The Garfield field
378 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Garfield field
The operator named on most of these records is Colorado Oil & Gas Corp, on 34 of them (9.0%), ahead of Hilton Drlg CO (24) and Hilton Drilling CO (20). The oldest well here was completed in 1935 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 4990 feet — L. J. Schartz 17, drilled in 1958.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4318 ft | 4402 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Garfield field
304 of the 378 wells in the Garfield field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 3 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 9 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, 123 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Viola | 21 | 5.6% |
| Arbuckle | 5 | 1.3% |
| Penn Basal Cong | 2 | 0.5% |
| Kinderhook | 2 | 0.5% |
| Cherokee | 2 | 0.5% |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 1 | 0.3% |
| Mississippian Oil | 1 | 0.3% |
| Misener Sandstone Member | 1 | 0.3% |
| Mississippian | 1 | 0.3% |
| Misener | 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
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | 34 | 9.0% |
| Hilton Drlg CO | 24 | 6.3% |
| Hilton Drilling CO | 20 | 5.3% |
| Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | 17 | 4.5% |
| V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | 17 | 4.5% |
| Drilling & Expl CO INC | 12 | 3.2% |
| Westpan Hydrocarbon CO | 10 | 2.6% |
| Shallow Water Refining CO | 9 | 2.4% |
| Colorado Oil CO | 8 | 2.1% |
| Phillips Petr Corp | 8 | 2.1% |
| Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | 8 | 2.1% |
| Peel-hardman Oil Prod | 7 | 1.9% |
| Earl F. Wakefield INC | 7 | 1.9% |
| Alpine Oil & Royalty CO | 6 | 1.6% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
3 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 378 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterne 1 API 15-145-21195 | Du Investments | Garfield | 4404 | 1985 | State |
| Spence 2 API 15-145-20195 | Ash Will P | Garfield | 4360 | 1971 | State |
| Smith 1-a API 15-145-00284-0001 | Unruh, Douglas K. Dba D.u. Investments | Garfield | 775 | — | State |
| Marie Antoinette A-1 API 15-145-21893 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4625 | 2024 | — |
| Marie Antoinette 1 API 15-145-21894 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4625 | 2024 | — |
| Gamble 2 API 15-145-21895 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4628 | 2024 | — |
| Yellow Jacket 1 API 15-145-21900 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4575 | 2024 | — |
| Froetschner 1-22 API 15-145-21538 | Cleary Petroleum Corporation | Garfield | 4070 | 2006 | — |
| Chicago Ranch 2 API 15-145-21504 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 4300 | 2005 | — |
| Chicago Ranch 5 API 15-145-21506 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 4239 | 2005 | — |
| Chicago Ranch 'a' 1 API 15-145-21508 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 4300 | 2005 | — |
| Alexander 1 API 15-145-21488 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 4230 | 2004 | — |
| Alexander 2 API 15-145-21490 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 4300 | 2004 | — |
| Alexander 3 API 15-145-21491 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 4402 | 2004 | — |
| Alexander 4 API 15-145-21499 | V.j.i. Natural Resources, INC | Garfield | 2055 | 2004 | — |
| Dave Welch 1 API 15-145-21485 | Clute Oil Corp | Garfield | 4300 | 2003 | — |
| B & W Sales 1-2 API 15-145-21460 | Northwest Well Services, INC | Garfield | 4349 | 2000 | — |
| Meckfessel 1-19 API 15-145-21375 | F G Holl CO | Garfield | 4430 | 1991 | — |
| Shoemake 'b' 1 API 15-145-21245 | Double T Oil | Garfield | 4400 | 1987 | — |
| Keller A A 2-20 API 15-145-21267 | Southwest Pet | Garfield | 4400 | 1987 | — |
| Chicago Ranch 'a' 1 API 15-145-21132 | Hupfer O&g | Garfield | 4350 | 1985 | — |
| Chicago Ranch 1 API 15-145-21194 | Blackhawk Energy | Garfield | 4650 | 1985 | — |
| Keller A A 1-20 API 15-145-21220 | Chapman Energy Oklahoma | Garfield | 4450 | 1985 | — |
| Fertig 1 API 15-145-21131 | Hupfer O&g | Garfield | 4382 | 1984 | — |
| Cline 'a' 2 API 15-145-21139 | Hupfer O&g | Garfield | 4390 | 1984 | — |
| Cline 'a' 1 API 15-145-21091 | Hupfer O&g | Garfield | 4400 | 1983 | — |
| Martha 16-1 API 15-145-20821 | Heston Oil | Garfield | 4610 | 1981 | — |
| Lange 2 API 15-145-20896 | Oil Interests | Garfield | 4350 | 1981 | — |
| Lange 1 API 15-145-20714 | Oil Interests | Garfield | 4365 | 1980 | — |
| Cline 1 API 15-145-20630 | Winn Bros | Garfield | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Winn Bros 2 API 15-145-20631 | Winn Bros Prod | Garfield | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Shoemake 9 API 15-145-20260 | Chapman H A Investments | Garfield | 4380 | 1972 | — |
| Black 2 API 15-145-20114 | Ash Will P | Garfield | 4325 | 1969 | — |
| Klepper 1 API 15-145-00197-0001 | Musgrove Drilling Company | Garfield | 4318 | 1961 | — |
| Morrow 'a' 2 API 15-145-01176-0001 | Todd, Carl Drilling Company | Garfield | 4305 | 1960 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 17 API 15-145-01055 | General American Oil of Texas | Garfield | 4990 | 1958 | — |
| Fertig 7 API 15-145-01193 | Peel-hardman Oil Prod | Garfield | 4310 | 1958 | — |
| Corzine 1 API 15-145-01025 | Mull Drlg | Garfield | 4393 | 1958 | — |
| J. Schartz 8 API 15-145-01121 | General American Oil of Texas | Garfield | 4325 | 1957 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 16 API 15-145-01118 | General American Oil of Texas | Garfield | 4350 | 1957 | — |
| Fergus 'c' 2 API 15-145-01194 | Westpan Hydrocarbon CO | Garfield | 4370 | 1957 | — |
| Spence 8 API 15-145-00877 | Westpan Hydrocarbon CO | Garfield | 4380 | 1957 | — |
| Shoemake 7 API 15-145-00881 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4355 | 1957 | — |
| Wilson 3 API 15-145-00882 | Westpan Hydrocarbon CO | Garfield | 4375 | 1957 | — |
| Schartz 1 API 15-145-00282 | Honaker-davis | Garfield | 4219 | 1957 | — |
| Black 1 API 15-145-00283 | Hilton & Aurora | Garfield | 4353 | 1957 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-145-00284 | Chief Drlg | Garfield | 4363 | 1957 | — |
| Shoemake 8 API 15-145-00488 | Hilton Drlg | Garfield | 4360 | 1957 | — |
| Hines 4 API 15-145-01057 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4290 | 1956 | — |
| Hines 3 API 15-145-01129 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4268 | 1956 | — |
| F. Hutchinson 6 API 15-145-01133 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4315 | 1956 | — |
| F. Hutchinson 5 API 15-145-01132 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4265 | 1956 | — |
| H. Hutchinson 7 API 15-145-01130 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4265 | 1956 | — |
| J. Hutchinson Estate 8 API 15-145-01148 | Clark Knight Drlg | Garfield | 4270 | 1956 | — |
| H. Hutchinson 8 API 15-145-01131 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4315 | 1956 | — |
| Ewing 3 API 15-145-01161 | Clark Knight Drlg | Garfield | 4245 | 1956 | — |
| Ewing 4 API 15-145-01162 | Clark Knight Drlg | Garfield | 4223 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'b' 8 API 15-145-00812 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4300 | 1956 | — |
| Morrow 'b' 3 API 15-145-00815 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4275 | 1956 | — |
| State River 3 API 15-145-00982 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4284 | 1956 | — |
| Porteous 'b' 1 API 15-145-00983 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4415 | 1956 | — |
| Godfrey 2 API 15-145-00985 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4325 | 1956 | — |
| Garfield 1 API 15-145-00986 | Bennett/roberts Drlg CO | Garfield | 4437 | 1956 | — |
| Godfrey 3 API 15-145-01100 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4311 | 1956 | — |
| Schartz 5 API 15-145-00829 | Alpine Oil & Royalty CO | Garfield | 4360 | 1956 | — |
| Godfrey 2 API 15-145-01101 | N C R A | Garfield | 4345 | 1956 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 14 API 15-145-01116 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4290 | 1956 | — |
| J. Schartz 7 API 15-145-01109 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4310 | 1956 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 15 API 15-145-01117 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4300 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'e' 6 API 15-145-00858 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4357 | 1956 | — |
| Kasselman 1 API 15-145-01082 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4289 | 1956 | — |
| Anderson 4 API 15-145-01335 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4360 | 1956 | — |
| Fertig 3 API 15-145-00860 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4360 | 1956 | — |
| Fergus 'b' 3 API 15-145-01187 | Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | Garfield | 4375 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'c' 3 API 15-145-00913 | Westpan Hydrocarbon CO | Garfield | 4362 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'd' 4 API 15-145-00869 | Shallow Water Refining CO | Garfield | 4365 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'd' 5 API 15-145-00870 | Westpan Hydrocarbon CO | Garfield | 4367 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'a' 4 API 15-145-01199 | Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | Garfield | 4363 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson Est 'a' 6 API 15-145-01201 | Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | Garfield | 4359 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'a' 7 API 15-145-01202 | Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | Garfield | 4356 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'a' 8 API 15-145-01203 | Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | Garfield | 4349 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'a' 5 API 15-145-01200 | Santa Fe Pipe & Supply CO | Garfield | 4340 | 1956 | — |
| Shoemake 6 API 15-145-00880 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4411 | 1956 | — |
| Shoemake 5 API 15-145-00879 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4350 | 1956 | — |
| Shoemake 3 API 15-145-01211 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4370 | 1956 | — |
| Boyd 7 API 15-145-01316 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4240 | 1956 | — |
| Fitton 1 API 15-145-00142 | Welch & Olsson Et Al | Garfield | 4385 | 1956 | — |
| Welch 4 API 15-145-70820 | Earl F. Wakefield INC | Garfield | 4270 | 1956 | — |
| Jennings 3 API 15-145-01013 | Gulf Oil | Garfield | 4250 | 1956 | — |
| Hutchinson 'a' 9 API 15-145-01024 | Hilton Drlg | Garfield | 4366 | 1956 | — |
| Shoemake 4 API 15-145-01026 | Hilton Drlg | Garfield | 4375 | 1956 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 12 API 15-145-01114 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4325 | 1956 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 13 API 15-145-01115 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4330 | 1956 | — |
| Klepper 'b' 1 API 15-145-10093 | Welch & Olsson Drilling CO | Garfield | 4222 | 1956 | — |
| Clark 7 API 15-145-00836 | Welch-olson | Garfield | 4290 | 1956 | — |
| Aldrich 'b' 1 API 15-145-00813 | Welch and Olsson Drilling CO | Garfield | 4275 | 1956 | — |
| Boyd 3 API 15-145-01123 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4257 | 1955 | — |
| Boyd 2 API 15-145-01122 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4270 | 1955 | — |
| Hines 1 API 15-145-01127 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4290 | 1955 | — |
| Boyd 4 API 15-145-01124 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4265 | 1955 | — |
| Boyd 6 API 15-145-01126 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4260 | 1955 | — |
| Boyd 5 API 15-145-01125 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4278 | 1955 | — |
| Hines 2 API 15-145-01128 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4267 | 1955 | — |
| H. Hutchinson 4 API 15-145-01139 | Colorado Oil CO | Garfield | 4264 | 1955 | — |
| H. Hutchinson 5 API 15-145-01140 | Colorado Oil CO | Garfield | 4318 | 1955 | — |
| H. Hutchinson 6 API 15-145-01135 | Colorado Oil & Gas Corp | Garfield | 4299 | 1955 | — |
| F. Hutchinson 4 API 15-145-01138 | Colorado Oil CO | Garfield | 4293 | 1955 | — |
| J. Hutchinson Estate 3 API 15-145-01143 | Knight, Clark | Garfield | 4256 | 1955 | — |
| J. Hutchinson Estate 4 API 15-145-01144 | Clark Knight Drlg | Garfield | 4270 | 1955 | — |
| F. Hutchinson 2 API 15-145-01136 | Colorado Oil CO | Garfield | 4276 | 1955 | — |
| J. Hutchinson Estate 5 API 15-145-01145 | Knight Drlg | Garfield | 4260 | 1955 | — |
| F. Hutchinson 3 API 15-145-01137 | Colorado Oil CO | Garfield | 4264 | 1955 | — |
| J. Hutchinson Estate 7 API 15-145-01147 | Clark Knight Drlg | Garfield | 4264 | 1955 | — |
| A. W. Schartz 2 API 15-145-01164 | Rooney & Siegfried & Thomas | Garfield | 4248 | 1955 | — |
| A. W. Schartz 4 API 15-145-01166 | Rooney & Siegfried & Thomas | Garfield | 4265 | 1955 | — |
| Welch 3 API 15-145-01169 | Rooney Siegfried & Thoma | Garfield | 4300 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 1 API 15-145-01149 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4265 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 3 API 15-145-01151 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4263 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 5 API 15-145-01153 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4282 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 8 API 15-145-01156 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4720 | 1955 | — |
| C. Titus 6 API 15-145-01154 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4312 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 4 API 15-145-01152 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4311 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 2 API 15-145-01150 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4266 | 1955 | — |
| Titus 7 API 15-145-01155 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4285 | 1955 | — |
| Welch 4 API 15-145-01170 | Rooney Siegfried & Thoma | Garfield | 4302 | 1955 | — |
| Welch 2 API 15-145-01168 | Rooney-siegfried Et Al | Garfield | 4309 | 1955 | — |
| A. W. Schartz 3 API 15-145-01165 | Rooney & Siegfried & Thomas | Garfield | 4275 | 1955 | — |
| A. W. Schartz 1 API 15-145-01163 | Rooney & Siegfried & Thomas | Garfield | 4293 | 1955 | — |
| Ewing 2 API 15-145-01160 | Clark Knight Drlg CO | Garfield | 4260 | 1955 | — |
| Ewing 1 API 15-145-01157 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4260 | 1955 | — |
| Ewing 2 API 15-145-01158 | Drilling & Expl CO INC | Garfield | 4263 | 1955 | — |
| Hutchinson 'b' 1 API 15-145-10407 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4300 | 1955 | — |
| Schartz 4 API 15-145-01175 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4260 | 1955 | — |
| State River 2 API 15-145-01181 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4305 | 1955 | — |
| Klepper 2 API 15-145-01179 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4280 | 1955 | — |
| Klepper 3 API 15-145-01180 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4270 | 1955 | — |
| Porteous 1 API 15-145-01182 | Welch & Olsson Drlg CO | Garfield | 4290 | 1955 | — |
| Orange 1 API 15-145-01102 | Peel-hardman Oil Prod | Garfield | 4216 | 1955 | — |
| Godfrey 'a' 8 API 15-145-00824 | Phillips Petr Corp | Garfield | 4382 | 1955 | — |
| Godfrey 'a' 6 API 15-145-00822 | Phillips Petr Corp | Garfield | 4370 | 1955 | — |
| Godfrey 'a' 4 API 15-145-00820 | Phillips Petr Corp | Garfield | 4373 | 1955 | — |
| Godfrey 1 API 15-145-00987 | N C R A | Garfield | 4388 | 1955 | — |
| Orange 2 API 15-145-01056 | Peel-hardman Oil Prod | Garfield | 4278 | 1955 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 10 API 15-145-01112 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4290 | 1955 | — |
| J. Schartz 5 API 15-145-01332 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4317 | 1955 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 11 API 15-145-01113 | Hilton Drlg CO | Garfield | 4344 | 1955 | — |
| J. Schartz 3 API 15-145-01330 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4315 | 1955 | — |
| J. Schartz 6 API 15-145-01108 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4325 | 1955 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 9 API 15-145-01111 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4283 | 1955 | — |
| L. J. Schartz 8 API 15-145-01110 | Hilton Drilling CO | Garfield | 4264 | 1955 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Cunningham 407
- Walnut Southeast 405
- Damme 397
- Mueller 397
- Max 395
- Dopita 393
- Altoona 391
- Hollow-nikkel 386
- Medicine Lodge-boggs 367
- Irvin 366
- Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 358
- Hardtner 357
- Savonburg 357
- Rhodes 353
- Tyro 353
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.