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The Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area field

358 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.

What stands out in the Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area field

The operator named on most of these records is Noble Energy, INC, on 102 of them (28.5%), ahead of Lobo Production, INC (30) and Petroleum Development Corp (28). The oldest well here was completed in 1959 and the most recent in 2013, and the deepest reaches 5330 feet — Ilene Raile 1-27, drilled in 1989.

Depth, over the 344 wells in this field where a figure was reported (96%) — a median, never a mean
MeasurementMedian 90th percentile Kansas median
Total depth 1595 ft 1880 ft 2831 ft — shallower here

What happened to these wells — in the Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area field

133 of the 358 wells in the Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 12 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, 132 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.

Producing formations

FormationWellsShare
Niobrara22964.0%
Nbrr4312.0%
Niobrarra10.3%
Lansing Kansas City, Marmaton10.3%
Niobrara Chalk Formation10.3%

The formation is recorded on only 21 % of Kansas wells, so this table describes the minority that carry one.

Where the field lies

CountyWellsShare
Cheyenne358100.0%

Who operates there

OperatorWellsShare
Noble Energy, INC10228.5%
Lobo Production, INC308.4%
Petroleum Development Corp287.8%
Murfin Drilling CO277.5%
Harvest Energy164.5%
Petroleum Development Corporation154.2%
Rosewood Resources, INC143.9%
Kansas-nebraska Nat Gas123.4%
Hillin-simon Oil CO123.4%
J-w Operating82.2%
Hillin-simon Oil82.2%
Prime Operating82.2%
Shakespeare Oil61.7%
Nielson Enterprises61.7%

An old well on land in Kansas?

0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 358 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

The Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area field — 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
Wiese 4-7
API 15-023-21365
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15722013
Bucholtz 31-6b
API 15-023-21284
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642012
Zimbelman 43-13d
API 15-023-21307-0100
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13252012
Rogers 32-32b
API 15-023-21275
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15662011
Duell Trusts 33-33
API 15-023-21276
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642011
Rogers 32-32
API 15-023-21274
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15652011
Nipps 23-33
API 15-023-21278
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15652011
Nipps 13-33
API 15-023-21282
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15692011
Rogers 33-31
API 15-023-21283
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15672011
Duell Trusts 34-33
API 15-023-21291
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642011
Nipps 24-33
API 15-023-21292
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642011
Nipps 13-33b
API 15-023-21308
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15662011
Rogers 42-32
API 15-023-21309
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642011
R. Zweygardt 34-32
API 15-023-21310
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642011
R. Zweygardt 43-32b
API 15-023-21311
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15642011
R. Zweygardt 43-32
API 15-023-21312
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15632011
R. Zweygardt 44-32
API 15-023-21313
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15652011
Rogers 24-32
API 15-023-21314
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15322011
Rogers 13-32
API 15-023-21315
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15402011
Wiese 3-7
API 15-023-21317
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15562011
Wiese 2-7
API 15-023-21318
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14792011
Zweygardt 23-32b
API 15-023-21326
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16312011
Zweygardt 41-32b
API 15-023-21327
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16322011
Lampe 22-33b
API 15-023-21328
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16012011
Rueb Farm 33-15b
API 15-023-21329
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17262011
Rueb Farm 31-16b
API 15-023-21330
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17572011
Rueb Farm 44-16b
API 15-023-21331
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17272011
Rueb Farm 24-16b
API 15-023-21332
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17292011
Zweygardt 33-8
API 15-023-21116
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16272010
Harkins 8-31
API 15-023-21233
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13982010
Sullivan/sheriff, Dalton 22-8
API 15-023-21142
Fairfield Energy Tm4500 Drilling Rig Joint Venture LLCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14332009
Neitzel 5-28
API 15-023-21149
One Source Financial Services INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14692009
Cook Farms 24-9
API 15-023-21186
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15422009
Cook Farms 14-9
API 15-023-21190
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15002009
Keller Farms 43-18
API 15-023-21198
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15102009
Rueb Farm 23-34
API 15-023-20824
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16752008
Rueb Farm 32-34
API 15-023-20826
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17152008
Rueb Farm 44-34
API 15-023-20829
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17212008
Rice 31-34
API 15-023-20836
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16702008
Stuart 21-10
API 15-023-20874
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14212008
Zweygardt 12-4
API 15-023-20899
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14922008
Zweygardt 32-5
API 15-023-20901
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15602008
Bahn-maier 12-15
API 15-023-20879
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13312008
Jensen 13-16
API 15-023-20893
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13302008
Sharp 33-10
API 15-023-20878
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13352008
Maifeld 22-5
API 15-023-20916
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15952008
Mccall 14-4
API 15-023-20905
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15902008
Mccall 33-5
API 15-023-20925
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15852008
Culwell 31-8
API 15-023-20931
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15852008
Cram 33-20
API 15-023-20939
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16662008
Culwell 41-8
API 15-023-20932
Petroleum Development CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16252008
Mcpherson 11-16
API 15-023-20952
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16302008
Rueb Farm 44-16
API 15-023-20998
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17382008
Wiese 21-8
API 15-023-20999
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16652008
Zweygardt 43-1
API 15-023-21002
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16492008
Zweygardt 42-1
API 15-023-21001
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16252008
Feikert 22-1
API 15-023-21004
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16532008
Feikert 11-1
API 15-023-21006
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16552008
Zweygardt 23-6
API 15-023-21000
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16872008
Workman 44-31b
API 15-023-21008
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16192008
Rueb Farm 'b' 32-15
API 15-023-21007
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17432008
Rueb Farm 11-15b
API 15-023-21009
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17142008
Hnizdil 1-17
API 15-023-21018
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13132008
Harkins 7-31
API 15-023-21017
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14382008
Keller Farms 34-7
API 15-023-21028
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14012008
Zweygardt 11-6
API 15-023-21050
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16412008
Zweygardt 12-6
API 15-023-21052
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16572008
Zweygardt 14-6
API 15-023-21053
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16702008
Zweygardt 13-6
API 15-023-21059
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16552008
Zimbelman 43-6
API 15-023-21057
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16722008
Zweygardt 43-33
API 15-023-21060
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16122008
Zimbelman 44-6
API 15-023-21055
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16442008
Zimbelman 33-6
API 15-023-21056
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16382008
Zimbelman 34-6
API 15-023-21054
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16302008
Keller Farms 42-12
API 15-023-21064
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13402008
Ham 31-10
API 15-023-21062
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13632008
Dunbar 31-13
API 15-023-21068
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14472008
Jones 13-13
API 15-023-21077
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14502008
Sullivan/sheriff, Alex 22-5
API 15-023-21082
Fairfield Energy Tm4500 Drilling Rig Joint Venture LLCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14402008
Zweygardt 11-32b
API 15-023-21085
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16902008
Zweygardt 14-33b
API 15-023-21084
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16002008
Zweygardt 13-33b
API 15-023-21083
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16202008
Zweygardt 44-33
API 15-023-21086
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15672008
Rueb 21-16b
API 15-023-21091
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17502008
Zweygardt 21-32b
API 15-023-21093
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16692008
Rueb Farm 34-15b
API 15-023-21092
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16602008
Sullivan/sheriff, Brie 22-6
API 15-023-21098
Fairfield Energy Tm4500 Drilling Rig Joint Venture LLCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14402008
Sullivan/sheriff,ian 22-7
API 15-023-21131
Fairfield Energy Tm4500 Drilling Rig Joint Venture LLCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14502008
Keller Farms 44-13
API 15-023-21170
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14772008
Keller Farms 43-13
API 15-023-21169
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14402008
Dunbar 21-13
API 15-023-21171
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14682008
Dunbar 32-13
API 15-023-21173
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14592008
Heaton 2-35
API 15-023-21182
One Source Financial Services INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15652008
Rueb Farm 12-34
API 15-023-20814
Petroleum Development CorporationCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16512007
Alvin 33-08
API 15-023-20638
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16302006
Northrup Trust 5-18
API 15-023-20652
Priority Oil & Gas LLCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13802006
Adams - Mcatee 10-20
API 15-023-20679
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13072006
Isernhagen 21-26
API 15-023-20627
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15202005
Isernhagen 12-25
API 15-023-20628
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14702005
Walter, R 21-21
API 15-023-20629
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15302005
Walter, R 33-21
API 15-023-20630
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15302005
Rudolph 33-9
API 15-023-20631
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15702005
Alvin 44-8
API 15-023-20632
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15502005
Ochsner 19
API 15-023-20529
Key Gas CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16262004
Zweygardt 31-5
API 15-023-20547
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16362004
Zweygardt 22-5
API 15-023-20548
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16012004
Zweygardt 13-32
API 15-023-20549
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16652004
Zweygardt 13-33
API 15-023-20550
Noble Energy, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15722004
O'brien 2-31
API 15-023-20556
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14452004
Adams - Mcatee 3-20
API 15-023-20557
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13512004
O'brien 2-35
API 15-023-20558
Lobo ProductionCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14102004
Walz 2-3
API 15-023-20559
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14062004
Adams - Mcatee 4-20
API 15-023-20560
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13462004
Zimbelman 1-24
API 15-023-20561
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15442004
Zimbelman 2-24
API 15-023-20562
Rosewood Resources, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area15442004
O'brien 4-35
API 15-023-20572
Lobo ProductionCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13932004
Adams - Mcatee 6-20
API 15-023-20576
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area12852004
Adams - Mcatee 7-20
API 15-023-20577
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13572004
Rueb Farms 4-2
API 15-023-20580
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14522004
Walz 3-3
API 15-023-20581
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14272004
Rueb Farms 5-2
API 15-023-20582
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14212004
O'brien 2-34
API 15-023-20583
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14272004
O'brien 5-35
API 15-023-20584
Lobo ProductionCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14192004
O'brien 7-35
API 15-023-20593
Lobo ProductionCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14692004
O'brien 3-34
API 15-023-20594
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13952004
Rueb Farms 6-2
API 15-023-20595
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14452004
Corder 1-4
API 15-023-20597
Lobo Production, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13792004
Ochsner 1
API 15-023-20504
Key Gas CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area24542003
Ochsner 13
API 15-023-20512
Key Gas CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16212003
Bucholtz Gas Unit 2-15h
API 15-023-20429-0100
Breck Operating CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area28032001
Bucholtz Gas Unit 1-15h
API 15-023-20362-0100
Petroleum, INCCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area24491999
Shay 5-3
API 15-023-20335
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14401994
Neitzel 4-28
API 15-023-20336
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13851994
Morris 1-34
API 15-023-20343
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14801994
Raile 2-29
API 15-023-20344
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14221994
Zweygardt 1-31
API 15-023-20345
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14651994
D & D Farms, INC 1-28
API 15-023-00027-0001
Harvest Energy COCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area13911994
Schlepp 33-1-1
API 15-023-20313
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17001993
Shay 4-3
API 15-023-20324
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14501993
Leach 2-29
API 15-023-20326
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14541993
Feikert 27-11-1
API 15-023-20327
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16321993
Barnhart 28-9-1
API 15-023-20328
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16551993
Reib Trust 21-8-1
API 15-023-20329
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16901993
Schlepp 22-6-1
API 15-023-20331
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16611993
Schlepp 33-9-3
API 15-023-20332
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16851993
Rueb Farm 34-3-1
API 15-023-20333
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16921993
Schlepp 33-8-2
API 15-023-20334
Prime Operating CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16661993
Schlepp 22-3-2
API 15-023-20337
Prime OperatingCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area16601993
Feikert 35-5-1
API 15-023-20339
Prime Operating CorpCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area17281993
Nellie Jenkins 2-31
API 15-023-20318
Harvest EnergyCherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area14281992

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