The Max field
395 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Max field
The operator named on most of these records is Stanolind Oil and Gas CO, on 43 of them (10.9%), ahead of Petroleum, INC (25) and Pan American Petroleum Corp (11). The oldest well here was completed in 1934 and the most recent in 2019, and the deepest reaches 4278 feet — Mellies, Fred H 2, drilled in 1952.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3650 ft | 3750 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Max field
261 of the 395 wells in the Max field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 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, 131 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 35 | 8.9% |
| Arbuckle Group | 4 | 1.0% |
| Simpson | 1 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing-kansas City | 1 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle, Simpson, Viola, Pennsylvania, Lansing-kansas City | 1 | 0.3% |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle Sand | 1 | 0.3% |
| Clonglomerate | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford | 392 | 99.2% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | 43 | 10.9% |
| Petroleum, INC | 25 | 6.3% |
| Pan American Petroleum Corp | 11 | 2.8% |
| Energy Reserves Group, INC | 9 | 2.3% |
| L. D. Drilling, INC | 9 | 2.3% |
| E.h. Adair Oil CO | 8 | 2.0% |
| T-n-t Engineering, INC | 8 | 2.0% |
| M & L Oil CO | 7 | 1.8% |
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 7 | 1.8% |
| Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | 7 | 1.8% |
| Green Wolf Oil CO | 6 | 1.5% |
| La Veta Oil & Gas, LLC | 6 | 1.5% |
| Stearns Petroleum CO | 5 | 1.3% |
| Shawver-graham, INC | 5 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 395 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denker 9 API 15-185-24055 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Max | 3720 | 2019 | — |
| Hammeke 'c' 3 API 15-185-23690 | Ainsworth Operating CO | Max | 3651 | 2012 | — |
| Siefkes 'a' 13 API 15-185-23762 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Max | 3723 | 2012 | — |
| Hilda 2-3 API 15-185-23648 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Max | 3720 | 2011 | — |
| Helmers Unit 3 API 15-185-23706 | Empire Energy E&p, LLC | Max | 3670 | 2011 | — |
| A. C. Widener Farms 3 API 15-185-23723 | Prolific Resources LLC | Max | 3750 | 2011 | — |
| Hammeke 2-7 API 15-185-22540-0001 | Vess Oil Corporation | Max | 3655 | 2010 | — |
| A. C. Widener Farms 1 API 15-185-23602 | Prolific Resources LLC | Max | 3760 | 2010 | — |
| Irvin 1-35 API 15-185-23639 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Max | 3690 | 2010 | — |
| Siefkes 'b' 15-3 API 15-185-23646 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Max | 3718 | 2010 | — |
| Delores 1 API 15-185-23591 | L.d. Drilling, INC | Max | 3740 | 2009 | — |
| Wokaty 6 API 15-185-23504 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Max | 3670 | 2008 | — |
| Helmers Unit 2 API 15-185-23508 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Max | 3650 | 2008 | — |
| Robert Fischer 1 API 15-185-23522 | La Veta Oil & Gas, LLC | Max | 3596 | 2008 | — |
| Helmers Unit 1 API 15-185-23420 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Max | 3715 | 2007 | — |
| Denker 2 API 15-185-23460 | Moore, Clay | Max | 4100 | 2007 | — |
| Wokaty 5 API 15-185-23369 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Max | 3710 | 2006 | — |
| Siefkes 'a' 11 API 15-185-23373 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Max | 3700 | 2006 | — |
| Helmers, M 2 API 15-185-11147-0001 | T-n-t Engineering, INC | Max | 3565 | 2006 | — |
| Hammeke 1 API 15-185-23297 | La Veta Oil & Gas, LLC | Max | 3652 | 2005 | — |
| M. Helmers 8 API 15-185-23315 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Max | 3657 | 2005 | — |
| Drach 'a' 2 API 15-185-20810-0001 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Max | 3650 | 2002 | — |
| Siefkes 'a' 3 API 15-185-13147-0001 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Max | 3631 | 2002 | — |
| Curtis, C V-1 API 15-185-20217-0001 | — | Max | 0 | 1998 | — |
| Siefkes 'b' 14 API 15-185-23054 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Max | 4100 | 1997 | — |
| Teichmann, Karl 'a' 8 API 15-185-22618-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Max | 3775 | 1996 | — |
| Fischer 3 API 15-185-22968 | Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | Max | 3600 | 1994 | — |
| Mellies-fischer 5 API 15-185-01052-0001 | Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | Max | 3565 | 1994 | — |
| Teichmann 'd' Owwo 1 API 15-185-00656-0001 | Universal Resources Corporation | Max | 3620 | 1994 | — |
| Denker 1 API 15-185-22814 | Clay Moore | Max | 3776 | 1992 | — |
| Mellies-fischer 3 API 15-185-22824 | Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | Max | 3834 | 1992 | — |
| Mccandless 1 API 15-185-22831 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Max | 3680 | 1992 | — |
| Teichmann, Karl 'a' 9 API 15-185-22850 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Max | 3750 | 1992 | — |
| Fischer 3 API 15-185-22817 | Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | Max | 0 | 1992 | — |
| Fischer 1 API 15-185-22786 | Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | Max | 3650 | 1991 | — |
| Fischer 2 API 15-185-22802 | Dawson-markwell Exploration CO | Max | 3620 | 1991 | — |
| Sittner 3 API 15-185-22706-0001 | Helm Energy | Max | 3750 | 1991 | — |
| Sittner 4 API 15-185-22751 | Helm Energy CO | Max | 0 | 1991 | — |
| Sittner 1 API 15-185-22670 | Boger Brothers Drilling CO | Max | 3685 | 1990 | — |
| Sittner 2 API 15-185-22684 | Boger Brothers Drilling CO | Max | 3631 | 1990 | — |
| Hammeke 5-7 API 15-185-22703 | Parrish Corp | Max | 3670 | 1990 | — |
| Max Sittner 3 API 15-185-22706 | Helm Energy CO | Max | 3750 | 1990 | — |
| Spangenberg, Curtis 2-10 API 15-185-22152-0001 | Parrish Corp | Max | 3664 | 1990 | — |
| Hammeke 3-7 API 15-185-22569 | H-30 Drilling, INC | Max | 3675 | 1989 | — |
| Hammeke 6-7 API 15-185-22588 | H-30 INC | Max | 3664 | 1989 | — |
| Teichmann, Karl 'a' 8 API 15-185-22618 | Quinoco Petroleum, INC | Max | 3775 | 1989 | — |
| Hammeke 'c' 2 API 15-185-20493-0001 | Ainsworth Operating CO | Max | 3638 | 1989 | — |
| Hammeke 1-7 API 15-185-22495 | H-30, INC | Max | 3680 | 1988 | — |
| Hammeke 2-7 API 15-185-22540 | H-30, INC | Max | 3655 | 1988 | — |
| Sittner 1 API 15-185-22395 | Globe Exploration, INC | Max | 3600 | 1987 | — |
| Sittner 1 API 15-185-22353 | Jandie Oil CO | Max | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Denker, J 8 API 15-185-22355 | Law Production | Max | 4103 | 1986 | — |
| Teichmann 'd' 3 API 15-185-22172 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3578 | 1985 | — |
| M. Helmers 7 API 15-185-22275 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Max | 3650 | 1985 | — |
| Teichmann, Karl 'a' 7 API 15-185-21947 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Max | 3619 | 1984 | — |
| Voight East 4 API 15-185-22116 | Chew W E Prod | Max | 3680 | 1984 | — |
| Voight East 3 API 15-185-21751 | Chew Oil and Gas CO | Max | 3680 | 1983 | — |
| Teichmann, Karl 'a' 6 API 15-185-21777 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Max | 3654 | 1983 | — |
| Voight 'b' 1 API 15-185-21856 | Stalcup Oil CO | Max | 3632 | 1983 | — |
| Spangenberg 1 API 15-185-21556 | Mustang Drlg & Expl | Max | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Wokaty, O 3 API 15-185-10873 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Max | 3591 | 1982 | — |
| Voight West 2 API 15-185-21610 | Chew W E Prod | Max | 3720 | 1982 | — |
| Mccandless 2 API 15-185-21708 | Green Wolf Oil CO | Max | 3595 | 1982 | — |
| Fischer 2 API 15-185-21255 | Green Wolf Oil CO | Max | 3600 | 1981 | — |
| Voight East 1 API 15-185-21268 | Chew Oil and Gas CO | Max | 3660 | 1981 | — |
| Voight West 1 API 15-185-21269 | Chew W E Prod | Max | 3680 | 1981 | — |
| Mellies-eason 2 API 15-185-21389 | Chapman Exploration, INC | Max | 3554 | 1981 | — |
| Siefkes 'a' 5 API 15-185-20960 | Phillips Pet | Max | 3650 | 1980 | — |
| Shumway 3 API 15-185-21158 | Davis L D | Max | 3651 | 1980 | — |
| Siefkes 'a' 9 API 15-185-20916 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Max | 3710 | 1979 | — |
| Saylor 'a' 1 API 15-185-20651 | Greenwolf Oil CO | Max | 3600 | 1976 | — |
| Mellies 'a' 5 API 15-185-20684 | Phillips Petroleum CO | Max | 3520 | 1976 | — |
| Mellies 'c' 2 API 15-185-20699 | Green Wolf Oil CO | Max | 3650 | 1976 | — |
| Hammeke 1 API 15-185-20162 | Ben C. W. Hyde Jr | Max | 3695 | 1969 | — |
| Curtis, C D-2 API 15-185-20221 | Clinton Oil CO | Max | 3666 | 1969 | — |
| Helmers 'b' 1 API 15-185-20053 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3220 | 1967 | — |
| Voigt 1 API 15-185-20022 | Circle Oil CO | Max | 3649 | 1967 | — |
| Voight 'a' 1 API 15-185-30427 | Circle Oil CO | Max | 3657 | 1967 | — |
| A. C. Widener Farms Was Messerly 2 API 15-185-30089-0001 | Prolific Resources LLC | Max | 3670 | 1967 | — |
| Helmers-b 1 API 15-185-30440 | Petroleum INC | Max | 3220 | 1967 | — |
| Milan 1 API 15-185-71685 | Edmiston E K | Max | 3700 | 1966 | — |
| Max Sittner 'd' 5 API 15-185-30020 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Max | 3747 | 1965 | — |
| Teichmann 2 API 15-185-30044 | Bea Drlg | Max | 3642 | 1965 | — |
| Denker, John 1 API 15-185-30048 | Neven H. Veail | Max | 3693 | 1965 | — |
| Messerly 2 API 15-185-30089 | Gaskill T O | Max | 3670 | 1965 | — |
| Teichmann, Karl 'a' 1 API 15-185-11181-0001 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Max | 3637 | 1965 | — |
| Max Sittner 'd' 2 API 15-185-01979-0001 | Pan American Petroleum Corp | Max | 3635 | 1965 | — |
| Teichmann 1 API 15-185-11879 | E K Edmiston | Max | 3625 | 1962 | — |
| Spangenberg 1 API 15-185-11331 | Icer Addis Oil Operations | Max | 3685 | 1962 | — |
| Denker 1 API 15-185-12426 | Bergman Drilling CO | Max | 3710 | 1960 | — |
| Ringering 1 API 15-185-11368 | Wilkinson Drlg CO | Max | 3678 | 1960 | — |
| Mellies 1 API 15-185-01184 | Western Petroleum Co., INC | Max | 3600 | 1960 | — |
| Wolf 1 API 15-185-19331 | Icer Addis Oil Operations | Max | 3636 | 1960 | — |
| Shumway 2 API 15-185-27184 | Thos H Allan | Max | 3609 | 1958 | — |
| Sittner 5 API 15-185-13151 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 4010 | 1958 | — |
| Mellies 'a' 1 API 15-185-11823 | Sylvan Petroleum and Altman Petroleum CO | Max | 3605 | 1957 | — |
| Shumway 1 API 15-185-10494 | Thos H Allan | Max | 3634 | 1957 | — |
| Siefkes 4 API 15-185-13148 | Thomas H. Allan | Max | 3650 | 1957 | — |
| Siefkes 3 API 15-185-13147 | Allan & Cooperative Refining Assocation | Max | 3599 | 1957 | — |
| Mellies 'a' 2 API 15-185-13199 | Altman-sylvan Oil CO | Max | 3611 | 1957 | — |
| Voight 1 API 15-185-11426 | Albert M. Austin | Max | 3685 | 1957 | — |
| Willinger 4 API 15-185-10868 | Stearns Petroleum CO | Max | 3626 | 1957 | — |
| Mellies 'c' 1 API 15-185-00573 | Altman-sylvan Oil CO | Max | 3585 | 1957 | — |
| Voight 'b' 1 API 15-185-00699 | Lee Phillips Oil CO | Max | 3687 | 1957 | — |
| Siefkes 'a' 2 API 15-185-11487 | Allan & Cooperative Refining Assocation | Max | 3700 | 1956 | — |
| Sittner 'b' 4 API 15-185-13150 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3590 | 1956 | — |
| Mellies 1 API 15-185-11578 | John T. Hannah | Max | 3626 | 1956 | — |
| Mellies 1 API 15-185-13198 | Altman-sylvan Oil CO | Max | 3547 | 1956 | — |
| Wolf 'b' 1 API 15-185-12090 | Stearns Petroleum CO | Max | 3665 | 1956 | — |
| Garvin 1 API 15-185-12093 | Stearns Petr CO | Max | 3695 | 1956 | — |
| Willinger 1 API 15-185-11486 | Cities Service Oil CO | Max | 3625 | 1956 | — |
| Voigt 5 API 15-185-13099 | Northern Pump CO | Max | 3613 | 1956 | — |
| Voigt 6 API 15-185-13100 | Northern Pump CO | Max | 3618 | 1956 | — |
| Wittrock 2 API 15-185-11410 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3650 | 1955 | — |
| Teichmann 'd' 2 API 15-185-13154 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3584 | 1955 | — |
| Sittner 1 API 15-185-13152 | Midstates Oil Corp | Max | 3615 | 1955 | — |
| Hitz 1 API 15-185-11800 | Shawver-armour | Max | 3637 | 1955 | — |
| Sittner 1 API 15-185-01655 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3582 | 1955 | — |
| Hitz 'd' 1 API 15-185-11710 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3640 | 1955 | — |
| Sittner 2 API 15-185-11412 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3640 | 1955 | — |
| Hitz 'd' 2 API 15-185-13153 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3631 | 1955 | — |
| Sittner 3 API 15-185-13149 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3573 | 1955 | — |
| Willinger 1 API 15-185-10865 | Stearns Petroleum CO | Max | 3572 | 1955 | — |
| Wolf 1 API 15-185-00342 | Stearns Petroleum CO | Max | 3613 | 1955 | — |
| Teichmann 'd' 1 API 15-185-00656 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3620 | 1955 | — |
| Wittrock 1 API 15-185-01649 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3612 | 1954 | — |
| Spangenberg 1 API 15-185-00549 | Fleming & Woodman | Max | 3669 | 1954 | — |
| Mellies 1 API 15-185-11447 | Buick Drilling CO | Max | 3601 | 1953 | — |
| Harter 'b' 4 API 15-185-10572 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3701 | 1953 | — |
| Mellies 'a' 4 API 15-185-12955 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3605 | 1953 | — |
| Mellies, Fred H 4 API 15-185-12957 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Max | 3598 | 1953 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-185-12959 | George B Siegrist | Max | 3586 | 1953 | — |
| Denker, J 7 API 15-185-10857 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Max | 3647 | 1953 | — |
| Wokaty, O 4 API 15-185-11184 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Max | 3586 | 1953 | — |
| Willinger 3 API 15-185-10870 | Birmingham-bartlett Drilling CO | Max | 3599 | 1953 | — |
| Krey 1 API 15-185-13041 | Buick Drilling INC | Max | 3626 | 1953 | — |
| Teichmann 1 API 15-185-00111 | Welch R E & Olsson R D Oil Company | Max | 3689 | 1953 | — |
| Siefkes 1 API 15-185-00140 | E.h. Adair Oil CO | Max | 3634 | 1953 | — |
| Helmers 1 API 15-185-00143 | M & L Oil CO | Max | 3601 | 1953 | — |
| Hitz 'b' 1 API 15-185-00209 | Petroleum INC | Max | 3613 | 1953 | — |
| Frank Hitz 'a' 7 API 15-185-12960 | Stanolind Oil and Gas CO | Max | 3660 | 1953 | — |
| Meillies 'a' 1 API 15-185-01955-0001 | Petroleum INC | Max | 3560 | 1953 | — |
| Mellies 'b' 3 API 15-185-11712 | Petroleum, INC | Max | 3617 | 1952 | — |
| Mellies 1 API 15-185-12954 | M & L Oil CO | Max | 3562 | 1952 | — |
| Mellies 2 API 15-185-12951 | M & L Oil CO | Max | 3563 | 1952 | — |
| Helmers 'a' 1 API 15-185-12474 | Graham-messman-rinehart Oil CO | Max | 3605 | 1952 | — |
| Krankenberg 'b' 1 API 15-185-12487 | A. Scott Ritchie | Max | 3680 | 1952 | — |
| Wakaty 'a' 1 API 15-185-11618 | B & R Drilling Company | Max | 3664 | 1952 | — |
| Voight 4 API 15-185-12913 | Northern Pump CO | Max | 3614 | 1952 | — |
| Teichmann 1 API 15-185-01960 | John Lindas Oil INC | Max | 3596 | 1952 | — |
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- Parmely 419
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- Cunningham 407
- Walnut Southeast 405
- Damme 397
- Mueller 397
- Dopita 393
- Altoona 391
- Hollow-nikkel 386
- Garfield 378
- Medicine Lodge-boggs 367
- Irvin 366
- Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 358
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.