The Burrton field
1,362 wells — 0.3% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Burrton field
The operator named on most of these records is Sinclair Prairie Oil CO, on 42 of them (3.1%), ahead of S & K Oil CO (41) and Home Stake Production CO (34). The oldest well here was completed in 1930 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 5008 feet — Blake 10, drilled in 1955.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3381 ft | 3665 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Burrton field
855 of the 1,362 wells in the Burrton field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 14 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 34 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, 456 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippian System | 20 | 1.5% |
| Mississippi | 18 | 1.3% |
| Arbuckle | 10 | 0.7% |
| Mississippian | 8 | 0.6% |
| Hunton | 4 | 0.3% |
| Simpson | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mississippi, Hunton | 2 | 0.1% |
| Simpson Sand | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mississippi, Simpson | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Prairie Oil CO | 42 | 3.1% |
| S & K Oil CO | 41 | 3.0% |
| Home Stake Production CO | 34 | 2.5% |
| Howell Oil Company, INC | 33 | 2.4% |
| Barnsdall Oil CO | 32 | 2.3% |
| Excalibur Prod | 30 | 2.2% |
| Homestake Prod | 28 | 2.1% |
| Woco INC | 27 | 2.0% |
| Drillers Gas | 23 | 1.7% |
| Olson & Shell Oil | 20 | 1.5% |
| Derby Oil CO | 19 | 1.4% |
| Home-stake Prod CO | 18 | 1.3% |
| Olson Oil | 18 | 1.3% |
| Olson - Shell Petroleum Corp | 18 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
14 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton 1 API 15-079-20359 | Sanders Oil Company | Burrton | 3409 | 1978 | State |
| Day B 0-11 API 15-079-30078 | Homestake Prod | Burrton | 3372 | 1963 | State |
| Day B 0-12 API 15-079-30079 | Homestake Prod | Burrton | 3370 | 1963 | State |
| Day A 0-13 API 15-079-30080 | Home Stake Prod CO | Burrton | 3371 | 1963 | State |
| Day A 0-21 API 15-079-30081 | Homestake Prod | Burrton | 3367 | 1963 | State |
| Gouldner W-28 API 15-079-19069 | Home-stake Prod | Burrton | 3342 | 1963 | State |
| Gouldner W-8 API 15-079-19100 | Home-stake Production Company | Burrton | 3403 | 1963 | State |
| Dick 'b' 2 API 15-079-00690 | Claude Drilling Company | Burrton | 3480 | 1941 | State |
| Leclerc 2 API 15-079-19041 | Chas Hulme | Burrton | 3350 | 1940 | State |
| Leclerc 1 API 15-079-19012 | E. J. Shaffer | Burrton | 3368 | 1938 | State |
| Gouldner 2 API 15-079-00700 | Bennett & Wilhelm | Burrton | 3369 | 1938 | State |
| Dick 'a' 1 API 15-079-00704 | T. C. Johnson | Burrton | 3408 | 1938 | State |
| Dick 'b' 1 API 15-079-00702 | Claude Drilling Company | Burrton | 3370 | 1937 | State |
| Leclerc O-1 API 15-079-19013-0002 | Home Stake Production Company | Burrton | 3372 | — | State |
| Myers 14 API 15-155-21825 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3512 | 2026 | — |
| Ressler 1 API 15-155-21826 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3550 | 2026 | — |
| Dole 7 API 15-155-21827 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3510 | 2026 | — |
| Eshelman Swd API 15-155-21813 | Excalibur Production Company, INC | Burrton | 4500 | 2025 | — |
| Dole 8 API 15-155-21814 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3800 | 2025 | — |
| Eshelman 2 API 15-155-21815 | Excalibur Production Company, INC | Burrton | 3430 | 2025 | — |
| Myers 12 API 15-155-21800 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3520 | 2024 | — |
| Myers #1 Swdw API 15-155-21801 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 4451 | 2024 | — |
| Myers 13 API 15-155-21802 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3515 | 2024 | — |
| Sabin B 17 API 15-155-21791 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3485 | 2023 | — |
| Teten B 18 API 15-155-21792 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3460 | 2023 | — |
| Teten B 19 API 15-155-21793 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3485 | 2023 | — |
| Myers 11 API 15-155-21798 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3512 | 2023 | — |
| Sabin 5 API 15-155-21799 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3500 | 2023 | — |
| Teten B 14 API 15-155-21782 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3868 | 2022 | — |
| Teten B 16 API 15-155-21783 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3500 | 2022 | — |
| Teten B 17 API 15-155-21787 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3497 | 2022 | — |
| Dole 6 API 15-155-21779 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3561 | 2021 | — |
| Dole 5 API 15-155-21778 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3502 | 2020 | — |
| Teten B 15 API 15-155-21780 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 3870 | 2020 | — |
| Dole 3 API 15-155-21765 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3520 | 2019 | — |
| Dole 4 API 15-155-21766 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3530 | 2019 | — |
| Sabin B 14 API 15-155-21757 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3500 | 2018 | — |
| Pizinger 1 API 15-079-20389-0002 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3470 | 2016 | — |
| Pizinger 1 API 15-079-20389-0001 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3470 | 2015 | — |
| Howell 3 API 15-155-21717 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 4350 | 2015 | — |
| Howell 4 API 15-155-21725 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3920 | 2015 | — |
| Howell Swdw API 15-155-21726 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 4512 | 2015 | — |
| F. Westfall 'a' 1 API 15-155-03023-0001 | Allam Production, INC | Burrton | 3382 | 2015 | — |
| Johnson 2 API 15-155-21667 | Ocfiw Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3930 | 2014 | — |
| Pizinger 6 API 15-079-20704 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3930 | 2014 | — |
| Pizinger 7 API 15-079-20705 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3950 | 2014 | — |
| Pizinger 8 API 15-079-20708 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3950 | 2014 | — |
| Bott K 2 API 15-079-20709 | Kantor Oil Company, LLC | Burrton | 3901 | 2014 | — |
| Howell Pizinger Swdw API 15-079-20695 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 4500 | 2013 | — |
| Carmichael 'a' 3 API 15-155-21603 | Kantor Oil Company, LLC | Burrton | 4300 | 2013 | — |
| Carmichael A 4 Swd API 15-155-21664 | Kantor Oil Company, LLC | Burrton | 4510 | 2013 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 13 API 15-155-21665 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 4410 | 2013 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 15 API 15-155-21666 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 4410 | 2013 | — |
| Collins 1 API 15-155-21073-0001 | Blue Ridge Petroleum Corp | Burrton | 3920 | 2013 | — |
| Bartel 1-16 API 15-155-21579-0001 | Blue Ridge Petroleum Corp | Burrton | 4130 | 2013 | — |
| Carmichael 'a' 1 API 15-155-02933-0001 | Kantor Oil Company, LLC | Burrton | 3388 | 2013 | — |
| S. Sabin 1 API 15-155-21578 | Kahan and Assoc., INC | Burrton | 3816 | 2012 | — |
| Bott K 1 Swd API 15-079-20689 | Kantor Oil Company, LLC | Burrton | 4500 | 2012 | — |
| Bartel 1-16 API 15-155-21579 | Blue Ridge Petroleum Corp | Burrton | 3901 | 2012 | — |
| Carmichael 'a' 2 API 15-155-21590 | Kantor Oil Company, LLC | Burrton | 4250 | 2012 | — |
| Krehbiel 1 API 15-079-00695-0002 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Burrton | 3373 | 2012 | — |
| Pizinger 5 API 15-079-20688 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3797 | 2011 | — |
| Goering 'a' 13 API 15-155-21546 | Kahan and Associates, INC | Burrton | 3576 | 2009 | — |
| Goering 'b' 10 API 15-155-21510 | Kahan and Associates, INC | Burrton | 3791 | 2007 | — |
| Goering 'a' 12 API 15-155-21523 | Kahan and Associates, INC | Burrton | 3820 | 2007 | — |
| Howell (theissen) 1 (3) API 15-155-21526 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3450 | 2007 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 12 API 15-155-21524 | Howell Oil CO | Burrton | 4416 | 2007 | — |
| Mcelwain 2 API 15-155-01485-0002 | — | Burrton | 3505 | 2006 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 10 API 15-155-21505 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3648 | 2006 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 11 API 15-155-21507 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 4290 | 2006 | — |
| Grandon 3 API 15-155-21024-0001 | Excalibur Production Co., INC | Burrton | 3440 | 2006 | — |
| Pizinger 4 API 15-079-20659 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3652 | 2004 | — |
| Hoffman 5 API 15-155-21473 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Burrton | 3395 | 2004 | — |
| F. Westfahl 'b' 2 API 15-155-03024-0001 | — | Burrton | 3385 | 2003 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 9 API 15-155-21414-0001 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3641 | 2001 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 7 API 15-155-21412 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3637 | 1997 | — |
| Sabin 'b' 8 API 15-155-21413 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3633 | 1997 | — |
| Sabin 9 API 15-155-21414 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3641 | 1997 | — |
| Neufeldt 1 API 15-155-36742-0001 | Producers Oil CO | Burrton | 3625 | 1997 | — |
| Teten 'b' 13 API 15-155-21057-0001 | Jones and Buck Development | Burrton | 3905 | 1997 | — |
| Eshelman 1 API 15-155-21368 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3339 | 1996 | — |
| Dole 1 API 15-155-21379 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3785 | 1996 | — |
| Dole 2 API 15-155-21395 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3643 | 1996 | — |
| Neufeldt 5 API 15-155-21036-0001 | Producers Oil CO | Burrton | 3950 | 1996 | — |
| Matlack 8 API 15-155-21367 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3345 | 1995 | — |
| Sabin 'a' 3 API 15-155-21308 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3770 | 1994 | — |
| Gilbert 'b' 5 API 15-155-21023-0001 | Frank J. Black Oil Operations | Burrton | 3459 | 1994 | — |
| Baughman 3 API 15-155-21288 | Hallwood Petroleum INC | Burrton | 3412 | 1993 | — |
| Brawner 6 API 15-155-21207 | Excalibur Production CO | Burrton | 3369 | 1992 | — |
| Krehbiel 1 API 15-079-00695-0001 | Bear Petroleum, INC | Burrton | 3373 | 1992 | — |
| Mckee 1 API 15-155-21080 | Howell Oil CO INC | Burrton | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Pizinger 3 API 15-079-20587 | Howell Oil Company, INC | Burrton | 3425 | 1985 | — |
| Gilbert 'b' 5 API 15-155-21023 | Frank J. Black Oil Operations | Burrton | 3358 | 1985 | — |
| Neufeldt 5 API 15-155-21036 | Producers Oil CO | Burrton | 3950 | 1985 | — |
| Sabin 'a' 2 API 15-155-21049 | Howell Oil Co., INC | Burrton | 3400 | 1985 | — |
| Teten 'b' 13 API 15-155-21057 | Producers Oil CO | Burrton | 3905 | 1985 | — |
| Symns 1 API 15-155-20982 | Louis Hiebert Et Al | Burrton | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Lake 8 API 15-155-20959 | Woco INC | Burrton | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Matlack 7 API 15-155-20966 | Excalibur Production Co., INC | Burrton | 3354 | 1984 | — |
| Teten 1 API 15-155-20984 | Martin Oil Producers INC | Burrton | 3375 | 1984 | — |
| Grandon 3 API 15-155-21024 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3360 | 1984 | — |
| Miller 5 API 15-155-20904-0001 | Kahan and Associates, INC | Burrton | 3450 | 1984 | — |
| Neufeldt 3 API 15-155-02818-0001 | K & P Oil CO | Burrton | 3390 | 1984 | — |
| Grandon 3 API 15-155-21024-0002 | Excalibur Production Co., INC | Burrton | 3440 | 1984 | — |
| Teten 10 API 15-155-20905 | S & K Oil CO | Burrton | 3430 | 1983 | — |
| Matlack 6 API 15-155-20917 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3336 | 1983 | — |
| Stalcup-rimbey 2 API 15-155-20918 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3362 | 1983 | — |
| Guhl 1 API 15-155-20919 | Excalibur Drlg | Burrton | 4120 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 'b' 6 API 15-155-20946 | Africo Expl | Burrton | 3370 | 1983 | — |
| Graber 1 API 15-155-20830 | Western Drlg & Expl | Burrton | 3667 | 1982 | — |
| Matlack 'a' 1 API 15-155-20840 | Charles D Johnson | Burrton | 3315 | 1982 | — |
| Matlack 'a' 2 API 15-155-20863 | Excalibur Production Co., INC | Burrton | 3317 | 1982 | — |
| John Myers 10 API 15-155-20865 | Merritt Oil CO | Burrton | 3380 | 1982 | — |
| Stalcup-rimbey 1 API 15-155-20883 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3351 | 1982 | — |
| Baughman 1 API 15-155-20891 | Eagle Explorations, INC | Burrton | 3425 | 1982 | — |
| Matlack 4 API 15-155-20899 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3768 | 1982 | — |
| Matlack 5 API 15-155-20900 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3344 | 1982 | — |
| Miller 5 API 15-155-20904 | Louis Kahan, Et Al | Burrton | 3383 | 1982 | — |
| Rudicel 2 API 15-155-70413-0001 | Kansas Energy Res | Burrton | 3375 | 1982 | — |
| Sabin Cd 14 API 15-155-20642 | Kahan Louis | Burrton | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Johnson 'b' 5 Twin API 15-155-20780 | Africo Explorations | Burrton | 3360 | 1981 | — |
| Lake 'p' Was A. W. Lake 7 6 API 15-155-20795 | Woco INC | Burrton | 3350 | 1981 | — |
| Graber 4 Was 5 API 15-155-20837 | Western Drilling & Exploration | Burrton | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Neufeldt 4-a API 15-155-20720 | Tenneco Oil | Burrton | 3819 | 1981 | — |
| Petersheim 3 API 15-155-20726 | Allam W R | Burrton | 3359 | 1981 | — |
| Grandon 2 API 15-155-20730 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3382 | 1981 | — |
| Hoffman 4 API 15-155-20733 | Ritchie A Scott | Burrton | 3382 | 1981 | — |
| Blake 'a' 10 Twin API 15-155-20742 | Louis Kahan | Burrton | 4560 | 1981 | — |
| Base 'b' 6 Twin API 15-155-20743 | Kahan Louis | Burrton | 4462 | 1981 | — |
| Montford 2 API 15-155-20774 | Martin Oil Producers, INC | Burrton | 3400 | 1981 | — |
| Matlack 1 API 15-155-20787 | Johnson Charles D | Burrton | 3320 | 1981 | — |
| Floyd Seck 3 API 15-155-20792 | Woco INC | Burrton | 3346 | 1981 | — |
| Lake 'p' Was A. W. Lake 6 5 API 15-155-20794 | Woco INC | Burrton | 3342 | 1981 | — |
| Henderson 6 API 15-155-20800 | Africo Expl | Burrton | 3361 | 1981 | — |
| Cora Stone 4 API 15-155-20801 | Africo Expl | Burrton | 3368 | 1981 | — |
| Cora Stone 5 API 15-155-20802 | Africo Expl | Burrton | 3356 | 1981 | — |
| Gilbert 'b' 3 API 15-155-20804 | Frank J. Black Oil Operations | Burrton | 3355 | 1981 | — |
| W. Mcelwain 1 API 15-155-20820 | W R Allam, Jr | Burrton | 3354 | 1981 | — |
| Seedle 11 API 15-155-20829 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3339 | 1981 | — |
| Hefling A 3 API 15-155-20849 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3380 | 1981 | — |
| Strausz 1 API 15-079-20490 | Eagle Resources | Burrton | 3417 | 1980 | — |
| Kincaid 1 API 15-155-20595 | G & C Development | Burrton | 3365 | 1980 | — |
| Eash-miller 5 API 15-155-20618 | Africo Expl | Burrton | 3353 | 1980 | — |
| Johnson 'a' 2 API 15-155-20619 | Africo Explorations, INC | Burrton | 3360 | 1980 | — |
| Grandon 1 API 15-155-20672 | Charles D Johnson | Burrton | 3347 | 1980 | — |
| Schrock 3 API 15-155-20678 | Allam W R | Burrton | 3358 | 1980 | — |
| Seedle 10 API 15-155-20698 | Excalibur Prod | Burrton | 3339 | 1980 | — |
| Pizinger 1 API 15-079-20389 | Howell Oil CO | Burrton | 3470 | 1979 | — |
| Petersheim 2 API 15-155-20553 | Haven O & G | Burrton | 3388 | 1979 | — |
| Henderson 4 API 15-155-20576 | James O Goodwin & Assoc | Burrton | 3361 | 1979 | — |
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- El Dorado 1,480
- Jefferson-sycamore 1,460
- Neodesha 1,433
- Iola 1,358
- Hugoton 1,142
- Coffeyville-cherryvale 1,140
- Stoltenberg 1,111
- Lost Springs 1,083
- Marcotte 1,019
- Fairport 1,002
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.