The Bush City Shoestring field
1,727 wells — 0.3% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Bush City Shoestring field
The operator named on most of these records is Rj Energy, LLC, on 483 of them (28.0%), ahead of R J Enterprises (380) and Jrc Oil Co., INC (120). The oldest well here was completed in 1926 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 1501 feet — Pugsley Wsw 3, drilled in 2003.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 795 ft | 880 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Bush City Shoestring field
446 of the 1,727 wells in the Bush City Shoestring field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 31 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, 462 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Squirrel | 418 | 24.2% |
| Cherokee | 120 | 6.9% |
| Squirrel Sand | 115 | 6.7% |
| Bartlesville | 34 | 2.0% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1% |
| Arbuckle | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mississippian | 1 | 0.1% |
| Shale | 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
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 1,725 | 99.9% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rj Energy, LLC | 483 | 28.0% |
| R J Enterprises | 380 | 22.0% |
| Jrc Oil Co., INC | 120 | 6.9% |
| Sirius Energy Corp | 111 | 6.4% |
| Caldwell Enterprises | 101 | 5.8% |
| Xenia Corp | 41 | 2.4% |
| Kent Drlg | 26 | 1.5% |
| Jrc Oil | 24 | 1.4% |
| Caldwell Enterprises, INC | 21 | 1.2% |
| Caldwell Glenn | 20 | 1.2% |
| Marmon Oil | 18 | 1.0% |
| Ladd Petroleum Corp | 18 | 1.0% |
| Miller Oil & Cattle | 17 | 1.0% |
| King Oil, INC | 12 | 0.7% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,727 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karhoff 3w API 15-003-27264 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 630 | 2026 | — |
| Karhoff 4a API 15-003-27271 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 653 | 2026 | — |
| Worthington 13 API 15-003-27186 | Duke Oil LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 780 | 2025 | — |
| Worthington 14 API 15-003-27197 | Duke Oil LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 827 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 1w API 15-003-27223 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 1a API 15-003-27224 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 2a API 15-003-27226 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 2w API 15-003-27227 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 860 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 5a API 15-003-27228 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 852 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 4w API 15-003-27229 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 7a API 15-003-27230 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 8w API 15-003-27231 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 857 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 3w API 15-003-27232 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 852 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 5a API 15-003-27233 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 6a API 15-003-27234 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 6w API 15-003-27235 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 5w API 15-003-27236 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 4a API 15-003-27237 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 8a API 15-003-27238 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 886 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 7w API 15-003-27239 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 9a API 15-003-27240 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 826 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 10a API 15-003-27241 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 848 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 9w API 15-003-27242 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 856 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 11w API 15-003-27243 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 848 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 10w API 15-003-27244 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 864 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 13w API 15-003-27246 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 11a API 15-003-27249 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 16w API 15-003-27251 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 18w API 15-003-27255 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 1280 | 2025 | — |
| Whetstone 13a API 15-003-27256 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 810 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 3a API 15-003-27259 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 655 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 1w API 15-003-27257 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 645 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 2w API 15-003-27258 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 618 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 5a API 15-003-27260 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 630 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 3w API 15-003-27261 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 643 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 1w API 15-003-27263 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 2a API 15-003-27265 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 3a API 15-003-27266 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 5a API 15-003-27268 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 6a API 15-003-27269 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 5w API 15-003-27270 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 4w API 15-003-27272 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 2w API 15-003-27273 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 660 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 5w API 15-003-27274 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 626 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 4a API 15-003-27275 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 630 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman 2a API 15-003-27276 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 625 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 6w API 15-003-27277 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 630 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 7w API 15-003-27278 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 630 | 2025 | — |
| Karhoff 7a API 15-003-27279 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 690 | 2025 | — |
| Gadleman Wsw API 15-003-27280 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 1065 | 2025 | — |
| Charles Melcher 7-a API 15-003-24934 | R J Enterprises | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2024 | — |
| Sobba 22 API 15-003-26129 | R J Enterprises | Bush City Shoestring | 847 | 2024 | — |
| Rosselle 15i API 15-003-27007 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 690 | 2024 | — |
| Babbs 19i API 15-003-27012 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 691 | 2024 | — |
| Babbs 23 API 15-003-27013 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 691 | 2024 | — |
| Babbs 22 API 15-003-27014 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 691 | 2024 | — |
| Babbs 17i API 15-003-27015 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 679 | 2024 | — |
| Babbs 24 API 15-003-27016 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 670 | 2024 | — |
| Babbs 18i API 15-003-27017 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 669 | 2024 | — |
| Hill 33 API 15-003-27018 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Hill 1w API 15-003-27019 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Hill 2w API 15-003-27021 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 677 | 2024 | — |
| Hill 35 API 15-003-27024 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 644 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 39 API 15-003-27030 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 46 API 15-003-27028 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 691 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 47 API 15-003-27029 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 691 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 4ir API 15-003-27031 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 678 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 13i API 15-003-27032 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 2ir API 15-003-27033 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 41 API 15-003-27041 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 40 API 15-003-27042 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 19i API 15-003-27044 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 14i API 15-003-27043 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 42 API 15-003-27046 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 45 API 15-003-27047 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 674 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 18i API 15-003-27048 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 677 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 13 API 15-003-27049 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 15i API 15-003-27050 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 17i API 15-003-27051 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 679 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 16i API 15-003-27052 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 683 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 44 API 15-003-27045 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 677 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 20i API 15-003-27069 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 673 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 43 API 15-003-27071 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 609 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 28i API 15-003-27076 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 677 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 27i API 15-003-27075 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 673 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 26i API 15-003-27077 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 661 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 25i API 15-003-27078 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 680 | 2024 | — |
| Kent 27i API 15-003-27079 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 670 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 16a API 15-003-27113 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 851 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 1w API 15-003-27115 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 797 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 12w API 15-003-27116 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 2w API 15-003-27117 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 849 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 3w API 15-003-27118 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 848 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 9w API 15-003-27119 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 10w API 15-003-27120 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 879 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 8w API 15-003-27121 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 20a API 15-003-27122 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 867 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 6w API 15-003-27123 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 7w API 15-003-27124 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 5w API 15-003-27125 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 864 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 18a API 15-003-27126 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 4w API 15-003-27127 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 21a API 15-003-27128 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 11w API 15-003-27129 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 19a API 15-003-27130 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 854 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 22a API 15-003-27131 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 862 | 2024 | — |
| Charles Melcher 13w API 15-003-27132 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 851 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 1w API 15-003-27133 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 887 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 2w API 15-003-27134 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 3w API 15-003-27135 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 881 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 4w API 15-003-27136 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 23a API 15-003-27137 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 5w API 15-003-27138 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 7w API 15-003-27139 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 24a API 15-003-27140 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 6w API 15-003-27141 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 853 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 20a API 15-003-27142 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 21a API 15-003-27143 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 9w API 15-003-27144 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 849 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 8w API 15-003-27145 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 22a API 15-003-27146 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 855 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 19a API 15-003-27147 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 861 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 10w API 15-003-27148 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 854 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 13w API 15-003-27149 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 860 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 14w API 15-003-27150 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 11w API 15-003-27151 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 12w API 15-003-27152 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 865 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 25a API 15-003-27153 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 15w API 15-003-27154 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 810 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 26a API 15-003-27155 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 810 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 16w API 15-003-27156 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 17w API 15-003-27157 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 818 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 27a API 15-003-27158 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 828 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 34a API 15-003-27159 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 868 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 5w API 15-003-27160 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 2w API 15-003-27161 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 9w API 15-003-27162 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 867 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 8w API 15-003-27163 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 870 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 7w API 15-003-27164 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 6w API 15-003-27165 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 1w API 15-003-27166 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Sp Johnson 4w API 15-003-27167 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 840 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 19w API 15-003-27168 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 810 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 28a API 15-003-27169 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 807 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 29a API 15-003-27171 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 798 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 30a API 15-003-27173 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 791 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 21w API 15-003-27174 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 803 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson Melcher 20w API 15-003-27175 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 808 | 2024 | — |
| Js Johnson 1w API 15-003-27176 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 780 | 2024 | — |
| Sobba 1w API 15-003-27177 | Rj Energy, LLC | Bush City Shoestring | 864 | 2024 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Panoma Gas Area 3,007
- Bemis-shutts 2,815
- Kraft-prusa 2,239
- Gorham 2,178
- Spivey-grabs-basil 2,172
- Peru-sedan 2,058
- Vernon 1,947
- Neosho Falls-leroy 1,800
- Wayside-havana 1,617
- El Dorado 1,480
- Jefferson-sycamore 1,460
- Neodesha 1,433
- Burrton 1,362
- Iola 1,358
- Hugoton 1,142
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.