The Gardner field
697 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Gardner field
The operator named on most of these records is Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC, on 114 of them (16.4%), ahead of Enerjex Kansas, INC (63) and D & Z Exploration, INC (52). The oldest well here was completed in 1939 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 2321 feet — Roberts 'b' 1, drilled in 1991.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 900 ft | 960 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Gardner field
202 of the 697 wells in the Gardner field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 69 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, 201 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlesville | 460 | 66.0% |
| Cherokee Group Coal | 38 | 5.5% |
| Squirrel | 22 | 3.2% |
| Cherokee | 15 | 2.2% |
| Knobtown | 4 | 0.6% |
| Burgess | 2 | 0.3% |
| Squirrel and Bartlesville | 1 | 0.1% |
| Viola | 1 | 0.1% |
| Squirrell | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lower Bartlesville | 1 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 681 | 97.7% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | 114 | 16.4% |
| Enerjex Kansas, INC | 63 | 9.0% |
| D & Z Exploration, INC | 52 | 7.5% |
| Kelly Company LC | 37 | 5.3% |
| Altavista Energy, INC | 36 | 5.2% |
| St Petroleum, INC | 26 | 3.7% |
| Miller Brothers Production | 22 | 3.2% |
| Tailwater, INC | 15 | 2.2% |
| Butler Petroleum LLC | 15 | 2.2% |
| Rader Oil | 14 | 2.0% |
| Rolex, INC | 14 | 2.0% |
| C. D. Oil, INC | 14 | 2.0% |
| Dan C. Tutcher | 11 | 1.6% |
| O. K. Supply | 11 | 1.6% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 697 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knabe D Kmi-2 API 15-091-24550 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-5 API 15-091-24545 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-3 API 15-091-24546 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-6 API 15-091-24547 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 920 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-1 API 15-091-24548 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 920 | 2026 | — |
| Knabe D Kmi-4 API 15-091-24549 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2026 | — |
| Roberts Ac-2 API 15-091-24516 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 752 | 2022 | — |
| Roberts Ac-1 API 15-091-24517 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 772 | 2022 | — |
| Roberts Aci-1 API 15-091-24520 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 748 | 2022 | — |
| Roberts Ac-3 API 15-091-24522 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 742 | 2022 | — |
| Thomas C 3-4 API 15-091-24510 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2019 | — |
| Thomas C 1-2-2 API 15-091-24469 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 1-2-3 API 15-091-24470 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 1-2-4 API 15-091-24471 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C I-3-1 API 15-091-24472 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C I-3-2 API 15-091-24473 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C I-3-3 API 15-091-24474 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 3-2 API 15-091-24483 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 2-2 API 15-091-24479 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 2-3 API 15-091-24480 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 3-1 API 15-091-24482 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 3-3 API 15-091-24484 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 4-1 API 15-091-24486 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 4-2 API 15-091-24487 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 4-3 API 15-091-24488 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 1-4 API 15-091-24489 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Mckaughan 11 API 15-091-24495 | Hughes Drilling Co, A General Partnership | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-21 API 15-091-23820-0001 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 928 | 2018 | — |
| Thomas C 2-1 API 15-091-24500 | St Petroleum, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2018 | — |
| Knabe-d Ka-4 API 15-091-23359-0001 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2017 | — |
| Knabe D Ka-5 API 15-091-23407-0001 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 925 | 2017 | — |
| East Gordon W3 API 15-091-24128 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon W4 API 15-091-24129 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon I-11 API 15-091-24133 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon 14 API 15-091-24238 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 977 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon 23 API 15-091-24239 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-3 API 15-091-24240 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-4 API 15-091-24241 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-12 API 15-091-24242 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-5 API 15-091-24311 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-13 API 15-091-24312 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #6 API 15-091-24313 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #15 API 15-091-24314 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #24 API 15-091-24315 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #w5 API 15-091-24316 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #w6 API 15-091-24351 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #7 API 15-091-24352 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon 16 API 15-091-24353 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon 25 API 15-091-24354 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-6 API 15-091-24355 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon #i-14 API 15-091-24356 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2014 | — |
| Andrew A #2 API 15-091-24403 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Andrew A #6 API 15-091-24404 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2014 | — |
| East Gordon 2 API 15-091-23986 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 1 API 15-091-24084 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 3 API 15-091-24085 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 11 API 15-091-24086 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 12 API 15-091-24087 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #i-2 API 15-091-24088 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 930 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon I-1 API 15-091-24089 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #w1 API 15-091-24126 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #w2 API 15-091-24127 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #i-9 API 15-091-24131 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon I-10 API 15-091-24132 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 19 API 15-091-24134 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 20 API 15-091-24135 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 21 API 15-091-24136 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2013 | — |
| Mccann 'b' B-4 API 15-091-20086-0001 | — | Gardner | 880 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #ned API 15-091-24217 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 1280 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 4 API 15-091-24236 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 940 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon 13 API 15-091-24237 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 970 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #n2 API 15-091-24244 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2013 | — |
| East Gordon #nw API 15-091-24245 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2013 | — |
| Knabe 'd' Kr-2 API 15-091-23537 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 1080 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe 'd' Kr-9 API 15-091-23552 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 926 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe 'd' Kri-10 API 15-091-23688 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kr-2 API 15-091-23734 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 759 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kr-3 API 15-091-23735 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 766 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kr-4 API 15-091-23736 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 756 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kr-5 API 15-091-23737 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 766 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kri-1 API 15-091-23731 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 747 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-5 API 15-091-23729 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 759 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-6 API 15-091-23730 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 751 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kri-2 API 15-091-23732 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 762 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-3 API 15-091-23727 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 766 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-1 API 15-091-23725 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 765 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-2 API 15-091-23726 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 766 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-4 API 15-091-23728 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 761 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-7 API 15-091-23742 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-8 API 15-091-23743 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 884 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-9 API 15-091-23744 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 869 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-10 API 15-091-23745 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-11 API 15-091-23746 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 904 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe 'm' Kr-12 API 15-091-23747 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 884 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-7 API 15-091-23748 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 876 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-8 API 15-091-23749 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-9 API 15-091-23750 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 890 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-10 API 15-091-23751 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 869 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe 'a' Kr-9 API 15-091-23757 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 766 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe A Kr-6 API 15-091-23754 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 766 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-13 API 15-091-23773 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 887 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-1 API 15-091-23792 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-2 API 15-091-23793 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-3 API 15-091-23794 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 846 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-4 API 15-091-23795 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-5 API 15-091-23796 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 919 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-6 API 15-091-23797 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-7 API 15-091-23798 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 910 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-8 API 15-091-23799 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-9 API 15-091-23800 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' A-10 API 15-091-23801 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 919 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-1 API 15-091-23802 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-2 API 15-091-23803 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-3 API 15-091-23804 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 884 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-4 API 15-091-23805 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 930 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-5 API 15-091-23806 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 930 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-6 API 15-091-23807 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-7 API 15-091-23808 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-8 API 15-091-23809 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 919 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-9 API 15-091-23810 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 920 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-10 API 15-091-23811 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 919 | 2012 | — |
| Mccann 'b' Ai-11 API 15-091-23812 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 919 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-16 API 15-091-23814 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 900 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kr-17 API 15-091-23815 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 926 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe 'a' Kr-10 API 15-091-23843 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 765 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-16 API 15-091-23872 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 760 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-17 API 15-091-23873 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 782 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-18 API 15-091-23874 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 765 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-19 API 15-091-23875 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 760 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe M Kri-22 API 15-091-23878 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 760 | 2012 | — |
| East Gordon 5 API 15-091-23985 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2012 | — |
| East Gordon 10 API 15-091-23988 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 960 | 2012 | — |
| East Gordon 22 API 15-091-23989 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2012 | — |
| East Gordon 26 API 15-091-23990 | D & Z Exploration, INC | Gardner | 980 | 2012 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-1 API 15-091-23536 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 888 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe 'd' Kr-3 API 15-091-23538 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 909 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-4 API 15-091-23539 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-5 API 15-091-23540 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 785 | 2011 | — |
| Robert Kramer 'a' 25-inj API 15-091-23546 | Altavista Energy, INC | Gardner | 963 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-6 API 15-091-23549 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 893 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-7 API 15-091-23550 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-8 API 15-091-23551 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-10 API 15-091-23553 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 898 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-12 API 15-091-23566 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 853 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-15 API 15-091-23569 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kr-19 API 15-091-23573 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kri-1 API 15-091-23574 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kri-2 API 15-091-23575 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe D Kri-3 API 15-091-23576 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
| Knabe 'd' Kri-4 API 15-091-23577 | Kansas Resource Exploration & Development, LLC | Gardner | 923 | 2011 | — |
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