The Cunningham field
407 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Cunningham field
The operator named on most of these records is Skelly Oil CO, on 128 of them (31.4%), ahead of Northern Natural Gas (34) and Northern Natural Gas CO (28). The oldest well here was completed in 1931 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 5975 feet — M. Prentice 30-21d, drilled in 1978.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4058 ft | 4435 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Cunningham field
155 of the 407 wells in the Cunningham field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 4 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, 71 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing-kansas City | 9 | 2.2% |
| Viola | 9 | 2.2% |
| Lnsg | 6 | 1.5% |
| Viola, Simpson | 4 | 1.0% |
| Lansing Group | 2 | 0.5% |
| Chase | 2 | 0.5% |
| Ccgv | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hrng | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lansing Kansas City, Marmaton | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lansing Kansas City | 1 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skelly Oil CO | 128 | 31.4% |
| Northern Natural Gas | 34 | 8.4% |
| Northern Natural Gas CO | 28 | 6.9% |
| Northern Natural Gas Prod | 24 | 5.9% |
| Skelly Oil Company | 24 | 5.9% |
| Kc Resources, INC | 19 | 4.7% |
| Gemini Oil CO | 8 | 2.0% |
| Drillers Gas CO | 6 | 1.5% |
| Sinclair Prairie Oil CO | 5 | 1.2% |
| S A Springer | 4 | 1.0% |
| Drillers Gas Company | 4 | 1.0% |
| Skelly Oil | 4 | 1.0% |
| Northern National Gas | 4 | 1.0% |
| C & K Operating LLC | 4 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 407 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles B8 API 15-095-22358 | C & K Operating LLC | Cunningham | 3650 | 2024 | — |
| Alley 16-44 API 15-095-22349 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4445 | 2022 | — |
| Cunningham B Unit 9 API 15-095-17691-0003 | Kc Resources, INC | Cunningham | 3850 | 2013 | — |
| Ob 27-42 API 15-151-22418 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4510 | 2013 | — |
| Miles 'a' 7 API 15-095-17706-0001 | C & K Operating LLC | Cunningham | 3972 | 2010 | — |
| Guthrie 1-31 API 15-151-22336 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4500 | 2009 | — |
| Henrichs 10-21 API 15-151-22338 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4530 | 2009 | — |
| Miles 'b' 2 API 15-095-17617-0003 | Kc Resources, INC | Cunningham | 3665 | 2009 | — |
| Miles 'b' 2 API 15-095-17617-0004 | Kc Resources, INC | Cunningham | 3633 | 2009 | — |
| Glenn 19-14 API 15-095-21999 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4332 | 2006 | — |
| Cunningham 'b' Unit 1 9 API 15-095-17691-0002 | Kc Resources, Inc. Dba Crystal River | Cunningham | 3478 | 2006 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 'b' 1-35 API 15-151-21568-0001 | — | Cunningham | 4330 | 2006 | — |
| Park 18-21 API 15-095-21963 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4550 | 2005 | — |
| Trujillo 13-31 API 15-151-22217 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4550 | 2005 | — |
| Maxedon 24-42 API 15-151-22227 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4512 | 2005 | — |
| Bowers 1 API 15-151-10376-0001 | Braden-deem | Cunningham | 3569 | 2003 | — |
| Sellons 4 API 15-151-30091-0002 | — | Cunningham | 4398 | 2003 | — |
| Miles 'a' 4 API 15-095-00696-0001 | Crystal River Oil and Gas LLC | Cunningham | 3472 | 2002 | — |
| Miles 'a' 8 API 15-095-21806 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 3315 | 2001 | — |
| Miles B 3 API 15-095-19009-0003 | Kc Resources, INC | Cunningham | 3575 | 2000 | — |
| Maxedon 25-24 API 15-151-20467-0101 | — | Cunningham | 4872 | 1998 | — |
| Prentice 19-32 API 15-095-20691-0101 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 5497 | 1998 | — |
| Prentice 30-21 API 15-095-20693-0101 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 5975 | 1998 | — |
| Steffen 31-11 API 15-095-20708-0101 | — | Cunningham | 5757 | 1998 | — |
| Rohlman-meyers 43-20 API 15-095-20781-0100 | Northern Nat Gas Prod | Cunningham | 5591 | 1998 | — |
| Rohlman-meyers 43-20 API 15-095-20781-0101 | — | Cunningham | 5591 | 1998 | — |
| Prentice, M 42-19 API 15-095-20688 | Northern National Gas | Cunningham | 4055 | 1997 | — |
| Funke 25-11 API 15-151-20500-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4415 | 1997 | — |
| Mcclellan 25-21 API 15-151-20468-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4165 | 1997 | — |
| L & G Mcclellan 25-22 API 15-151-20470-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4170 | 1997 | — |
| Mcclellan 29-21 API 15-095-20723-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4624 | 1997 | — |
| Cannon 33-20 API 15-095-20721-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4419 | 1997 | — |
| Prentice 30-24 API 15-095-20932-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4120 | 1997 | — |
| Prentice 30-11 API 15-095-20933-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4150 | 1997 | — |
| Glenn 11-19 API 15-095-20950-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4480 | 1997 | — |
| Wetherall 32-11 API 15-095-20951-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4435 | 1997 | — |
| Prentice 19-34 API 15-095-20689-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4132 | 1997 | — |
| Conley 41-20 API 15-095-20741-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4090 | 1997 | — |
| Cannon 20-24 API 15-095-20722-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4600 | 1997 | — |
| Prentice 19-33 API 15-095-20690-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4090 | 1997 | — |
| House 2-34 API 15-151-20558-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4430 | 1997 | — |
| Lieter 1-11 API 15-151-20559-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4380 | 1997 | — |
| Greider 35-21 API 15-151-20580-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4270 | 1997 | — |
| Goyen 8-41 API 15-151-21267-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4460 | 1997 | — |
| Steffen 24-32 API 15-151-20501-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4315 | 1997 | — |
| Sitton 26-41 API 15-151-20629-0001 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4475 | 1997 | — |
| Trisum Greider 1 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 0 | 1995 | — |
| Maxedon 25-1 API 15-151-22104 | Enron O&g | Cunningham | 4155 | 1993 | — |
| Lunt 18-12 API 15-151-21987 | Enron Gas Pipeline Operating CO | Cunningham | 4330 | 1990 | — |
| Goyen 7-33 API 15-151-21988 | Enron Gas Pipeline Operating CO | Cunningham | 4292 | 1990 | — |
| Interurban Realty 1 API 15-095-17687 | Texaco INC | Cunningham | 3479 | 1989 | — |
| Peoples-sitton 1-11 API 15-151-21926 | Shepler and Thomas, INC | Cunningham | 0 | 1989 | — |
| Interurban Realty 1 API 15-095-01708-0001 | Texaco, INC | Cunningham | 3479 | 1989 | — |
| Miles 'a' 6 API 15-095-00691-0001 | — | Cunningham | 3452 | 1988 | — |
| Sitton 1-26 API 15-151-21551 | Texas Energies | Cunningham | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 'b' 1-35 API 15-151-21568 | Wayne L. Kirkman | Cunningham | 4330 | 1985 | — |
| Greider 1 API 15-151-21409 | Kirkman Wayne L | Cunningham | 4317 | 1984 | — |
| Yates 16-1 API 15-151-21419 | Greenwood Resources, LTD | Cunningham | 4155 | 1984 | — |
| Miles 'b' 3 API 15-095-19009-0002 | Texaco INC | Cunningham | 3511 | 1984 | — |
| Prentice 30-23 API 15-095-20931 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4550 | 1983 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 2-21 API 15-151-20690 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4275 | 1983 | — |
| Mcclellan 36-44 API 15-151-20693 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4270 | 1983 | — |
| Mcclellan 36-14 API 15-151-20694 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4525 | 1983 | — |
| Funke 26-24 API 15-151-20761 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4287 | 1983 | — |
| Sellons 3-14 API 15-151-20762 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4264 | 1983 | — |
| Shepherd, Patsy 16-32 D API 15-095-21325 | Northern Natural Gas Company | Cunningham | 4585 | 1983 | — |
| Hirt Farms INC 13-32 API 15-151-21254 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4392 | 1983 | — |
| Goyen 8-41 API 15-151-21267 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4365 | 1983 | — |
| Besse Smith 4-44 API 15-151-21061 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4344 | 1982 | — |
| Steffen 31-41 API 15-095-20952 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4548 | 1980 | — |
| House 2-33 API 15-151-20691 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4320 | 1980 | — |
| Leiter 1-13 API 15-151-20692 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4465 | 1980 | — |
| Prentice 30-24 API 15-095-20932 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4120 | 1980 | — |
| Prentice 30-11 API 15-095-20933 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4075 | 1980 | — |
| Glenn 11-19 API 15-095-20950 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4405 | 1980 | — |
| Wetherall 32-11 API 15-095-20951 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4435 | 1980 | — |
| Walter T. Royse 5 API 15-151-20708 | Braden-deem INC | Cunningham | 3760 | 1980 | — |
| Mcclellan 25-13d API 15-151-20579 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4305 | 1979 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 'd' 35-32 API 15-151-20581 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4351 | 1979 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 35-42 API 15-151-20582 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4130 | 1979 | — |
| Lakin 36-22d API 15-151-20583 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4500 | 1979 | — |
| Lakin 36-23d API 15-151-20584 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4350 | 1979 | — |
| Steffen 36-34 API 15-151-20585 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4237 | 1979 | — |
| Mcclellan 36-12d API 15-151-20587 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4295 | 1979 | — |
| F. Mcclellan 'a' 1 API 15-151-20689 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4700 | 1979 | — |
| Mcclellan 29-21 API 15-095-20723 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4234 | 1979 | — |
| Rohlman-meyers 43-20 API 15-095-20781 | Northern Natural Gas Production | Cunningham | 4032 | 1979 | — |
| Greider 35-21 API 15-151-20580 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4213 | 1979 | — |
| Sitton 26-41 API 15-151-20629 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4370 | 1979 | — |
| M. Wetherall 30-42d API 15-095-20718 | Northern National Gas | Cunningham | 4562 | 1979 | — |
| F. Mcclellan 'a' 1 API 15-151-20689-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4703 | 1979 | — |
| Cactus-swander 1 API 15-095-20864-0001 | Pratt Well Service INC | Cunningham | 4011 | 1979 | — |
| Maxedon 25-23d API 15-151-20466 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4580 | 1978 | — |
| Lakin, G 36-22d API 15-151-20471 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4300 | 1978 | — |
| Mcclellan 36-11d API 15-151-20472 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4621 | 1978 | — |
| Lakin, G 36-21 API 15-151-20473 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4122 | 1978 | — |
| Thom 3-34 API 15-151-20505 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4282 | 1978 | — |
| Thom 3-24 API 15-151-20506 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4240 | 1978 | — |
| Leiter 1-22 API 15-151-20515 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4272 | 1978 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 35-42 API 15-151-20517 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4222 | 1978 | — |
| House 2-31 API 15-151-20519 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4267 | 1978 | — |
| Mcclellan 36-42a API 15-151-20520 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4237 | 1978 | — |
| Mcclellan 36-13d API 15-151-20586 | Northern Natural Gas Prod | Cunningham | 4509 | 1978 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 35-11 API 15-151-10107-0001 | — | Cunningham | 4355 | 1978 | — |
| Meyers-rohman 2 API 15-095-20666 | Kansas Shallow LTD | Cunningham | 3480 | 1978 | — |
| Prentice 34-19 API 15-095-20689 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4072 | 1978 | — |
| Prentice 33-19 API 15-095-20690 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4010 | 1978 | — |
| Prentice, M 32-19 API 15-095-20691 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4072 | 1978 | — |
| M. Prentice 30-21d API 15-095-20693 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 5975 | 1978 | — |
| Steffen 31-11 API 15-095-20708 | Northern Natural Gas Production | Cunningham | 5757 | 1978 | — |
| Cannon 33-20 API 15-095-20721 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4343 | 1978 | — |
| Cannon 24-20 API 15-095-20722 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4260 | 1978 | — |
| Conley 41-20 API 15-095-20741 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4015 | 1978 | — |
| Maxedon 25-24d API 15-151-20467 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4117 | 1978 | — |
| L & G Mcclellan 25-21 API 15-151-20468 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4075 | 1978 | — |
| L & G Mcclellan 25-22 API 15-151-20470 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4058 | 1978 | — |
| Funke 25-11 API 15-151-20500 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4343 | 1978 | — |
| Steffen 24-32 API 15-151-20501 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4220 | 1978 | — |
| House 2-34 API 15-151-20558 | Northern Natural Gas CO | Cunningham | 4332 | 1978 | — |
| Lieter 1-11 API 15-151-20559 | Northern Natural Gas | Cunningham | 4276 | 1978 | — |
| M. Wetherall 30-43d API 15-095-20692 | Northern National Gas | Cunningham | 4437 | 1978 | — |
| M. Prentice 30-22d API 15-095-20694 | Northern National Gas | Cunningham | 4382 | 1978 | — |
| Ratcliff 2 API 15-095-20483 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 2470 | 1976 | — |
| Bessie Smith 1 API 15-151-20333 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 4259 | 1976 | — |
| Miles 2 API 15-095-20436 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 1692 | 1975 | — |
| Moore 1 API 15-151-20273 | Gemini Oil | Cunningham | 3410 | 1975 | — |
| North Ratcliff 1 A API 15-095-20308 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 1750 | 1973 | — |
| North Miles 1 A API 15-095-20314 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 1760 | 1973 | — |
| Meyer-rohlman 1 API 15-095-20317 | Gemini Oil Company | Cunningham | 3350 | 1973 | — |
| A. Krehbiel 1 API 15-151-20217 | Gemini Oil CO | Cunningham | 3360 | 1973 | — |
| Walter T. Royse 1 API 15-151-30191-0001 | Getty Oil | Cunningham | 4454 | 1969 | — |
| Sellons 4 API 15-151-30091 | Sunray Dx Oil Company | Cunningham | 4400 | 1966 | — |
| Cunningham Unit 'b' 41 API 15-151-10337-0001 | — | Cunningham | 3480 | 1966 | — |
| Cunningham B Unit 46 API 15-151-19021-0001 | C & K Operating LLC | Cunningham | 3463 | 1966 | — |
| Time Goyen 'a' 1 Owwo API 15-151-01001 | Time Petroleum CO | Cunningham | 4380 | 1965 | — |
| Time Goyen 'a' 1 API 15-151-30025 | Time Petroleum CO | Cunningham | 4380 | 1965 | — |
| Maxedon East 32 API 15-151-10105-0001 | — | Cunningham | 3453 | 1965 | — |
| Simmons 1 API 15-151-70924 | Lauck D R | Cunningham | 4295 | 1964 | — |
| Goyen 7-23 (1a) API 15-151-30000 | Time Petroleum CO | Cunningham | 4350 | 1964 | — |
| Cunningham Unit 'b' 14 API 15-151-10097-0001 | Kc Resources, INC | Cunningham | 3480 | 1963 | — |
| Cannon, Gertrude 1 API 15-095-01574 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Cunningham | 3060 | 1962 | — |
| Goyen 2 API 15-151-10000 | F.g. Holl Co., LLC | Cunningham | 2351 | 1961 | — |
| Miles 'b' 2 API 15-095-17617-0002 | Skelly Oil CO | Cunningham | 3633 | 1961 | — |
| E. H. Armitstead 1 API 15-151-70895 | Bachus Oil CO | Cunningham | 4200 | 1959 | — |
| Miles B 3 API 15-095-19009-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Cunningham | 3511 | 1959 | — |
| Miller 'k' 1 API 15-151-00204 | Petroleum, INC | Cunningham | 3215 | 1957 | — |
| Conley 1 API 15-095-01689 | Skelly Oil CO | Cunningham | 3511 | 1954 | — |
| Bucklin 1 API 15-151-00378 | Toklan Oil | Cunningham | 4505 | 1953 | — |
| Kemp 'b' 1 API 15-151-00340 | Berardmore Oil CO | Cunningham | 4099 | 1952 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 'a' 2 API 15-151-90185 | Drillers Gas Company | Cunningham | 3595 | 1950 | — |
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- Greenwood Gas Area 459
- Augusta 446
- Erie 432
- Mckinney 427
- Virgil North 424
- Parmely 419
- Goodrich-parker 414
- Walnut Southeast 405
- Damme 397
- Mueller 397
- Max 395
- Dopita 393
- Altoona 391
- Hollow-nikkel 386
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.