 | 2013 | — |
| Dinkel-schmeidler 2 API 15-051-06677-0001 | Bowman Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 1416 | 2013 | — |
| Hadley 13 API 15-051-26546 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3490 | 2013 | — |
| Bemis 'a' 1-3 API 15-051-26550 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3583 | 2013 | — |
| Comeau 'a' Owwo 3-36 API 15-051-05420-0001 | Mccoy Petroleum Corporation | Bemis-shutts | 3536 | 2013 | — |
| Ridler 'b' South 8 API 15-051-26591 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3393 | 2013 | — |
| Charolais 1 API 15-051-26607 | Liberty Oper & Compl, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3610 | 2013 | — |
| Kollman 16 API 15-051-26615 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3510 | 2013 | — |
| Carmichael 'b' 6 API 15-051-26616 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3500 | 2013 | — |
| Jaco 4 API 15-051-26623 | Infinity Producers, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3464 | 2013 | — |
| Hadley 'c' 12 API 15-051-02234-0001 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3410 | 2012 | — |
| Bemis, F. A. 'a' 8 API 15-051-05958-0001 | Bill Bowman Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3465 | 2012 | — |
| Dorzweiler 'd' 1 API 15-051-26210 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3475 | 2012 | — |
| Scott 1 API 15-051-26212 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3760 | 2012 | — |
| Mccord 'a' 20-h API 15-051-26218-0100 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3782 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 37 API 15-051-26231 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3709 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 38 API 15-051-26232 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3695 | 2012 | — |
| Karlin 4 API 15-051-26234 | Sandlin Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3900 | 2012 | — |
| Ridler 'g' 2 Twin API 15-051-26244 | Venture Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3974 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 6 API 15-051-26245 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3700 | 2012 | — |
| Mai, Henry 13 API 15-051-26252 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3490 | 2012 | — |
| Mcrae 2 API 15-051-26262 | Sandlin Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3770 | 2012 | — |
| Potter 12 API 15-051-26280 | Berexco LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3458 | 2012 | — |
| Karlin 7 API 15-051-26292 | Tri United, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3742 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 40 API 15-051-26294 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3708 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 39 API 15-051-26295 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3636 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 15 API 15-051-26306 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3739 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 1 API 15-051-26326 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3620 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 2 API 15-051-26327 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3720 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 8 API 15-051-26328 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3671 | 2012 | — |
| Henderson 3 API 15-051-26329 | Castle Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3650 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger C-17 API 15-051-26331 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 4140 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 5 API 15-051-26349 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3637 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 10 API 15-051-26350 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3672 | 2012 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 16 API 15-051-26351 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3670 | 2012 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 33 API 15-051-26354 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3578 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'e' 32 API 15-051-26370 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3500 | 2012 | — |
| Joy 1 API 15-051-26376 | Sandlin Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3725 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 41 API 15-051-26384 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3780 | 2012 | — |
| Walters 'b' 5 API 15-051-26385 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3755 | 2012 | — |
| Henderson 7-7 API 15-051-26390 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3573 | 2012 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 43swd API 15-051-26426 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 4170 | 2012 | — |
| Truan-johnson 2 API 15-051-26438 | Spiral Energy Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3570 | 2012 | — |
| Staab-karlin 1 API 15-051-26057 | Sandlin Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3750 | 2011 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 32 API 15-051-26071 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3710 | 2011 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 33 API 15-051-26074 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3750 | 2011 | — |
| Marshall 'b' 6 API 15-051-26083 | Bill Bowman Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3670 | 2011 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 34 API 15-051-26093 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3710 | 2011 | — |
| Henderson 'b' 1 API 15-051-04879-0001 | Castle Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3485 | 2011 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 35 API 15-051-26109 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3725 | 2011 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 26a-swd API 15-051-24293-0001 | — | Bemis-shutts | 3908 | 2011 | — |
| Karlin 3 API 15-051-26116 | Sandlin Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3760 | 2011 | — |
| Simpson 2 A-3 API 15-051-26120 | Oil Company of America, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3500 | 2011 | — |
| Hadley 1 API 15-051-05768-0001 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3938 | 2011 | — |
| Hadley 10 API 15-051-26129 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3461 | 2011 | — |
| Henderson 'b' 2 API 15-051-19279-0002 | Castle Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3510 | 2011 | — |
| Stackhouse 5 API 15-051-02523-0002 | Bowman Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3800 | 2011 | — |
| Schmeidler 'b' 1 API 15-051-22659-0001 | Bowman Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3707 | 2011 | — |
| Bemis 'a' 2 API 15-051-05972-0001 | Castle Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3426 | 2011 | — |
| Karlin 6 API 15-051-26147 | Tri United, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3710 | 2011 | — |
| Karlin 1 API 15-051-04193-0001 | Tri United, INC | Bemis-shutts | 1464 | 2011 | — |
| Koblitz 8 API 15-051-26155 | Robinowitz Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3662 | 2011 | — |
| Kollman 15 API 15-051-26156 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3520 | 2011 | — |
| Carmichael-kollman W. Unit 4 API 15-051-26165 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3538 | 2011 | — |
| Longpine-schmeidler Unit 1 API 15-051-26199 | Damar Resources, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3770 | 2011 | — |
| Bemis 'a' 7 API 15-051-26207 | Zinszer Oil Co., INC | Bemis-shutts | 3420 | 2011 | — |
| Hadley 11 API 15-051-26211 | Cattlemans Oil Operations | Bemis-shutts | 3499 | 2011 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 13 API 15-051-26213 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3706 | 2011 | — |
| Wasinger 'c' 14 API 15-051-26222 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3701 | 2011 | — |
| Marshall 'a' 36 API 15-051-26230 | E & B Natural Resources Management Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3700 | 2011 | — |
| Dreiling 4 API 15-051-05302-0001 | Jason Oil Co., LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3517 | 2010 | — |
| Arnhold 1 API 15-051-25938 | Bowman Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3732 | 2010 | — |
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- Unnamed 4,310
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- Hall-gurney 3,287
- Humboldt-chanute 3,280
- Panoma Gas Area 3,007
- Kraft-prusa 2,239
- Gorham 2,178
- Spivey-grabs-basil 2,172
- Peru-sedan 2,058
- Vernon 1,947
- Neosho Falls-leroy 1,800
- Bush City Shoestring 1,727
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.