The Hall-gurney field
3,287 wells — 0.6% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Hall-gurney field
The operator named on most of these records is Cities Service Oil CO, on 149 of them (4.5%), ahead of Skelly Oil CO (95) and Murfin Drilling CO (79). The oldest well here was completed in 1930 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 4014 feet — Rein, G 1, drilled in 1964.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3180 ft | 3334 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Hall-gurney field
1,694 of the 3,287 wells in the Hall-gurney field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 39 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 19 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, 1,259 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 88 | 2.7% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 33 | 1.0% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 13 | 0.4% |
| Tarkio | 7 | 0.2% |
| Lansing | 6 | 0.2% |
| Reagan | 3 | 0.1% |
| Lans | 2 | 0.1% |
| Gorham Sand | 2 | 0.1% |
| Lkc | 2 | 0.1% |
| Kansas City | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Service Oil CO | 149 | 4.5% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 95 | 2.9% |
| Murfin Drilling CO | 79 | 2.4% |
| Shields Oil Producers INC | 53 | 1.6% |
| Continental Oil CO | 50 | 1.5% |
| Mai Oil Operations, INC | 50 | 1.5% |
| Harry Gore | 44 | 1.3% |
| El Dorado Refining CO | 39 | 1.2% |
| Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | 36 | 1.1% |
| Shields Oil Producers | 33 | 1.0% |
| Murfin Drilling Co., INC | 33 | 1.0% |
| Coop. Refining Assoc | 32 | 1.0% |
| Haynes, Fred J | 31 | 0.9% |
| Phil-han Oil CO | 30 | 0.9% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
39 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 3,287 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luerman 6 API 15-167-22938 | Asher Assoc | Hall-gurney | 3350 | 1991 | State |
| Dumler 11 API 15-167-22457 | Allied Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2490 | 1984 | State |
| Dumler 2 API 15-167-21746 | Yost Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2516 | 1982 | State |
| Dumler, G 1 API 15-167-21976 | Yost Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 2468 | 1982 | State |
| Krause 3 API 15-167-21983 | O'hare Energy Corp | Hall-gurney | 3309 | 1982 | State |
| Hoke 'a' 1 API 15-167-22001 | Jason Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2470 | 1982 | State |
| Dumler 10 API 15-167-22047 | Jason Oil | Hall-gurney | 2510 | 1982 | State |
| Dumler 1 API 15-167-21581 | T J W Oil Operations | Hall-gurney | 2520 | 1981 | State |
| Krug 1 API 15-167-21407 | Icer Addis Oil Operations | Hall-gurney | 2982 | 1980 | State |
| Krause 2 API 15-167-21221 | Becker Lavern | Hall-gurney | 3290 | 1978 | State |
| Krause C 1 API 15-167-20182-0001 | Michaelis Leo Oil | Hall-gurney | 3288 | 1975 | State |
| Luerman 2 API 15-167-20510 | Jayhawk Oil | Hall-gurney | 3318 | 1972 | State |
| Luerman 1 API 15-167-20505 | Jayhawk Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3306 | 1971 | State |
| Hoke 1 API 15-167-20338 | Phoenix Drlg CO | Hall-gurney | 3200 | 1970 | State |
| Ben Rein 13 API 15-167-20136 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Hall-gurney | 3083 | 1968 | State |
| Weimaster 'a' 12-w API 15-167-20099 | Murfin Drilling CO | Hall-gurney | 2400 | 1967 | State |
| Graham 9 Twin API 15-167-19031 | Lee Phillips Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3254 | 1966 | State |
| Hoke Unit Ii 6 API 15-167-30134 | Cooperative Refining Association | Hall-gurney | 3300 | 1965 | State |
| Graham 7 API 15-167-19032-0001 | Lee Phillips Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3252 | 1965 | State |
| Solbach 1 API 15-167-19096 | Leben Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3305 | 1959 | State |
| Dumler 7 API 15-167-02193 | Lee Phillips Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2407 | 1954 | State |
| Shaffer 6 API 15-167-02251 | The Texas Company | Hall-gurney | 2398 | 1953 | State |
| Dumler 5 API 15-167-02191 | Lee Phillips Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2352 | 1953 | State |
| Ben Rein 10 API 15-167-02779 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Hall-gurney | 2400 | 1953 | State |
| Hoke 5 API 15-167-02182 | Duke & Wood Drilling CO | Hall-gurney | 2350 | 1953 | State |
| Graham 2 API 15-167-02324 | Lee Phillips | Hall-gurney | 2401 | 1952 | State |
| Driscoll 1 API 15-167-05656 | Driscoll, Jerry E. Drilling | Hall-gurney | 2355 | 1952 | State |
| Krause 4 API 15-167-03122 | Duke and Wood Drilling | Hall-gurney | 3289 | 1951 | State |
| Krause B 1 API 15-167-03124 | Duke and Wood Drilling | Hall-gurney | 3294 | 1951 | State |
| Krause 1 API 15-167-03119 | Duke and Wood Drilling | Hall-gurney | 3252 | 1950 | State |
| Ptacek 1 API 15-167-08409 | W. H. Black | Hall-gurney | 3258 | 1950 | State |
| Ptacek 2 API 15-167-19546-0001 | Bhp Oil | Hall-gurney | 3405 | 1950 | State |
| Ben Rein 4 API 15-167-06996 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Hall-gurney | 3223 | 1940 | State |
| Ben Rein 5 API 15-167-06997 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Hall-gurney | 3181 | 1940 | State |
| Ben Rein 3 API 15-167-06995 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Hall-gurney | 3028 | 1940 | State |
| Ben Rein 8 API 15-167-02777-0001 | Black Diamond Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3236 | — | State |
| Ben Rein 2 API 15-167-06994-0002 | Black Diamond Oil | Hall-gurney | 3252 | — | State |
| Krug 2 API 15-167-21408-0001 | — | Hall-gurney | 2505 | — | State |
| Ben Rein 11 API 15-167-19338 | — | Hall-gurney | 2400 | — | State |
| H. Boxberger 19 API 15-167-24137 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 3220 | 2024 | — |
| Driscoll 6 API 15-167-24140 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3380 | 2024 | — |
| Steinle B 8 API 15-167-24131 | Bandy, Terry P. Dba Te-pe Oil & Gas | Hall-gurney | 3385 | 2023 | — |
| Michaelis 5 API 15-167-24116 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 3115 | 2022 | — |
| Kastrup A 8 API 15-167-24122 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Hall-gurney | 3250 | 2022 | — |
| Michaelis 6 API 15-167-24126 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 3173 | 2022 | — |
| Dumler 19 API 15-167-30536-0003 | R. P. Nixon Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3015 | 2021 | — |
| Miller, E. B 62-1-30 API 15-167-22684-0002 | Fossil Creek Energy, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3180 | 2020 | — |
| Boxberger G 3 API 15-167-40279-0002 | Fossil Creek Energy, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3180 | 2020 | — |
| Hickey 8 API 15-167-22809-0002 | Fossil Creek Energy, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3200 | 2020 | — |
| Hickey 7 API 15-167-02549-0001 | Fossil Creek Energy, LLC | Hall-gurney | 2390 | 2020 | — |
| Dumler Se 4 API 15-167-23447 | Royal Drilling INC | Hall-gurney | 3450 | 2018 | — |
| Soukup, Alvin , Jr 1 API 15-167-24070 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Hall-gurney | 3360 | 2018 | — |
| Kay 3 API 15-167-24073 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3272 | 2018 | — |
| Michaelis 4 API 15-167-24083 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 2975 | 2018 | — |
| Rogg, A.c 11 API 15-167-24054 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3215 | 2017 | — |
| Rein A4 API 15-167-24058 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3230 | 2017 | — |
| Steinle 1 API 15-167-24043 | H & D Exploration LLC | Hall-gurney | 3202 | 2016 | — |
| Steinle Owwo 1 API 15-167-04594-0001 | H & D Exploration LLC | Hall-gurney | 3475 | 2016 | — |
| Sb 1 API 15-167-24028 | H & D Exploration LLC | Hall-gurney | 3250 | 2015 | — |
| Zeman B 208 API 15-167-21081-0001 | Murfin Drilling CO | Hall-gurney | 3295 | 2015 | — |
| Shorty 1 API 15-167-24041 | H & D Exploration LLC | Hall-gurney | 3300 | 2015 | — |
| J. Boxberger 6 API 15-167-06058-0001 | — | Hall-gurney | 3166 | 2014 | — |
| Camp Unit 1 API 15-167-23890 | John O. Farmer, INC | Hall-gurney | 3270 | 2014 | — |
| Smoky Hill River Unit 40 API 15-167-23937 | Royal Drilling INC | Hall-gurney | 3400 | 2014 | — |
| Smoky Hill River Unit 41 API 15-167-23970 | Royal Drilling INC | Hall-gurney | 3353 | 2014 | — |
| Klusener 28-10 API 15-167-23980 | Bennett and Schulte Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3377 | 2014 | — |
| Miller, E. 'a' C-32 API 15-167-06742-0003 | — | Hall-gurney | 3193 | 2014 | — |
| Michaelis 2 API 15-167-23999 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 3213 | 2014 | — |
| Michaelis 1 API 15-167-23967-0001 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 3239 | 2014 | — |
| Kaufman A 2 API 15-167-24012 | H & D Exploration LLC | Hall-gurney | 3389 | 2014 | — |
| Louie 'a' 11 API 15-167-23858 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3280 | 2013 | — |
| Radke, J 5 API 15-167-23867 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3310 | 2013 | — |
| Shu T1 Twin 11 API 15-167-23884 | John O. Farmer, INC | Hall-gurney | 3370 | 2013 | — |
| Major 5 API 15-167-23888 | G L M Company | Hall-gurney | 3260 | 2013 | — |
| Applebee-schlessiger Cattle 3 API 15-167-23894 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3375 | 2013 | — |
| Kaufman 'a' 1 API 15-167-23900 | H & D Exploration LLC | Hall-gurney | 3306 | 2013 | — |
| Smoky Hill River Unit 39 API 15-167-23901 | Royal Drilling INC | Hall-gurney | 3370 | 2013 | — |
| West Beaver Creek/black Dahlia Unit 1 API 15-167-23913 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Hall-gurney | 3334 | 2013 | — |
| Staudinger, Raymond 1 API 15-009-25903 | Rjm Company | Hall-gurney | 3400 | 2013 | — |
| Hafeman 3 API 15-167-23751 | Black Dahlia Oil and Gas CO | Hall-gurney | 3415 | 2012 | — |
| Fink 6 API 15-167-23766 | John H. Shaida | Hall-gurney | 3230 | 2012 | — |
| Janice 1-14 API 15-167-23774 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3320 | 2012 | — |
| Driscoll 4 API 15-167-23779 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3294 | 2012 | — |
| West Beaver Creek 2 API 15-167-23782 | Prospect Oil and Gas Corp | Hall-gurney | 3400 | 2012 | — |
| Kaufman 1 API 15-167-23783 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3360 | 2012 | — |
| Janice 2-14 API 15-167-23794 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3360 | 2012 | — |
| Driscoll 5 API 15-167-23798 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3293 | 2012 | — |
| West Beaver Creek 3 API 15-167-23807 | Prospect Oil and Gas Corp | Hall-gurney | 3430 | 2012 | — |
| Olson, A. J. 'b' 8 API 15-167-20277-0001 | Empire Energy E and P, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3374 | 2012 | — |
| Luerman 3 API 15-167-03148-0001 | M G Oil INC | Hall-gurney | 3250 | 2012 | — |
| Hafeman 4 API 15-167-23832 | Black Dahlia Oil and Gas CO | Hall-gurney | 3442 | 2012 | — |
| Newcomer C L 9 API 15-167-23675 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Hall-gurney | 3340 | 2011 | — |
| Krug-mai Unit 1 API 15-167-23690 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3225 | 2011 | — |
| Louie 7 API 15-167-23698 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3240 | 2011 | — |
| Rein, H A-9 API 15-167-23701 | Nrd - Rein Resources | Hall-gurney | 3300 | 2011 | — |
| Driscoll 3 API 15-167-23710 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3285 | 2011 | — |
| Maier 1 API 15-167-30164-0003 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3365 | 2011 | — |
| Carter 15 API 15-167-23743 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3144 | 2011 | — |
| Boxberger A-14 API 15-167-23746 | Owen's Pumping Service | Hall-gurney | 3250 | 2011 | — |
| West Beaver Creek 1 API 15-167-23752 | Prospect Oil and Gas Corp | Hall-gurney | 3420 | 2011 | — |
| Smoky River Unit 36 API 15-167-23619 | Starr F. Schlobohm | Hall-gurney | 3216 | 2010 | — |
| Smoky Hill River Unit 'a' 4 API 15-167-21974-0001 | Schlobohm, Starr F | Hall-gurney | 3268 | 2010 | — |
| Willson 1 API 15-167-23665 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3403 | 2010 | — |
| Rein, C. 'a' 1 API 15-167-23667 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Hall-gurney | 3113 | 2010 | — |
| Kay 2 API 15-167-23558 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3251 | 2009 | — |
| Louie 5 API 15-167-21683-0001 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3200 | 2009 | — |
| Heard, A 3 API 15-167-23560 | Anshutz Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3375 | 2009 | — |
| Boxberger B 6 API 15-167-02665-0001 | — | Hall-gurney | 3244 | 2009 | — |
| Rein 'a' 2 API 15-167-23598 | Jason Oil Co., LLC | Hall-gurney | 3182 | 2009 | — |
| Driscoll 2 API 15-167-23483 | Jason Oil Co., LLC | Hall-gurney | 3173 | 2008 | — |
| Dumler 2 API 15-167-05114-0001 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Hall-gurney | 2446 | 2008 | — |
| Dumler 22 API 15-167-23501 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Hall-gurney | 3500 | 2008 | — |
| Gross 7 API 15-167-23512 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3364 | 2008 | — |
| Northwest Beaver Unit 5-3 API 15-009-00361-0001 | — | Hall-gurney | 3304 | 2008 | — |
| Driscoll 2 API 15-167-23546 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3269 | 2008 | — |
| Miller 'c' 32 API 15-167-06742-0002 | C12 Kansas Oil, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3161 | 2008 | — |
| Kilian-schlessiger 1 API 15-167-23401 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3274 | 2007 | — |
| Kilian-schlessiger 2 API 15-167-23405 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3269 | 2007 | — |
| Strachan 'a' 1 API 15-167-23413 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3400 | 2007 | — |
| Applebee Schlessiger Cattle CO 2 API 15-167-23421 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3335 | 2007 | — |
| Applebee Schlessiger Cattle CO 1 Swd API 15-167-23422 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Hall-gurney | 3374 | 2007 | — |
| Brown 5 API 15-167-23428 | G L M Company | Hall-gurney | 3290 | 2007 | — |
| Strachan 1 API 15-167-23320 | Jason Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3178 | 2006 | — |
| Carter 10 API 15-167-23326 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3100 | 2006 | — |
| Boxberger 12 API 15-167-23354 | Owen's Pumping Service | Hall-gurney | 3255 | 2006 | — |
| Carter 11 API 15-167-23367 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3110 | 2006 | — |
| Carter 12 API 15-167-23368 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3115 | 2006 | — |
| Cook 1 API 15-167-03827-0001 | Rama Operating Co., INC | Hall-gurney | 3523 | 2006 | — |
| Carter 11 API 15-167-23367-0001 | Alan Vonfeldt Oil | Hall-gurney | 3110 | 2006 | — |
| Carter 9 API 15-167-23278 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 2930 | 2005 | — |
| Lhg 2 API 15-167-23279 | Gilbert-stewart Operating LLC | Hall-gurney | 3310 | 2005 | — |
| Lhg 3 API 15-167-23280 | Gilbert-stewart Operating, LLC | Hall-gurney | 3343 | 2005 | — |
| Pfister-kaufman Unit 1-27 API 15-167-23281 | Norstar Petroleum, INC | Hall-gurney | 3215 | 2005 | — |
| Rein 'a' 1 API 15-167-23321 | Jason Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3184 | 2005 | — |
| Lhg 2 API 15-167-23279-0001 | Gilbert-stewart Operating LLC | Hall-gurney | 3310 | 2005 | — |
| A. C. Rogg 1 API 15-167-06824-0002 | — | Hall-gurney | 3086 | 2005 | — |
| Karleen 8 API 15-167-23242 | Hk&w Oil Company, INC | Hall-gurney | 3275 | 2004 | — |
| Boxberger 'h' 6 API 15-167-23249 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 2989 | 2004 | — |
| Boxberger 'h' 7 API 15-167-23250 | Vonfeldt, Alan J | Hall-gurney | 3350 | 2004 | — |
| Steinle 'b' 7 API 15-167-23262 | Te-pe Oil & Gas | Hall-gurney | 3385 | 2004 | — |
| Carter 8 API 15-167-23263 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3207 | 2004 | — |
| Lhg 1 API 15-167-23265 | Gilbert-stewart Operating LLC | Hall-gurney | 3300 | 2004 | — |
| Luerman 2-28 API 15-167-23266 | Norstar Petroleum, INC | Hall-gurney | 3224 | 2004 | — |
| Co2 Project / Colliver, Carrie 16 API 15-167-02515-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co. INC | Hall-gurney | 3253 | 2003 | — |
| Boxberger 'h' 5 API 15-167-23222 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3229 | 2002 | — |
| Krug 'b' 3 API 15-167-22253-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hall-gurney | 3320 | 2002 | — |
| Boxberger 12 API 15-167-20294-0002 | Alan J. Vonfeldt | Hall-gurney | 3238 | 2002 | — |
| Co2 Project /colliver, Carter 1-co2-i API 15-167-23179 | Murfin Drilling Co. INC | Hall-gurney | 3115 | 2001 | — |
| J. A. Krug 7 API 15-167-23199 | Popp Operating, INC | Hall-gurney | 3348 | 2001 | — |
| Kastrup, M. V 1 API 15-167-23212 | Murfin Drilling CO | Hall-gurney | 3275 | 2001 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Unknown 75,314
- Wildcat 36,703
- Hugoton Gas Area 9,178
- Paola-rantoul 7,078
- Chase-silica 5,384
- Cherokee Basin Coal Area 4,938
- Unnamed 4,310
- Trapp 4,155
- Humboldt-chanute 3,280
- Panoma Gas Area 3,007
- Bemis-shutts 2,815
- Kraft-prusa 2,239
- Gorham 2,178
- Spivey-grabs-basil 2,172
- Peru-sedan 2,058
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.