The Fairport field
1,002 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Fairport field
The operator named on most of these records is Sohio Petroleum CO, on 47 of them (4.7%), ahead of Citation Oil & Gas Corp (44) and Citation Oil and Gas Corp (31). The oldest well here was completed in 1923 and the most recent in 2022, and the deepest reaches 3943 feet — Porter 1, drilled in 1982.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3310 ft | 3444 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Fairport field
411 of the 1,002 wells in the Fairport field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 3 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 5 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, 262 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 34 | 3.4% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 12 | 1.2% |
| Arbuckle Group | 10 | 1.0% |
| Tarkio | 10 | 1.0% |
| Lansing Group | 8 | 0.8% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 8 | 0.8% |
| Third Tarkio | 7 | 0.7% |
| Tarkio Limestone Member | 5 | 0.5% |
| Kansas City Group | 4 | 0.4% |
| Lansing Kansas City | 4 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sohio Petroleum CO | 47 | 4.7% |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp | 44 | 4.4% |
| Citation Oil and Gas Corp | 31 | 3.1% |
| R.p. Nixon Operations | 23 | 2.3% |
| Mai, Louis M. Operations | 23 | 2.3% |
| Sohio Petroleum Corp | 22 | 2.2% |
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 19 | 1.9% |
| Berexco LLC | 19 | 1.9% |
| Aylward Drilling CO | 18 | 1.8% |
| Solar Oil Corp | 17 | 1.7% |
| Louis M. Mai Operations | 16 | 1.6% |
| V. Francis Weigel Family Partnership LLC | 14 | 1.4% |
| Sohio Petroleum | 11 | 1.1% |
| Okmar Oil CO | 11 | 1.1% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
3 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleeve Miller 2 API 15-167-01849 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Fairport | 3326 | 1957 | State |
| Cleeve Miller 1 API 15-167-01848 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Fairport | 3300 | 1956 | State |
| Abbott 'b' 1 API 15-167-39752 | Bennett, H C | Fairport | 3320 | 1946 | State |
| Gene 1 API 15-167-24117 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3500 | 2022 | — |
| Hines 27x API 15-167-24098 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3525 | 2020 | — |
| Don 1 API 15-167-24100 | Farmer, John O., INC | Fairport | 3350 | 2020 | — |
| Lebow 11 API 15-167-24085 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3667 | 2019 | — |
| Lebow 10 API 15-167-24088 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3580 | 2019 | — |
| Patriot 1 API 15-167-24093 | Fossil Energy, LLC | Fairport | 3350 | 2019 | — |
| Oswald, Ed 'b' 11 API 15-167-24096 | Vess Oil Corporation | Fairport | 3254 | 2019 | — |
| Hines Unit 26x API 15-167-24097 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3550 | 2019 | — |
| Liberty 1 API 15-167-24046 | Fossil Energy, LLC | Fairport | 3350 | 2016 | — |
| Hines Unit 25-x API 15-167-01729-0001 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3290 | 2015 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-20 API 15-051-25626-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3415 | 2015 | — |
| Thompson Unit 19-1 API 15-167-23976 | Ia Operating, INC | Fairport | 3610 | 2014 | — |
| Gudenkauf 1 API 15-167-24010 | M G Oil INC | Fairport | 3395 | 2014 | — |
| Hoffman 3 API 15-051-26758 | Bennett and Schulte Oil CO | Fairport | 3632 | 2014 | — |
| Schmitt 8-11 API 15-051-26153 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3460 | 2012 | — |
| Hines Unit 19-x API 15-167-23739 | Berexco, LLC | Fairport | 3340 | 2012 | — |
| Hines Unit 18-x API 15-167-23740 | Berexco, LLC | Fairport | 3425 | 2012 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-11 API 15-051-25322-0001 | — | Fairport | 3365 | 2012 | — |
| Hines Unit 16-x API 15-167-06163-0001 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3176 | 2012 | — |
| Hines Unit 12-x API 15-167-01738-0001 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3397 | 2011 | — |
| Austin, L.l 11 API 15-051-25932 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Fairport | 3400 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-16 API 15-051-25934 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3420 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-19 API 15-167-23602 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3420 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-17 API 15-051-25936 | Citation Oil & Gas | Fairport | 3525 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland 6-15 API 15-051-25935 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3445 | 2010 | — |
| Hoffman 2 API 15-051-25981 | Bennett & Schulte Oil CO | Fairport | 3404 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-20 API 15-167-23645 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3409 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-21 API 15-167-23646 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3390 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-14 API 15-051-25996 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3400 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland 1-24 API 15-051-25998 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3380 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-18 API 15-051-26000 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3420 | 2010 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-15 API 15-051-25935-0001 | — | Fairport | 3445 | 2010 | — |
| Hoffman 1 API 15-051-25883 | Bennett & Schulte Oil CO | Fairport | 3450 | 2009 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-17 API 15-167-23477 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3355 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-13 API 15-051-25722 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3450 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-14 API 15-051-25723 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3415 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland 2-18 API 15-167-23478 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3370 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland 6-9 API 15-051-25721 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3450 | 2008 | — |
| Austin, L.l 10 API 15-051-25749 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Fairport | 3400 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-22 API 15-051-25750 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3395 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-9 API 15-051-25721-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3450 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-18 API 15-167-23478-0001 | — | Fairport | 3370 | 2008 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-21 API 15-051-25627 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3360 | 2007 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-20 API 15-051-25626 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3415 | 2007 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-12 API 15-051-25628 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3425 | 2007 | — |
| Eulert Ranch 'j' 2 API 15-167-23436 | Esp Development, INC | Fairport | 3410 | 2007 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-16 API 15-167-23261-0001 | — | Fairport | 3350 | 2007 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-21 API 15-051-25327-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3350 | 2006 | — |
| Pratt-foster 2 API 15-167-23346 | Starr F. Schlobohm | Fairport | 3180 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-16 API 15-051-25528 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3390 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-10 API 15-051-25529 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3412 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-11 API 15-051-25530 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3446 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-17 API 15-051-25533 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3375 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-12 API 15-051-25553 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3420 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-18 API 15-051-25554 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3385 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-23 API 15-051-25557 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3410 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-19 API 15-051-25558 | Citation Oil and Gas Corporation | Fairport | 3351 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-2 API 15-051-19138-0002 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3260 | 2006 | — |
| Wieland 'c' 15 API 15-051-23865 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3405 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-18 API 15-051-25324 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3319 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-20 API 15-051-25326 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3339 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-21 API 15-051-25327 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3350 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-22 API 15-051-25328 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3380 | 2005 | — |
| Eulert Ranch 'j' 1 API 15-167-23288 | Esp Development, INC | Fairport | 3454 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 7-2 API 15-051-02019-0002 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3315 | 2005 | — |
| Beller 'd' Haberer Unit 1 API 15-167-23294 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Fairport | 3299 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-15 API 15-051-23865-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3405 | 2005 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-14 API 15-051-25320 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3350 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-15 API 15-051-25321 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3380 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-11 API 15-051-25322 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3365 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-17 API 15-051-25323 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3334 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-19 API 15-051-25325 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3380 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-16 API 15-167-23261 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3350 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 7-4 API 15-051-02021-0002 | — | Fairport | 3335 | 2004 | — |
| Beller 'd' 1 API 15-167-23271 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Fairport | 3200 | 2004 | — |
| Lebow Unit 6-x API 15-167-01706-0001 | Berexco LLC | Fairport | 3419 | 2004 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-14 API 15-167-22674-0001 | — | Fairport | 3425 | 2004 | — |
| Beller 'c' 1 API 15-167-01807-0001 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Fairport | 3295 | 2002 | — |
| Sutton 9 API 15-167-20876-0001 | Mai Oil Operations | Fairport | 2919 | 1999 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-7 API 15-051-02017-0001 | Anschutz Drilling CO | Fairport | 3368 | 1998 | — |
| Wieland Unit 7-2 API 15-051-02019-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas | Fairport | 3315 | 1998 | — |
| Sutton 1 API 15-167-05985-0001 | — | Fairport | 3440 | 1997 | — |
| Oswald 26 API 15-167-22632-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum CO | Fairport | 3292 | 1997 | — |
| Oswald 11 API 15-167-45256-0003 | Hallwood Petroleum | Fairport | 3023 | 1997 | — |
| Oswald, Edward 23 API 15-167-20811-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Fairport | 3267 | 1997 | — |
| Oswald 25 API 15-167-22619-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Fairport | 3259 | 1997 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-13 API 15-051-24297-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas | Fairport | 3400 | 1996 | — |
| Reich 'b' 5 API 15-167-30062-0001 | Petroleum Property Services, INC | Fairport | 3365 | 1996 | — |
| Booth 'b' 4 API 15-167-23102 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Fairport | 3296 | 1995 | — |
| Booth 'a' 4 API 15-167-06317-0002 | Hallwood Pet | Fairport | 3358 | 1995 | — |
| Booth 'b' 3 API 15-167-06308-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum | Fairport | 3345 | 1995 | — |
| Booth 'a' 4 API 15-167-06317-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Fairport | 3358 | 1995 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-3 API 15-051-05485-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3275 | 1992 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-8 API 15-051-05351-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3486 | 1992 | — |
| Weiland 'c' 2 API 15-051-05486-0002 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3277 | 1992 | — |
| Brungardt 'a' 2 API 15-167-22940 | V. Francis Weigel Family Partnership LLC | Fairport | 3335 | 1991 | — |
| Meckel 'b' 12 API 15-167-22981 | V. Francis Weigel | Fairport | 3341 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit Was Weiland 'a' 8 4-8 API 15-051-06928-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3380 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-8 API 15-051-24336-0001 | — | Fairport | 3495 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-9 API 15-167-05348-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas | Fairport | 3269 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-10 API 15-051-22325-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3270 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-1 API 15-051-19310-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3285 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-9 API 15-051-22324-0001 | — | Fairport | 3370 | 1991 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-3 API 15-051-04988-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3312 | 1990 | — |
| Meckel 'b' 10 API 15-167-22882 | V. Francis Weigel | Fairport | 3360 | 1990 | — |
| Meckel 'b' 11 API 15-167-22941 | V. Francis Weigel | Fairport | 3525 | 1990 | — |
| Wieland Unit 4-11 API 15-051-24299-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3425 | 1990 | — |
| Weiland 6-1a API 15-051-24323-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3425 | 1990 | — |
| Brungardt 1 API 15-167-22852 | Jack Koron | Fairport | 3460 | 1989 | — |
| Wieland Unit Was Wieland 'c' 13 1-13 API 15-051-23864-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3270 | 1989 | — |
| Brungardt 'd' 4 API 15-167-01023-0001 | Weigel V Francis | Fairport | 3415 | 1989 | — |
| Keeney 9 API 15-167-22820 | Weigel V Francis | Fairport | 3362 | 1988 | — |
| Keeney 'a' 6 API 15-167-01021-0001 | V. Francis Weigel | Fairport | 3447 | 1988 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-2 API 15-051-19313-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3370 | 1988 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-1 API 15-051-19459-0001 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Fairport | 3258 | 1988 | — |
| Oswald, Edward 'a' 10 API 15-167-21008-0001 | Sohio Pet | Fairport | 3220 | 1987 | — |
| Wieland Unit 2-14 API 15-167-22674 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3425 | 1986 | — |
| Deckert 'a' 10 API 15-167-22247-0001 | Sohio Pet | Fairport | 3374 | 1986 | — |
| Oswald 25 API 15-167-22619 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Fairport | 3259 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland 4-11 API 15-051-24299 | Tenneco Oil Company | Fairport | 3425 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland Unit 'a' 6-1 API 15-051-24323 | Tenneco Oil Company | Fairport | 3425 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-10 API 15-051-24335 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3483 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-8 API 15-051-24336 | Tenneco Oil Company | Fairport | 3495 | 1985 | — |
| Oswald 24 API 15-167-22554 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Fairport | 3269 | 1985 | — |
| Oswald 26 API 15-167-22632 | Bhp Petroleum (americas) INC | Fairport | 3292 | 1985 | — |
| Oswald 27 API 15-167-22633 | Bhp Petroleum INC | Fairport | 3255 | 1985 | — |
| Oswald 28 API 15-167-22634 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Fairport | 3240 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland 4-12 API 15-051-24296 | Tenneco Oil Company | Fairport | 3375 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland 4-13 API 15-051-24297 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3400 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland Unit 6-4 API 15-051-02014-0001 | Anshutz Drilling Company | Fairport | 3302 | 1985 | — |
| Schmidt Was Wieland Unit 7-4 4 API 15-051-02021-0001 | Solar Oil Corp | Fairport | 3335 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland Unit 5-10 API 15-051-24335-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Fairport | 3483 | 1985 | — |
| Dodge 4 API 15-167-06191-0002 | Sohio Petroleum CO | Fairport | 3189 | 1985 | — |
| Wieland, John E 1 API 15-051-23627 | Baron Oil Oper | Fairport | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland 'c' 18 API 15-051-23867 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland 'a' 11 API 15-051-23868 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland Unit Was Wieland 'c' 11 1-11 API 15-051-23606 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3270 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland Unit Was Wieland 'c' 12 1-12 API 15-051-23607 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3269 | 1984 | — |
| Weiland 'c' 13 API 15-051-23864 | Tenneco Oil | Fairport | 3270 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland Unit Was Wieland 'c' 14 1-14 API 15-051-23898 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3296 | 1984 | — |
| Deckert 'a' 10 API 15-167-22247 | Sohio Pet | Fairport | 3374 | 1984 | — |
| Austin 2 API 15-167-22308 | Corie Oil Co., INC | Fairport | 3505 | 1984 | — |
| Weigel 4 API 15-167-22534 | Weigel Francis V | Fairport | 3371 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland Unit 1-16 API 15-051-23866-0001 | Tenneco Oil CO | Fairport | 3060 | 1984 | — |
| Wieland Unit 12 Twin API 15-167-01654-0001 | — | Fairport | 3285 | 1983 | — |
| Wieland 'a' 7 API 15-051-01086-0001 | Multistates Oil Prod | Fairport | 3278 | 1982 | — |
| Wieland 'a' 9 API 15-051-22324 | Tenneco Oil Company | Fairport | 3370 | 1981 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Neodesha 1,433
- Burrton 1,362
- Iola 1,358
- Hugoton 1,142
- Coffeyville-cherryvale 1,140
- Stoltenberg 1,111
- Lost Springs 1,083
- Marcotte 1,019
- Colony-welda 949
- Zenith-peace Creek 934
- Geneseo-edwards 864
- Garnett Shoestring 837
- Moran 819
- Welch-bornholdt 798
- Bradshaw Gas Area 797
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.