The Moran field
819 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Moran field
The operator named on most of these records is Mcfadden Oil CO, on 155 of them (18.9%), ahead of Boyer Marvin E Oil (119) and Ensminger Donald & Jack (101). The oldest well here was completed in 1900 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 1991 feet — Wolfe 1-swd, drilled in 1995.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 877 ft | 955 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Moran field
186 of the 819 wells in the Moran field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 8 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, 196 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlesville | 259 | 31.6% |
| Cattleman | 10 | 1.2% |
| Cherokee Sand | 9 | 1.1% |
| Mississippian | 8 | 1.0% |
| Burbank | 8 | 1.0% |
| Arbuckle | 2 | 0.2% |
| Cherokee | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mississippian Limestone | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.1% |
| Cherokee Coals | 1 | 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
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | 808 | 98.7% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mcfadden Oil CO | 155 | 18.9% |
| Boyer Marvin E Oil | 119 | 14.5% |
| Ensminger Donald & Jack | 101 | 12.3% |
| Ensminger, Donald & Jack | 43 | 5.3% |
| Tech American Resources | 31 | 3.8% |
| Ensminger Oil | 30 | 3.7% |
| Colt Energy INC | 30 | 3.7% |
| Ensminger Energy LLC | 27 | 3.3% |
| Colt Mack C INC | 21 | 2.6% |
| Colt Energy | 19 | 2.3% |
| Inexco Oil CO | 17 | 2.1% |
| Inexco Oil | 14 | 1.7% |
| Ensminger Oil CO | 14 | 1.7% |
| Bayonet Petroleum LLC | 11 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 819 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcendree 12 API 15-001-02287-0001 | Four States Oil CO | Moran | 882 | 2024 | — |
| Weatherbie Z-1 API 15-001-31796 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2023 | — |
| Weatherbie Y-1 API 15-001-31797 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2023 | — |
| Talbott B-9 API 15-001-31697 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 880 | 2022 | — |
| Bowen 32 API 15-001-31703 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2022 | — |
| Bowen 33 API 15-001-31704 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2022 | — |
| Apt 1x API 15-001-31706 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2022 | — |
| Winslow 122x API 15-001-31711 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Apt 2x API 15-001-31715 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 875 | 2022 | — |
| Apt 3x API 15-001-31716 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Bowen 17ax API 15-001-31717 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2022 | — |
| Apt 4x API 15-001-31718 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 875 | 2022 | — |
| Bowen 35 API 15-001-31719 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Weatherbie R-1 API 15-001-31755 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Weatherbie T-1 API 15-001-31752 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Weatherbie V-1 API 15-001-31753 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Weatherbie X-1 API 15-001-31754 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2022 | — |
| Weatherbie T-2 API 15-001-31756 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2022 | — |
| Winslow Q5x API 15-001-31762 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Winslow Q6x API 15-001-31763 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Winslow Q7x API 15-001-31764 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2022 | — |
| Talbott D-8 API 15-001-31640 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 885 | 2021 | — |
| Apt 4 Ao API 15-001-31642 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2021 | — |
| Talbott C-8 API 15-001-31691 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 883 | 2021 | — |
| Talbott B-2 API 15-001-31694 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 890 | 2021 | — |
| Talbott 5x API 15-001-31695 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2021 | — |
| Apr 1ao API 15-001-31579 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2020 | — |
| Apt 2a0 API 15-001-31594 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2020 | — |
| Apt C-2 API 15-001-31624 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2020 | — |
| Apt G-8 API 15-001-31625 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2020 | — |
| Apt C3 API 15-001-31633 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2020 | — |
| Apt 3ao API 15-001-31637 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2020 | — |
| Sager C-13 API 15-001-31577 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2019 | — |
| Sager G-13 API 15-001-31578 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2019 | — |
| Bowen 3aox API 15-001-31508 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow 30x API 15-001-31507 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow F5 API 15-001-31509 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow G-6 API 15-001-31510 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2018 | — |
| Weatherbie W-3 API 15-001-31514 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2018 | — |
| Weatherbie Y-3 API 15-001-31515 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2018 | — |
| Weatherbie U-3 API 15-001-31513 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2018 | — |
| Mcfadden W-3 A API 15-001-31523 | Ensminger Energy LLC | Moran | 885 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow H 8 API 15-001-31545 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow 113a API 15-001-31542 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow E 5 API 15-001-31543 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow H 7 API 15-001-31544 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 862 | 2018 | — |
| Winslow J 6 API 15-001-31546 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2018 | — |
| Apt F8 API 15-001-31562 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2018 | — |
| Apt F9 API 15-001-31563 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 865 | 2018 | — |
| Love 7aox API 15-001-31473 | Mcfadden, Jack W. Dba Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2017 | — |
| Love 8ax API 15-001-31474 | Mcfadden, Jack W. Dba Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 851 | 2017 | — |
| Love 7ax API 15-001-31472 | Mcfadden, Jack W. Dba Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 851 | 2017 | — |
| Love 10aox API 15-001-31476 | Mcfadden, Jack W. Dba Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2017 | — |
| Josh Wrestler G-1 API 15-001-31501 | Wrestler, David L., A General Partnership | Moran | 800 | 2017 | — |
| Conger B10 API 15-001-31232 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 970 | 2015 | — |
| Conger D10 API 15-001-31234 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 970 | 2015 | — |
| Lantz 2ax API 15-001-31343 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2015 | — |
| Palmer A13-i API 15-001-31345 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 921 | 2015 | — |
| Knox W12 API 15-001-31344 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 924 | 2015 | — |
| Lantz 14ao API 15-001-31350 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 870 | 2015 | — |
| Lantz 3ax API 15-001-31393 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2015 | — |
| Bowen 22a API 15-001-30797 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Bowen 23a API 15-001-30798 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Bowen 24a API 15-001-30799 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Bowen 21a API 15-001-30800 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Koster 5a API 15-001-30801 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Winslow I-3x API 15-001-30815 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2014 | — |
| Winslow I-6x API 15-001-30816 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2014 | — |
| Winslow J-2 API 15-001-30817 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Conger A9-i API 15-001-30830 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 970 | 2014 | — |
| Conger C10-i API 15-001-30831 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 975 | 2014 | — |
| Conger C11-i API 15-001-30832 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 970 | 2014 | — |
| Conger E9-i API 15-001-30833 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 960 | 2014 | — |
| Conger E10-i API 15-001-30834 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 970 | 2014 | — |
| Knox W11-i API 15-001-30835 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 961 | 2014 | — |
| Knox T7 API 15-001-30836 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 990 | 2014 | — |
| Knox V9-i API 15-001-30837 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 961 | 2014 | — |
| Knox V10-i API 15-001-30838 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 955 | 2014 | — |
| Winslow H-3o API 15-001-30914 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2014 | — |
| Wolfe 27 API 15-001-30925 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 961 | 2014 | — |
| Mcfadden E-6 API 15-001-30965 | Ensminger Energy LLC | Moran | 900 | 2014 | — |
| Knox W8 API 15-001-31122 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 990 | 2014 | — |
| Kreiger 1ao API 15-001-31128 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 862 | 2014 | — |
| Knox S6-i API 15-001-31136 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 990 | 2014 | — |
| Knox V6-i API 15-001-31137 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 990 | 2014 | — |
| Bowen 4aox API 15-001-31173 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 854 | 2014 | — |
| Winslow 130x API 15-001-30591 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Lantz 9ao API 15-001-30592 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Lantz 10ao API 15-001-30593 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Lantz 4a API 15-001-30594 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Conger J6-i API 15-001-30610 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 1040 | 2013 | — |
| Conger M9-i API 15-001-30611 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 1037 | 2013 | — |
| Talbott B 11x API 15-001-30612 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Koester 4a API 15-001-30618 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Koester 4ao API 15-001-30619 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Koester 5ao API 15-001-30660 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2013 | — |
| Mcfadden E-1 API 15-001-30708 | Ensminger Energy LLC | Moran | 870 | 2013 | — |
| Lantz 11ao API 15-001-30714 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Lantz 12ao API 15-001-30715 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Lantz 13ao API 15-001-30716 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Bowen 28ao API 15-001-30727 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Bowen 29ao API 15-001-30728 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Bowen 30ao API 15-001-30729 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Bowen 31ao API 15-001-30730 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Winslow-seber 108x API 15-001-30731 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Winslow-seber 113 API 15-001-30732 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Talbott 2ao API 15-001-30785 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2013 | — |
| Conger Swd 1 API 15-001-30863 | Colt Energy INC | Moran | 1547 | 2013 | — |
| Bowen 22-ao API 15-001-30378 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Winslow B-1 API 15-001-30396 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Mccall/love 6-ax API 15-001-30397 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 18-a API 15-001-30483 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 19-a API 15-001-30484 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 855 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 26-ao API 15-001-30486 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 840 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 20-a API 15-001-30485 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Mccall 6-a API 15-001-30481 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 860 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 25-ao API 15-001-30479 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Mccall 2ax API 15-001-30480 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 23-ao API 15-001-30477 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Bowen 24-ao API 15-001-30478 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Mccall/love 5ax API 15-001-30510 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Lantz 8-ao API 15-001-30565 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Mccall/love 14-ao API 15-001-30566 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Winslow-seber 109x API 15-001-30572 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Winslow C-6x API 15-001-30573 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Winslow O-4x API 15-001-30574 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Winslow-seber 115 API 15-001-30576 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Moran | 850 | 2012 | — |
| Morrison 101-05 API 15-001-29325 | Donald & Jack Ensiminger | Moran | 900 | 2006 | — |
| Winslow B-106 API 15-001-29409 | Mcfadden Oil | Moran | 874 | 2006 | — |
| Larson 'c' 133 API 15-001-29183 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 750 | 2005 | — |
| Larson 'c' 134 API 15-001-29184 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 810 | 2005 | — |
| Scott I-7 API 15-001-29214 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 0 | 2005 | — |
| Scott 'b' 21 API 15-001-29215 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 900 | 2005 | — |
| Coltrane 29-1 API 15-001-29262 | Roxanna Pipeline, INC | Moran | 1104 | 2005 | — |
| Pavlicek 7-05 API 15-001-29286 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack, A General Partnership | Moran | 719 | 2005 | — |
| Pavlicek 8-5 API 15-001-29287 | Ensminger, Donald and Jack | Moran | 689 | 2005 | — |
| Pavlicek 9-5 API 15-001-29288 | Ensminger, Donald and Jack | Moran | 725 | 2005 | — |
| Stewart 31-a API 15-001-29033 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 838 | 2004 | — |
| Scott B-20 API 15-001-29036 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 899 | 2004 | — |
| Wade A-11 API 15-001-29109 | Donald and Jack Ensminger | Moran | 929 | 2004 | — |
| Scott I-8 API 15-001-29111 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 900 | 2004 | — |
| Mcendree 'a' 18 API 15-001-29114 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 900 | 2004 | — |
| Scott I-6 API 15-001-28984 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 919 | 2003 | — |
| Rose G-1 API 15-001-28993 | Ensminger Oil, LLC | Moran | 1019 | 2003 | — |
| Scott B-18 API 15-001-29034 | Donald & Jack Ensminger | Moran | 900 | 2003 | — |
| Scott B-19 API 15-001-29035 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 900 | 2003 | — |
| Evans 37 API 15-001-28942 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 857 | 2002 | — |
| Ensminger W-1a API 15-001-28951 | Ensminger Oil Company | Moran | 870 | 2002 | — |
| Ensminger W-4a API 15-001-28952 | D & J Ensminger | Moran | 870 | 2002 | — |
| Evans 33 API 15-001-28938 | Ensminger, Donald & Jack | Moran | 850 | 2002 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Stoltenberg 1,111
- Lost Springs 1,083
- Marcotte 1,019
- Fairport 1,002
- Colony-welda 949
- Zenith-peace Creek 934
- Geneseo-edwards 864
- Garnett Shoestring 837
- Welch-bornholdt 798
- Bradshaw Gas Area 797
- Iuka-carmi 783
- Baldwin 777
- Otis-albert 770
- Centerville 758
- Louisburg 753
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.