The Elgin field
347 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Elgin field
The operator named on most of these records is Jones and Buck Development, on 34 of them (9.8%), ahead of Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c (21) and Denman John M Oil (14). The oldest well here was completed in 1915 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 2518 feet — Graham 1, drilled in 1955.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 1605 ft | 2110 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Elgin field
62 of the 347 wells in the Elgin field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 27 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, 66 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside | 50 | 14.4% |
| Wayside Sand | 8 | 2.3% |
| Layton | 7 | 2.0% |
| Layton Sandstone | 2 | 0.6% |
| Wysd | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua | 338 | 97.4% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jones and Buck Development | 34 | 9.8% |
| Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | 21 | 6.1% |
| Denman John M Oil | 14 | 4.0% |
| Mid-states General | 10 | 2.9% |
| Mccann Pet | 10 | 2.9% |
| Tomkat LTD | 9 | 2.6% |
| John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | 9 | 2.6% |
| Aquila Resources & Dev | 8 | 2.3% |
| Buck Paul J | 7 | 2.0% |
| B B R Oil | 5 | 1.4% |
| T C W Oil | 5 | 1.4% |
| Warren Oil | 5 | 1.4% |
| Morrow Joe Drlg | 5 | 1.4% |
| Chinook Energy | 5 | 1.4% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 347 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Bull #4 API 15-019-27734 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 905 | 2023 | — |
| Rutledge Bull #8 API 15-019-27740 | Jones & Buck Development, LLC | Elgin | 1760 | 2023 | — |
| Fleisher 7-2 API 15-019-27479 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1634 | 2022 | — |
| Bird Bull #2 API 15-019-27722 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1384 | 2022 | — |
| Newman 18-7 API 15-019-27682 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1675 | 2020 | — |
| Newman 18-8 API 15-019-27683 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1670 | 2020 | — |
| Newman S-1 API 15-019-27293 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1571 | 2014 | — |
| Keenan 34-1 API 15-019-27341 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1489 | 2014 | — |
| Scott 11-1 API 15-019-27399 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1575 | 2014 | — |
| Copper Penny 8a API 15-019-27421 | Uhls, Jimmie J | Elgin | 1465 | 2014 | — |
| Newman 18-3 API 15-019-27439 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1675 | 2014 | — |
| Fleisher 7-1 API 15-019-27440 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1635 | 2014 | — |
| Fleisher 7-3 API 15-019-27480 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1632 | 2014 | — |
| Newman 18-4 API 15-019-27501 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1670 | 2014 | — |
| Newman 18-1 API 15-019-27342 | Kansas Energy Company, L.l.c | Elgin | 1665 | 2013 | — |
| Keenan 37 API 15-019-19035-0001 | — | Elgin | 1373 | 2013 | — |
| Johnson S-1 API 15-019-27207 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1500 | 2012 | — |
| Johnson S-2 API 15-019-27271 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1539 | 2012 | — |
| Johnson S-3 API 15-019-27272 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1538 | 2012 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 3 API 15-019-26992 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1741 | 2011 | — |
| Sears M-1 API 15-019-27013 | Quito, INC | Elgin | 1600 | 2011 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 8 API 15-019-27037 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1725 | 2011 | — |
| Buck 18 API 15-019-27038 | Paul Jordan Buck | Elgin | 1540 | 2011 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 4 API 15-019-27098 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1615 | 2011 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 11 API 15-019-27102 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1615 | 2011 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 15a API 15-019-27116 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1790 | 2011 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 1 API 15-019-26984 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1490 | 2010 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 2 API 15-019-26985 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1540 | 2010 | — |
| Johnson A-2 API 15-019-26988 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1540 | 2010 | — |
| Johnson A-1 API 15-019-26987 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1665 | 2010 | — |
| Lemmon Jbd 5 API 15-019-26990 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1540 | 2010 | — |
| Dean Jbd 1 API 15-019-26999 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1720 | 2010 | — |
| Johnson A-3 API 15-019-27000 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1757 | 2010 | — |
| Johnson A-5 API 15-019-27002 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1590 | 2010 | — |
| Buck 17 API 15-019-27010 | Buck, Paul Jordan | Elgin | 1550 | 2010 | — |
| Dean Jbd 2 API 15-019-27011 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1715 | 2010 | — |
| Jordan 17 API 15-019-26837 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1006 | 2008 | — |
| Scott C-1-a API 15-019-26897 | Denman, John M. Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1562 | 2008 | — |
| Miller 2-a API 15-019-26904 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1637 | 2008 | — |
| Pumpelly 14 API 15-019-26903 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1650 | 2008 | — |
| Scott C-3 API 15-019-26832 | John M. Denman Oil Co., INC | Elgin | 1564 | 2007 | — |
| Bell 7 API 15-019-26719 | Par, INC | Elgin | 1535 | 2006 | — |
| Meyers/buck 1-33 API 15-019-26704 | Paul Jordan Buck | Elgin | 1490 | 2005 | — |
| Buck 15 API 15-019-26642 | Buck, Paul Jordan | Elgin | 1560 | 2004 | — |
| P. J. Buck 14 API 15-019-26575 | Paul Jordan Buck | Elgin | 1539 | 2003 | — |
| Jordan 15 API 15-019-26579 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 966 | 2003 | — |
| Jordan 12 API 15-019-26581 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 990 | 2003 | — |
| Buck 13 API 15-019-26563 | — | Elgin | 1527 | 2001 | — |
| Jordan 10 API 15-019-26518 | — | Elgin | 1014 | 2000 | — |
| Jordan 11 API 15-019-26519 | — | Elgin | 1014 | 2000 | — |
| P. J. Buck 12 API 15-019-26531 | — | Elgin | 1546 | 2000 | — |
| Pumpelly 9 API 15-019-26490 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1640 | 1998 | — |
| Pumpelly 10 API 15-019-26491 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1789 | 1998 | — |
| Jordan 9 API 15-019-26457 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1015 | 1997 | — |
| Rutledge 4 API 15-019-26458 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 900 | 1997 | — |
| Pumpelly 5 API 15-019-26460 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1630 | 1997 | — |
| Pumpelly 6 API 15-019-26461 | Jones & Buck Development | Elgin | 1640 | 1997 | — |
| Pumpelly 7 API 15-019-26462 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1610 | 1997 | — |
| Pumpelly 8 API 15-019-26463 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1600 | 1997 | — |
| Jordan 2 API 15-019-26025-0001 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 1015 | 1997 | — |
| Jordan 7 API 15-019-26425 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 968 | 1996 | — |
| Jordan 8 API 15-019-26434 | Jones and Buck Development | Elgin | 975 | 1996 | — |
| Jordan 5 API 15-019-26288 | Buck P J | Elgin | 940 | 1993 | — |
| Jordan 6 API 15-019-26315 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 965 | 1993 | — |
| Sears 32 API 15-019-26182 | Mccann Mark Windon | Elgin | 1364 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 28 API 15-019-26184 | Mccann Mark Windon | Elgin | 1050 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 30 API 15-019-26185 | — | Elgin | 1256 | 1992 | — |
| Woods 5 API 15-019-26188 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 890 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 33 API 15-019-26211 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1420 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 35 API 15-019-26223 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1250 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 36 API 15-019-26224 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1190 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 37 API 15-019-26225 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1020 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 39 API 15-019-26241 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1010 | 1992 | — |
| Sears 40 API 15-019-26242 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 2010 | 1992 | — |
| Jordan 4 API 15-019-26244 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 940 | 1992 | — |
| Bird 49 API 15-019-26257 | Denman John M Oil | Elgin | 1227 | 1992 | — |
| Jordan 2 API 15-019-26025 | Paul J. Buck | Elgin | 1015 | 1991 | — |
| Copper Penny 7-a API 15-019-26050 | Uhls Jim | Elgin | 1491 | 1991 | — |
| Rutledge 1 API 15-019-26115 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 915 | 1991 | — |
| Sears 24 API 15-019-26131 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1237 | 1991 | — |
| Sears 25 API 15-019-26132 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1247 | 1991 | — |
| Sears 26 API 15-019-26135 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1237 | 1991 | — |
| Sears 27 API 15-019-26143 | Mccann Pet | Elgin | 1239 | 1991 | — |
| Rutledge 2 API 15-019-26153 | Paul J. Buck | Elgin | 910 | 1991 | — |
| Rutledge 3 API 15-019-26166 | Buck P J | Elgin | 890 | 1991 | — |
| Sears 31 API 15-019-26181 | Mccann Mark Windon | Elgin | 1193 | 1991 | — |
| Sears 22 API 15-019-25580-0001 | — | Elgin | 2175 | 1991 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-019-25989 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 1609 | 1990 | — |
| Jordan 1 API 15-019-25993 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 964 | 1990 | — |
| Casement 'a' 9 API 15-019-25994 | Hanks Walter B | Elgin | 1440 | 1990 | — |
| Travis 2 API 15-019-26006 | Travis Oil | Elgin | 1644 | 1990 | — |
| Carter Aspen 'a' 2 API 15-019-26008 | Raymond H Williams | Elgin | 1615 | 1990 | — |
| Carter Aspen 7 API 15-019-26009 | Williams Raymond H | Elgin | 1612 | 1990 | — |
| Jordan 3 API 15-019-26026 | Buck Paul J | Elgin | 1015 | 1990 | — |
| Smith 115-a API 15-019-26030 | Smith Ed | Elgin | 1550 | 1990 | — |
| Copper Penny 5-a API 15-019-25790 | Uhls Jim | Elgin | 1471 | 1989 | — |
| Newman 56 API 15-019-25822 | Denman John M Oil | Elgin | 1605 | 1989 | — |
| Newman 57 API 15-019-25836 | Denman John M Oil | Elgin | 1606 | 1989 | — |
| Sears 'a' Khca-23 API 15-019-25571 | Kelt Energy | Elgin | 1670 | 1988 | — |
| Summers 3 API 15-019-25618 | Carroll T L | Elgin | 2205 | 1988 | — |
| Copper Penny 4-a API 15-019-25738 | Uhls Jim | Elgin | 1520 | 1988 | — |
| Uhls 2-a API 15-019-25201 | Uhls Jim | Elgin | 1485 | 1987 | — |
| Sears 'a' Khca-22 API 15-019-25580 | — | Elgin | 2175 | 1987 | — |
| Summers 1 API 15-019-25603 | Carroll T L | Elgin | 2192 | 1987 | — |
| Copper Penny (uhls) 3-a API 15-019-25615 | Uhls Jim | Elgin | 1480 | 1987 | — |
| Uhls 6 API 15-019-25617 | Bison INC | Elgin | 1610 | 1987 | — |
| Carter 4 API 15-019-25296 | Bison, INC | Elgin | 0 | 1987 | — |
| Floyd Casement 9 API 15-019-25288 | Mccann Mark Windon | Elgin | 1460 | 1986 | — |
| A. Lloyd - Devore 4 API 15-019-24747 | Wachtman & Schroeder | Elgin | 1850 | 1985 | — |
| Charles Kelly 7 API 15-019-24869 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2110 | 1985 | — |
| Charles Kelly 8 API 15-019-24870 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2065 | 1985 | — |
| Kelly 'a' 11 API 15-019-24873 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2127 | 1985 | — |
| George 11 API 15-019-24885 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 2080 | 1985 | — |
| Stephens 4 API 15-019-24890 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1775 | 1985 | — |
| Lowry 2 API 15-019-24892 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1563 | 1985 | — |
| Kelly 21 API 15-019-24918 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2183 | 1985 | — |
| Kelly 25 API 15-019-24951 | Aquila Resources | Elgin | 2205 | 1985 | — |
| George 16 API 15-019-24969 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1739 | 1985 | — |
| George 17 API 15-019-24970 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1858 | 1985 | — |
| Stephens 5 API 15-019-24974 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1769 | 1985 | — |
| Stephens 7 API 15-019-24976 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1770 | 1985 | — |
| Kelly 23 API 15-019-24991 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2195 | 1985 | — |
| Layton 'c' 1 API 15-019-24998 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2165 | 1985 | — |
| Stephens 4 API 15-019-25083 | Soles Larry | Elgin | 2146 | 1985 | — |
| Lister 3-m API 15-019-25186 | Le Grand Mark | Elgin | 2148 | 1985 | — |
| Cook 1 | Crawford Oil | Elgin | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Stephens 3 API 15-019-24889 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1803 | 1985 | — |
| South Jayhawk 2 API 15-019-24960 | Martindale Enterprises | Elgin | 0 | 1985 | — |
| South Jayhawk 1 API 15-019-24984 | Martindale Enterprises | Elgin | 0 | 1985 | — |
| South Jayhawk 4 API 15-019-24989 | Martindale Enterprises, INC | Elgin | 0 | 1985 | — |
| South Jayhawk 5 API 15-019-24993 | Martindale Enterprises, INC | Elgin | 0 | 1985 | — |
| George 11 | Mid States General | Elgin | 2083 | 1985 | — |
| Keenan 39 API 15-019-25074 | Denman, John M. Oil CO | Elgin | 1475 | 1985 | — |
| Beaver 2-a API 15-019-25188 | Oast, Thomas H. Oil | Elgin | 1460 | 1985 | — |
| Carter 2 API 15-019-24751 | Bison INC | Elgin | 1627 | 1984 | — |
| George 8 API 15-019-24775 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1740 | 1984 | — |
| George 10 API 15-019-24777 | Mid-states General | Elgin | 1685 | 1984 | — |
| Kelly 'a' 1 API 15-019-24856 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Elgin | 2372 | 1984 | — |
| Kelly 5 API 15-019-24867 | Aquila Resources | Elgin | 2147 | 1984 | — |
| Travis F & H 1 API 15-019-24881 | Wil-max CO | Elgin | 2171 | 1984 | — |
| Jayhawk 3 API 15-019-24417 | Martindale Enterprises, INC | Elgin | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Buck 8 API 15-019-24611 | P.j. Buck | Elgin | 1635 | 1984 | — |
| Johnson 23 API 15-019-24673 | John M. Denman | Elgin | 1465 | 1984 | — |
| Bybee 6-a | Pvm Oil CO | Elgin | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Kirchner 1 API 15-019-24179 | Morrow Joe | Elgin | 1590 | 1983 | — |
| Beazer 9 API 15-019-24245 | Warren Oil | Elgin | 1395 | 1983 | — |
| Taylor 5 API 15-019-24275 | Hessert Edward C Jr | Elgin | 1570 | 1983 | — |
| Taylor 6 API 15-019-24276 | Hessert Edward C Jr | Elgin | 1619 | 1983 | — |
| Keenan 38 API 15-019-24122 | John M. Denman Oil | Elgin | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Lemmon 25 API 15-019-24123 | John M. Denman Oil | Elgin | 0 | 1983 | — |
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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.