The Marcotte field
1,019 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Marcotte field
The operator named on most of these records is Nadel & Gussman, on 45 of them (4.4%), ahead of Sohio Petroleum CO (32) and Champlin Petroleum CO (29). The oldest well here was completed in 1943 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 4452 feet — Wilson 'b' 7.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3807 ft | 3914 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Marcotte field
654 of the 1,019 wells in the Marcotte field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 5 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 3 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, 408 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 181 | 17.8% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 11 | 1.1% |
| Lansing Kansas City | 10 | 1.0% |
| Lansing, Arbuckle | 10 | 1.0% |
| Arbuckle Group | 8 | 0.8% |
| Lansing | 4 | 0.4% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 4 | 0.4% |
| Kansas City Group | 2 | 0.2% |
| Lansing Kansas City, Arbuckle | 2 | 0.2% |
| Simpson, Lansing Kansas City | 2 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nadel & Gussman | 45 | 4.4% |
| Sohio Petroleum CO | 32 | 3.1% |
| Champlin Petroleum CO | 29 | 2.8% |
| Champlin Refining CO | 29 | 2.8% |
| C-g Drilling CO | 22 | 2.2% |
| Birmingham-bartlett Drilling CO | 21 | 2.1% |
| Tengasco, INC | 21 | 2.1% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 19 | 1.9% |
| I.o. Miller | 19 | 1.9% |
| Raney Oil Company, LLC | 19 | 1.9% |
| Dane G. Hansen Trust | 18 | 1.8% |
| Continental Oil CO | 16 | 1.6% |
| Bowman Oil CO | 16 | 1.6% |
| Murfin Drilling CO | 16 | 1.6% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
5 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl 'c' Was Earl Sutor 11 API 15-163-02097-0001 | Crude Recovery Corporation | Marcotte | 3759 | 1976 | State |
| Earl Sutor 4 API 15-163-02091 | Champlin Refining CO | Marcotte | 3747 | 1950 | State |
| Earl Sutor 6 API 15-163-02093 | Champlin Oil & Refining | Marcotte | 3744 | 1950 | State |
| Earl Sutor 2 API 15-163-02089 | Champlin Oil & Refg | Marcotte | 3780 | 1949 | State |
| Earl Sutor 5 API 15-163-02092-0002 | Champlin Petroleum CO | Marcotte | 3842 | — | State |
| Stithem 25 API 15-163-24517 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3847 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 27 API 15-163-24518 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3875 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 28 API 15-163-24519 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 4276 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 26 API 15-163-24521 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3875 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 29 API 15-163-24522 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3862 | 2025 | — |
| Armbrister A 1-swd API 15-163-23204-0001 | Pioneer Operations, LLC | Marcotte | 3867 | 2024 | — |
| Couture 1 API 15-163-24467 | Berexco LLC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2023 | — |
| Alvin Williams 1 API 15-163-00652-0001 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Marcotte | 3821 | 2023 | — |
| Keller Owwo 1 API 15-163-23786-0001 | Castle Resources, INC | Marcotte | 3880 | 2023 | — |
| Rogers 6 API 15-163-24438 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Marcotte | 3792 | 2022 | — |
| Armbrister A 1 API 15-163-24454 | Castle Resources, INC | Marcotte | 3840 | 2022 | — |
| Pywell 3-6 API 15-163-20351-0001 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Marcotte | 3850 | 2021 | — |
| Marcotte 1 API 15-163-24431 | Bach Oil Production | Marcotte | 3800 | 2021 | — |
| Sparks A 6 API 15-163-24377 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Marcotte | 3880 | 2019 | — |
| Brueggeman 2-15 API 15-163-24400 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3846 | 2019 | — |
| Brueggeman 1-15 API 15-163-24401 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3805 | 2019 | — |
| Wanker 1 API 15-163-24343 | James P. Williams Enterprises, INC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2017 | — |
| Keller C Ne #2 API 15-163-24313-0001 | Bowman Oil Company | Marcotte | 3807 | 2016 | — |
| Earl Sutor 11 API 15-163-24321 | Vess Oil Corporation | Marcotte | 3768 | 2016 | — |
| Moore 6 API 15-163-24287 | Venture Resources, INC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2015 | — |
| Rogers 5 API 15-163-24300 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 4113 | 2015 | — |
| Dick 7 API 15-163-23321 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3917 | 2014 | — |
| Croffoot 'b' 4 API 15-163-02060-0001 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 4180 | 2014 | — |
| Moore #1 Swd API 15-163-03329-0001 | Venture Resources, INC | Marcotte | 4332 | 2014 | — |
| Sutor 1-25 API 15-163-24175 | American Oil LLC | Marcotte | 3770 | 2014 | — |
| Rogers 4 API 15-163-24191 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3803 | 2014 | — |
| Sutor C 2 API 15-163-24192 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3727 | 2014 | — |
| Dick 7 API 15-163-23321-0001 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 4270 | 2014 | — |
| Marcotte 4 API 15-163-24254 | Abundant Oil Company | Marcotte | 3960 | 2014 | — |
| Coddington 5 API 15-163-23916-0001 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3999 | 2014 | — |
| Sparks 'a' 5 API 15-163-24099 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3805 | 2013 | — |
| Nutsch-buss 'a' Unit 1-2 API 15-163-24116 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3815 | 2013 | — |
| Tomcat 'b' 3 API 15-163-24134 | Vess Oil Corporation | Marcotte | 3727 | 2013 | — |
| Heiland 2-18 API 15-163-24138 | Castelli Exploration, INC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2013 | — |
| Pywell 5 API 15-163-24147 | Bill Bowman Oil CO | Marcotte | 3835 | 2013 | — |
| Rogers 5 API 15-163-24158 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Marcotte | 4300 | 2013 | — |
| Couture 2 API 15-163-23996 | Mustang Energy Corp | Marcotte | 3762 | 2012 | — |
| Coddington 6 API 15-163-23997 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2012 | — |
| Gunn/gibson 3 API 15-163-24007 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3845 | 2012 | — |
| Miller-sutor Unit 1-a API 15-163-24008 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3840 | 2012 | — |
| Couture 3 API 15-163-24036 | Mustang Energy Corp | Marcotte | 3837 | 2012 | — |
| Tomcat 'b' 2 API 15-163-24056 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3718 | 2012 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 5 API 15-163-24070 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3836 | 2012 | — |
| Coddington 5 API 15-163-23916 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3883 | 2011 | — |
| Gunn/gibson 2 API 15-163-23921 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3779 | 2011 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 4 API 15-163-23922 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3800 | 2011 | — |
| Croffoot 13 API 15-163-23929 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3846 | 2011 | — |
| Croffoot 'b' 12 API 15-163-23930 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3833 | 2011 | — |
| Sutor 'c' 1 API 15-163-23954 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3729 | 2011 | — |
| Coddington 11 API 15-163-23823 | Novy Oil & Gas, INC | Marcotte | 3839 | 2010 | — |
| Ouderkirk 3 API 15-163-01908-0002 | H & B Petroleum Corp | Marcotte | 3784 | 2010 | — |
| Ouderkirk 13 API 15-163-23860 | H & B Petroleum Corp | Marcotte | 3876 | 2010 | — |
| Rogers 2 API 15-163-03256-0001 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3820 | 2010 | — |
| Rogers-sutor 1 API 15-163-23735 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3790 | 2009 | — |
| Tomcat 'b' 1 API 15-163-23741 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3718 | 2009 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 3 API 15-163-23752 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3850 | 2009 | — |
| Keller 'c' (ne) 1 API 15-163-22713-0001 | Bowman Oil CO | Marcotte | 3808 | 2009 | — |
| Sutor 'a' 9 API 15-163-01151-0003 | Bowman Oil CO | Marcotte | 3920 | 2009 | — |
| Rogers-sutor 6 API 15-163-02186-0001 | Raney Oil CO | Marcotte | 3780 | 2009 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 2 API 15-163-02093-0002 | Raney Oil Co. LLC | Marcotte | 3967 | 2009 | — |
| Nutsch 8 API 15-163-23633 | Berexco, INC | Marcotte | 3803 | 2008 | — |
| Childs 'a' 5 API 15-163-23659 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Marcotte | 3805 | 2008 | — |
| Heiland 1-18 API 15-163-23690 | Castelli Exploration, INC | Marcotte | 3891 | 2008 | — |
| C. A. Desbien 12 API 15-163-23696 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Marcotte | 3855 | 2008 | — |
| Wilson 'b' 10 API 15-163-23703 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3864 | 2008 | — |
| Keas 'a' 6 API 15-163-23702 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3880 | 2008 | — |
| Anderson 15 API 15-163-23726 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Marcotte | 3900 | 2008 | — |
| Gunn-gibson 1 API 15-163-23734 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3841 | 2008 | — |
| Kuehnl Trust 4 API 15-163-23743 | N.f. Producers, INC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2008 | — |
| Kuehnl Trust 3 API 15-163-23742 | N.f. Producers, INC | Marcotte | 3900 | 2008 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 3 API 15-163-23768 | Anderson Energy, INC | Marcotte | 3757 | 2008 | — |
| Anderson 14 API 15-163-23557-0001 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Marcotte | 4300 | 2008 | — |
| Pywell 4 API 15-163-23418 | Bill Bowman Oil CO | Marcotte | 4097 | 2007 | — |
| Anderson 14 API 15-163-23557 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Marcotte | 4300 | 2007 | — |
| Childs 'a' 4 API 15-163-23568 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Marcotte | 3800 | 2007 | — |
| Dunlap 6 API 15-163-23582 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3850 | 2007 | — |
| Graham 7 API 15-163-23583 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3879 | 2007 | — |
| Keller 'b' 3 API 15-163-23587 | Bowman Oil CO | Marcotte | 3800 | 2007 | — |
| Glick 10 API 15-163-23600 | Berexco, INC | Marcotte | 3819 | 2007 | — |
| Nutsch 7 API 15-163-23601 | Berexco, INC | Marcotte | 3791 | 2007 | — |
| Croffoot 'aa' 1 API 15-163-23643 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3851 | 2007 | — |
| Croffoot 'bb' 1 API 15-163-23653 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3840 | 2007 | — |
| Nutsch 1 API 15-163-23663 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3893 | 2007 | — |
| Miller-sutor 6 API 15-163-02124-0001 | Raney Oil Co. LLC | Marcotte | 3790 | 2007 | — |
| Miller-sutor 4 API 15-163-02122-0001 | Raney Oil Co. LLC | Marcotte | 3780 | 2007 | — |
| Tomcat 2-10 API 15-163-23508 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3808 | 2006 | — |
| Sayles 7 API 15-163-23509 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3672 | 2006 | — |
| Graham-sutor Unit 1 API 15-163-23510 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3784 | 2006 | — |
| Croffoot 'a' 9 API 15-163-23516 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3840 | 2006 | — |
| Couture 1 API 15-163-23518 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Marcotte | 3905 | 2006 | — |
| Wanker 2-8 API 15-163-23519 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3870 | 2006 | — |
| Sutor 12 API 15-163-22877-0002 | T & P Oil and Gas LLC | Marcotte | 4290 | 2006 | — |
| Gish 9 API 15-163-23528 | Nadel and Gussman, LLC | Marcotte | 3796 | 2006 | — |
| Trarbach 1 API 15-163-23529 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Marcotte | 3690 | 2006 | — |
| Buss 'a' 1-3 API 15-163-23530 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3817 | 2006 | — |
| Ouderkirk 6 API 15-163-01910-0001 | H & B Petroleum Corp | Marcotte | 3782 | 2006 | — |
| Croffoot 'c' 6 API 15-163-23544 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3860 | 2006 | — |
| Wanker 1-8 API 15-163-23473-0001 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 4079 | 2006 | — |
| Sutor 'c' 1 API 15-163-23552 | Bowman Oil CO | Marcotte | 3740 | 2006 | — |
| Ouderkirk 9 API 15-163-01912-0001 | H & B Petroleum Corp | Marcotte | 3804 | 2006 | — |
| Croffoot 'a' 10 API 15-163-23554 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3824 | 2006 | — |
| Robertson 10 API 15-163-23558 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3962 | 2006 | — |
| Robertson 11 API 15-163-23559 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3963 | 2006 | — |
| Mckenna 1-31 API 15-163-23565 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3984 | 2006 | — |
| Ouderkirk 1 API 15-163-00231-0001 | H & B Petroleum Corp | Marcotte | 3804 | 2006 | — |
| Wendling 1 API 15-051-25352 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Marcotte | 3704 | 2005 | — |
| Keller 'p' 2 API 15-163-23428 | Paul Bowman Oil | Marcotte | 3850 | 2005 | — |
| D. Keller 1 API 15-163-23433 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Marcotte | 3687 | 2005 | — |
| H-k 1-36 API 15-163-23436 | Harry A. Spring | Marcotte | 3692 | 2005 | — |
| Dick 'a' 8 API 15-163-23442 | Tengasco, INC | Marcotte | 3850 | 2005 | — |
| Wanker 1-8 API 15-163-23473 | American Warrior, INC | Marcotte | 3958 | 2005 | — |
| Therean Towns 2 API 15-163-23476 | Noah, Calvin | Marcotte | 3755 | 2005 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 1 API 15-163-23489 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3752 | 2005 | — |
| H-k 2 API 15-163-23481-0002 | Harry A. Springs | Marcotte | 3689 | 2005 | — |
| Childs 'a' 2 API 15-163-23390 | Ron W. Cummings | Marcotte | 3789 | 2004 | — |
| Keas 'b' 2 API 15-163-01794-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3817 | 2004 | — |
| Dick 3 API 15-163-00610-0001 | Bowman, Paul D'b'a Paul Bowman Oil | Marcotte | 4000 | 2004 | — |
| Towns 1 API 15-163-23397 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Marcotte | 3840 | 2004 | — |
| Keas 'a' 3 API 15-163-01792-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3808 | 2004 | — |
| Keas 'b' 3 API 15-163-23434 | Raney Oil Co., LLC | Marcotte | 3870 | 2004 | — |
| Pywell 1 API 15-163-23355-0001 | C C Oil | Marcotte | 3976 | 2004 | — |
| Childs 'a' 1 API 15-163-23389 | Ron W. Cummings | Marcotte | 3774 | 2003 | — |
| Keas 'b' 1 API 15-163-01796-0001 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3818 | 2003 | — |
| Therean Towns 1 API 15-163-23313-0001 | Calvin Noah, LLC | Marcotte | 3740 | 2003 | — |
| Childs-pywell 1 API 15-163-23349 | C.c. Oil | Marcotte | 3779 | 2002 | — |
| Childs-pywell 2 API 15-163-23352 | C.c. Oil | Marcotte | 3800 | 2002 | — |
| Pywell 1 API 15-163-23355 | C C Oil, Ron W Cummings | Marcotte | 3822 | 2002 | — |
| Berland 'b' 6-17 API 15-163-23342 | Murfin Drilling Company | Marcotte | 3830 | 2002 | — |
| Therean Towns 1 API 15-163-23313 | Calvin Noah | Marcotte | 3740 | 2001 | — |
| Berland 'b' 5-17 API 15-163-23320 | Murfin Drilling Co. INC | Marcotte | 3865 | 2001 | — |
| Haight 1-7 API 15-163-23308 | Vess Oil Corporation | Marcotte | 3881 | 2000 | — |
| Keas 'a' 1 API 15-163-23309 | Raney Oil Company, LLC | Marcotte | 3858 | 2000 | — |
| Croffoot 12 API 15-163-23279 | A F G Energy, INC | Marcotte | 3845 | 1996 | — |
| Tomcat 1-10 API 15-163-02043-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3808 | 1996 | — |
| Nutsch 4 API 15-163-19050-0001 | Berexco LLC | Marcotte | 3800 | 1995 | — |
| Kuehnl Trust 'a' 1 API 15-163-23223 | Lansing Energy | Marcotte | 3900 | 1993 | — |
| Keller 'b' 2 API 15-163-23225 | Norwood Oil CO | Marcotte | 3870 | 1993 | — |
| Sutor Ranch 12 API 15-163-22877-0001 | Lrc Development Corp | Marcotte | 4245 | 1992 | — |
| Lena Graham 3 API 15-163-01988-0001 | Tex-con Oil and Gas CO | Marcotte | 3859 | 1991 | — |
| Sutor 10 API 15-163-21271-0001 | Union Pacific Resources | Marcotte | 3800 | 1991 | — |
| Sutor, Earl 3 API 15-163-22990-0001 | Tex/con Oil and Gas CO | Marcotte | 3845 | 1990 | — |
| Sutor, Earl 6 API 15-163-02076-0002 | Dalen Resources Oil and Gas CO | Marcotte | 3855 | 1990 | — |
| Scoggins 1 API 15-163-22717-0001 | Calvin Noah | Marcotte | 3830 | 1990 | — |
| Page 4 API 15-163-02181-0001 | Anderson Energy, INC | Marcotte | 4245 | 1990 | — |
| Marcotte 11 API 15-163-23030 | Sohio Petroleum | Marcotte | 3975 | 1989 | — |
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- Lost Springs 1,083
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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.