The Morel field
658 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Morel field
The operator named on most of these records is Continental Oil CO, on 61 of them (9.3%), ahead of Barnett Drilling CO (24) and Cities Service CO (22). The oldest well here was completed in 1938 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 4291 feet — Seefeld 4, drilled in 1973.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3802 ft | 3940 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Morel field
377 of the 658 wells in the Morel field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 5 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, 253 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 97 | 14.7% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 21 | 3.2% |
| Arbuckle Group | 19 | 2.9% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 14 | 2.1% |
| Kansas City Group | 8 | 1.2% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing-kansas City | 6 | 0.9% |
| Kansas City | 5 | 0.8% |
| Lansing Group | 3 | 0.5% |
| Lansing-kansas City & Marmaton | 2 | 0.3% |
| Lansing, Arbuckle | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Graham | 657 | 99.8% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Oil CO | 61 | 9.3% |
| Barnett Drilling CO | 24 | 3.6% |
| Cities Service CO | 22 | 3.3% |
| Palmer Oil Corp. and Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | 22 | 3.3% |
| Dane G. Hansen Trust | 20 | 3.0% |
| Barnett Oil CO | 19 | 2.9% |
| John O. Farmer, INC | 16 | 2.4% |
| Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | 14 | 2.1% |
| Elysium Energy, LLC | 13 | 2.0% |
| Elysium Energy, L.l.c | 11 | 1.7% |
| Meridian Energy INC | 11 | 1.7% |
| Derby Oil CO | 10 | 1.5% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 10 | 1.5% |
| Berexco LLC | 10 | 1.5% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 658 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley 'b' 14 API 15-065-21987-0002 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3766 | 2025 | — |
| Flora Barry 1 API 15-065-24313 | Patterson Energy LLC | Morel | 3865 | 2024 | — |
| Clack Unit 1 API 15-065-24218 | Farmer, John O., INC | Morel | 3810 | 2022 | — |
| Desair Unit 1 API 15-065-24203 | Farmer, John O., INC | Morel | 3870 | 2021 | — |
| Seefeld 3 API 15-065-24146 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3855 | 2018 | — |
| Mcfarland 2 API 15-065-24149 | American Oil LLC | Morel | 3860 | 2018 | — |
| Mcfarland Swd API 15-065-24151 | American Oil LLC | Morel | 4000 | 2018 | — |
| William Hinman 7 API 15-065-24130 | American Oil LLC | Morel | 3867 | 2017 | — |
| Hinkhouse 8 API 15-065-24134 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 3782 | 2017 | — |
| Deyoung 1-24 API 15-065-24136 | American Oil LLC | Morel | 3886 | 2017 | — |
| Hunt Unit 1 API 15-065-24120 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3853 | 2016 | — |
| J. F. Loveridge 7 API 15-065-20777-0002 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Morel | 3734 | 2015 | — |
| Drumm Commission CO 3 API 15-065-01950-0001 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Morel | 3682 | 2014 | — |
| Lewis 'b' 2 API 15-065-02931-0001 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3825 | 2013 | — |
| Brassfield 8 API 15-065-01421-0001 | Paul Bowman Oil Trust | Morel | 3862 | 2013 | — |
| Putnam Investment CO 7 API 15-065-23887 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Morel | 3854 | 2013 | — |
| J Morel 8 API 15-065-23902 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Morel | 3780 | 2013 | — |
| Drumm CO 6 API 15-065-23907 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Morel | 3785 | 2013 | — |
| Drumm CO 7 API 15-065-23932 | Citation Oil & Gas Corp | Morel | 3775 | 2013 | — |
| Putnam Inv 8 API 15-065-23936 | Citation Oil and Gas Corp | Morel | 3880 | 2013 | — |
| Cooley 3 API 15-065-03107-0003 | Mem Partnership LP | Morel | 3816 | 2013 | — |
| Cooley 2 API 15-065-02984-0001 | Mem Partnership LP | Morel | 3816 | 2013 | — |
| Darnell 1 API 15-065-23799 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3820 | 2012 | — |
| Benson 10 API 15-065-23820 | Berexco, LLC | Morel | 3884 | 2012 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 21 API 15-065-23824 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 3870 | 2012 | — |
| Balthazor 'a' 3 API 15-065-23825 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 4188 | 2012 | — |
| Shaw 1 API 15-065-23830 | Wm Ks Energy Resources LLC | Morel | 3893 | 2012 | — |
| Eichman 17 API 15-065-23837 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3790 | 2012 | — |
| Armand Brault 1 API 15-065-02502-0001 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 4222 | 2012 | — |
| Benson 9 API 15-065-23669 | Berexco, LLC | Morel | 3877 | 2010 | — |
| Seefeld 1 API 15-065-01427-0001 | Meridian Oil CO | Morel | 4200 | 2008 | — |
| Darnell 'a' 8 API 15-065-23384 | Vess Oil Corp | Morel | 3763 | 2008 | — |
| Buss 'c' 8 API 15-065-23398 | Paul Bowman Oil Trust | Morel | 3780 | 2008 | — |
| Seefeld 2 API 15-065-01428-0001 | Meridan Energy | Morel | 3809 | 2008 | — |
| Md Unit 1 API 15-065-23431 | Vess Oil Corp | Morel | 3778 | 2008 | — |
| Wasinger 1 API 15-065-01129-0002 | Meridan Energy | Morel | 3858 | 2008 | — |
| Davignon 2 API 15-065-19016-0002 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3838 | 2008 | — |
| Davignon 4 API 15-065-01449-0001 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3829 | 2008 | — |
| Davignon 3 API 15-065-01448-0001 | Meridian Energy INC | Morel | 3871 | 2008 | — |
| Morel 'a' 10 API 15-065-23248 | Noble Energy, INC | Morel | 3820 | 2007 | — |
| Thompson 1 API 15-065-23269 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Morel | 3900 | 2007 | — |
| Mitchell 1-32 API 15-065-23285 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 4062 | 2007 | — |
| Dav-mitch Unit 1-32 API 15-065-23297 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 4065 | 2007 | — |
| Balthazor 2-14 API 15-065-23316 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 3778 | 2007 | — |
| Trexler 19 API 15-065-23144 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3770 | 2006 | — |
| Trexler 20 API 15-065-23148 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Morel | 3790 | 2006 | — |
| Genevieve 1-21 API 15-065-23165 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 3852 | 2006 | — |
| Buss 'c' 7 API 15-065-23225 | Bowman Oil Company, A General Partnership | Morel | 3776 | 2006 | — |
| Balthazor 1-14 API 15-065-23227 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 3744 | 2006 | — |
| Mitchell-davignon Unit 1-32 API 15-065-23230 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 4054 | 2006 | — |
| Jimison-davignon Unit 1-32 API 15-065-23231 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 4054 | 2006 | — |
| Andreson 'a' 7 API 15-065-01393-0001 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Morel | 3709 | 2005 | — |
| Andreson 'a' 11 API 15-065-01397-0001 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Morel | 3783 | 2005 | — |
| Brassfield 1 API 15-065-01414-0001 | Paul Bowman Oil CO | Morel | 3857 | 2005 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 19 API 15-065-22958 | Berexco, INC | Morel | 3717 | 2004 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 20 API 15-065-22959 | Berexco, INC | Morel | 3778 | 2004 | — |
| Andreson 'b' 8 API 15-065-22998 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Morel | 3858 | 2004 | — |
| Swenson 'a' 3 API 15-065-23002 | John O. Farmer, INC | Morel | 3820 | 2004 | — |
| Balthazor 'a' 2 API 15-065-23008 | Berexco INC | Morel | 3765 | 2004 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 18 API 15-065-22844-0001 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3717 | 2004 | — |
| J. Morel 7 API 15-065-22845-0002 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3748 | 2004 | — |
| J. Morel 7 API 15-065-22845-0001 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3748 | 2003 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 13-w API 15-065-01413-0001 | Continental Oil CO | Morel | 3705 | 2003 | — |
| Clack 'a' 1 API 15-065-22830 | John O. Farmer, INC | Morel | 3830 | 2002 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 17 API 15-065-22843 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Morel | 3728 | 2002 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 18 API 15-065-22844 | Elysium Energy, L.l.c | Morel | 3717 | 2002 | — |
| J. Morel 7 API 15-065-22845 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3748 | 2002 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 2 API 15-065-01405-0001 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3700 | 2002 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 4 API 15-065-01407-0001 | Elysium Energy, LLC | Morel | 3675 | 2002 | — |
| Swenson 'b' 8 API 15-065-22820 | John O. Farmer, INC | Morel | 3880 | 2001 | — |
| Brassfield 5 API 15-065-01418-0001 | Paul Bowman Oil CO | Morel | 3805 | 2001 | — |
| Andreson 'a' 12 API 15-065-01398-0002 | Black Diamond Oil CO | Morel | 4117 | 1999 | — |
| Mills 4 API 15-065-01534-0001 | Vess Oil Corporation | Morel | 3881 | 1997 | — |
| Mills 5 API 15-065-01535-0001 | Vess Oil Corporation | Morel | 3892 | 1997 | — |
| Balthazor 8 API 15-065-21979-0002 | Hallwood Pet | Morel | 3810 | 1996 | — |
| Kortan 2 API 15-065-01013-0002 | Geronimo Resources | Morel | 4160 | 1996 | — |
| Balthazor 8 API 15-065-21979-0001 | Hallwood Pet | Morel | 3810 | 1995 | — |
| Cooley 'a' 13 API 15-065-22262-0002 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 3805 | 1994 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 15 API 15-065-22102-0002 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3741 | 1994 | — |
| Brault 1 API 15-065-22666 | Castle Resources | Morel | 0 | 1992 | — |
| Eichman 15 API 15-065-22653 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3701 | 1992 | — |
| Clark 1 API 15-065-22618 | Wildhorse Oil CO | Morel | 3759 | 1991 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 1 API 15-065-00319-0001 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 4040 | 1991 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 16 API 15-065-22159-0001 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3742 | 1990 | — |
| Cooley 'a' 12 API 15-065-22161-0001 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3787 | 1990 | — |
| Cooley 'a' 13 API 15-065-22262-0001 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3805 | 1990 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 14 API 15-065-21987-0001 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3764 | 1990 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 15 API 15-065-22102-0001 | Natl. Coop. Refinery Assoc | Morel | 3741 | 1990 | — |
| Knipp 4 API 15-065-22496 | Al-la-lyn Oil, INC | Morel | 3692 | 1989 | — |
| Cox 'c' 2 API 15-065-22522 | J. B. Collins | Morel | 3832 | 1989 | — |
| Morel 'b' 4 API 15-065-19138-0003 | Oxy Usa, INC | Morel | 3750 | 1989 | — |
| Knipp 3 API 15-065-22455 | Al-la-lyn Oil INC | Morel | 3805 | 1988 | — |
| Knipp 2 API 15-065-22422 | Al-la-lyn Oil INC | Morel | 3710 | 1987 | — |
| Gosselin 1 API 15-065-22252 | Txo Production Corp | Morel | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Cooley 'a' 13 API 15-065-22262 | Fina Oil and Chemical CO | Morel | 3805 | 1986 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 18 API 15-065-22263 | Fina Oil and Chemical CO | Morel | 3789 | 1986 | — |
| Lansing Kansas City Unit 18 API 15-065-21178-0001 | Maurice L. Brown CO | Morel | 3762 | 1986 | — |
| Cox 'c' 5 API 15-065-19139-0001 | B-j Oil CO | Morel | 4050 | 1986 | — |
| Buss 'c' 7 API 15-065-22180 | Samson Resources CO | Morel | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 15 API 15-065-22102 | American Petrofina Co. of Texas | Morel | 3741 | 1985 | — |
| Buss 'c' 6 API 15-065-22139 | Samson Resources CO | Morel | 4264 | 1985 | — |
| Cooley 5 API 15-065-22143 | Griggs Oil, INC | Morel | 3776 | 1985 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 16 API 15-065-22159 | American Petrofina Co. of Texas | Morel | 3742 | 1985 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 17 API 15-065-22160 | American Petrofina Co. of Texas | Morel | 3802 | 1985 | — |
| Cooley 'a' 12 API 15-065-22161 | American Petrofina Co. of Texas | Morel | 3787 | 1985 | — |
| Buss 'd' 4 API 15-065-22173 | Samson Resources CO | Morel | 3899 | 1985 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 1 API 15-065-22193 | V&f Oil Company | Morel | 3824 | 1985 | — |
| Clark 1 API 15-065-22194 | Brougher Oil, INC | Morel | 3760 | 1985 | — |
| Knipp 1 API 15-065-22216 | Balthazor Oil CO | Morel | 3740 | 1985 | — |
| Kortan 2 API 15-065-01013-0001 | Crude Recovery Corporation | Morel | 4160 | 1985 | — |
| Kortan 3 API 15-065-21652-0001 | Crude Recovery Corporation | Morel | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Balthazor 8 API 15-065-21979 | Monsanto Oil CO | Morel | 3810 | 1984 | — |
| Cooley 'b' 14 API 15-065-21987 | American Petrofina Co. of Texas | Morel | 3764 | 1984 | — |
| Eichman 13 API 15-065-22028 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3697 | 1984 | — |
| Balthazor 9 API 15-065-22032 | Monsanto Oil | Morel | 3820 | 1984 | — |
| Hinkhouse 'a' 1 API 15-065-22038 | Terra Resources, INC | Morel | 3800 | 1984 | — |
| Buss 'c' 5 API 15-065-22050 | Samson Resources | Morel | 3870 | 1984 | — |
| Sutor 2 API 15-065-22070 | V&f Oil Company | Morel | 3819 | 1984 | — |
| Balthazor 6 API 15-065-20994-0001 | Monsanto | Morel | 3742 | 1984 | — |
| Balthazor 7 API 15-065-21883 | Monsanto Oil CO | Morel | 3830 | 1983 | — |
| Balthazor 5 API 15-065-20636-0001 | Monsanto CO | Morel | 3799 | 1983 | — |
| Cooley 2 API 15-065-21771 | Aylward Drilling CO | Morel | 0 | 1983 | — |
| J. F. Loveridge 7 API 15-065-20777-0001 | Conoco., INC | Morel | 3734 | 1983 | — |
| Clack 'b' 2 API 15-065-01928-0001 | Cities Service Oil CO | Morel | 3750 | 1983 | — |
| William Hinman 5 API 15-065-21645 | Murfin Drilling CO | Morel | 3900 | 1982 | — |
| A. Morel 1 API 15-065-02891-0002 | Conoco, INC | Morel | 3720 | 1982 | — |
| Trexler, O. E 3 API 15-065-03377-0001 | Conoco, INC | Morel | 4154 | 1982 | — |
| Sutor 6 API 15-065-02927-0001 | Landmark Oil & Gas, LTD | Morel | 3806 | 1981 | — |
| Hunt 1 API 15-065-21252 | H & H Oil Company | Morel | 3806 | 1980 | — |
| Cooley 1 API 15-065-21277 | Oil International, LTD | Morel | 3799 | 1980 | — |
| Sutor 'b' 2 API 15-065-01435-0001 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 4066 | 1980 | — |
| Morel 3 API 15-065-21178 | Maurice L. Brown CO | Morel | 3762 | 1979 | — |
| Cooley 3 API 15-065-01956-0001 | Barnett Oil, INC | Morel | 4125 | 1977 | — |
| Davignon 2 API 15-065-19016-0001 | F & J Oil CO | Morel | 4200 | 1977 | — |
| Cooley 3 API 15-065-03107-0002 | Graves Drilling Co., INC | Morel | 3816 | 1977 | — |
| Benson 3 API 15-065-02893-0001 | Berexco LLC | Morel | 3896 | 1977 | — |
| J. F. Loveridge 7 API 15-065-20777 | Continental Oil CO | Morel | 3734 | 1975 | — |
| L. Desaire 2 API 15-065-20649 | Continental Oil CO | Morel | 3722 | 1974 | — |
| Eichman 10 API 15-065-20652 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3684 | 1974 | — |
| Eichman 11 API 15-065-20691 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3668 | 1974 | — |
| Boland 3 API 15-065-02899-0001 | Fourwinds Oil Corporation | Morel | 4190 | 1974 | — |
| Davignon 4 API 15-065-20604 | Sun Oil CO | Morel | 3850 | 1973 | — |
| Frank Balthazor 4 API 15-065-20620 | John B. Collins | Morel | 3765 | 1973 | — |
| Balthazor 5 API 15-065-20636 | John B. Collins | Morel | 3800 | 1973 | — |
| J. F. Loveridge 5 API 15-065-20578 | Continental Oil CO | Morel | 3770 | 1972 | — |
| Cooley 3 API 15-065-03107-0001 | Monsanto Chemical CO | Morel | 3816 | 1972 | — |
| Lillie Gosselin 1 API 15-065-20254 | Clinton Oil CO | Morel | 3693 | 1969 | — |
| Knipp 2 API 15-065-01355-0001 | Graves Drilling CO | Morel | 3816 | 1969 | — |
| Eichman 8 API 15-065-20033 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3690 | 1967 | — |
| Eichman 9 API 15-065-20048 | Dane G. Hansen Trust | Morel | 3777 | 1967 | — |
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