The Dopita field
393 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Dopita field
The operator named on most of these records is Dane G. Hansen Trust, on 41 of them (10.4%), ahead of Gene Brown CO (20) and Kenny Brown Enterprises (16). The oldest well here was completed in 1934 and the most recent in 2021, and the deepest reaches 4110 feet — Russ 3, drilled in 1964.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3421 ft | 3519 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Dopita field
225 of the 393 wells in the Dopita field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 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, 181 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 39 | 9.9% |
| Lansing Kansas City | 20 | 5.1% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 10 | 2.5% |
| Lansing | 3 | 0.8% |
| Kansas City | 3 | 0.8% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 3 | 0.8% |
| Kansas City, Marmaton, Arbuckle | 2 | 0.5% |
| Lansing Kansas City and Arbuckle | 2 | 0.5% |
| Granit Wash | 2 | 0.5% |
| Lansing, Arbuckle | 1 | 0.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rooks | 390 | 99.2% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dane G. Hansen Trust | 41 | 10.4% |
| Gene Brown CO | 20 | 5.1% |
| Kenny Brown Enterprises | 16 | 4.1% |
| Shell Oil CO | 13 | 3.3% |
| The Gene Brown CO | 12 | 3.1% |
| Murfin Drilling Co., INC | 10 | 2.5% |
| Collins John B | 9 | 2.3% |
| V. D. Sidey Oil CO | 8 | 2.0% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 7 | 1.8% |
| Murfin Drilling CO | 7 | 1.8% |
| Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | 6 | 1.5% |
| K & G Oil CO | 6 | 1.5% |
| Grant Oil CO | 5 | 1.3% |
| Okmar Oil CO | 5 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 393 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schindler C-1 API 15-163-00592-0001 | — | Dopita | 3355 | 1952 | State |
| Pearl 5 API 15-163-24429 | Thomas M. Brown LLC | Dopita | 3521 | 2021 | — |
| T. Brown 1 API 15-163-20524-0001 | Thomas M. Brown LLC | Dopita | 3647 | 2021 | — |
| Balderston A 1-13 API 15-163-24439 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Dopita | 3500 | 2021 | — |
| Moos 2 API 15-163-03206-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Dopita | 3380 | 2019 | — |
| Vallette 5 API 15-163-24352 | Berexco LLC | Dopita | 3550 | 2018 | — |
| Bird 3 API 15-163-24357 | Gore Oil Company | Dopita | 3550 | 2018 | — |
| Russ 1 API 15-163-20478-0002 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Dopita | 3353 | 2016 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 16 API 15-163-24094 | Trek Aec, LLC | Dopita | 3480 | 2013 | — |
| Russ 4 API 15-163-01375-0001 | Continental Operating CO | Dopita | 3387 | 2012 | — |
| Russ 7 API 15-163-20798-0001 | Continental Operating CO | Dopita | 3404 | 2012 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 2 API 15-163-03951-0004 | Thomas M. Brown LLC | Dopita | 3480 | 2011 | — |
| Thompson 5 API 15-163-23688 | Liberty Oper & Compl, INC | Dopita | 3460 | 2008 | — |
| Thompson 2 API 15-163-19024-0001 | Liberty Operations & Comppletions INC | Dopita | 3423 | 2006 | — |
| Thompson 1 Swd API 15-163-23514 | Liberty Oper & Compl, INC | Dopita | 3790 | 2006 | — |
| Stamper C 5 API 15-163-23233-0001 | Continental Operating CO | Dopita | 3706 | 2003 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 7 API 15-163-22733-0001 | Kenny Brown Enterprises, LLC | Dopita | 3470 | 2001 | — |
| Bird 15 API 15-163-20370-0001 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3760 | 1999 | — |
| Bird 16 API 15-163-23286-0001 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3350 | 1999 | — |
| Bird 17 API 15-163-23303 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3784 | 1998 | — |
| Bird 17 API 15-163-23303-0001 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3784 | 1998 | — |
| Bird 16 API 15-163-23286 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3550 | 1997 | — |
| Stamper 'e' 6 API 15-163-23281 | American Trading & Prod Corp | Dopita | 3400 | 1996 | — |
| Stamper 'c' 9 API 15-163-23274-0001 | American Trading & Production Corp | Dopita | 3430 | 1996 | — |
| Stamper 'a' 10 API 15-163-23259 | American Trading and Production Corp | Dopita | 3440 | 1995 | — |
| Stamper 'c' 11 API 15-163-23269 | American Trading and Production Corporation | Dopita | 3450 | 1995 | — |
| Stamper 'c' 9 API 15-163-23274 | Atapco | Dopita | 1282 | 1995 | — |
| Stamper 'a' 9 API 15-163-23244 | Atapco | Dopita | 3400 | 1994 | — |
| Stamper 'c' 6 API 15-163-23245 | Atapco | Dopita | 3400 | 1994 | — |
| Stamper 'c' 7 API 15-163-23246 | American Trading & Production | Dopita | 3400 | 1994 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 2 API 15-163-19035-0003 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3542 | 1994 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 4 API 15-163-19133-0003 | Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3844 | 1994 | — |
| Stamper 'c' 4-32 API 15-163-22983-0001 | American Trading & Prod | Dopita | 3418 | 1993 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 14 API 15-163-23049 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3430 | 1989 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 5 API 15-163-22989 | Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3490 | 1988 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 12 API 15-163-22994 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3405 | 1988 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 6 API 15-163-23011 | The Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3508 | 1988 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 13 API 15-163-23015 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3428 | 1988 | — |
| Stamper 1 API 15-163-23016 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3465 | 1988 | — |
| Schindler 5 API 15-163-22920 | The Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3370 | 1987 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 11 API 15-163-22960 | Kenny Brown Entrp | Dopita | 3455 | 1987 | — |
| Pearl 4 API 15-163-22889 | Class Oil | Dopita | 3470 | 1986 | — |
| Buenning 3 API 15-163-22598 | R & C Drilling Co., INC | Dopita | 3480 | 1985 | — |
| Stamper 4 API 15-163-22692 | The Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3410 | 1985 | — |
| Reeder 2 API 15-163-22698 | Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3430 | 1985 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 7 API 15-163-22733 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3470 | 1985 | — |
| Garvert 'a' 1 API 15-163-22735 | Kenny Brown Enterprises | Dopita | 3459 | 1985 | — |
| Hindman Fee-hobart 1 API 15-163-22292 | Liberty Operations & Completions, INC | Dopita | 3460 | 1984 | — |
| Hilgers 'a' 1 API 15-163-22338 | Geodessa Corporation | Dopita | 3440 | 1984 | — |
| Schindler 'b' 7 API 15-163-22439 | The Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3410 | 1984 | — |
| Reeder 1 API 15-163-22443 | The Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3400 | 1984 | — |
| Hindman Fee-hobart 2 API 15-163-22468 | Liberty Operations & Completions | Dopita | 3475 | 1984 | — |
| Stamper 'a' 7 API 15-163-22570 | Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3365 | 1984 | — |
| Cartsen 1 API 15-163-21712 | Liberty Ent | Dopita | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Schindler 'b' 2 API 15-163-22061 | The Gene Brown CO | Dopita | 3464 | 1983 | — |
| Thomas 'a' 1 API 15-163-22078 | Geodessa Corp | Dopita | 3445 | 1983 | — |
| Schindler 'b' 3 API 15-163-22125 | Brown Gene CO | Dopita | 3490 | 1983 | — |
| Stamper 2-29 API 15-163-20383-0001 | Graham-michaelis Corp | Dopita | 3374 | 1982 | — |
| Hazen 'a' 1 API 15-163-20785-0001 | — | Dopita | 3560 | 1982 | — |
| Russ 10 API 15-163-21225 | Collins John B | Dopita | 3744 | 1981 | — |
| Lonnecker 'a' 1 API 15-163-21400 | Geodessa Corp | Dopita | 3447 | 1981 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 5 API 15-163-21472 | Brown Kenny Enterprises | Dopita | 3460 | 1981 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 6 API 15-163-21482 | Brown Kenny Enterprises | Dopita | 3443 | 1981 | — |
| Bird 'a' 2 API 15-163-21105 | Crawford George P | Dopita | 3460 | 1980 | — |
| Stamper 'a' 4 API 15-163-21131 | Two Way Oil | Dopita | 3368 | 1980 | — |
| Russ 4 API 15-163-20908 | Collins John B | Dopita | 3400 | 1979 | — |
| Russ 5 API 15-163-20910 | Collins John B | Dopita | 3410 | 1979 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 4 API 15-163-20918 | Brown Kenny Enterprises | Dopita | 3437 | 1979 | — |
| Hrabe 1 API 15-163-20822 | Liberty Ent | Dopita | 0 | 1978 | — |
| Bird 1 API 15-163-20778 | Crawford George P | Dopita | 3485 | 1978 | — |
| Hazen 1 API 15-163-20785 | Murfin Drilling CO | Dopita | 3560 | 1978 | — |
| Maddy 'b' 2 API 15-163-20834 | George P Crawford | Dopita | 3493 | 1978 | — |
| Russ 1 API 15-163-20710 | J B Collins, Bob Rostocil, John Russ | Dopita | 3425 | 1977 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 3 API 15-163-20760 | K & G Oil | Dopita | 3422 | 1977 | — |
| Dopita 'b' 2 API 15-163-20601 | K & G Oil CO | Dopita | 3466 | 1976 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 2 API 15-163-19035-0002 | Brown Viola E | Dopita | 3542 | 1976 | — |
| Ruder 1 API 15-163-20567 | Murfin Drilling CO | Dopita | 3422 | 1975 | — |
| Russ 1 API 15-163-20478-0001 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Dopita | 3352 | 1973 | — |
| Garvert 6 API 15-163-20425 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Dopita | 3379 | 1972 | — |
| Schindler 'v' 1 API 15-163-20348 | Clinton Oil Et Al | Dopita | 3310 | 1971 | — |
| J. Dopita 2 API 15-163-20369 | K & G Oil CO | Dopita | 3445 | 1971 | — |
| Leslie W. Wells 2 API 15-163-20372 | Clinton Oil | Dopita | 3463 | 1971 | — |
| Vallette 4 API 15-163-20232 | Okmar Oil CO | Dopita | 3439 | 1969 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 6 API 15-163-20140 | K & G Oil | Dopita | 3410 | 1968 | — |
| Weigel 'c' 1 API 15-163-20013 | Petroleum, INC | Dopita | 3177 | 1967 | — |
| Bird 13 API 15-163-30178-0001 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3439 | 1967 | — |
| Bird 13 API 15-163-30178 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3438 | 1966 | — |
| B. Mcmillen 5 API 15-163-30229 | Cities Service Oil Company | Dopita | 3460 | 1966 | — |
| Diehl 5 API 15-163-30018 | Grant Oil CO | Dopita | 3415 | 1965 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 4 API 15-163-19133-0002 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Dopita | 3844 | 1965 | — |
| Schindler 1 API 15-163-01062 | Tomlinson & Kathol | Dopita | 3365 | 1964 | — |
| Krug 9 API 15-163-03772-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3828 | 1964 | — |
| Schindler 1 API 15-163-02642 | D & D Drilling and Richard Findeiss | Dopita | 3440 | 1963 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 2 API 15-163-19035-0001 | Woodman-iannitti Drilling CO | Dopita | 3382 | 1963 | — |
| Toepffer 'a' 1 API 15-163-02622 | Dunne-gardner Drilling CO INC | Dopita | 3465 | 1961 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 2 API 15-163-03951-0001 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Dopita | 3480 | 1961 | — |
| Pearl Mcmillen 2 API 15-163-03951-0002 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Dopita | 3480 | 1961 | — |
| Reeder 3 API 15-163-03956-0001 | Cities Service CO | Dopita | 3363 | 1961 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-163-19128-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1961 | — |
| Krug 6 API 15-163-19130-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1961 | — |
| Kriley 1 API 15-163-19132-0001 | Cities Service Oil CO | Dopita | 3421 | 1961 | — |
| Bird 11 API 15-163-01829 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3396 | 1960 | — |
| Bird 12 API 15-163-02644 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3461 | 1960 | — |
| Diehl 4 API 15-163-01483 | Grant Oil CO | Dopita | 3419 | 1960 | — |
| Kennedy 1 API 15-163-19032 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3421 | 1960 | — |
| Bird 11 API 15-163-01829-0001 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3355 | 1960 | — |
| Garvert 3 API 15-163-03209-0001 | Trans-era Petroleum, INC | Dopita | 3392 | 1960 | — |
| Reeder 'a' 2 API 15-163-01368 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3346 | 1959 | — |
| Russ 'a' 1 API 15-163-19114 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3345 | 1959 | — |
| Bird 10 API 15-163-01828 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3228 | 1959 | — |
| Garvert 'b' 1 API 15-163-02840 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Dopita | 3422 | 1959 | — |
| Harry Moos 1 API 15-163-00924 | Herndon Drilling CO | Dopita | 3470 | 1959 | — |
| Reeder 4 API 15-163-02643 | Cities Service CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1959 | — |
| Garvert 4 API 15-163-30339 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Dopita | 3450 | 1959 | — |
| Snyder 1 API 15-163-00674-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Dopita | 3439 | 1959 | — |
| B. Mcmillen 4 API 15-163-19136 | Cities Service Oil CO | Dopita | 3406 | 1959 | — |
| Reeder 3 API 15-163-03956 | Cities Service CO | Dopita | 3346 | 1958 | — |
| Bird 9 API 15-163-01827 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3415 | 1958 | — |
| Schindler 1 API 15-163-00914 | Murfin Drilling CO | Dopita | 3340 | 1958 | — |
| Reeder 5 API 15-163-01366 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3389 | 1958 | — |
| Russ 2 API 15-163-19020 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3440 | 1958 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-163-01358 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3135 | 1957 | — |
| Reeder 4 API 15-163-01365 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3379 | 1957 | — |
| Reeder 3 API 15-163-01364 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3388 | 1957 | — |
| Bird 5 API 15-163-01823 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3340 | 1957 | — |
| Bird 6 API 15-163-01824 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3330 | 1957 | — |
| Bird 7 API 15-163-01825 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3290 | 1957 | — |
| Bird 8 API 15-163-01826 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3391 | 1957 | — |
| Diehl 3 API 15-163-01482 | Grant Oil CO | Dopita | 3418 | 1957 | — |
| Reeder 2 API 15-163-01363 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3423 | 1957 | — |
| Benedick 1 API 15-163-00966 | Mallonee Drilling Co., INC | Dopita | 3530 | 1956 | — |
| Jackson 1 API 15-163-00967 | Sunray Mid-continent Oil CO | Dopita | 3450 | 1956 | — |
| Ray 1 API 15-163-01008 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Dopita | 3355 | 1956 | — |
| Kriley 2 API 15-163-03411 | Cities Service Oil Company | Dopita | 3420 | 1955 | — |
| Hazen 3 API 15-163-01394 | Sidey Oil CO | Dopita | 3410 | 1955 | — |
| Dopita 'a' 3 API 15-163-00854 | Grant Bill Oil | Dopita | 3410 | 1955 | — |
| Fisher 1 API 15-163-00969 | V. D. Sidey Oil CO | Dopita | 3395 | 1955 | — |
| Stamper 2 API 15-163-02715 | V.d. Sidey Oil CO | Dopita | 3400 | 1955 | — |
| Fike 'a' 3 API 15-163-19228 | Murfin Drilling CO | Dopita | 3461 | 1955 | — |
| H. A. Krug 7 API 15-163-19129 | Shell Oil | Dopita | 3414 | 1954 | — |
| Bird 3 API 15-163-01821 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Dopita | 3383 | 1954 | — |
| Stamper 'a' 1 API 15-163-02718 | Derby Oil CO | Dopita | 3380 | 1954 | — |
| B. Mcmillen 3 API 15-163-02440 | Cities Service Oil CO | Dopita | 3512 | 1954 | — |
| B. Mcmillen 2 API 15-163-01396 | Cities Service Oil CO | Dopita | 3421 | 1954 | — |
| Hazen 2 API 15-163-01393 | Sidey Oil CO | Dopita | 3425 | 1954 | — |
| Garvert 1 API 15-163-01486 | Trans-era Petroleum, INC | Dopita | 3362 | 1954 | — |
| Moos 2 API 15-163-02806 | United Drilling CO | Dopita | 3422 | 1954 | — |
| Gouldman 2 API 15-163-02279 | Petroleum, INC | Dopita | 3400 | 1954 | — |
| Snyder 1 API 15-163-00674 | C & G Drilling | Dopita | 3430 | 1954 | — |
| Stamper 1 API 15-163-00676 | United Drlg | Dopita | 3383 | 1954 | — |
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- Garfield 378
- Medicine Lodge-boggs 367
- Irvin 366
- Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 358
- Hardtner 357
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.