The Geneseo-edwards field
864 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Geneseo-edwards field
The operator named on most of these records is Continental Oil CO, on 189 of them (21.9%), ahead of Continental Oil Company (116) and J C Dozier Oil CO (40). The oldest well here was completed in 1934 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 4304 feet — J. A. Lewis 'a' 3, drilled in 1957.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3253 ft | 3375 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Geneseo-edwards field
614 of the 864 wells in the Geneseo-edwards 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, 282 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 27 | 3.1% |
| Simpson Group | 6 | 0.7% |
| Arbuckle Group | 2 | 0.2% |
| Mississippi | 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
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Oil CO | 189 | 21.9% |
| Continental Oil Company | 116 | 13.4% |
| J C Dozier Oil CO | 40 | 4.6% |
| Raymond Francis M Oil | 28 | 3.2% |
| Cities Service CO | 24 | 2.8% |
| Westgate-greenland Oil CO | 17 | 2.0% |
| Continental Oil | 16 | 1.9% |
| Empire Oil & Refining Company | 12 | 1.4% |
| Shell Petroleum Corp | 12 | 1.4% |
| Petroleum Energy | 12 | 1.4% |
| Aladdin Petroleum Corp | 11 | 1.3% |
| Ash Mar Drlg CO | 10 | 1.2% |
| Cities Service Oil Company | 9 | 1.0% |
| Derrick American Oil | 9 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
3 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 864 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis 'b' 1 API 15-159-21962 | Derrick American Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3805 | 1985 | State |
| Lewis 1 API 15-159-21875 | Derrick-american Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3330 | 1984 | State |
| L. Johnson 'a' 2 API 15-053-30155-0002 | Ward Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3233 | 1973 | State |
| Rathbun 8 API 15-053-21403 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Geneseo-edwards | 3330 | 2025 | — |
| Mollhagen 3 API 15-053-21400 | Castle Resources, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3346 | 2024 | — |
| Meyeres Ankerholz 16 API 15-159-22867 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3310 | 2019 | — |
| S. Rolfs 6 API 15-053-21368 | Pauley Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3600 | 2018 | — |
| Dorothy 1-3 API 15-159-22804 | American Warrior, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3400 | 2015 | — |
| S. Rolfs 5 API 15-053-21320 | Pauley Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3463 | 2015 | — |
| Meyer Ankerholz 13 API 15-159-22783 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3345 | 2014 | — |
| Jean 1-2 API 15-159-22793 | American Warrior, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3365 | 2014 | — |
| Meyer Ankerholz 14 API 15-159-22802 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3303 | 2014 | — |
| Meyer Ankerholz 15 API 15-159-22808 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3230 | 2014 | — |
| Kratzer 11 API 15-053-21281 | Darrah, John Jay, Jr | Geneseo-edwards | 3285 | 2013 | — |
| S. Rolfs 4 API 15-053-21287 | Pauley Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3277 | 2013 | — |
| Meyeres-ankerholz 7 API 15-159-06211-0001 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3460 | 2013 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 14 API 15-159-22761 | Scheck Oil Operation | Geneseo-edwards | 3280 | 2013 | — |
| B.b. Ainsworth 13 API 15-159-22677 | Scheck Oil Operation | Geneseo-edwards | 3309 | 2012 | — |
| Kratzer 10 API 15-053-21276 | John Jay Darrah, Jr | Geneseo-edwards | 3293 | 2012 | — |
| Ross 1 API 15-159-22712 | Castle Resources, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3378 | 2012 | — |
| J. R. Lansing 'b' 2 API 15-159-01921-0001 | Daystar Petroleum, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3172 | 2012 | — |
| J. R. Lansing 'b' 3 API 15-159-19018-0002 | Daystar Petroleum, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3165 | 2012 | — |
| S. Rolfs 1 API 15-053-21258 | Pauley Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3600 | 2011 | — |
| Mollhagen 8 API 15-053-00771-0003 | Castle Resources, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3309 | 2011 | — |
| J. A. Williams 2 API 15-159-01830-0001 | — | Geneseo-edwards | 3215 | 2009 | — |
| B. C. Gray 6 API 15-159-01738-0001 | — | Geneseo-edwards | 3154 | 2009 | — |
| Pickerill 'a' 10 API 15-159-01940-0001 | Daystar Petroleum, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3212 | 2007 | — |
| Kratzer 1-4 API 15-159-22452 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3440 | 2005 | — |
| Gray 1-19 API 15-159-22453 | Noble Petroleum, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3385 | 2005 | — |
| O. O. Fuller 11 API 15-053-21092 | Murfin Drilling Co. INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3353 | 1994 | — |
| J. F. Rolfs 10-34 API 15-053-21090 | Hugoton Energy Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 3350 | 1993 | — |
| R. Michells 2 API 15-159-06306-0002 | — | Geneseo-edwards | 3246 | 1991 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 7 API 15-159-19028-0001 | Jade Resources | Geneseo-edwards | 3213 | 1990 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 8 API 15-159-19026-0001 | Jade Resources | Geneseo-edwards | 3187 | 1990 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 10 API 15-159-19027-0001 | Jade Resources | Geneseo-edwards | 3200 | 1990 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 11 API 15-159-19029-0002 | Jade Resources | Geneseo-edwards | 3207 | 1990 | — |
| Keatts 4 API 15-159-22298 | Leavell Resources Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 3300 | 1990 | — |
| Peverley 3 API 15-159-21481-0100 | Black Frank J | Geneseo-edwards | 3500 | 1987 | — |
| Fansler 1 API 15-159-22072 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Siemer 'a' 4 API 15-159-21901 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Burdette 'a' 4 API 15-159-21902 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Keatts 2 API 15-159-21925 | Derrick American Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3773 | 1985 | — |
| Ira Bolton 10 API 15-159-21944 | Fell Oil & Gas CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3320 | 1985 | — |
| Ira Bolton 11 API 15-159-22016 | Fell Oil & Gas CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3390 | 1985 | — |
| Soeken 'a' 1 API 15-159-21903 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1985 | — |
| J. R. Lansing 'b' 3 API 15-159-19018-0001 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3165 | 1984 | — |
| Lewis 2 API 15-159-21886 | Derrick American Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3581 | 1984 | — |
| Bolton 5 API 15-159-19159-0001 | Fell Oil and Gas | Geneseo-edwards | 3404 | 1984 | — |
| Rolfs 2 API 15-159-21618 | Petroleum Energy | Geneseo-edwards | 3550 | 1983 | — |
| Casad-lewis 2 API 15-159-21581 | Casad Drilling Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Rolfs A 2 API 15-159-21244 | Lkm Res | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Ira Bolton 7 API 15-159-01479-0001 | Fell Oil & Gas Company | Geneseo-edwards | 3482 | 1982 | — |
| Hamilton-spousta 1-13 API 15-159-21140 | Buckeye Energy CO | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Manis 18-1 API 15-159-21141 | Buckeye Energy CO | Geneseo-edwards | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Peverley 1 API 15-159-21049 | Black Frank J | Geneseo-edwards | 3200 | 1981 | — |
| Lewis 7-1 API 15-159-21129 | Buckeye Energy | Geneseo-edwards | 3257 | 1981 | — |
| Burdette 'a' 2 API 15-159-21298 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 3320 | 1981 | — |
| J. R. Lansing 5 API 15-159-19031-0001 | Daystar Petroleum, INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3970 | 1981 | — |
| Ainsworth 2 API 15-159-19023-0001 | Conoco INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3169 | 1980 | — |
| Keatts 1 API 15-159-20858 | Murfin Drilling CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3350 | 1980 | — |
| Burdette 'a' 1 API 15-159-20627 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 1270 | 1976 | — |
| Burdette 'b' 1 API 15-159-20628 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 1229 | 1976 | — |
| Ellis 'a' 1 API 15-159-20629 | Aladdin Pet | Geneseo-edwards | 1290 | 1976 | — |
| Leclerc A 1 API 15-159-20630 | Aladdin Pet | Geneseo-edwards | 1285 | 1976 | — |
| Prettyman 1 API 15-159-20464 | Aladdin Petroleum Corp | Geneseo-edwards | 1401 | 1973 | — |
| Harmon 1 API 15-053-20102 | Kenneth Rupp | Geneseo-edwards | 3307 | 1969 | — |
| Alice W. Shonyo 14 API 15-053-00780-0001 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3202 | 1969 | — |
| Rathbun 1 API 15-053-20028 | American Expl CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3281 | 1968 | — |
| Ellis 1 API 15-159-20184 | Ropfogel Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3343 | 1968 | — |
| C. Wood 13 Twin API 15-159-20012 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 2770 | 1967 | — |
| H. Buehler 12 API 15-053-30142 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3854 | 1967 | — |
| C. Wood 13 API 15-159-30370 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 2770 | 1967 | — |
| Baines 1 API 15-159-30448-0001 | Michaelis Leo Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3339 | 1967 | — |
| H. Buehler 12 API 15-053-20017 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3854 | 1967 | — |
| Dobrinski 1 API 15-159-30219 | J C Graves Et Al | Geneseo-edwards | 3517 | 1966 | — |
| B. B. Ainsworth 12 API 15-159-30253 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3980 | 1966 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-159-30275 | Imperial Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3509 | 1966 | — |
| Potter 1 API 15-159-30297 | Hummon Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3310 | 1966 | — |
| L. Johnson 'a' 2 API 15-053-30155-0001 | Kottwitz & Chew | Geneseo-edwards | 3105 | 1966 | — |
| Martha Andrews 'b' 1 API 15-053-30006 | National Associated Petroleum | Geneseo-edwards | 3265 | 1965 | — |
| Schroeder 1 API 15-053-30007 | National Associated Pet | Geneseo-edwards | 3348 | 1965 | — |
| Martha Andrews 'a' 1 API 15-053-30014 | National Associated Petroleum CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3333 | 1965 | — |
| Soeken 1 API 15-159-30039 | Northeastern Pet | Geneseo-edwards | 3300 | 1965 | — |
| Disque 2 API 15-159-02063 | Hinkle Oil and John C. Graves | Geneseo-edwards | 3272 | 1964 | — |
| Disque B 1 API 15-159-02916 | Hinkle Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3317 | 1964 | — |
| Disque 'a' 3 API 15-159-71128 | Hinkle Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3380 | 1964 | — |
| Disque 'a' 4 API 15-159-71129 | Hinkle Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3265 | 1964 | — |
| Dobrinski Unit 1 API 15-159-03445 | Clark James E | Geneseo-edwards | 3302 | 1964 | — |
| Spoon 1 API 15-159-71101 | Christie/stewart Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3383 | 1963 | — |
| Burdette 'a' 1 API 15-159-30453 | Rex and Morris Drilling Co. and Kenneth Rupp | Geneseo-edwards | 3274 | 1963 | — |
| Burdette 1 API 15-159-19175 | Rex and Morris Drilling CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3296 | 1963 | — |
| Burdette 1 API 15-159-19175-0001 | Bruce Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3291 | 1963 | — |
| E.h. Hodgson 'a' 2 API 15-053-00609 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3339 | 1962 | — |
| Goodwin 5 API 15-159-03594 | Williams Chester | Geneseo-edwards | 3319 | 1962 | — |
| C. Wood 7 API 15-159-19022-0001 | — | Geneseo-edwards | 3442 | 1961 | — |
| Geneseo-simpson 69 API 15-159-06218-0001 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3209 | 1961 | — |
| G. Andrews 1 API 15-053-01294 | Bergman Drilling CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3314 | 1960 | — |
| Ainsworth 3 API 15-159-19024-0001 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3160 | 1960 | — |
| Lewis A 3 API 15-159-06268-0001 | Cities Service CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3252 | 1960 | — |
| Pickerill 1 API 15-159-03828 | Murfin Drilling CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3200 | 1959 | — |
| Ainsworth 4 API 15-159-06563-0002 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3177 | 1959 | — |
| Poland 1 API 15-159-06213 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3167 | 1958 | — |
| B. B. Ainsworth 3 API 15-159-70573 | Continental Oil Company | Geneseo-edwards | 3940 | 1958 | — |
| Pulliam 1 | Kansas Petroleum | Geneseo-edwards | 3204 | 1958 | — |
| Meyer 11 API 15-159-19172-0001 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3209 | 1958 | — |
| Peverley 1 API 15-159-04302 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3211 | 1957 | — |
| Andrews 'b' 1 API 15-053-00120 | Rocket Dlg | Geneseo-edwards | 3360 | 1957 | — |
| Godshalk 1 API 15-159-00304 | Koplin-seigle I W | Geneseo-edwards | 3405 | 1957 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 4 API 15-159-06563-0001 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3177 | 1957 | — |
| Ward 1 API 15-053-01178 | Anschutz Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3340 | 1956 | — |
| Willms-skiles 1 Or 4 API 15-159-03183 | Williams Chester | Geneseo-edwards | 3825 | 1956 | — |
| Disque 1 API 15-159-00139 | Anschutz Drilling CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3330 | 1956 | — |
| Keller 1 API 15-159-00146 | K & E Drilling CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3362 | 1956 | — |
| Rice 1 API 15-159-00147 | Bennett & Roberts | Geneseo-edwards | 3474 | 1956 | — |
| Bolton 3 API 15-159-03386 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3190 | 1956 | — |
| Andrews 2 API 15-053-00760 | Rocket Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3210 | 1955 | — |
| Gregory 2 API 15-053-00861 | Shields Oil Producers INC | Geneseo-edwards | 3200 | 1955 | — |
| Willms 4 API 15-159-01877 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3232 | 1955 | — |
| Willms 1 API 15-159-03185 | Hc Bennett | Geneseo-edwards | 3332 | 1955 | — |
| Kratzer 6 API 15-159-04305 | J C Dozier Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3300 | 1955 | — |
| A. H. Johnson 4 API 15-159-32116-0001 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3234 | 1955 | — |
| Willms 5 API 15-159-06338 | Williams Chester | Geneseo-edwards | 3250 | 1955 | — |
| Kratzer 1 API 15-053-01227 | Rocket Drlg | Geneseo-edwards | 3331 | 1955 | — |
| Janssen 1 API 15-159-00364 | Herbel H L & Honaker | Geneseo-edwards | 3376 | 1955 | — |
| J. Powell 8 API 15-159-03384 | Continental Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3264 | 1955 | — |
| Froning 6 API 15-159-03392 | Dozier Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3290 | 1955 | — |
| Kunkle 1 API 15-053-00863 | Carl Lebsack Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3288 | 1955 | — |
| Mollhagen 9 API 15-053-00772 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3248 | 1954 | — |
| Andrews 1 API 15-053-00781 | Rocket Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3206 | 1954 | — |
| Janzen 1 API 15-053-01228 | J C Dozier Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3261 | 1954 | — |
| Edwards 1 API 15-053-01749 | Stag Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3325 | 1954 | — |
| W. M. Hamilton 'a' 2 API 15-159-01741 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3198 | 1954 | — |
| Dobrinski 8 API 15-159-01780 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Geneseo-edwards | 3319 | 1954 | — |
| Ainsworth 10 API 15-159-01896 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3124 | 1954 | — |
| Ainsworth 11 API 15-159-01897 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3141 | 1954 | — |
| Sam Ainsworth 12 API 15-159-01905 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3149 | 1954 | — |
| J. R. Lansing 'a' 10 API 15-159-01934 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3256 | 1954 | — |
| J. Jones 4 API 15-159-01954 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3161 | 1954 | — |
| Clark Warner 8 API 15-159-01962 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3179 | 1954 | — |
| Janssen 4 API 15-159-02792 | Ash Mar Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3282 | 1954 | — |
| Willms 1 API 15-159-03184 | Shelley-miller Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3259 | 1954 | — |
| Fuller 1 API 15-159-03390 | Ash Mar Drlg CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3265 | 1954 | — |
| Kratzer 5 API 15-159-04418 | J C Dozier Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3310 | 1954 | — |
| Schill 4 API 15-159-06259 | Dozier Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3354 | 1954 | — |
| P. Nickel 10 API 15-159-06332 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3216 | 1954 | — |
| Willms 4 API 15-159-06337 | Williams Chester | Geneseo-edwards | 3263 | 1954 | — |
| Gibson 1 API 15-159-06343 | James Chew | Geneseo-edwards | 3229 | 1954 | — |
| Kimple L G 10 API 15-159-06352 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3183 | 1954 | — |
| E. W. Root 4 API 15-159-06362 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3216 | 1954 | — |
| Root 5 API 15-159-06363 | Continental Oil CO | Geneseo-edwards | 3222 | 1954 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Hugoton 1,142
- Coffeyville-cherryvale 1,140
- Stoltenberg 1,111
- Lost Springs 1,083
- Marcotte 1,019
- Fairport 1,002
- Colony-welda 949
- Zenith-peace Creek 934
- Garnett Shoestring 837
- Moran 819
- Welch-bornholdt 798
- Bradshaw Gas Area 797
- Iuka-carmi 783
- Baldwin 777
- Otis-albert 770
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.