The Gorham field
2,178 wells — 0.4% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Gorham field
The operator named on most of these records is Cities Service Oil CO, on 52 of them (2.4%), ahead of Home Stake Production CO (42) and Central Petroleum CO (38). The oldest well here was completed in 0950 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 4038 feet — M. Reinhardt 4, drilled in 1949.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3281 ft | 3362 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Gorham field
1,432 of the 2,178 wells in the Gorham field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 45 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 15 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, 820 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 64 | 2.9% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 18 | 0.8% |
| Arbuckle Group | 5 | 0.2% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 5 | 0.2% |
| Gorham | 3 | 0.1% |
| Lansing | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 0.1% |
| Reagan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Toronto | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gorham Sand | 1 | 0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russell | 2,140 | 98.3% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Service Oil CO | 52 | 2.4% |
| Home Stake Production CO | 42 | 1.9% |
| Central Petroleum CO | 38 | 1.7% |
| Home-stake Production CO | 35 | 1.6% |
| Shields Oil Producers INC | 34 | 1.6% |
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 30 | 1.4% |
| Transwestern Oil CO | 28 | 1.3% |
| Icer Addis Oil Operations | 28 | 1.3% |
| John O. Farmer, INC | 28 | 1.3% |
| Okmar Oil CO | 25 | 1.1% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 24 | 1.1% |
| Crude Producers | 24 | 1.1% |
| Texas, Company the | 23 | 1.1% |
| Empire Oil & Refining CO | 21 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
45 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown 'b' 6-a API 15-167-22675 | Driscoll Lease Operations, INC | Gorham | 3597 | 1985 | State |
| Brown 'b' 5-a API 15-167-22681 | Driscoll Lease Operations, INC | Gorham | 3399 | 1985 | State |
| Brown 'b' 7-a API 15-167-22686 | Driscoll Lease Operations, INC | Gorham | 3400 | 1985 | State |
| Boxberger 1 API 15-167-22317 | Hutchison Oil Operations | Gorham | 3320 | 1984 | State |
| Coady, Mary A 2 API 15-167-22464 | Driscoll Lease Operations, INC | Gorham | 3369 | 1984 | State |
| Milberger 4 API 15-167-21837 | Barton Oil CO | Gorham | 3330 | 1982 | State |
| Niedenthal 3 API 15-167-21942 | Corie Oil | Gorham | 3325 | 1982 | State |
| Milberger 5 API 15-167-21995 | Barton Oil CO | Gorham | 3312 | 1982 | State |
| Olson 1 API 15-167-22019 | Jolly J INC | Gorham | 3339 | 1982 | State |
| Johnson 1 API 15-167-21694 | Crude Oil Prodctions | Gorham | 545 | 1981 | State |
| Niedenthal 1 API 15-167-21472 | Corie Oil | Gorham | 3280 | 1981 | State |
| Niedenthal 2 API 15-167-21582 | Corie Oil | Gorham | 3300 | 1981 | State |
| Boxberger 1 API 15-167-21401 | Oil Investments LTD | Gorham | 3348 | 1980 | State |
| Dortland 'a' 1 API 15-167-21502 | Crude Producers | Gorham | 3310 | 1980 | State |
| Johnson 1 API 15-167-21550 | Crude Oil Prod | Gorham | 3333 | 1980 | State |
| Sellens 4 API 15-167-21246 | J&h Oil | Gorham | 3405 | 1979 | State |
| Smith A 9 API 15-167-20990 | Schmidt A F & Assoc | Gorham | 3250 | 1977 | State |
| Mudd 3 API 15-167-20998 | Corie Oil | Gorham | 3174 | 1977 | State |
| Milberger 2 API 15-167-20183-0001 | Barton Oil CO | Gorham | 3312 | 1976 | State |
| Milberger 1 API 15-167-20856 | Barton Oil CO | Gorham | 3332 | 1976 | State |
| Mudd 1 API 15-167-20898 | Corie Oil CO | Gorham | 3228 | 1976 | State |
| Coady, Mary A 1 API 15-167-20940 | Driscoll Lease Operations, INC | Gorham | 3360 | 1976 | State |
| Mudd 2 API 15-167-20946 | Corie Oil | Gorham | 3215 | 1976 | State |
| Smith A 8 API 15-167-20775 | Schmidt | Gorham | 3263 | 1975 | State |
| Smith A 6 API 15-167-20540 | Schmidt A F & Assoc | Gorham | 3223 | 1972 | State |
| Mudd 1 API 15-167-20399 | Barton Oil | Gorham | 3178 | 1970 | State |
| Deines 2 API 15-167-20081 | Wilhelm Clarence H | Gorham | 3267 | 1967 | State |
| Krug 'a' 1 API 15-167-30196 | Jay-bee Oil, INC | Gorham | 3226 | 1966 | State |
| Deines 1 API 15-167-30199 | Wilhelm H, Clarence | Gorham | 3262 | 1966 | State |
| Atherton 4 API 15-167-02083 | Barton Brothers Oil CO | Gorham | 3316 | 1964 | State |
| Foster 'b' 39-inj API 15-167-04477 | Home Stake Production CO | Gorham | 3307 | 1964 | State |
| Foster 'b' 58-oil API 15-167-19012 | Central Petroleum CO | Gorham | 3301 | 1964 | State |
| Foster 'a' 38-inj API 15-167-04474 | Home Stake Production CO | Gorham | 3287 | 1964 | State |
| Sellens 3 API 15-167-06487 | Barton Brothers Oil Producers | Gorham | 3337 | 1961 | State |
| Atherton 3 API 15-167-00512 | Shields Oil Producers, INC | Gorham | 3366 | 1961 | State |
| Atherton 'b' 2 API 15-167-04804 | Shields Oil Producers | Gorham | 3560 | 1958 | State |
| Crissman 1 API 15-167-05999 | Barton Brothers Oil | Gorham | 3165 | 1957 | State |
| Boxberger 'a' 5 API 15-167-05392 | Icer Addis Oil Operations | Gorham | 3308 | 1956 | State |
| Mai 4 API 15-167-02714 | J. W. Braden Drilling CO | Gorham | 3260 | 1955 | State |
| Billings 'c' 1 API 15-167-00434 | Stearns & Kissinger | Gorham | 3079 | 1948 | State |
| Mai 2 API 15-167-02713 | Trapp Oil CO | Gorham | 3277 | 1944 | State |
| Foster 'b' 3 API 15-167-19004 | Central Petroleum Company | Gorham | 3304 | 1937 | State |
| Witt, A 3 API 15-167-01670-0001 | Sohio Pet | Gorham | 3315 | 1937 | State |
| Hall 1 API 15-167-05250 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Gorham | 3242 | — | State |
| Brown 'b' 2 API 15-167-02012-0001 | — | Gorham | 3597 | — | State |
| Milberger A #5 API 15-167-24148 | Talon Group LLC | Gorham | 3377 | 2025 | — |
| Miller 'f' 8 API 15-167-23599 | Rl Investment, LLC | Gorham | 3400 | 2024 | — |
| Ehrlich 'a' 4 API 15-167-02996-0001 | Bennett & Schulte Oil CO | Gorham | 3194 | 2023 | — |
| Boxberger 1 API 15-167-22943-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Gorham | 3301 | 2020 | — |
| Steinle 2 API 15-167-24065 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Gorham | 3400 | 2018 | — |
| Rusch-seeley 1 API 15-167-07069-0001 | Berexco LLC | Gorham | 3244 | 2017 | — |
| Reinhardt D Lease 8 API 15-167-22221-0001 | Berexco LLC | Gorham | 3306 | 2016 | — |
| Steinle 1 API 15-167-24048 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Gorham | 3391 | 2016 | — |
| Flegler 5 API 15-167-24018 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Gorham | 3280 | 2015 | — |
| Woelk 1-19 API 15-167-24021 | Cmx, INC | Gorham | 3303 | 2015 | — |
| Woelk 1-18 API 15-167-24029 | Cmx, INC | Gorham | 3120 | 2015 | — |
| Sc Unit 1-30 API 15-167-24034 | Berexco LLC | Gorham | 3280 | 2015 | — |
| Sander 1 API 15-167-23933 | Lonestar Oil CO | Gorham | 3389 | 2014 | — |
| Eichman 1 API 15-167-23954 | G L M Company | Gorham | 3315 | 2014 | — |
| Schoenberger 5 API 15-167-23958 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Gorham | 3230 | 2014 | — |
| Patterson 'c' 1 API 15-167-23978 | John O. Farmer, INC | Gorham | 3380 | 2014 | — |
| Camp A 1 API 15-167-23988 | M.a. Yost Operations, INC | Gorham | 3256 | 2014 | — |
| Flegler 'c' 1 API 15-167-23997 | Barton Exploration, INC | Gorham | 3255 | 2014 | — |
| Witt Trust 1 API 15-167-24014 | G L M Company | Gorham | 3320 | 2014 | — |
| Witt 1 API 15-167-19297-0001 | Elmer L. Karst Oil, A General Partnership | Gorham | 829 | 2014 | — |
| Schwein 4 API 15-167-23860 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Gorham | 330 | 2013 | — |
| Cramm 1 API 15-167-08180-0002 | — | Gorham | 601 | 2013 | — |
| Patterson 3 API 15-167-23920 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Gorham | 3370 | 2013 | — |
| Hummel 5 API 15-167-23773 | Berexco, LLC | Gorham | 3280 | 2012 | — |
| Solbach North 4 API 15-167-23777 | Berexco LLC | Gorham | 3276 | 2012 | — |
| Schwien 1 API 15-167-23789 | Berexco, LLC | Gorham | 3332 | 2012 | — |
| Schoenberger 3 API 15-167-23695-0001 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Gorham | 3238 | 2012 | — |
| Keil 11 API 15-167-23687 | J Carter Oil | Gorham | 3275 | 2011 | — |
| Boxberger 'a' 3 API 15-167-21763-0001 | — | Gorham | 3432 | 2010 | — |
| Reinhardt 'b' 7 API 15-167-23626 | American Warrior, INC | Gorham | 3251 | 2010 | — |
| Brandenburg 14 API 15-167-23628 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Gorham | 3280 | 2010 | — |
| Reinhardt 'b' 8 API 15-167-23629 | American Warrior, INC | Gorham | 2372 | 2010 | — |
| Mermis 'b' 24-inj API 15-167-05023-0001 | — | Gorham | 3150 | 2009 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-167-23241-0001 | Central Operating, INC | Gorham | 3320 | 2009 | — |
| Keil 10 API 15-167-23484 | Carter, Jim Dba J Carter Oil | Gorham | 3216 | 2008 | — |
| Foster 'b' 48-inj API 15-167-04482-0001 | — | Gorham | 3280 | 2008 | — |
| Mermis 'b' 12-inj API 15-167-19185-0001 | Lonestar Oil CO | Gorham | 3200 | 2008 | — |
| Houghton/reser 1 API 15-167-23434 | Prospect Oil and Gas Corp | Gorham | 3310 | 2007 | — |
| Mermis 'c' 1 Swd API 15-167-23455 | Lonestar Oil CO | Gorham | 3525 | 2007 | — |
| Mermis 'c' 1 API 15-167-23455-0001 | Lonestar Oil CO | Gorham | 3280 | 2007 | — |
| Steinert 'a' 1 API 15-167-23349 | Jason Oil Company | Gorham | 3297 | 2006 | — |
| Schwien 3 API 15-167-23350 | Jason Oil Company | Gorham | 3218 | 2006 | — |
| Hoffman 1 API 15-167-21003-0001 | Eagle River Energy Corp | Gorham | 3281 | 2006 | — |
| Schwien 2 API 15-167-23282 | Jason Oil CO | Gorham | 3217 | 2005 | — |
| Se G 1 API 15-167-23283 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Gorham | 3481 | 2005 | — |
| Schoenberger 4 API 15-167-23301 | Jason Oil CO | Gorham | 3226 | 2005 | — |
| Driscoll 1 API 15-167-23322 | Jason Oil CO | Gorham | 3222 | 2005 | — |
| Se G 2 API 15-167-23324 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Gorham | 3440 | 2005 | — |
| Boxberger 6 API 15-167-23233 | Denis F. Roberts | Gorham | 3300 | 2004 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-167-23241 | Central Operating, INC | Gorham | 3320 | 2004 | — |
| Schwien 1 API 15-167-23259 | Jason Oil Company | Gorham | 3234 | 2004 | — |
| Waudby 'b' 15 API 15-167-23208 | — | Gorham | 3168 | 2001 | — |
| Rusch 'c' 1 API 15-167-23187 | Jason Oil Co., LLC | Gorham | 3264 | 2000 | — |
| Rusch 8 API 15-167-23164 | — | Gorham | 3227 | 1999 | — |
| Blundon 1 API 15-167-23154 | Doonan & Sons | Gorham | 3252 | 1998 | — |
| Brandenburg 11 API 15-167-22872-0001 | — | Gorham | 3350 | 1998 | — |
| Boxberger 'c' 2 API 15-167-23135 | Vonfeldt Alan Oil | Gorham | 3300 | 1997 | — |
| Dumler 'b' 6 API 15-167-23147 | Barton Exploration | Gorham | 3295 | 1997 | — |
| Brandenburg 13 API 15-167-23149 | Hallwood Petroleum INC | Gorham | 3389 | 1997 | — |
| Hummel 3 API 15-167-45583-0001 | Berexco LLC | Gorham | 3233 | 1997 | — |
| Waudby 'b' 10 API 15-167-23110 | Yost, M. A. Operations | Gorham | 3291 | 1996 | — |
| Waudby 'b' 11 API 15-167-23111 | Yost, M. A. Operations | Gorham | 3184 | 1996 | — |
| Waudby 'c' 1 API 15-167-23112 | Berexco, INC | Gorham | 3280 | 1996 | — |
| Neidenthal 1 API 15-167-23123 | L D Drilling, INC | Gorham | 3223 | 1996 | — |
| Dumler 'b' 5 API 15-167-23126 | Barton Exploration, INC | Gorham | 3295 | 1996 | — |
| Waudby 'b' 9 API 15-167-23104 | Yost M A | Gorham | 3280 | 1995 | — |
| Carroll 11 API 15-167-23080 | Phillips Petroleum CO | Gorham | 3228 | 1994 | — |
| Hall 12 API 15-167-20485-0001 | Youtsey Petro | Gorham | 3194 | 1994 | — |
| Dumler, L 1 API 15-167-23047 | Pelican Hill O&g | Gorham | 3350 | 1993 | — |
| Waudby 6 API 15-167-23026 | Fisk Oil, INC | Gorham | 3295 | 1992 | — |
| Brandenburg 12 API 15-167-23029 | Hallwood Petroleum INC | Gorham | 3360 | 1992 | — |
| Waudby 5 API 15-167-23002-0001 | Fisk Oil | Gorham | 3360 | 1992 | — |
| Mai-tennessee 3 API 15-167-19307-0001 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Gorham | 3166 | 1992 | — |
| Boxberger 1 API 15-167-22943 | Western Kansas Expl | Gorham | 3301 | 1991 | — |
| Boxberger 'c' 4 API 15-167-22963 | Larson Operating CO | Gorham | 3350 | 1991 | — |
| Waudby 5 API 15-167-23002 | Fisk Oil, INC | Gorham | 3302 | 1991 | — |
| Boxberger 3 API 15-167-01028-0001 | Athol Barton Oil, INC | Gorham | 3296 | 1991 | — |
| Brandenburg 2 API 15-167-22888 | V. Francis Weigel | Gorham | 3308 | 1990 | — |
| Waudby 4 API 15-167-22936 | Fisk Oil, INC | Gorham | 3304 | 1990 | — |
| Brandenburg 11 API 15-167-22872 | Quinoco Petroleum, INC | Gorham | 3350 | 1989 | — |
| Solbach North 3 API 15-167-22827 | Okmar Oil CO | Gorham | 3155 | 1988 | — |
| Amelia 5 API 15-167-22762 | Phillips Petr | Gorham | 3530 | 1987 | — |
| Brandenburg 10 API 15-167-22693 | B H P Petroleum Americas | Gorham | 3305 | 1986 | — |
| Boxberger 'a' 10-swd API 15-167-22626 | Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp | Gorham | 3530 | 1985 | — |
| Reinhardt 'c' 7 API 15-167-22586 | Jones, Cal | Gorham | 3400 | 1985 | — |
| Mai 2 API 15-167-03849-0001 | Barton Oil | Gorham | 3302 | 1985 | — |
| Miller 'b' 7 API 15-167-22597 | D. R. Lauck Oil Company, INC | Gorham | 3442 | 1985 | — |
| Mai 'c' 7 API 15-167-22578 | Cities Service CO | Gorham | 3484 | 1985 | — |
| Mills 'b' 8 API 15-167-22653 | Brougher Oil, INC | Gorham | 3572 | 1985 | — |
| Brandenburg 2 API 15-167-19264-0001 | — | Gorham | 3293 | 1985 | — |
| Dumler, A 2 API 15-167-05921-0001 | — | Gorham | 2885 | 1985 | — |
| Polcyn A 1 API 15-167-22352 | Lawbanco Drlg | Gorham | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Patterson 2 API 15-167-22240 | Chrisler, Dale Oil Oper | Gorham | 3305 | 1984 | — |
| Boxberger 'b' 1 API 15-167-22251 | Black Diamond Oil CO | Gorham | 3314 | 1984 | — |
| Harbaugh 'a' 12 API 15-167-22273 | Fisk, Lee Oil Operations | Gorham | 3369 | 1984 | — |
| Miller 2 API 15-167-22293 | Jerry J. Driscoll Oil Investments, INC | Gorham | 3311 | 1984 | — |
| Rouback-mermis 2 API 15-167-22331 | Don Karst Well Service, INC | Gorham | 3264 | 1984 | — |
| Landon 2 API 15-167-22379 | Not Confirmed | Gorham | 3347 | 1984 | — |
| Dumler 19 API 15-167-22407 | Roy Vonfeldt | Gorham | 3293 | 1984 | — |
| Polcyn 1 API 15-167-22424 | Yost Oil Operations, INC | Gorham | 3360 | 1984 | — |
| Brandenburg 1 API 15-167-22482 | Yost Oil Operations | Gorham | 3300 | 1984 | — |
| Eichman 5 API 15-167-22518 | Jolly J INC | Gorham | 3260 | 1984 | — |
| Mills 1 API 15-167-21985-0002 | Driscoll Lease Operating | Gorham | 3338 | 1984 | — |
| Dortland 1 API 15-167-21321 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Gorham | 702 | 1984 | — |
| Boxberger 'a' 1 Swd API 15-167-21601-0001 | — | Gorham | 3430 | 1984 | — |
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- Kraft-prusa 2,239
- Spivey-grabs-basil 2,172
- Peru-sedan 2,058
- Vernon 1,947
- Neosho Falls-leroy 1,800
- Bush City Shoestring 1,727
- Wayside-havana 1,617
- El Dorado 1,480
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.