The Cooper field
737 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Cooper field
The operator named on most of these records is Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC, on 52 of them (7.1%), ahead of Dane G. Hansen Trust (32) and Skelly Oil CO (25). The oldest well here was completed in 1948 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 4400 feet — Towns 3, drilled in 1980.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3872 ft | 3966 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Cooper field
447 of the 737 wells in the Cooper field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 6 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 3 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, 242 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 142 | 19.3% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 29 | 3.9% |
| Arbuckle Group | 17 | 2.3% |
| Lansing, Arbuckle | 5 | 0.7% |
| Cedar Hills | 3 | 0.4% |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0.3% |
| Topeka | 2 | 0.3% |
| Lansing Kansas City | 2 | 0.3% |
| Lansing-kansas City and Arbuckle | 2 | 0.3% |
| Lower Arbuckle | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | 52 | 7.1% |
| Dane G. Hansen Trust | 32 | 4.3% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 25 | 3.4% |
| American Warrior, INC | 25 | 3.4% |
| John O. Farmer, INC | 24 | 3.3% |
| Petroleum, INC | 18 | 2.4% |
| Phillips Petroleum CO | 17 | 2.3% |
| Anderson-prichard Oil Corp | 16 | 2.2% |
| Elysium Energy, L.l.c | 14 | 1.9% |
| Petroleum INC | 13 | 1.8% |
| Anderson-prichard Oil CO | 13 | 1.8% |
| Spiral Energy Corp | 13 | 1.8% |
| C-g Drilling CO | 12 | 1.6% |
| Tengasco, INC | 11 | 1.5% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
6 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 737 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustafson 1 API 15-065-01023-0002 | K Y Oil CO | Cooper | 3871 | 1989 | State |
| Germany 2 API 15-065-01127-0001 | Century Oil of Kansas, INC | Cooper | 3890 | 1978 | State |
| C. R. Acheson 5 API 15-065-01753 | Skelly Oil CO | Cooper | 3778 | 1954 | State |
| Renner 2 API 15-163-03144 | Lion Oil CO | Cooper | 3835 | 1948 | State |
| Renner 5 API 15-163-03146 | Lion Oil CO | Cooper | 3843 | 1948 | State |
| Renner 6 API 15-163-03147 | Lion Oil CO | Cooper | 3857 | 1948 | State |
| Herrold 11 API 15-065-24201 | Farmer, John O., INC | Cooper | 3828 | 2021 | — |
| Deyoung 2 API 15-065-22150-0003 | Royal Drilling INC | Cooper | 3780 | 2019 | — |
| Lambert 2 API 15-163-23592-0001 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Cooper | 3972 | 2018 | — |
| Lambert 1 API 15-163-24360 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Cooper | 3920 | 2018 | — |
| Vera White 2 API 15-065-22553-0001 | Western Kansas Exploration, INC | Cooper | 4354 | 2015 | — |
| Pierce 4 API 15-065-24104 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Cooper | 3809 | 2015 | — |
| Milfred 1-33 API 15-065-23528-0001 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3904 | 2014 | — |
| Kuehnl 3 API 15-065-24014 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3969 | 2014 | — |
| Kuehnl 4 API 15-065-24019 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3955 | 2014 | — |
| Smith 8 API 15-065-24055 | Bowman Oil CO | Cooper | 3915 | 2014 | — |
| Smith 9 API 15-065-24056 | Bowman Oil CO | Cooper | 3981 | 2014 | — |
| Yost 3 API 15-065-24060 | Pioneer Resources | Cooper | 3930 | 2014 | — |
| Sutor 1 API 15-065-01167-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Cooper | 3857 | 2014 | — |
| Rudman 1 API 15-065-23875 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3931 | 2013 | — |
| Lambert A-desair Unit 1 API 15-065-23893 | Thomason Petroleum, INC | Cooper | 3900 | 2013 | — |
| Morel 10 API 15-065-23905 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Cooper | 3966 | 2013 | — |
| Miller 15 API 15-065-23920 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3910 | 2013 | — |
| Desair 2 API 15-065-23944 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3930 | 2013 | — |
| Bass 10 API 15-065-23954 | Vess Oil Corporation | Cooper | 3910 | 2013 | — |
| Kuehnl 1 API 15-065-23958 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3945 | 2013 | — |
| Kuehnl 2 API 15-065-23970 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3955 | 2013 | — |
| Deyoung/kuehnl 1-34 API 15-065-23288-0001 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 4309 | 2013 | — |
| Dodson 2 API 15-065-23791 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Cooper | 3991 | 2012 | — |
| Temple 'b' 6-7 API 15-163-24038 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Cooper | 3830 | 2012 | — |
| Deyoung 2 API 15-065-23855 | Mustang Energy Corp | Cooper | 3990 | 2012 | — |
| Desair 1 API 15-065-23856 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3926 | 2012 | — |
| Deyoung 3 API 15-065-23874 | Mustang Energy Corp | Cooper | 4104 | 2012 | — |
| Eichman 1 API 15-065-01114-0002 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 3918 | 2012 | — |
| Mcclellan 9 API 15-065-22515-0002 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Cooper | 3905 | 2012 | — |
| Mcclellan 11 API 15-065-22554-0002 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Cooper | 3835 | 2012 | — |
| Desair 4 API 15-065-01123-0002 | Spiral Energy Corp | Cooper | 1865 | 2012 | — |
| Deyoung 7 API 15-065-23738 | Tengasco, INC | Cooper | 3960 | 2011 | — |
| Deyoung 'c' 1 API 15-065-23765 | Prospect Oil and Gas Corp | Cooper | 4100 | 2011 | — |
| Deyoung 'c' 2 API 15-065-23766 | Prospect Oil and Gas Corp | Cooper | 3845 | 2011 | — |
| Vera White 9 API 15-065-23778 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Cooper | 3840 | 2011 | — |
| Towns B-2 API 15-065-23781 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 2885 | 2011 | — |
| Bartos 12 API 15-065-23782 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3850 | 2011 | — |
| Deyoung 1 API 15-065-23620 | Mustang Energy Corp | Cooper | 3880 | 2010 | — |
| Bartos 11 API 15-065-21839-0001 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3899 | 2010 | — |
| Deyoung 'b' 1 API 15-065-23648 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Cooper | 3900 | 2010 | — |
| Temple 'b' 4 API 15-163-20689-0001 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Cooper | 3900 | 2010 | — |
| Miller-lambert 13 API 15-065-23457 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Cooper | 3915 | 2009 | — |
| Lambert 'a' 2 API 15-065-23495 | Thomason Petroleum, INC | Cooper | 3963 | 2009 | — |
| Bartos 10 API 15-065-23505 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3901 | 2009 | — |
| Dodson 1 API 15-065-23521 | Clipper Energy, LLC | Cooper | 3972 | 2009 | — |
| Smith 1-33 API 15-065-23530 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3975 | 2009 | — |
| Dodson 3 API 15-065-01138-0002 | Clipper Energy LLC | Cooper | 3905 | 2009 | — |
| Deyoung 15-s API 15-065-21466-0002 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 1988 | 2009 | — |
| Deyoung 2 API 15-065-23580 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3940 | 2009 | — |
| Bass 9 API 15-065-23362 | Vess Oil Corp | Cooper | 3885 | 2008 | — |
| Tucker 10-32 API 15-163-23655 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3900 | 2008 | — |
| Miller-lambert 12 API 15-065-23410 | Raney Oil CO | Cooper | 3869 | 2008 | — |
| Towns 4 API 15-065-21223-0003 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3875 | 2008 | — |
| Allphin 7 API 15-065-23446 | Teton North America LLC | Cooper | 3977 | 2008 | — |
| Deyoung 2 API 15-065-23450 | Clipper Energy, LLC | Cooper | 3980 | 2008 | — |
| Deyoung 7 API 15-065-01508-0001 | Clipper Energy LLC | Cooper | 3885 | 2008 | — |
| Deyoung 1 API 15-065-23453 | Prospect Oil and Gas, INC | Cooper | 3892 | 2008 | — |
| Towns 'b' 1 API 15-065-21221-0001 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3927 | 2008 | — |
| Deyoung 3 API 15-065-23485 | Clipper Energy LLC | Cooper | 3942 | 2008 | — |
| Deyoung 4 API 15-065-23486 | Clipper Energy LLC | Cooper | 3970 | 2008 | — |
| James Bartos 5 API 15-065-01722-0002 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3801 | 2008 | — |
| Deyoung 5 API 15-065-23508 | Clipper Energy LLC | Cooper | 3934 | 2008 | — |
| Miller 9 API 15-065-01004-0002 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cooper | 3905 | 2007 | — |
| Morel 9 API 15-065-23274 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3950 | 2007 | — |
| Deyoung 2 API 15-065-23277 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3890 | 2007 | — |
| Allphin 6 API 15-065-23283 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3975 | 2007 | — |
| Acheson 1-14 API 15-065-23286 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3873 | 2007 | — |
| Claude 1-26 API 15-065-23287 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3900 | 2007 | — |
| Bartos 2 API 15-065-01719-0001 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3869 | 2007 | — |
| Bartos 3 API 15-065-01720-0001 | Habit Petroleum, LLC | Cooper | 3852 | 2007 | — |
| Desair 2 API 15-065-23367 | Thomason Petroleum, INC | Cooper | 3930 | 2007 | — |
| Kuehnl 1 API 15-163-23495 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Cooper | 3875 | 2006 | — |
| Tucker 4 API 15-163-23501 | Berexco, INC | Cooper | 3854 | 2006 | — |
| Desair 1 API 15-065-23119 | Thomason Petroleum, INC | Cooper | 3918 | 2006 | — |
| Deyoung 1-35 API 15-065-23139 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3940 | 2006 | — |
| Deyoung 2-35 API 15-065-23147 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3950 | 2006 | — |
| Allphin-towns Unit 2 API 15-065-23156 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3966 | 2006 | — |
| Lambert 'a' 1 API 15-065-23157 | Thomason Petroleum, INC | Cooper | 3892 | 2006 | — |
| Deyoung 3-35 API 15-065-01511-0001 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 4123 | 2006 | — |
| Mcclellan 15 API 15-065-23177 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3900 | 2006 | — |
| Tucker 4-7 API 15-163-23540 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3963 | 2006 | — |
| Trible 11 API 15-065-23196 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3964 | 2006 | — |
| Mcclellan 16 API 15-065-23199 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3900 | 2006 | — |
| Rudman 3 API 15-065-23214 | Investment Equipment, LLC | Cooper | 3934 | 2006 | — |
| Miller-lambert 2 API 15-065-21433-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cooper | 3870 | 2006 | — |
| Deyoung 1 API 15-065-23233 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3866 | 2006 | — |
| Romine 2-19 API 15-163-23572 | Poverty Oil CO | Cooper | 3800 | 2006 | — |
| Miller 3 API 15-065-21587-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cooper | 3845 | 2006 | — |
| Deyoung 5 API 15-065-23015 | Tengasco, INC | Cooper | 3910 | 2005 | — |
| Cindy & Suzanne 1-13 API 15-065-23031 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3925 | 2005 | — |
| Keller 1-6 API 15-163-23447 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 4000 | 2005 | — |
| Tucker-mckenna 1-7 API 15-163-23450 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3930 | 2005 | — |
| Rudman 1 API 15-065-23056 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3932 | 2005 | — |
| Kuehnl 2-32 API 15-163-23463 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3940 | 2005 | — |
| Tucker D 3-7 API 15-163-23464 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3960 | 2005 | — |
| Mckenna 1-7 API 15-163-23465 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3923 | 2005 | — |
| Tucker (trust) 2-6 API 15-163-23466 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3985 | 2005 | — |
| Keller 2-6 API 15-163-23472 | American Warrior, INC | Cooper | 3950 | 2005 | — |
| D. Keller 1 API 15-163-23481 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Cooper | 3689 | 2005 | — |
| Robertson 2 API 15-163-23490 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cooper | 3856 | 2005 | — |
| Yost 1 API 15-065-22935 | Pioneer Resources | Cooper | 3935 | 2004 | — |
| Allphin 1 API 15-065-22941 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3920 | 2004 | — |
| Allphin 2 API 15-065-22978 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3914 | 2004 | — |
| Yost 2 API 15-065-22983 | Pioneer Resources | Cooper | 3947 | 2004 | — |
| Driscoll 9 API 15-065-22985 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Cooper | 3878 | 2004 | — |
| Robertson 2 API 15-163-02020-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cooper | 3908 | 2004 | — |
| Allphin 3 API 15-065-22992 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3974 | 2004 | — |
| Robertson 1 API 15-163-19000-0002 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Cooper | 3863 | 2004 | — |
| Lewis 3 API 15-065-22997 | Tengasco, INC | Cooper | 3910 | 2004 | — |
| Allphin 5 API 15-065-23012 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 4010 | 2004 | — |
| Allphin 4 API 15-065-23016 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3952 | 2004 | — |
| Allphin Towns Unit 1 API 15-065-23020 | Shelby Resources LLC | Cooper | 3940 | 2004 | — |
| Bartos 11 API 15-065-22871 | Vess Oil Corp | Cooper | 3835 | 2003 | — |
| Mcclellan 10 API 15-065-22538-0001 | Elysium Energy L.l.c | Cooper | 3881 | 2003 | — |
| Trible 10 API 15-065-22934 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3892 | 2003 | — |
| Mentgen 1 API 15-065-22838 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3950 | 2002 | — |
| Driscoll 6 API 15-065-22840 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Cooper | 3916 | 2002 | — |
| Driscoll 7 API 15-065-22841 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Cooper | 3920 | 2002 | — |
| Miller 14 API 15-065-22853 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3855 | 2002 | — |
| Driscoll 8 API 15-065-22856 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Cooper | 3920 | 2002 | — |
| Mcclellan 13 API 15-065-22857 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3910 | 2002 | — |
| Mcclellan 9 API 15-065-22515-0001 | Elusium Energy LLC | Cooper | 3900 | 2002 | — |
| Trible 8 API 15-065-22865 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3890 | 2002 | — |
| Mcclellan 11 API 15-065-22554-0001 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Cooper | 3900 | 2002 | — |
| Herrold 1 API 15-065-01773-0001 | Jolen Operating Company | Cooper | 3815 | 2000 | — |
| Bass 7 API 15-065-01740-0001 | Galloway Drlg | Cooper | 3840 | 1995 | — |
| Schmahlfeldt 3 API 15-065-19010-0001 | Universal Resources | Cooper | 3753 | 1995 | — |
| Russ 1 API 15-065-22741 | N B CO INC | Cooper | 0 | 1994 | — |
| Acheson 1 API 15-065-22733 | Pelican Hill Oil & Gas, INC | Cooper | 3734 | 1994 | — |
| Noah 1 API 15-065-22672 | Castle Resources | Cooper | 3807 | 1992 | — |
| Pierce 2 API 15-065-01759-0001 | Carl Boxberger Oil, INC | Cooper | 3740 | 1991 | — |
| Miller 13 API 15-065-22604 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 4327 | 1991 | — |
| Mcclellan 12 API 15-065-22641 | Western Kansas Expl | Cooper | 3875 | 1991 | — |
| Deyoung 3 API 15-065-22651 | Afg Energy INC | Cooper | 4007 | 1991 | — |
| Miller 7 API 15-065-01733-0001 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3841 | 1990 | — |
| Vera White 2 API 15-065-22553 | Western Kansas Exploration | Cooper | 4354 | 1990 | — |
| Mcclellan 11 API 15-065-22554 | Western Kansas Expl | Cooper | 3835 | 1990 | — |
| Bartos 10 API 15-065-22564 | Brito Oil | Cooper | 3910 | 1990 | — |
| Miller 4 API 15-065-01731-0001 | John O. Farmer, INC | Cooper | 3847 | 1989 | — |
| Mcclellan 9 API 15-065-22515 | Western Kansas Expl | Cooper | 3900 | 1989 | — |
| Keller-sutor 1 API 15-065-22521 | Western Kansas Expl | Cooper | 3845 | 1989 | — |
| Vera V. White 1 API 15-065-22527 | Western Kansas Expl | Cooper | 3900 | 1989 | — |
| Mcclellan 10 API 15-065-22538 | Western Kansas Exploration INC | Cooper | 3881 | 1989 | — |
| Blazier 1 API 15-065-19341 | Yockey Oil CO | Cooper | 3902 | 1987 | — |
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