The Lindsborg field
334 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Lindsborg field
The operator named on most of these records is Silver Creek Oil & Gas, on 13 of them (3.9%), ahead of Bay Petroleum Corp (11) and Silver Creek O&g (9). The oldest well here was completed in 1928 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 5001 feet — Anderson 1, drilled in 1968.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3461 ft | 3599 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Lindsborg field
239 of the 334 wells in the Lindsborg field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 2 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 7 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, 142 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa | 5 | 1.5% |
| Simpson Sand | 4 | 1.2% |
| Maquoketa Dolo | 3 | 0.9% |
| Mqkt | 2 | 0.6% |
| Viol | 2 | 0.6% |
| Maquoketa Dolomite | 2 | 0.6% |
| Simpson Sd | 1 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle | 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
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Oil & Gas | 13 | 3.9% |
| Bay Petroleum Corp | 11 | 3.3% |
| Silver Creek O&g | 9 | 2.7% |
| Auto Ordnance Corp | 7 | 2.1% |
| Perera Ray | 6 | 1.8% |
| Deweese & Sanderson | 6 | 1.8% |
| Casebeer, INC | 6 | 1.8% |
| Relative Energy, INC | 6 | 1.8% |
| Sheldon and West | 5 | 1.5% |
| Atlantic Refg CO | 5 | 1.5% |
| National Assoc. Pet | 5 | 1.5% |
| Sierra Petroleum Co. INC | 5 | 1.5% |
| M & L Oil CO | 5 | 1.5% |
| Ray Perera | 4 | 1.2% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 334 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyck 1 API 15-169-20277 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 500 | 1985 | State |
| Hubele 1 API 15-113-20758 | Ted Leroy Fg Melland | Lindsborg | 3465 | 1981 | State |
| Evans 30-1t API 15-113-21369 | Torchlight Energy Operating, LLC | Lindsborg | 3500 | 2014 | — |
| Toll 30-1t API 15-113-21370 | Torchlight Energy Operating, LLC | Lindsborg | 1348 | 2014 | — |
| Roger Johnson 3 API 15-169-20349 | Casebeer, INC | Lindsborg | 3451 | 2013 | — |
| Roger Johnson 1 API 15-169-20340 | Casebeer, INC | Lindsborg | 3457 | 2012 | — |
| Roger Johnson 2 API 15-169-20282-0001 | Casebeer, INC | Lindsborg | 3478 | 2012 | — |
| Landgren 'b' 2 API 15-113-20991-0002 | Ardc INC | Lindsborg | 3650 | 2011 | — |
| Landgren 'b' 2 API 15-113-20991-0001 | Ardc INC | Lindsborg | 3590 | 2008 | — |
| Landgren 'b' 3 API 15-113-21083-0001 | Ardc INC | Lindsborg | 3650 | 2007 | — |
| Farmers Bank 2 API 15-113-01615-0001 | Oil Partners, LLC | Lindsborg | 3630 | 2006 | — |
| Sidney Johnson Trust 2 API 15-113-19093-0001 | Relative Energy, INC | Lindsborg | 3433 | 2006 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-113-21176-0001 | Relative Energy, INC | Lindsborg | 3430 | 2005 | — |
| Oborg 4 API 15-169-20178-0001 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3510 | 1988 | — |
| Martinson 3 API 15-169-20058-0001 | Don Sims Oil | Lindsborg | 3445 | 1987 | — |
| Morris 'a' 1 API 15-169-20292-0001 | Excalibur Production Company INC | Lindsborg | 3488 | 1987 | — |
| Peters 1 API 15-169-20202-0001 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3556 | 1986 | — |
| Carlson 2 API 15-113-21145 | Range Oil Co., INC | Lindsborg | 3500 | 1985 | — |
| Lockstrom 1 API 15-169-20260 | Silver Creek O&g | Lindsborg | 3575 | 1985 | — |
| Runbeck 'b' 1 API 15-169-20235 | Silver Creek O&g | Lindsborg | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Dyck 1 API 15-169-20236 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Lockstrom 1 API 15-169-20237 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3575 | 1984 | — |
| Runbeck 1-c API 15-169-20199 | Silver Creek O&g | Lindsborg | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Emil Hoglund 8 API 15-113-21095 | Reese Dale Curtis | Lindsborg | 3458 | 1983 | — |
| Cline 1 API 15-169-20198 | Silver Creek O&g | Lindsborg | 3580 | 1983 | — |
| Peters 1 API 15-169-20202 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3556 | 1983 | — |
| Gunnarson-holm 1 API 15-169-20207 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3600 | 1983 | — |
| Stephens Was Pearson, Jr 1 API 15-169-20224 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3600 | 1983 | — |
| Lockstrom 1 API 15-169-20153 | Falcon Energy Corp | Lindsborg | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Oborg 'a' 1 API 15-169-20174 | Silver Creek Management | Lindsborg | 3600 | 1982 | — |
| Oborg 'a' 2 API 15-169-20175 | Silver Creek Oil & Gas | Lindsborg | 3596 | 1982 | — |
| Oborg 'b' 4 API 15-169-20178 | Silver Creek O&g | Lindsborg | 3510 | 1982 | — |
| Oborg 'b' 1 API 15-169-20139 | Penn West Petr | Lindsborg | 0 | 1981 | — |
| A. Tarnstrom 1 API 15-169-20140 | Penn West Petr | Lindsborg | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Lundstrom 2 API 15-113-20813 | Coronado Oil | Lindsborg | 3522 | 1981 | — |
| Borg 'a' 1 API 15-169-20122 | Penn West Petroleum | Lindsborg | 4145 | 1981 | — |
| F. Johnson 3 API 15-113-20731 | Reese Dale O | Lindsborg | 3523 | 1980 | — |
| Leander 2 API 15-169-20079 | Perera Ray | Lindsborg | 3400 | 1978 | — |
| Herb T. Johnson 2 API 15-169-20084 | Perera Ray | Lindsborg | 3417 | 1978 | — |
| Dale Reese 1 API 15-113-20280 | Melland Francis G | Lindsborg | 3700 | 1975 | — |
| Community 'c' 1-a Twin API 15-113-20250 | Tenneco Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3463 | 1974 | — |
| Emil Hoglund 7 API 15-113-20207 | Reese Oil | Lindsborg | 3455 | 1973 | — |
| Martinson 3 API 15-169-20058 | Perera Ray | Lindsborg | 3445 | 1973 | — |
| Anderson 1 API 15-113-20140 | B & B Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 1617 | 1971 | — |
| Herb T. Johnson 1 API 15-169-20051 | Perera Ray | Lindsborg | 3465 | 1971 | — |
| Leander 2 API 15-169-20021 | Perera Ray | Lindsborg | 255 | 1968 | — |
| Sandell 1 API 15-113-20029 | Isern-wells Oil | Lindsborg | 3140 | 1968 | — |
| Anderson 1 API 15-169-30052-0001 | Tola S & Burgraff Rev | Lindsborg | 5001 | 1968 | — |
| Anderson 1 API 15-169-30052 | De Weese V P Sr | Lindsborg | 3464 | 1967 | — |
| Peterson 1 API 15-113-30006 | Carter Oil & Mandel | Lindsborg | 3500 | 1965 | — |
| Holmquist Estate 1 API 15-169-19061 | Walter J. Nelson | Lindsborg | 3440 | 1963 | — |
| Ferm 1 API 15-113-01611 | Ray Perera | Lindsborg | 3433 | 1962 | — |
| Benston 1 API 15-113-19081 | Frank J. Black | Lindsborg | 3450 | 1962 | — |
| Sand 2 API 15-113-19017 | James W Hershberger | Lindsborg | 3405 | 1962 | — |
| Brown 1 API 15-169-00131-0001 | Mutual Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3352 | 1962 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-169-19018-0001 | Walter J Nelson | Lindsborg | 3385 | 1962 | — |
| Carlson 1 API 15-113-05791 | Glickman Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3540 | 1961 | — |
| Lindshield 'a' 1 API 15-169-00602 | Richwille INC | Lindsborg | 3465 | 1961 | — |
| Lindshield 'a' 2 API 15-169-00603 | Rochwile INC | Lindsborg | 3456 | 1961 | — |
| Peterson 1 API 15-113-05314 | Frank J. Black | Lindsborg | 3432 | 1961 | — |
| Nelson Landgren 1 API 15-113-01700-0001 | Dale Reese Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3555 | 1961 | — |
| Deere 'a' 1 API 15-169-00599 | Deweese & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 131 | 1960 | — |
| Helberg 1 API 15-113-19007 | Krebbs & Reese | Lindsborg | 3357 | 1960 | — |
| Carlson 1 API 15-113-19033 | Don Mckellar | Lindsborg | 3545 | 1960 | — |
| C. G. Sand 1 API 15-113-01002-0001 | Krebbs & Reece | Lindsborg | 3410 | 1960 | — |
| Nordling 1 API 15-169-00604 | Deweese & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3393 | 1959 | — |
| Deere 1 API 15-169-00598 | Deweese & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3400 | 1959 | — |
| Anderson 1 API 15-113-00241 | Rex & Morris Et Al | Lindsborg | 3525 | 1959 | — |
| C. G. Sand 1 API 15-113-01002 | Continental Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3410 | 1959 | — |
| Lockstrom (lindshield) 2 API 15-169-00601 | Toklan Oil Corp | Lindsborg | 3435 | 1958 | — |
| Varnlof 2 API 15-169-00942 | Toklan Oil Corp | Lindsborg | 3424 | 1957 | — |
| Sandel 1 API 15-113-01608 | Tom C. Brown | Lindsborg | 3457 | 1957 | — |
| Landgren 'a' 2 API 15-113-00114 | Rupp-ferguson Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3528 | 1955 | — |
| Johnson 1 API 15-113-00138 | Mcknab Drlg | Lindsborg | 3523 | 1955 | — |
| Allen Nelson 1 API 15-169-00064 | Deweese & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3380 | 1955 | — |
| Swanson, G.o 1 API 15-169-00078 | Burgher John H | Lindsborg | 3584 | 1955 | — |
| Peterson 1 API 15-113-00614 | El Dorado Refining CO | Lindsborg | 3550 | 1955 | — |
| Weddle 1 API 15-113-01617 | Trans-era Petroleum | Lindsborg | 3580 | 1955 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-169-00651 | Sheldon and West | Lindsborg | 3432 | 1954 | — |
| Lillian 2 API 15-113-01616 | El Dorado Refining CO | Lindsborg | 3575 | 1954 | — |
| Gibson Was Holm 1 API 15-169-70518 | Deweese-sanderson | Lindsborg | 3398 | 1954 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-169-19018 | Currier and Keyes Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3385 | 1954 | — |
| Ahlstedt 1 API 15-169-00834 | Currier and Keyes Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3378 | 1953 | — |
| Ahlstedt 2 API 15-169-00835 | Currier and Keyes Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3380 | 1953 | — |
| Johnson, H.t 3 API 15-169-00923 | T.a. Phillips | Lindsborg | 3407 | 1953 | — |
| Anderson-grothou 'a' 2 API 15-169-00925 | National Assoc Petr CO | Lindsborg | 3500 | 1953 | — |
| Lindholm 1 API 15-169-00636 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Lindsborg | 3413 | 1953 | — |
| Applequist 1 API 15-169-00722 | Sanderson & Deweese | Lindsborg | 3457 | 1953 | — |
| Ellen Oleen 2 API 15-169-00927 | National Assoc. Petroleum | Lindsborg | 3410 | 1953 | — |
| Johnson 'b' 2 API 15-169-00573 | Ray Perera | Lindsborg | 3420 | 1953 | — |
| Lindholm 3 API 15-169-00576 | Ray Perera | Lindsborg | 3399 | 1953 | — |
| Swenson 'd' 2 API 15-169-00594 | National Assoc. Pet | Lindsborg | 3452 | 1953 | — |
| Swenson C 1 API 15-169-00595 | National Assoc. Pet | Lindsborg | 3461 | 1953 | — |
| Swinson C 2 API 15-169-00596 | National Assoc. Pet | Lindsborg | 3456 | 1953 | — |
| Lindquist 1 API 15-169-00612 | Deweese & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3385 | 1953 | — |
| Priddy 1 API 15-113-00054 | Anschutz Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3662 | 1953 | — |
| Brown 1 API 15-169-00131 | Davis-childs, Sterling Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3354 | 1953 | — |
| Holmquist 1 API 15-169-00132 | Sterling Drilling Co. and Others | Lindsborg | 3380 | 1953 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-169-00832 | H.s. Currier & R.o. Keys | Lindsborg | 3405 | 1953 | — |
| Nelson 2 API 15-169-00833 | Currier and Keyes Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3401 | 1953 | — |
| Johnson 2 API 15-169-00570 | Phillips & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3389 | 1953 | — |
| Swenson 'b' 1 API 15-169-70490 | National Associated Petroleum | Lindsborg | 3461 | 1953 | — |
| Holm, Knut E 2 API 15-169-00590 | The Atlantic Ref | Lindsborg | 3414 | 1953 | — |
| Holm, Knut E 3 API 15-169-00591 | The Atlantic Ref | Lindsborg | 3446 | 1953 | — |
| Leander 1 API 15-169-00921 | M.e. White Et Al | Lindsborg | 3372 | 1952 | — |
| Swenson 'b' 2 API 15-169-00588 | Kirby Pet | Lindsborg | 3436 | 1952 | — |
| Lindshield 1 API 15-169-04759 | National Association Petroleum CO | Lindsborg | 3422 | 1952 | — |
| Varnlof 1 API 15-169-00606 | National Assoc | Lindsborg | 3420 | 1952 | — |
| Borg 1 API 15-169-00940 | National Assoc. Pet | Lindsborg | 3454 | 1952 | — |
| Holmquist, J.p 1 API 15-169-00608 | Atlantic Refg CO | Lindsborg | 3437 | 1952 | — |
| Holmgren, H.c 1 API 15-169-00742 | L. B. Jackson Jr | Lindsborg | 3479 | 1952 | — |
| Holmgren 1 API 15-169-00739 | Bay Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3381 | 1952 | — |
| Holm 2 API 15-169-00609 | Musgrove Petroleum | Lindsborg | 3408 | 1952 | — |
| Holt 1 API 15-169-00019 | Bay Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3478 | 1952 | — |
| Johnson, H.t 1 API 15-169-00020 | Phillips and Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3443 | 1952 | — |
| Johnson, H.t. 'a' 1 API 15-169-00126 | Phillips & Sanderson | Lindsborg | 3371 | 1952 | — |
| Ferm 1 API 15-113-19031 | Musgrove Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3362 | 1952 | — |
| Nelson, E. N 2 API 15-169-00939 | National Assoc. Pet | Lindsborg | 3425 | 1952 | — |
| Holm,knut E 1 API 15-169-00589 | The Atlantic Ref | Lindsborg | 3439 | 1952 | — |
| Olson 2 API 15-113-00930 | Shields Oil Producers INC | Lindsborg | 3887 | 1952 | — |
| Bethany College 1 API 15-169-00261 | National Associated Petroleum CO | Lindsborg | 3644 | 1951 | — |
| Community 'd' 1-a API 15-113-19074 | Bay Petroleum CO | Lindsborg | 3467 | 1951 | — |
| Fagerberg 4 API 15-113-01612 | Bay Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3465 | 1950 | — |
| Clarence Sand 2 API 15-113-01610 | Jay Kornfeld | Lindsborg | 3477 | 1950 | — |
| Sandell 3 API 15-113-05311 | Dale Reese Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3474 | 1950 | — |
| Tarnstrom 1 API 15-113-01818 | Shawver-graham | Lindsborg | 3501 | 1949 | — |
| Johnson 3 API 15-113-01966 | M & L Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3408 | 1949 | — |
| Thomson 1 API 15-113-00297 | Morine Et Al | Lindsborg | 3495 | 1948 | — |
| Community 'd' 1 API 15-113-02201 | Bay Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3473 | 1947 | — |
| Community 'b' 1 API 15-113-00935 | Bay | Lindsborg | 3458 | 1946 | — |
| Swenson 1 API 15-113-00451 | Warner Et Al | Lindsborg | 3580 | 1946 | — |
| Emil Hoglund 5 API 15-113-00949 | — | Lindsborg | 3469 | 1946 | — |
| Swenson 1 API 15-113-00276 | Galva O & G Industrial | Lindsborg | 3604 | 1945 | — |
| Carl S. Frantz 'b' 2 API 15-113-01332 | Sinclair Oil & Gas CO | Lindsborg | 3518 | 1945 | — |
| Sand 1 API 15-113-01609 | Kornfeld & Klepper | Lindsborg | 3477 | 1945 | — |
| Anna Bjorn 1 API 15-113-01614 | Bay Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3486 | 1944 | — |
| Helberg 'b' 2 API 15-113-02212 | — | Lindsborg | 3405 | 1944 | — |
| H. Johnson 2 API 15-113-19013 | Bay Petroleum Corp | Lindsborg | 3525 | 1944 | — |
| N. A. Nelson 2 API 15-113-01700 | Texas CO | Lindsborg | 3555 | 1944 | — |
| Carlson 2 API 15-113-01953 | Fell & Wolf Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3382 | 1944 | — |
| A. T. Lander 2 API 15-113-02218 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Lindsborg | 3436 | 1944 | — |
| Hven 1 API 15-113-00922 | Melland Drilling CO | Lindsborg | 3381 | 1944 | — |
| Helberg 'a' 2 API 15-113-00961 | — | Lindsborg | 3346 | 1944 | — |
| Johnson 2 API 15-113-00271-0001 | M & L Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3405 | 1944 | — |
| Ida Rundbeck 2 API 15-113-00924 | Carter Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3355 | 1943 | — |
| Community 'b' 1 API 15-113-00937 | Auto Ordnance Corp | Lindsborg | 3478 | 1943 | — |
| Thompson 3 API 15-115-00853 | Harwood Oil | Lindsborg | 2392 | 1943 | — |
| Thompson 4 API 15-115-00854 | Harwood Oil | Lindsborg | 2384 | 1943 | — |
| Dagney Graslie 1 API 15-113-01950 | Continental Oil CO | Lindsborg | 3468 | 1943 | — |
| N. A. Nelson 1 API 15-113-01674 | Texas CO | Lindsborg | 3460 | 1943 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Savonburg 357
- Rhodes 353
- Tyro 353
- Solomon 349
- Longanecker Southeast 348
- Kraus 347
- Elgin 347
- Greenwich 345
- Pawnee Rock 332
- Stranathan 329
- Hale-inge 320
- Wilson Creek 319
- Padgett 318
- Ray 317
- Russell 317
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.