The Hugoton field
1,142 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Hugoton field
The operator named on most of these records is Exxonmobil Oil Corp, on 97 of them (8.5%), ahead of Oxy Usa, INC (91) and Bp America Production CO (84). The oldest well here was completed in 1931 and the most recent in 2023, and the deepest reaches 6980 feet — Bolton Unit 1-4, drilled in 2001.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2900 ft | 5050 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Hugoton field
140 of the 1,142 wells in the Hugoton field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 93 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, 140 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chase | 492 | 43.1% |
| Chase Group | 268 | 23.5% |
| Council Grove | 49 | 4.3% |
| Hugoton | 12 | 1.1% |
| Winfield | 7 | 0.6% |
| Herrington | 6 | 0.5% |
| Council Grove Group | 5 | 0.4% |
| Krider | 5 | 0.4% |
| Kinder, Winfield, Towanda | 5 | 0.4% |
| Chase and Council Grove Groups | 5 | 0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stevens | 283 | 24.8% |
| Finney | 208 | 18.2% |
| Haskell | 175 | 15.3% |
| Kearny | 136 | 11.9% |
| Seward | 131 | 11.5% |
| Grant | 92 | 8.1% |
| Stanton | 48 | 4.2% |
| Morton | 37 | 3.2% |
| Hamilton | 27 | 2.4% |
| Wichita | 1 | 0.1% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exxonmobil Oil Corp | 97 | 8.5% |
| Oxy Usa, INC | 91 | 8.0% |
| Bp America Production CO | 84 | 7.4% |
| Bp America Production Company | 48 | 4.2% |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | 39 | 3.4% |
| Amoco Production CO | 23 | 2.0% |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp | 23 | 2.0% |
| Mobil Oil Corp | 17 | 1.5% |
| Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | 16 | 1.4% |
| Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation | 15 | 1.3% |
| Xto Energy INC | 14 | 1.2% |
| American Warrior, INC | 13 | 1.1% |
| Chesapeake Operating, INC | 13 | 1.1% |
| Helmerich and Payne, INC | 12 | 1.1% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilson 1 Unit 2-22 API 15-081-22266 | M3 Helium Corp | Hugoton | 2945 | 2023 | — |
| Smith C 2 API 15-081-22267 | M3 Helium Corp | Hugoton | 2972 | 2023 | — |
| Josephine S. Burchett 2-swd API 15-189-20917-0001 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Hugoton | 6400 | 2020 | — |
| Oloman Swd 1 API 15-055-21384-0001 | Scout Energy Management LLC | Hugoton | 4300 | 2020 | — |
| Leonard 2-21 API 15-081-22053 | Strata Exploration, INC | Hugoton | 5640 | 2014 | — |
| Brinkman Atu B 3 API 15-055-22319 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Hugoton | 3226 | 2014 | — |
| Longwood 2 API 15-081-22024 | Western Pacific Farms, INC | Hugoton | 2817 | 2013 | — |
| Baughman I-3 Atu-40 API 15-081-22037 | Linn Operating, INC | Hugoton | 3111 | 2013 | — |
| Haworth Unit 2-3 API 15-189-20711-0001 | — | Hugoton | 6550 | 2011 | — |
| Johnson Trust 12-1 API 15-055-22099 | Eog Resources, INC | Hugoton | 5100 | 2011 | — |
| Haworth Unit 2-3 API 15-189-20711-0002 | — | Hugoton | 6550 | 2011 | — |
| Koelling 3-30 API 15-081-21883 | Western Pacific Farms, INC | Hugoton | 2785 | 2010 | — |
| Hittle 'a' 8-h API 15-189-22695 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2900 | 2010 | — |
| Libby 'a' 3-h API 15-189-22696 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2910 | 2010 | — |
| Curtis 'a' 6-h API 15-189-22699 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2935 | 2010 | — |
| Mcclure 'd' 8-h API 15-189-22703 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2910 | 2010 | — |
| Smith 'f' 6-h API 15-189-22705 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2810 | 2010 | — |
| Leonard 'b' 5-h API 15-189-22702 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2980 | 2010 | — |
| Schowalter 'a' 4-h API 15-189-22704 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2930 | 2010 | — |
| Younggren 'h' 3-h API 15-189-22710 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2910 | 2010 | — |
| Mccammon 'b' 2-h API 15-129-21900 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2875 | 2010 | — |
| Hutton 'a' 1 API 15-067-21486-0001 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 4952 | 2010 | — |
| Nix 'h' 2hp API 15-189-22724 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 3250 | 2010 | — |
| Youngren 'h' 2-h API 15-189-22261-0102 | — | Hugoton | 4514 | 2010 | — |
| Hickok Plant 1-swdw API 15-067-21310-0002 | — | Hugoton | 4210 | 2010 | — |
| Flower 'a' 1 API 15-189-21857-0002 | — | Hugoton | 3005 | 2010 | — |
| Mayhew 1 API 15-081-21815 | Mayhew Properties | Hugoton | 2783 | 2009 | — |
| Orth A 3-h API 15-081-21835 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 3126 | 2009 | — |
| H. Mccoy 1-3 API 15-081-21847 | Kansas Natural Gas Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2740 | 2009 | — |
| Koehn 'i' 1-25 API 15-055-21890-0001 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3020 | 2009 | — |
| Eisele 'a' 1-h API 15-081-21851 | Kerr-mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Hugoton | 3130 | 2009 | — |
| Anton 3 API 15-081-21856 | Lebosquet Gas Operations, LLC | Hugoton | 2960 | 2009 | — |
| Garden City 12-20 API 15-055-22039 | Pioneer Exploration, LLC | Hugoton | 2758 | 2009 | — |
| Garden City 13-20 API 15-055-22040 | Pioneer Exploration, LLC | Hugoton | 2752 | 2009 | — |
| Garden City 'b' 21-19 API 15-055-22041 | Pioneer Exploration, LLC | Hugoton | 2751 | 2009 | — |
| Thompson 1-7 API 15-187-21046-0001 | Landmark Resources, INC | Hugoton | 5467 | 2009 | — |
| Petro 'b' 1 API 15-189-20272-0002 | — | Hugoton | 3040 | 2009 | — |
| Newman 'a' 1 API 15-129-20119-0001 | — | Hugoton | 2940 | 2009 | — |
| Hooper 3-22 API 15-067-20336-0001 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 5532 | 2009 | — |
| Layman 1 API 15-055-00477-0001 | — | Hugoton | 3050 | 2009 | — |
| Longcor 'b' 3 API 15-175-22107 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2815 | 2008 | — |
| Goddard 'b' 3 API 15-129-21823 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2918 | 2008 | — |
| Robinson 2-14 API 15-081-21759 | Western Pacific Farms, INC | Hugoton | 2750 | 2008 | — |
| Dewell 'a' 3 API 15-081-21760 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3201 | 2008 | — |
| Gerber 'd' 2-h API 15-129-21824 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 3300 | 2008 | — |
| Hamlin 2-3 API 15-055-21950 | Kansas Natural Gas Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2646 | 2008 | — |
| Morgan 'j' 4-h API 15-175-22122 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 3000 | 2008 | — |
| Brengman 1-28 API 15-093-21818 | Marexco, INC | Hugoton | 2714 | 2008 | — |
| Garden City 'o' 3 API 15-093-21823 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3033 | 2008 | — |
| Garden City 'j' 3 API 15-055-21965 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3025 | 2008 | — |
| Garden City 'h' 10 API 15-055-21966 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3038 | 2008 | — |
| Hitch 'a' 4 API 15-175-22135 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3172 | 2008 | — |
| Shives 'a' 4 API 15-175-22139 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2994 | 2008 | — |
| Sharp 'a' 4 API 15-093-21824 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3029 | 2008 | — |
| Baughman Atu 'g' 5 API 15-189-22644 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3000 | 2008 | — |
| Kleeman 2 API 15-093-21826 | Sally L. Bone | Hugoton | 2685 | 2008 | — |
| R. R. Wilson 'b' 4 API 15-067-21652 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 2956 | 2008 | — |
| Trussell 'b' 4 API 15-187-21124 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3110 | 2008 | — |
| Brattin 4 API 15-187-21123 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3070 | 2008 | — |
| Atkins Atu 'j' 3 API 15-081-21812 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2953 | 2008 | — |
| Dora D. Wright 4 API 15-067-21657 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3027 | 2008 | — |
| Fletcher 4 API 15-067-21663 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 2921 | 2008 | — |
| John H. Baughman 4 API 15-067-21659 | Bp American Production CO | Hugoton | 2980 | 2008 | — |
| Welch 'b' 4 API 15-187-21125 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3002 | 2008 | — |
| Russell 'a' 4 API 15-187-21126 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3001 | 2008 | — |
| Smith 'b' 4 API 15-067-21658 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3000 | 2008 | — |
| Wright, D. D. 'b' 4 API 15-067-21656 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3022 | 2008 | — |
| Jarvis 4 API 15-067-21661 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 2950 | 2008 | — |
| Shorter 5 API 15-067-21660 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 2950 | 2008 | — |
| Goddard 'c' 5 API 15-129-21844 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3031 | 2008 | — |
| Hickok 'b' 4 API 15-067-21666 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3077 | 2008 | — |
| Barrow 4 API 15-093-21831 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 2981 | 2008 | — |
| Andes 4 API 15-067-21667 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3030 | 2008 | — |
| Damerell 4 API 15-093-21829 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3030 | 2008 | — |
| Congdon 'a' 4 API 15-187-21129 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3001 | 2008 | — |
| Fegan 'a' 5 API 15-187-21128 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3041 | 2008 | — |
| Thorpe 'd' 3 API 15-093-21834 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 3021 | 2008 | — |
| Mater 'a' 4 API 15-187-21132 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 2920 | 2008 | — |
| Tiller 4-27 API 15-081-21820 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2995 | 2008 | — |
| Murphy 3-26 API 15-081-21819 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3000 | 2008 | — |
| Haar 'a' 3-h API 15-129-21849 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 3050 | 2008 | — |
| Light 3-35 API 15-081-21823 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3010 | 2008 | — |
| Hobble 4-15 API 15-081-21829 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3008 | 2008 | — |
| Cannon 1-3 API 15-093-21836 | Kansas Natural Gas Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2594 | 2008 | — |
| Becker 'c' 3-10 API 15-175-22159 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2995 | 2008 | — |
| Yeager 3-2 API 15-175-22158 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3012 | 2008 | — |
| Anton 3-21 API 15-081-21834 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3015 | 2008 | — |
| Mcclelland 'b' 3 API 15-067-20569-0001 | — | Hugoton | 5840 | 2008 | — |
| Warner, F. R., Atu 4-4 API 15-175-22162 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2976 | 2008 | — |
| Stewart 3-25 API 15-081-21842 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3032 | 2008 | — |
| Hitch Atu 'h' 4 API 15-175-22163 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2974 | 2008 | — |
| F. Mccoy 1-3 API 15-081-21844 | Kansas Natural Gas CO | Hugoton | 2746 | 2008 | — |
| Wright 2-3 API 15-081-21845 | Kansas Natural Gas Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2739 | 2008 | — |
| Daniels 1-3 API 15-081-21846 | Kansas Natural Gas Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2740 | 2008 | — |
| Hickok Plant 1-swd API 15-067-21310-0001 | — | Hugoton | 4210 | 2008 | — |
| Sharp 'b' 2 API 15-129-21859 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2935 | 2008 | — |
| Warner, F. R 3-4 API 15-175-22168 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2990 | 2008 | — |
| Gregory 'f' 1-h API 15-189-22673 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2958 | 2008 | — |
| Webster 'b' 4 API 15-067-21506-0001 | — | Hugoton | 3100 | 2008 | — |
| Spines 'a' 1 API 15-189-20294-0001 | — | Hugoton | 3080 | 2008 | — |
| Withroder 'a' 3 API 15-129-20197-0001 | — | Hugoton | 2895 | 2008 | — |
| Petro 'a' 1 API 15-067-30075-0001 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Hugoton | 2900 | 2008 | — |
| Ellis Unit 2-3 API 15-189-20951-0001 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 3250 | 2008 | — |
| Frink-tate Unit 2 API 15-067-20261-0001 | — | Hugoton | 2900 | 2008 | — |
| Usa Unit 1-2 API 15-055-20651-0001 | — | Hugoton | 3100 | 2008 | — |
| Lee 16-2 API 15-093-20188-0001 | — | Hugoton | 3000 | 2008 | — |
| Hitch 'g' 4 API 15-175-20514-0001 | — | Hugoton | 6272 | 2008 | — |
| E. Carpenter #3 (84) Unit 4 API 15-189-20358-0001 | — | Hugoton | 3050 | 2008 | — |
| Kellam Swd 1 API 15-187-21076 | Bp America Production CO | Hugoton | 4391 | 2007 | — |
| White 'b' 2-18 API 15-189-22554 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 3220 | 2007 | — |
| Boles Unit '1f' 2-4 API 15-189-22555 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 3130 | 2007 | — |
| Cox 'h' 1 API 15-081-20518-0001 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Hugoton | 2900 | 2007 | — |
| Kleysteuber 1i-29 API 15-055-21884-0001 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3050 | 2007 | — |
| Webber 2-33 API 15-081-21741 | Western Pacific Farms, INC | Hugoton | 2775 | 2007 | — |
| Baughman 'j' 2 API 15-175-22108 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2795 | 2007 | — |
| Hickman 'a' 3 API 15-175-22113 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2940 | 2007 | — |
| Gleeson 'b' 4 API 15-175-22116 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2970 | 2007 | — |
| Ungles 'a' 5 API 15-081-21763 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3150 | 2007 | — |
| Kells Atu 'a' 3 API 15-081-21767 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3000 | 2007 | — |
| Bolinger Unit 'a' 1-2 API 15-189-20739-0001 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 3200 | 2007 | — |
| City of Ulysses 'a' 1 API 15-067-20303-0001 | — | Hugoton | 2800 | 2007 | — |
| Nafziger 2-3r API 15-067-21467-0001 | — | Hugoton | 2880 | 2007 | — |
| Jarvis 3-35r API 15-067-21609 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3200 | 2006 | — |
| Cooper 2-8 API 15-187-21050 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2922 | 2006 | — |
| Emma Hopkins Unit 3 API 15-081-21611 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 3180 | 2006 | — |
| Emma Hopkins Estate 3 API 15-175-22004 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 3190 | 2006 | — |
| Kleysteuber 'i' 1-29 API 15-055-21884 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3050 | 2006 | — |
| Koehn 'i' 1-25 API 15-055-21890 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3020 | 2006 | — |
| Jerman 1 I-5 API 15-175-22006 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3020 | 2006 | — |
| Panoma 1-12hr API 15-189-22498-0100 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2648 | 2006 | — |
| Ediger 3 API 15-055-21896 | American Warrior, INC | Hugoton | 2807 | 2006 | — |
| Buck 3 API 15-055-21897 | American Warrior, INC | Hugoton | 2874 | 2006 | — |
| H. Mccoy 1-2a API 15-081-21642 | Kansas Natural Gas Operating, INC | Hugoton | 2735 | 2006 | — |
| Donley 'a' 3 API 15-175-22027 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2940 | 2006 | — |
| Hoffman 'f' 3 API 15-175-22029 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 2828 | 2006 | — |
| Wettstein 2a-33 API 15-175-22031 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Hugoton | 2770 | 2006 | — |
| Hitch 'g' 4 API 15-175-22032 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 3065 | 2006 | — |
| Mccoy 2-12 API 15-081-21655 | Mayhew Properties | Hugoton | 2740 | 2006 | — |
| Massoni 1-5 API 15-175-22041 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Hugoton | 3265 | 2006 | — |
| Brown 2-2 API 15-081-21660 | Western Pacific Farms, INC | Hugoton | 2735 | 2006 | — |
| Longcor 'a' 2 API 15-175-20827-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 5790 | 2006 | — |
| Jones Trust 1-10 API 15-055-21915 | Petrosantander (usa) INC | Hugoton | 2850 | 2006 | — |
| Rogers 4-18 API 15-175-22048 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3105 | 2006 | — |
| Rock 2-21 API 15-175-22050 | Barbour Energy Corporation | Hugoton | 2780 | 2006 | — |
| Mono Corporation 3-12 API 15-189-22524 | Xto Energy INC | Hugoton | 3165 | 2006 | — |
| Downing 'a' 5 API 15-175-22049-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton | 6325 | 2006 | — |
| Burr 1-5 API 15-175-22067 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Hugoton | 2860 | 2006 | — |
| Finkelstein 2-1 R API 15-093-21752 | Xto Energy Company | Hugoton | 2810 | 2005 | — |
| Jacquart 2-30 API 15-175-21950 | Elder & Vaughn INC | Hugoton | 3504 | 2005 | — |
| Messenger 3-2 API 15-055-21848 | High Plains Production, LLC | Hugoton | 2590 | 2005 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Neosho Falls-leroy 1,800
- Bush City Shoestring 1,727
- Wayside-havana 1,617
- El Dorado 1,480
- Jefferson-sycamore 1,460
- Neodesha 1,433
- Burrton 1,362
- Iola 1,358
- Coffeyville-cherryvale 1,140
- Stoltenberg 1,111
- Lost Springs 1,083
- Marcotte 1,019
- Fairport 1,002
- Colony-welda 949
- Zenith-peace Creek 934
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.