The Erie field
432 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Erie field
The operator named on most of these records is Graybol Oil, on 30 of them (6.9%), ahead of Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC (28) and Drilex Oil & Gas (19). The oldest well here was completed in 1955 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 1000 feet — Gerald Schoenhofer 1, drilled in 1976.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 550 ft | 750 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Erie field
60 of the 432 wells in the Erie field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 7 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 77 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, 84 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cattleman | 27 | 6.2% |
| Bartlesville | 21 | 4.9% |
| Bartlesville, Cattleman | 2 | 0.5% |
| Peru | 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
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Neosho | 403 | 93.3% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Graybol Oil | 30 | 6.9% |
| Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | 28 | 6.5% |
| Drilex Oil & Gas | 19 | 4.4% |
| Deerfield Oil Corp | 17 | 3.9% |
| Winder Oil | 14 | 3.2% |
| Winder & Winder | 10 | 2.3% |
| Graybol-patton CO | 10 | 2.3% |
| Mccoy Jon | 10 | 2.3% |
| Tesoro Petroleum Corp | 10 | 2.3% |
| Morgan Bros | 9 | 2.1% |
| Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | 9 | 2.1% |
| Mo-te Drlg | 8 | 1.9% |
| Austin Robert E | 8 | 1.9% |
| Shaw Enterprises | 7 | 1.6% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
7 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 432 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall 4 API 15-133-21757 | Hall Milford | Erie | 525 | 1980 | State |
| Hall 5 API 15-133-21758 | Hall Milford | Erie | 525 | 1980 | State |
| Hall 6 API 15-133-21759 | Hall Milford | Erie | 525 | 1980 | State |
| Barnhart 26 API 15-133-20789 | American Energy | Erie | 500 | 1977 | State |
| Hines 'b' 1 API 15-133-20395 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 610 | 1974 | State |
| Hines 'b' 2 API 15-133-20433 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 209 | 1974 | State |
| Mccan 'c' W-2 API 15-133-20357 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 625 | 1973 | State |
| Stegman J31 API 15-133-27808 | Mccoy, Jon | Erie | 196 | 2024 | — |
| Heady B 3 Bw API 15-133-27775 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 582 | 2015 | — |
| Heady B 4 Bw API 15-133-27776 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 583 | 2015 | — |
| Richard 36 API 15-133-27778 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 547 | 2015 | — |
| Richard 37 API 15-133-27779 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 540 | 2015 | — |
| Hines Farms 22-4 API 15-133-27620 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 731 | 2013 | — |
| Hines Farms 22-3 API 15-133-27622 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 731 | 2013 | — |
| Hines Farms 22-2 API 15-133-27623 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 731 | 2013 | — |
| Shaw Enterprises 28-6 API 15-133-27629 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 806 | 2013 | — |
| Shaw Enterprises 28-7 API 15-133-27630 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 800 | 2013 | — |
| Shaw Enterprises 28-8 API 15-133-27631 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 806 | 2013 | — |
| Shaw Enterprises 28-9 API 15-133-27632 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 800 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Mariam L 10-4 API 15-133-27643 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Mariam L 10-6 API 15-133-27649 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 857 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Alexander D 21-2 API 15-133-27650 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 782 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Alexander D 21-1 API 15-133-27651 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 781 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Alexander D 21-3 API 15-133-27653 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 781 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Mariam L 10-9 API 15-133-27669 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 832 | 2013 | — |
| George, Shyrel A 13-3 API 15-133-27678 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 732 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Mariam L 10-14 API 15-133-27690 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 832 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Mariam L 10-15 API 15-133-27689 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 825 | 2013 | — |
| Mih, Mariam L 10-3 API 15-133-27605 | Postrock Midcontinent Production LLC | Erie | 831 | 2012 | — |
| Smiths 1-a API 15-133-27514 | Mccoy, Jon | Erie | 540 | 2009 | — |
| Richard 34 API 15-133-27345 | Winder Oil Company | Erie | 556 | 2008 | — |
| Richard 35 API 15-133-27346 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 548 | 2008 | — |
| George 5 API 15-133-27476 | Winder Oil Company | Erie | 563 | 2008 | — |
| George 6 API 15-133-27486 | Winder Oil Company | Erie | 564 | 2008 | — |
| Heady B 1 Bw API 15-133-27489 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 599 | 2008 | — |
| Heady B 2 Bw API 15-133-27490 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 587 | 2008 | — |
| Richard 33 API 15-133-27286 | Winder, Richard L. Dba Winder Oil Company | Erie | 557 | 2007 | — |
| Van Sickle 31 API 15-133-26218 | Msg Resources INC | Erie | 629 | 2004 | — |
| Vitt 15 API 15-133-25509 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 515 | 1993 | — |
| Vitt 16 API 15-133-25511 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 512 | 1993 | — |
| Heady 29 API 15-133-25474 | Winder Oil | Erie | 545 | 1992 | — |
| Heady 20 API 15-133-25355 | Winder Oil | Erie | 551 | 1991 | — |
| Vitt 12 API 15-133-25356 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 524 | 1991 | — |
| Heady 21 API 15-133-25357 | Winder Oil | Erie | 546 | 1991 | — |
| Heady 22 API 15-133-25359 | Winder Oil | Erie | 546 | 1991 | — |
| Heady 23 API 15-133-25360 | Winder Oil | Erie | 540 | 1991 | — |
| Heady 24 API 15-133-25361 | Winder Oil | Erie | 550 | 1991 | — |
| Heady 25 API 15-133-25362 | Winder Oil | Erie | 760 | 1991 | — |
| Heady 26 API 15-133-25363 | Winder Oil | Erie | 558 | 1991 | — |
| Luther 7 API 15-133-25364 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 550 | 1991 | — |
| Luther 8 API 15-133-25372 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 550 | 1991 | — |
| Vitt 14 API 15-133-25377 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 504 | 1991 | — |
| Smith 1-a API 15-133-25385 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 548 | 1991 | — |
| Smith 22 API 15-133-25396 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 520 | 1991 | — |
| Smith 21 API 15-133-25397 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 535 | 1991 | — |
| Smith 20 API 15-133-25398 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 535 | 1991 | — |
| Schoenhofer 1 API 15-133-25323 | Schoenhofer Gerald | Erie | 303 | 1990 | — |
| Alfred Heady 10 API 15-133-25285 | Ramrod Oil | Erie | 570 | 1989 | — |
| Robert Campbell C-14 API 15-133-25288 | Ramrod Oil | Erie | 575 | 1989 | — |
| Smith 11 API 15-133-25289 | Morgan Bros | Erie | 579 | 1989 | — |
| Vitt 6 API 15-133-25174 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 517 | 1988 | — |
| Van Sickle 39 API 15-133-25177 | Austin Robert E | Erie | 645 | 1988 | — |
| Van Sickle 46 API 15-133-25184 | Austin Robert E | Erie | 630 | 1988 | — |
| Van Sickle 47 API 15-133-25185 | Austin Robert E | Erie | 630 | 1988 | — |
| Van Sickle 53 API 15-133-25191 | Austin Robert E | Erie | 635 | 1988 | — |
| Vitt 7 API 15-133-25224 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 500 | 1988 | — |
| Naanes 1 API 15-133-25225 | Yarnell Ditching | Erie | 800 | 1988 | — |
| Burress 76 API 15-133-25250 | Petrik Oil | Erie | 587 | 1988 | — |
| Robert Campbell 13 API 15-133-25252 | Ramrod Oil | Erie | 545 | 1988 | — |
| Richard 32 API 15-133-25145 | Winder Oil | Erie | 570 | 1987 | — |
| Richard 31 API 15-133-25146 | Winder Oil | Erie | 550 | 1987 | — |
| Roberts 19 API 15-133-25152 | Winder Oil | Erie | 540 | 1987 | — |
| Roberts 20 API 15-133-25154 | Winder Oil | Erie | 540 | 1987 | — |
| Vitt 4 API 15-133-25159 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 500 | 1987 | — |
| Vitt 5 API 15-133-25164 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 500 | 1987 | — |
| Stegman 18 API 15-133-25103 | Mccoy Jon | Erie | 525 | 1986 | — |
| Shaw 23 138 API 15-133-24734 | Shaw Enterprises | Erie | 630 | 1985 | — |
| Shaw 23 319 API 15-133-24856 | Shaw Enterprises | Erie | 630 | 1985 | — |
| Shaw 23 320 API 15-133-24857 | Shaw Enterprises | Erie | 630 | 1985 | — |
| Shaw 23 321 API 15-133-24866 | Shaw Enterprises | Erie | 630 | 1985 | — |
| Heady 13 API 15-133-24931 | Mo-te Drlg | Erie | 580 | 1985 | — |
| Richard 28 API 15-133-24956 | Winder Oil | Erie | 549 | 1985 | — |
| Shaw 311 API 15-133-23927 | Shaw Enterprises | Erie | 630 | 1984 | — |
| R. W. Hudson 4 API 15-133-23946 | Almond J L | Erie | 650 | 1983 | — |
| Heady 5 API 15-133-23992 | Mo-te Drlg | Erie | 575 | 1983 | — |
| Newell 'a' T-c-1 API 15-133-24020 | T-c Prod | Erie | 600 | 1983 | — |
| Newell 'a' T-c-2 API 15-133-24021 | T-c Prod | Erie | 600 | 1983 | — |
| Christopher Tc-1 API 15-133-24046 | T-c Prod | Erie | 557 | 1983 | — |
| Hudson A-19 API 15-133-22393 | Katana Resources | Erie | 900 | 1981 | — |
| Smith Brothers 2 API 15-133-22564 | James E. Lutrell | Erie | 674 | 1981 | — |
| Hudson 1 API 15-133-21543 | Kephart Joe & Jeff | Erie | 529 | 1980 | — |
| Hudson 2 API 15-133-21544 | Kephart Joe & Jeff | Erie | 562 | 1980 | — |
| Margaret Kinne 'b' 17 API 15-133-21625 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 623 | 1980 | — |
| Shaw 12-a API 15-133-21635 | Shaw Enterprises | Erie | 630 | 1980 | — |
| Hall 2 API 15-133-21755 | Hall Milford | Erie | 612 | 1980 | — |
| Hall 3 API 15-133-21756 | Hall Milford | Erie | 611 | 1980 | — |
| Hall 7 API 15-133-21760 | Hall Milford | Erie | 602 | 1980 | — |
| Adams 46 API 15-133-21914 | Wells-battelstein O&g | Erie | 720 | 1980 | — |
| Simmons 10 API 15-133-20859 | Jay Evans Oil Company | Erie | 520 | 1980 | — |
| Wells-larue 4 API 15-133-21054 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 688 | 1979 | — |
| Dorothy Blaine 2-dx API 15-133-21206 | Drilex O&g | Erie | 650 | 1979 | — |
| Rensing 4 API 15-133-20839 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 740 | 1978 | — |
| Rensing 8 API 15-133-20884 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 732 | 1978 | — |
| Carlson-torrey 'b' 2 API 15-133-20694 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 775 | 1977 | — |
| Johns 5 API 15-133-20704 | Jackson Oil | Erie | 650 | 1977 | — |
| Carlson-torrey 'b' 3 API 15-133-20738 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 736 | 1977 | — |
| Wells-larue 3 API 15-133-20752 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 725 | 1977 | — |
| Hudson 5-b API 15-133-20756 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 720 | 1977 | — |
| Rensing 3 API 15-133-20790 | Graybol-patton CO | Erie | 740 | 1977 | — |
| Louis Richard 20 API 15-133-20477 | Winder & Winder | Erie | 548 | 1976 | — |
| Heady 6 API 15-133-20500 | Winder & Winder | Erie | 570 | 1976 | — |
| Leatherman 8-b API 15-133-20610 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 663 | 1976 | — |
| Leatherman 9-b API 15-133-20611 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 680 | 1976 | — |
| Blaine 21-dx Or 18-dx API 15-133-20614 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1976 | — |
| Blaine 22-dx Or 19-dx API 15-133-20615 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1976 | — |
| Stegman 9 API 15-133-20634 | Alcock A H | Erie | 620 | 1976 | — |
| Cooney 62 API 15-133-20642 | Jackson Oil | Erie | 520 | 1976 | — |
| Cooney C0018 (63) API 15-133-20643 | Jackson Oil Company | Erie | 520 | 1976 | — |
| Cooney 64 API 15-133-20644 | Jackson Oil | Erie | 520 | 1976 | — |
| Gerald Schoenhofer 1 API 15-133-20655 | G. Schoenhofer | Erie | 290 | 1976 | — |
| R. E. Fortune 1 API 15-133-20675 | Fortune R E | Erie | 310 | 1976 | — |
| Blaine 19-dx API 15-133-20613 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1976 | — |
| Richard 21 API 15-133-20476 | Winder & Winder | Erie | 551 | 1975 | — |
| Hines 'b' 3 API 15-133-20515 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 686 | 1975 | — |
| Mccan 'c' 6-b API 15-133-20516 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 672 | 1975 | — |
| Mccan 'b' 6-b API 15-133-20517 | Graybol Oil Corp | Erie | 614 | 1975 | — |
| Mccan 'b' 7 API 15-133-20518 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 623 | 1975 | — |
| Simmons 8 API 15-133-20521 | Trico Oil CO | Erie | 517 | 1975 | — |
| Cravens 7 API 15-133-20526 | Kimble Edward L | Erie | 498 | 1975 | — |
| Mccan 'c' 7-b API 15-133-20529 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 658 | 1975 | — |
| Mccan 'c' 8-b API 15-133-20530 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 652 | 1975 | — |
| Blaine 10-dx API 15-133-20558 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1975 | — |
| Blaine 7-dx API 15-133-20559 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1975 | — |
| Blaine 8-dx API 15-133-20560 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 518 | 1975 | — |
| Blaine 11-dx API 15-133-20566 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1975 | — |
| Blaine 9-dx API 15-133-20561 | Drilex Oil & Gas | Erie | 500 | 1975 | — |
| Leatherman 5-b API 15-133-20396 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 673 | 1974 | — |
| Leatherman 6-b API 15-133-20397 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 675 | 1974 | — |
| Mccan 'b' 3-b API 15-133-20398 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 645 | 1974 | — |
| Mccan 'c' 4-b API 15-133-20399 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 644 | 1974 | — |
| Edward J Vitt 1 API 15-133-20434 | Vitt Edward J | Erie | 290 | 1974 | — |
| Margaret Kinne 'b' 15 API 15-133-20435 | Graybol Oil Corporation | Erie | 570 | 1974 | — |
| Blaine 8 API 15-133-20455 | Oilfield Operating | Erie | 500 | 1974 | — |
| Blaine 7 API 15-133-20456 | Oilfield Operating | Erie | 500 | 1974 | — |
| Mitchell H-1 API 15-133-20464 | Hoffman Geo A | Erie | 578 | 1974 | — |
| Mitchell H-2 API 15-133-20465 | Hoffman Geo A | Erie | 585 | 1974 | — |
| Carlson-torrey W-1 API 15-133-20466 | Graybol Oil Corp | Erie | 712 | 1974 | — |
| Carlson-torrey W-2 API 15-133-20467 | Graybol Oil Corp | Erie | 714 | 1974 | — |
| Maphies W-5 API 15-133-20471 | Allison Alfred E | Erie | 510 | 1974 | — |
| Leatherman 7-b API 15-133-20472 | Graybol Oil | Erie | 698 | 1974 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Wc 506
- Eubank 505
- Buffalo-vilas 505
- Owl Creek 488
- Alford 484
- Boyd 478
- Greenwood Gas Area 459
- Augusta 446
- Mckinney 427
- Virgil North 424
- Parmely 419
- Goodrich-parker 414
- Cunningham 407
- Walnut Southeast 405
- Damme 397
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.