The Hale-inge field
320 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Hale-inge field
The operator named on most of these records is Independent Producers, on 22 of them (6.9%), ahead of Arps Pet (15) and Kelt Energy (14). The oldest well here was completed in 1916 and the most recent in 2023, and the deepest reaches 2082 feet — Briggs 9, drilled in 1979.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 1214 ft | 1789 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Hale-inge field
122 of the 320 wells in the Hale-inge field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 3 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 8 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, 138 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mulky Coal | 11 | 3.4% |
| Mississippi | 7 | 2.2% |
| Layton | 4 | 1.2% |
| Salt Sand | 4 | 1.2% |
| Arbuckle | 3 | 0.9% |
| Oswego | 2 | 0.6% |
| Mississippian Chat | 2 | 0.6% |
| Little Salt | 2 | 0.6% |
| Mississippian System | 1 | 0.3% |
| Mississippian | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua | 226 | 70.6% |
| Elk | 85 | 26.6% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Producers | 22 | 6.9% |
| Arps Pet | 15 | 4.7% |
| Kelt Energy | 14 | 4.4% |
| Argas INC | 14 | 4.4% |
| Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | 12 | 3.8% |
| Wolfe-criger | 9 | 2.8% |
| Rising Oil Company | 9 | 2.8% |
| Carroll T L | 9 | 2.8% |
| Willis Pet | 9 | 2.8% |
| K & A Oil, A General Partnership | 9 | 2.8% |
| Arps Petroleum Company | 8 | 2.5% |
| Arps Petroleum CO | 7 | 2.2% |
| Traverse Corp | 7 | 2.2% |
| Rfb Exploration | 7 | 2.2% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
3 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 320 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rissman 4 API 15-019-25626 | Carroll T L | Hale-inge | 1750 | 1987 | State |
| Dexter Dex-02 API 15-019-19770 | Jim Kepley | Hale-inge | 600 | — | State |
| Dexter Dex-03 API 15-019-19771 | Jim Kepley | Hale-inge | 400 | — | State |
| Monroe-brown 20 API 15-019-27731 | Finney Oil CO | Hale-inge | 515 | 2023 | — |
| Monroe-brown 21 API 15-019-27732 | Finney Oil CO | Hale-inge | 515 | 2023 | — |
| Monroe-brown 18 API 15-019-27664 | Finney Oil CO | Hale-inge | 423 | 2019 | — |
| Vestal 10 API 15-049-22591 | K & A Oil, A General Partnership | Hale-inge | 421 | 2014 | — |
| Kill 6 API 15-049-22592 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 1713 | 2014 | — |
| Kill 7 API 15-049-22601 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 1788 | 2014 | — |
| N Vestal 19 API 15-049-22602 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 761 | 2014 | — |
| N Vestal 12 API 15-049-22068-0001 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 1255 | 2014 | — |
| Kill (o'neal) 1 A API 15-049-21652-0001 | — | Hale-inge | 723 | 2013 | — |
| Kill 5 API 15-049-22584 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 747 | 2013 | — |
| Mckay 5 API 15-019-27211 | K & A Oil, A General Partnership | Hale-inge | 416 | 2012 | — |
| N. Vestal 15 API 15-049-22548 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 1938 | 2011 | — |
| N. Vestal 16 API 15-049-22554 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 1938 | 2011 | — |
| Vestel 9 API 15-049-22541 | K & A Oil, A General Partnership | Hale-inge | 444 | 2010 | — |
| Nathan Vestal 14 API 15-049-19215-0001 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 743 | 2009 | — |
| Baalmann B-1 API 15-019-26966 | Miller, Todd Dba Speedy Well Service | Hale-inge | 880 | 2009 | — |
| Baalmann B-2 API 15-019-26967 | Miller, Todd Dba Speedy Well Service | Hale-inge | 829 | 2009 | — |
| Vaughn L-18 API 15-019-21818-0002 | — | Hale-inge | 1185 | 2009 | — |
| Vestal 7 API 15-049-22502 | K & A Oil, A General Partnership | Hale-inge | 425 | 2008 | — |
| Vestal 8 API 15-049-22513 | K & A Oil, A General Partnership | Hale-inge | 440 | 2008 | — |
| Nathan Vestal 13 API 15-049-22519 | Gus Jones Cable Tool Service, LLC | Hale-inge | 706 | 2008 | — |
| Monroe, David 1 API 15-019-26566 | Finney Oil Company | Hale-inge | 1416 | 2004 | — |
| Hattrup 3 API 15-019-19036-0001 | Perkins Oil Enterprises, INC | Hale-inge | 1435 | 2000 | — |
| Monroe 5 API 15-019-25936-0001 | United States Expl | Hale-inge | 1760 | 1994 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-10 API 15-019-26361 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 837 | 1994 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-11 API 15-019-26362 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 856 | 1994 | — |
| Rissman 13 API 15-019-25706 | Loren D. Schmidt | Hale-inge | 1769 | 1993 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-4 API 15-019-26309 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 835 | 1993 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-5 API 15-019-26310 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 835 | 1993 | — |
| Crews Wp-6-4-93 API 15-019-26320 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 830 | 1993 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-7 API 15-019-26327 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 1214 | 1993 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-8 API 15-019-26329 | Willis Petroleum CO | Hale-inge | 1410 | 1993 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-9 API 15-019-26352 | Willis Petroleum INC | Hale-inge | 857 | 1993 | — |
| Beason 1 API 15-019-25478-0001 | United States Expl | Hale-inge | 1720 | 1992 | — |
| Monroe 2 API 15-019-25562 | United States Expl | Hale-inge | 1773 | 1992 | — |
| Rissman 2 API 15-019-25624-0001 | United States Exploration | Hale-inge | 1840 | 1992 | — |
| Rissman 6 Owwo API 15-019-25637-0001 | United States Expl | Hale-inge | 1800 | 1992 | — |
| Beason 5 API 15-019-25701-0001 | United States Expl | Hale-inge | 1745 | 1992 | — |
| Tanksley 1 API 15-019-25728-0001 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1793 | 1992 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-1 API 15-019-26203 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 857 | 1992 | — |
| Crews Heirs Wp-2 API 15-019-26233 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 850 | 1992 | — |
| Crews Wp-3 API 15-019-26276 | Willis Pet | Hale-inge | 818 | 1992 | — |
| Vestal 5 API 15-019-26016 | W W Enterprises | Hale-inge | 698 | 1991 | — |
| Vestal 6 API 15-019-26017 | W W Enterprises | Hale-inge | 1293 | 1991 | — |
| Baalmann (crews-heirs Gina) 1 API 15-019-26180 | Willis Petroleum CO | Hale-inge | 840 | 1991 | — |
| Beason 7 API 15-019-25933 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1720 | 1990 | — |
| Monroe 5 API 15-019-25936 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1760 | 1990 | — |
| Nathan Vestal 8 API 15-049-21692 | Jones Donald & Denise | Hale-inge | 1270 | 1990 | — |
| Monroe 3 API 15-019-25812 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1700 | 1989 | — |
| Monroe 4 API 15-019-25820 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1720 | 1989 | — |
| Cloverleaf 5-j API 15-049-22002 | Cloverleaf | Hale-inge | 722 | 1989 | — |
| Mitchem 1 API 15-049-22105 | Donna Lee Oil CO | Hale-inge | 1792 | 1989 | — |
| Ballew 6-kheb API 15-019-25427 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1225 | 1988 | — |
| Ballew 5-kheb API 15-019-25428 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1235 | 1988 | — |
| Dexter (was Ballew 3-kheb) 3 API 15-019-25430 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1221 | 1988 | — |
| Ballew (was 2 Ballew Kheb) 4 API 15-019-25431 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1211 | 1988 | — |
| Ballew 7-kheb API 15-019-25432 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1155 | 1988 | — |
| Jameson 'khej' 14-khej API 15-019-25437 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 490 | 1988 | — |
| Jameson 13-khej API 15-019-25438 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1144 | 1988 | — |
| Monroe 1 API 15-019-25630 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1868 | 1988 | — |
| Jameson 17-khej API 15-019-25667 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 510 | 1988 | — |
| Ballew 31-kheb API 15-019-25678 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1200 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 9 API 15-019-25696 | Carroll T L | Hale-inge | 1780 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 10 API 15-019-25697 | Carroll T L | Hale-inge | 1760 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 11 API 15-019-25698 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1800 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 12 API 15-019-25700 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1780 | 1988 | — |
| Beason 5 API 15-019-25701 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1740 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 14 API 15-019-25705 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1800 | 1988 | — |
| Baalmann (crews Heirs) 15 API 15-019-25723 | Cline James | Hale-inge | 800 | 1988 | — |
| Briggs 19 API 15-019-25726 | W W Enterprises | Hale-inge | 750 | 1988 | — |
| Briggs 20 API 15-019-25727 | W W Enterprises | Hale-inge | 750 | 1988 | — |
| Tanksley 1 API 15-019-25728 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1793 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 19 API 15-019-25729 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1780 | 1988 | — |
| Rissman 20 API 15-019-25761 | Argas INC | Hale-inge | 1747 | 1988 | — |
| Nathan Vestal 12 API 15-049-22068 | Jones Donald & Denise | Hale-inge | 1265 | 1988 | — |
| Cloverleaf 4-j API 15-049-22003 | Cloverleaf | Hale-inge | 700 | 1988 | — |
| Ballew 1-kheb API 15-019-25341 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1240 | 1987 | — |
| Briggs 18 API 15-019-25374 | W W Enterprises | Hale-inge | 670 | 1987 | — |
| Beason 1 API 15-019-25478 | Carroll T L | Hale-inge | 1720 | 1987 | — |
| Rissman 1 API 15-019-25622 | Carroll T L | Hale-inge | 1818 | 1987 | — |
| Rissman 2 API 15-019-25624 | United States Exploration, INC | Hale-inge | 1840 | 1987 | — |
| Rissman 6 API 15-019-25637 | Carroll T L | Hale-inge | 1800 | 1987 | — |
| Jameson 12-khej API 15-019-25663 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 475 | 1987 | — |
| Dexter (was Ballew 29-kheb) 5 API 15-019-25676 | Kelt Energy | Hale-inge | 1210 | 1987 | — |
| Crews 12 API 15-019-25209 | Miller Everett E | Hale-inge | 855 | 1986 | — |
| Monroe 1 API 15-019-25227 | Thierichen Herman | Hale-inge | 1789 | 1986 | — |
| Monroe-miller 1 API 15-019-25266 | Thierichen Herman | Hale-inge | 1806 | 1986 | — |
| Blake 1 API 15-019-24648 | Perkins Oil | Hale-inge | 1775 | 1984 | — |
| Rankin-abderhalden Aq-1 API 15-049-21822 | Aquila Resources | Hale-inge | 1750 | 1984 | — |
| Aq-1 | Aquila Resources & Dev | Hale-inge | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Delong 4 API 15-049-21900 | Palmer Drilling, INC | Hale-inge | 442 | 1984 | — |
| Smith 5 API 15-019-24166 | Arps Pet | Hale-inge | 1300 | 1983 | — |
| Smith 7 API 15-019-24212 | Arps Pet | Hale-inge | 1294 | 1983 | — |
| Nathan Vestal 9 API 15-049-21704 | Jones Donald & Denise | Hale-inge | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Mithcem 1 API 15-049-24260 | Pure Energy Prod | Hale-inge | 1663 | 1983 | — |
| Morris 1 API 15-019-23510 | Morris Greg Etal | Hale-inge | 1648 | 1982 | — |
| Rising 41 API 15-019-23569 | Arps Pet | Hale-inge | 1350 | 1982 | — |
| Baalmann / Crews Heirs 11 API 15-019-23719 | Miller Everett E | Hale-inge | 832 | 1982 | — |
| Rising 22 API 15-019-23894 | Arps Pet | Hale-inge | 1350 | 1982 | — |
| Roger L. Hadlock 2 API 15-049-20787 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1740 | 1982 | — |
| Kimzey 38 API 15-049-21515 | Wells-battelstein O & G | Hale-inge | 820 | 1982 | — |
| Kimzey Was Kim 5 39 API 15-049-21516 | Wells & Battelstein Oil & Gas | Hale-inge | 820 | 1982 | — |
| Inge 500-t1 API 15-049-21492 | Skkm Oil Company | Hale-inge | 1940 | 1982 | — |
| C. Wilbur Dyer 2 API 15-049-20790 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1410 | 1981 | — |
| C. Wilbur Dyer 3 API 15-049-20791 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1410 | 1981 | — |
| Rankin 32-9 API 15-049-21120 | Masek Oil | Hale-inge | 1860 | 1981 | — |
| Briggs 13 API 15-019-22357 | Ajax O & G Corporation | Hale-inge | 679 | 1981 | — |
| Rising Ranch 9 API 15-019-21457 | Rising Oil | Hale-inge | 1166 | 1980 | — |
| Crews 9 API 15-019-21594 | Miller Everett E | Hale-inge | 796 | 1980 | — |
| Wolfe 1 API 15-019-21612 | Plains Drlg | Hale-inge | 1355 | 1980 | — |
| Frank Stitch 3 API 15-019-21700 | North Central Oil | Hale-inge | 1220 | 1980 | — |
| Donohoe 2 API 15-019-21777 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1490 | 1980 | — |
| Thayon 2 API 15-019-21935 | Crystabob Oil | Hale-inge | 1200 | 1980 | — |
| Mann 1 API 15-049-00230 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1562 | 1980 | — |
| Berry 2 API 15-049-20550 | Silver Monarch O&g | Hale-inge | 1604 | 1980 | — |
| Roger L. Hadlock 1 API 15-049-20630 | G & C Development | Hale-inge | 1629 | 1980 | — |
| Rankin 1 API 15-049-20669 | Carter & Shaw | Hale-inge | 1950 | 1980 | — |
| Mann 4 API 15-049-20673 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1385 | 1980 | — |
| Mann 5 API 15-049-20674 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1427 | 1980 | — |
| Freeman 1 API 15-049-20691 | Carter & Shaw | Hale-inge | 700 | 1980 | — |
| George A. Vestal 2 API 15-049-20786 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 450 | 1980 | — |
| Roger L. Hadlock 3 API 15-049-20788 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1525 | 1980 | — |
| Roger L. Hadlock 4 API 15-049-20789 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1525 | 1980 | — |
| C. Wilbur Dyer 4 API 15-049-20792 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1420 | 1980 | — |
| C. Wilbur Dyer 5 API 15-049-20793 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1891 | 1980 | — |
| Dyer 6 API 15-049-20794 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1400 | 1980 | — |
| Roger L. Hadlock 5 API 15-049-20812 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1525 | 1980 | — |
| C. Wilbur Dyer 8 API 15-049-20814 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1500 | 1980 | — |
| C. Wilbur Dyer 9 API 15-049-20815 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1420 | 1980 | — |
| Drum 18-a API 15-019-19659-0001 | — | Hale-inge | 700 | 1980 | — |
| Rising Ranch 3 API 15-019-21248 | Vic Banks Oil | Hale-inge | 1255 | 1979 | — |
| Harmon 7 API 15-019-21264 | Layton Oil | Hale-inge | 1696 | 1979 | — |
| Fee 6 API 15-019-21279 | Layton Oil Company | Hale-inge | 1746 | 1979 | — |
| Rising-banks 5-b API 15-019-21285 | Vic Banks Oil | Hale-inge | 1330 | 1979 | — |
| Rising Ranch 6 API 15-019-21286 | Vic Banks Oil | Hale-inge | 1240 | 1979 | — |
| Donohoe 1 API 15-019-21485 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1600 | 1979 | — |
| Briggs 9 API 15-019-21705 | Ajax O&g | Hale-inge | 2082 | 1979 | — |
| Berry 1 API 15-049-20544 | Silver Monarch O&g | Hale-inge | 1858 | 1979 | — |
| Bliss 1 API 15-049-20547 | Silver Monarch O&g | Hale-inge | 1657 | 1979 | — |
| Mann 2 API 15-049-20671 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1381 | 1979 | — |
| Mann 3 API 15-049-20672 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1391 | 1979 | — |
| George Vestal 1 API 15-049-20676 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1460 | 1979 | — |
| Kaminska 1 API 15-049-20677 | Independent Producers | Hale-inge | 1701 | 1979 | — |
| Rissman 1 API 15-019-20725 | Reef Oil | Hale-inge | 2066 | 1977 | — |
| Mckey 2 API 15-019-20785 | Wolfe-criger | Hale-inge | 1700 | 1977 | — |
| Frankson Was Howell W-215 API 15-049-20349 | — | Hale-inge | 711 | 1976 | — |
| Dyer 'a' 1 API 15-049-20304 | Anderson Jerry | Hale-inge | 429 | 1975 | — |
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- Padgett 318
- Ray 317
- Russell 317
- Gladys 317
- Kismet 310
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.