The Gladys field
317 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Gladys field
The operator named on most of these records is E.h. Adair Oil CO, on 62 of them (19.6%), ahead of Sutton O A (34) and Laura Jane Oil CO (30). The oldest well here was completed in 1929 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 4500 feet — Gladys Unit Or Tyson 16-23, drilled in 1981.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3199 ft | 3357 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Gladys field
207 of the 317 wells in the Gladys field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 0 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, 171 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle | 1 | 0.3% |
| Simpson | 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
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 317 | 100.0% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E.h. Adair Oil CO | 62 | 19.6% |
| Sutton O A | 34 | 10.7% |
| Laura Jane Oil CO | 30 | 9.5% |
| Beardmore Drlg | 17 | 5.4% |
| Shawver-armour | 12 | 3.8% |
| Petroleum INC | 12 | 3.8% |
| D M Shawver | 11 | 3.5% |
| Raymond Francis | 11 | 3.5% |
| Beardmore-sutton | 7 | 2.2% |
| Gressel Dewey H | 6 | 1.9% |
| Beardmore | 6 | 1.9% |
| Beardmore Oil | 5 | 1.6% |
| Raymond Francis M | 5 | 1.6% |
| Francis Raymond | 5 | 1.6% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 317 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickster's Dream 1-29 API 15-173-21091-0100 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Gladys | 3170 | 2024 | — |
| Wendel Twin Owwo 8 API 15-173-41789 | D M Shawver | Gladys | 3272 | 1991 | — |
| Tyson 16 API 15-173-01018-0001 | Gressel Corp/dewey H. Gressel | Gladys | 3194 | 1989 | — |
| Richmond 13 API 15-173-01824-0001 | Gressel Dewey H | Gladys | 3202 | 1989 | — |
| Blood 9 API 15-173-01014-0001 | Gressel Dewey H | Gladys | 4453 | 1987 | — |
| G. Blood 5 API 15-173-01013-0001 | Gressel Dewey H | Gladys | 3222 | 1987 | — |
| Tucker 2 API 15-173-01818-0001 | Magnum Resources | Gladys | 3196 | 1987 | — |
| Swor 'a' 1 API 15-173-20374 | Aspen Oil | Gladys | 3318 | 1981 | — |
| Long 4 API 15-173-03130 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 2739 | 1962 | — |
| Tucker 5-w API 15-173-03118 | Kewanee Oil CO | Gladys | 3235 | 1961 | — |
| Howell 1 API 15-173-03290 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 2940 | 1960 | — |
| Hutchinson 1 API 15-173-02085-0001 | Neuman J | Gladys | 3264 | 1958 | — |
| Wendel 5 API 15-173-41561 | Kewanee Oil CO | Gladys | 0 | 1957 | — |
| Pauline 12 API 15-173-01652 | Kewanee Oil CO | Gladys | 3284 | 1957 | — |
| Blood 9 API 15-173-01807 | Chevron Usa | Gladys | 3537 | 1957 | — |
| Hurley 'b' 2 API 15-173-01958 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3280 | 1957 | — |
| Nelson 'a' 1 API 15-173-01959 | Newman Bros | Gladys | 3230 | 1957 | — |
| Hurley 'b' 1 API 15-173-01960 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3240 | 1957 | — |
| Parton 8 API 15-173-03116 | Raymond Oil Co., INC | Gladys | 3611 | 1957 | — |
| Booher 7 API 15-173-03324 | Sutton O A & Kewanee | Gladys | 3185 | 1957 | — |
| Booher 8 API 15-173-03325 | Sutton O A & Kewanee | Gladys | 3170 | 1957 | — |
| Gunselman 'b' 4 API 15-173-03299-0001 | Kewanee | Gladys | 3254 | 1957 | — |
| Dowd 2 API 15-173-01673 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Gladys | 3236 | 1956 | — |
| Wendel 9 API 15-173-01666 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3192 | 1956 | — |
| Wemple 6 API 15-173-01665 | D M Shawver | Gladys | 3276 | 1956 | — |
| Wendel 3 API 15-173-01524 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3249 | 1956 | — |
| Wright 14 API 15-173-01528 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3302 | 1956 | — |
| Wright 15 API 15-173-01689 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3230 | 1956 | — |
| Rogers 1 API 15-173-01675 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3222 | 1956 | — |
| Pippin 1 API 15-173-00146 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 2737 | 1956 | — |
| Wendel 8 API 15-173-00148 | D M Shawver Et Al | Gladys | 3272 | 1956 | — |
| Wheeler 1 API 15-173-00149 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3219 | 1956 | — |
| Rex 1 API 15-173-00154 | Time Petroleum | Gladys | 3290 | 1956 | — |
| Blood 10 API 15-173-01817 | Chevron Usa | Gladys | 4453 | 1956 | — |
| Hunt A 3 API 15-173-01976 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3193 | 1956 | — |
| S. R. Slade 5 API 15-173-01980 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 4349 | 1956 | — |
| Wards 4th Addition 4 API 15-173-02043 | Raymond F | Gladys | 3525 | 1956 | — |
| Wards 4th Addition 5 API 15-173-02044 | Raymond & Adair | Gladys | 3195 | 1956 | — |
| Wards 4th Addition 6 API 15-173-02045 | Raymond & Adair | Gladys | 3623 | 1956 | — |
| Nelson Or Gladys Tract 59-4 4 API 15-173-02053 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3255 | 1956 | — |
| Nelson 6 API 15-173-02055 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3197 | 1956 | — |
| Nelson 7 API 15-173-02056 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3255 | 1956 | — |
| Howard 2 API 15-173-03126 | H & M Drlg | Gladys | 2737 | 1956 | — |
| Long 3 API 15-173-03129 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3221 | 1956 | — |
| Schnitzler 1 API 15-173-03131 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3143 | 1956 | — |
| Blood 9 API 15-173-01014 | Raymond Francis | Gladys | 4453 | 1956 | — |
| Cox 5 API 15-173-03242 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3545 | 1956 | — |
| Tyson 10 API 15-173-03250 | Beardmore Drlg | Gladys | 3225 | 1956 | — |
| Blood 2 API 15-173-03296 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3172 | 1956 | — |
| Richmond 17 API 15-173-03322 | Beardmore Drlg | Gladys | 3202 | 1956 | — |
| Wemple, Hilda 1 API 15-173-01653-0100 | D M Shawver | Gladys | 3204 | 1956 | — |
| Sandy Beach 1 API 15-173-41434 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3144 | 1955 | — |
| Vandale Unit 1 API 15-173-41449 | Shawver & Armour | Gladys | 3138 | 1955 | — |
| Dowd 1 API 15-173-01672 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Gladys | 3190 | 1955 | — |
| Wemple 5 API 15-173-01525 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3236 | 1955 | — |
| Wendel 5 API 15-173-01668 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| James V. Slade 2 API 15-173-01659 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3180 | 1955 | — |
| Wright 3 API 15-173-01678 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| Hay 2 API 15-173-01674 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3220 | 1955 | — |
| Johnnie Clark 1 API 15-173-00463 | Von Feldt J Clark | Gladys | 3201 | 1955 | — |
| Cox 1 API 15-173-00470 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3140 | 1955 | — |
| Roy 1 API 15-173-00505 | Wilcox Oil Et Al | Gladys | 3357 | 1955 | — |
| Riggs 1 API 15-173-00509 | H & M | Gladys | 3241 | 1955 | — |
| Halsig 1 API 15-173-00517 | Fortier & Wright Et Al | Gladys | 3265 | 1955 | — |
| Hurley 1 API 15-173-00519 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3270 | 1955 | — |
| Blood 'b' 1 API 15-173-00521 | Raymond Francis M | Gladys | 3657 | 1955 | — |
| Haynes 1 API 15-173-00522 | Schaffer Drlg CO | Gladys | 3267 | 1955 | — |
| Hunt B 1 API 15-173-00523 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3199 | 1955 | — |
| Gunther 1 API 15-173-00524 | O A Sutton Et Al | Gladys | 3270 | 1955 | — |
| Boren 1 API 15-173-00525 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3314 | 1955 | — |
| Piercefield 1 API 15-173-00526 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3191 | 1955 | — |
| Pippin 1 API 15-173-00527 | Carlock | Gladys | 3530 | 1955 | — |
| Vickery 1 API 15-173-00528 | Raymond Francis M | Gladys | 3285 | 1955 | — |
| Chesney Estate 1 API 15-173-00557 | Greenland Drilling CO | Gladys | 3266 | 1955 | — |
| Wemple, Hilda 1 API 15-173-01653 | D M Shawver | Gladys | 3181 | 1955 | — |
| Parton 4 API 15-173-01012 | Frances Raymond E | Gladys | 3222 | 1955 | — |
| Blood 7 API 15-173-01815 | Francis Raymond | Gladys | 3199 | 1955 | — |
| Tucker 3 API 15-173-01031 | Raymond Francis | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| Hasler-theising 4 API 15-173-01954 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3197 | 1955 | — |
| Wendel 1 API 15-173-01983 | Beardmore-sutton | Gladys | 3190 | 1955 | — |
| Fager 3 API 15-173-02030 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3305 | 1955 | — |
| Lohkamp 1 API 15-173-02035 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3185 | 1955 | — |
| Hemphill 1 API 15-173-02048 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3201 | 1955 | — |
| Houser 1 API 15-173-02049 | Sutton & Gabbert Etal | Gladys | 3270 | 1955 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-173-02050 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3200 | 1955 | — |
| Nelson 2 API 15-173-02051 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3200 | 1955 | — |
| Nelson 3 API 15-173-02052 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3198 | 1955 | — |
| Johnson 1 API 15-173-02061 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| Hutchinson 1 API 15-173-02085 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3267 | 1955 | — |
| Johnson 3 API 15-173-02091 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3187 | 1955 | — |
| Fox Pence 2 API 15-173-02094 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3226 | 1955 | — |
| Fox Pence 1 API 15-173-02095 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3236 | 1955 | — |
| Hurley 2 API 15-173-02098 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3245 | 1955 | — |
| Vaupel 1 API 15-173-03027 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3167 | 1955 | — |
| Braumn 1 API 15-173-03030 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3177 | 1955 | — |
| Morris 1 API 15-173-03033 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3185 | 1955 | — |
| Morris 1 API 15-173-03034 | Ayesh Fred | Gladys | 3175 | 1955 | — |
| Schlegel Unit 1 API 15-173-03037 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3181 | 1955 | — |
| Stauffer 2 API 15-173-03038 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3162 | 1955 | — |
| Dailey-turner 1 API 15-173-03045 | Holiday A W | Gladys | 3196 | 1955 | — |
| Knifley 1 API 15-173-03046 | Ash Bert | Gladys | 3147 | 1955 | — |
| Wright-bevis-erdman 1 API 15-173-03047 | Ayesh Fred | Gladys | 3120 | 1955 | — |
| Branson 1 API 15-173-03048 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3136 | 1955 | — |
| Sommer-houser 1 API 15-173-19016 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3225 | 1955 | — |
| Wheeler 1 API 15-173-03050 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3153 | 1955 | — |
| Eunice S. Grady 1 API 15-173-03051 | Inger Oil | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| John Crowl 2 API 15-173-03052 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3186 | 1955 | — |
| Lynch 1 API 15-173-03053 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3131 | 1955 | — |
| Bowmaker Unit 1 API 15-173-03055 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3175 | 1955 | — |
| Sanders 1 API 15-173-03056 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3137 | 1955 | — |
| Munson Unit 1 API 15-173-03057 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3192 | 1955 | — |
| Castlow Unit 1 API 15-173-03058 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3285 | 1955 | — |
| John Crowl 1 API 15-173-03059 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3169 | 1955 | — |
| Chamberlin 1 API 15-173-03060 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3143 | 1955 | — |
| Clem 1 API 15-173-03061 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3320 | 1955 | — |
| Parton 7 API 15-173-03062 | Raymond Francis | Gladys | 3206 | 1955 | — |
| Emmet Blood 1 API 15-173-03119 | Raymond Francis | Gladys | 3243 | 1955 | — |
| Howard 2 API 15-173-03125 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3205 | 1955 | — |
| Cox 2 API 15-173-03239 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3146 | 1955 | — |
| Tyson 12 API 15-173-03252 | Beardmore Drlg | Gladys | 3160 | 1955 | — |
| Cook 1 API 15-173-03266 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3225 | 1955 | — |
| Cook 3 API 15-173-03268 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3184 | 1955 | — |
| Meyers 1 API 15-173-03289 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| Tyson 1 API 15-173-03291 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3680 | 1955 | — |
| Howell 2 API 15-173-03292 | Petroleum INC | Gladys | 3222 | 1955 | — |
| Hungerford Unit 1 API 15-173-03293 | Sutton O A | Gladys | 3230 | 1955 | — |
| Teneych 1 API 15-173-03294 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3225 | 1955 | — |
| Blood 1 API 15-173-03295 | Shawver-armour | Gladys | 3200 | 1955 | — |
| Laughmiller 1 API 15-173-03297 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3195 | 1955 | — |
| Gunselman 'b' 1 API 15-173-03299 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3220 | 1955 | — |
| Gunzelman B 2 API 15-173-03301 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Gladys | 3237 | 1955 | — |
| Neice 1 API 15-173-03329 | Francis M. Raymond | Gladys | 3235 | 1955 | — |
| Stucky 1 API 15-173-03333 | Art Holiday | Gladys | 3185 | 1955 | — |
| Wickham 1 API 15-173-71404 | Greenland Drilling CO | Gladys | 3562 | 1954 | — |
| Marshall 1 API 15-173-00270 | Tom Palmer | Gladys | 3187 | 1948 | — |
| Fulton 1 API 15-173-03094 | Hudson Frank | Gladys | 2285 | 1938 | — |
| Jeffries 1 API 15-173-03127 | E. B. Shawver | Gladys | 3151 | 1935 | — |
| Worford 1 API 15-173-03044 | Sullivan Etal | Gladys | 3599 | 1929 | — |
| S. R. Slade 1 API 15-173-01523 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Gladys | 3213 | — | — |
| Wendel 7 API 15-173-01526 | Laura Jane Oil CO | Gladys | 3260 | — | — |
| Slade 11-2 API 15-173-01827 | Chevron Usa | Gladys | 3250 | — | — |
| Veto-di-sante 1 API 15-173-20009 | Brennan, Paul G | Gladys | 0 | — | — |
| Gladys East API 15-173-90096 | — | Gladys | 0 | — | — |
| Hay 1 API 15-173-20832 | Jay Boy Oil | Gladys | 0 | — | — |
| Tyson 16-23 Swd API 15-173-20365-0003 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Gladys | 0 | — | — |
| Dickster's Twister 1-31 API 15-173-21094-0100 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Gladys | 0 | — | — |
| Hay 36 A1 API 15-173-21046 | Bear Petroleum, LLC | Gladys | 3760 | 2016 | yes |
| Parton 3 API 15-173-01030-0001 | Gulf Oil Corp | Gladys | 3172 | 1993 | yes |
| Wendel 2 Owwo API 15-173-71689 | D M Shawver | Gladys | 3199 | 1991 | yes |
| Hay (was Hay 3) 1 API 15-173-01025-0001 | Jay Boy Oil | Gladys | 3675 | 1990 | yes |
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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.