The Pawnee Rock field
332 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Pawnee Rock field
The operator named on most of these records is Vickers Petroleum CO, on 25 of them (7.5%), ahead of Allen Drlg (19) and Amerada Petroleum Corp (14). The oldest well here was completed in 1936 and the most recent in 2015, and the deepest reaches 4393 feet — Unruh 1, drilled in 1949.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3842 ft | 3950 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Pawnee Rock field
288 of the 332 wells in the Pawnee Rock field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 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, 165 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 31 | 9.3% |
| Arbuckle Group | 7 | 2.1% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 1 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vickers Petroleum CO | 25 | 7.5% |
| Allen Drlg | 19 | 5.7% |
| Amerada Petroleum Corp | 14 | 4.2% |
| Tenneco Oil | 14 | 4.2% |
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 12 | 3.6% |
| Woodman-iannitti Drlg CO | 12 | 3.6% |
| Charter Energy, INC | 12 | 3.6% |
| Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | 10 | 3.0% |
| Mid Continent Petr Corp | 7 | 2.1% |
| W P Faulkner | 7 | 2.1% |
| Sterling Oil | 7 | 2.1% |
| Jay Boy Oil | 7 | 2.1% |
| Turnco INC | 7 | 2.1% |
| Iannitti Oil | 6 | 1.8% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 332 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 1 API 15-009-20903 | Winona Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 1943 | 1975 | State |
| Scott Clark, Jr. Gst Trust 1-25 API 15-145-21743 | F. G. Holl Co. LLC | Pawnee Rock | 3950 | 2014 | — |
| Scott Clark Jr. Gst Trust 2-25 API 15-145-21789 | F. G. Holl Co., LLC | Pawnee Rock | 3950 | 2014 | — |
| Mauney 1 API 15-145-21658 | Charter Energy, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3920 | 2012 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-145-21671 | Charter Energy, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3898 | 2012 | — |
| Cj&m 'a' 1 API 15-145-21674 | Charter Energy, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3874 | 2012 | — |
| Hanson Trust 1 API 15-145-21678 | Charter Energy, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3900 | 2012 | — |
| Demel Unit 1-36 API 15-145-21682 | F.g. Holl Co., LLC | Pawnee Rock | 3950 | 2012 | — |
| C. J. & M 1 API 15-145-21648 | Charter Energy, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3880 | 2011 | — |
| Kroeker 1 API 15-145-21568 | Tengasco, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3912 | 2008 | — |
| Dirks 2 API 15-145-21555 | Tengasco, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3840 | 2007 | — |
| Bixby 'p' 4 API 15-145-21556 | M.a. Yost Operations, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3870 | 2007 | — |
| Oetkins 8 API 15-145-21540 | Tengasco, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3850 | 2006 | — |
| Sims 1 API 15-145-21541 | Carmen Schmitt, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3864 | 2006 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-145-21545 | Tengasco, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3880 | 2006 | — |
| Nelson 'a' 4 API 15-145-21548 | M.a. Yost Operations, INC | Pawnee Rock | 3884 | 2006 | — |
| Iannitti 8 API 15-009-24567 | Iannitti Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3950 | 1994 | — |
| Oetkin 6 API 15-145-21373 | Woodman-iannitti Drlg CO | Pawnee Rock | 4050 | 1992 | — |
| Clutter 1-26 API 15-145-21393 | Chief Drlg | Pawnee Rock | 3877 | 1992 | — |
| C. J. & M. Inc. 'a' 2-25 API 15-145-21357 | Allen Drilling CO | Pawnee Rock | 3980 | 1991 | — |
| B. Nelson 1 API 15-145-21376 | Yost M A | Pawnee Rock | 4000 | 1991 | — |
| Clark 6 API 15-009-24435 | Sterling Oil Co., INC | Pawnee Rock | 3950 | 1991 | — |
| Bixby 'p' 3 API 15-145-21311 | Ritchie Exploration | Pawnee Rock | 3900 | 1990 | — |
| Oetkin 2 API 15-145-21329 | Woodman-iannitti Drlg CO | Pawnee Rock | 3848 | 1990 | — |
| Nelson 'a' 2 API 15-145-21330 | Yost Oil Operations | Pawnee Rock | 3850 | 1990 | — |
| O. Schultz 2 API 15-145-21336 | Woodman-iannitti Drlg CO | Pawnee Rock | 3880 | 1990 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 2 API 15-145-21348 | Jay Boy Oil, INC | Pawnee Rock | 4000 | 1990 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-145-21191 | Col-kan Development | Pawnee Rock | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Clemson 1 API 15-145-20386 | Winona Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 1922 | 1975 | — |
| Gates 1 API 15-145-20209 | Barnett Oil | Pawnee Rock | 3759 | 1971 | — |
| Martha Smith 1 API 15-009-13228-0001 | Alpine Oil & Royalty CO | Pawnee Rock | 2800 | 1969 | — |
| Charlie Nelson 1 API 15-145-30007 | Omega Drilling CO INC | Pawnee Rock | 3850 | 1965 | — |
| Franklin 1 API 15-145-30020 | John C Graves Et Al | Pawnee Rock | 3745 | 1965 | — |
| Deckert 1 API 15-009-19439 | Alkay Royalties | Pawnee Rock | 3942 | 1964 | — |
| Clutter 'b' 3 API 15-145-70198 | D R Lauck Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3828 | 1960 | — |
| Clark 1 API 15-009-19008 | Wilkinson Drilling INC | Pawnee Rock | 3866 | 1960 | — |
| Bowyer 1 API 15-145-00934 | R H Siegfried INC | Pawnee Rock | 3810 | 1957 | — |
| Gates 5 API 15-145-00725 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3841 | 1957 | — |
| Clutter 'b' 2 API 15-145-01346 | D R Lauck Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3745 | 1956 | — |
| Clutter 'a' 3 API 15-145-01344 | D R Lauck Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3763 | 1956 | — |
| Clutter 'a' 4 API 15-145-01345 | D R Lauck Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3767 | 1956 | — |
| Siebert 9 API 15-145-01343 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3748 | 1956 | — |
| Clark 1 API 15-145-30156 | Brunson Exploration | Pawnee Rock | 3795 | 1956 | — |
| Gates 3 API 15-145-00723 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3762 | 1955 | — |
| Clutter 1 API 15-145-00295 | Lauck D R Oil | Pawnee Rock | 3751 | 1955 | — |
| Unruh 1 API 15-009-05682 | K & E Drilling CO | Pawnee Rock | 3797 | 1954 | — |
| Dirks 'b' 1 API 15-145-00178 | Jayhawk Drlg | Pawnee Rock | 3791 | 1954 | — |
| Bowman 1 API 15-145-00937 | Mugrove & Rupp Et Al | Pawnee Rock | 3830 | 1953 | — |
| Dirks 'b' 5 API 15-145-01412 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3790 | 1953 | — |
| Unruh 'a' 6 API 15-145-00939 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3818 | 1953 | — |
| Siebert 7 API 15-145-01422 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3761 | 1953 | — |
| Siebert 8 API 15-145-01423 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3765 | 1953 | — |
| Franklin 1 API 15-145-00056 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3832 | 1953 | — |
| Bowyer 1 API 15-145-00057 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3799 | 1953 | — |
| P. M. Bixby 3 API 15-145-01002 | Woodman-iannitti Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3851 | 1953 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-145-19003 | Jayhawk Drilling Company | Pawnee Rock | 3799 | 1953 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 6 API 15-145-01409 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3783 | 1952 | — |
| Unruh 'a' 4 API 15-145-01414 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3780 | 1952 | — |
| Unruh 'a' 5 API 15-145-01415 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3794 | 1952 | — |
| Dirks 'b' 4 API 15-145-01411 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3800 | 1952 | — |
| Bixby 4 API 15-145-00942 | Campbell/kuhn | Pawnee Rock | 3851 | 1952 | — |
| Siebert 3 API 15-145-01419 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3768 | 1952 | — |
| Siebert 4 API 15-145-01420 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3765 | 1952 | — |
| Siebert 5 API 15-145-00944 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3822 | 1952 | — |
| Siebert 6 API 15-145-01421 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3779 | 1952 | — |
| Franklin 1 API 15-145-00016 | Amerada Hess Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3815 | 1952 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-145-19001 | Wunderlick, Martin | Pawnee Rock | 3850 | 1952 | — |
| Bowman 1 API 15-145-00938 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3850 | 1951 | — |
| Unruh 'b' 3 API 15-145-01417 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3807 | 1951 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 5 API 15-145-01408 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3770 | 1951 | — |
| Unruh 'a' 3 API 15-145-01413 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3775 | 1951 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 4 API 15-145-01407 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3775 | 1951 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 3 API 15-145-01254 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3771 | 1951 | — |
| Dirks 'b' 3 API 15-145-01410 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3786 | 1951 | — |
| Hood 1 API 15-145-00941 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3821 | 1951 | — |
| Gates 1 API 15-145-00721 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3792 | 1951 | — |
| Clutter 'a' 1 API 15-145-01281 | Lujan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3768 | 1951 | — |
| Clutter 2 API 15-145-01424 | Lujan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3760 | 1951 | — |
| Seibert Owwo 1 API 15-145-01280 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3789 | 1951 | — |
| Siebert 2 API 15-145-01418 | Graham, Messman & Rinehart Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3783 | 1951 | — |
| Bowman 1 API 15-145-00161 | Allison Drlg | Pawnee Rock | 3816 | 1951 | — |
| Unruh 'b' 2 API 15-145-19097 | Vickers Petroleum Co., INC | Pawnee Rock | 3792 | 1951 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 2 API 15-145-01253 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3772 | 1950 | — |
| Unruh 'a' 2 API 15-145-01258 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3775 | 1950 | — |
| Siebert 3 API 15-145-01271 | Sunray Oil CO INC | Pawnee Rock | 3813 | 1950 | — |
| Deckert 'c' 4 API 15-145-01268 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3820 | 1950 | — |
| Bixby 3 API 15-145-01276 | Campbell/kuhn | Pawnee Rock | 3815 | 1950 | — |
| Siebert 1 API 15-145-00958 | Continental Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3868 | 1950 | — |
| Deckert B 2 API 15-009-05859 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3902 | 1949 | — |
| Deckert 'd' 1 API 15-009-16491 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3790 | 1949 | — |
| Cora Baker 'a' 1 API 15-009-16494 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3870 | 1949 | — |
| Dirks 'b' 1 API 15-145-01255 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3780 | 1949 | — |
| Dirks 'b' 2 API 15-145-01256 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3797 | 1949 | — |
| Unruh 'a' 1 API 15-145-01257 | Vickers Petroleum CO | Pawnee Rock | 3784 | 1949 | — |
| Deckert 3 API 15-145-01267 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3855 | 1949 | — |
| Dirks 'a' 1 API 15-145-00411 | Vickers Pet Et Al | Pawnee Rock | 3775 | 1949 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-009-13228 | Brack Ben F Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3745 | 1948 | — |
| Dirks 2 API 15-009-16518 | Brack Ben F Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3726 | 1948 | — |
| G. P. Smith 2 API 15-145-19090 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3851 | 1948 | — |
| G. P. Smith 4 API 15-145-01069 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Pawnee Rock | 4352 | 1948 | — |
| G. P. Smith 3 API 15-145-19087 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3840 | 1948 | — |
| Carrie Bixby 'b' 1 API 15-145-01260 | W P Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3802 | 1948 | — |
| Siebert 2 API 15-145-01270 | Sunray Oil CO INC | Pawnee Rock | 3836 | 1948 | — |
| M. G. Bixby 3 API 15-145-00957 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3897 | 1948 | — |
| Carey Bixby 'b' 2 API 15-145-01275 | W P Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3860 | 1948 | — |
| Unruh 3 API 15-145-01278 | W P Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3840 | 1948 | — |
| Clemson 1 API 15-145-00932 | Great Western Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3880 | 1947 | — |
| Clemson 2 API 15-145-70110 | Great Western Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3800 | 1947 | — |
| Clemson 3 API 15-145-01245 | Sterling Drlg CO | Pawnee Rock | 3770 | 1947 | — |
| Smith 2 API 15-145-01240 | Great Western Oil | Pawnee Rock | 3835 | 1947 | — |
| Alyce Dirks 1 API 15-145-01252 | Black, W. H | Pawnee Rock | 3798 | 1947 | — |
| Siebert 1 API 15-145-70182 | Sunray Oil CO INC | Pawnee Rock | 3811 | 1947 | — |
| Havins 1 API 15-145-01263 | W P Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3824 | 1947 | — |
| Bixby 1 API 15-145-01279 | W P Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3950 | 1947 | — |
| Unruh 2 API 15-145-19098 | Campbell Kuhn/faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3805 | 1947 | — |
| Clark 1 API 15-145-01277 | W P Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3783 | 1947 | — |
| Bixby 2 API 15-145-01274 | Aylward Production CO | Pawnee Rock | 3840 | 1947 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-009-16546 | Harbar Drlg CO | Pawnee Rock | 3791 | 1946 | — |
| Unruh 2 API 15-009-16492 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3785 | 1946 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-145-01239 | Great Western Oil | Pawnee Rock | 3795 | 1946 | — |
| Unruh 1 API 15-145-00429 | Faulkner | Pawnee Rock | 3853 | 1946 | — |
| Wickstrom 'b' 1 API 15-145-00430 | Campbell & Kuhn | Pawnee Rock | 3760 | 1946 | — |
| Smith 3 API 15-145-01243 | Hall & Jordan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3810 | 1945 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-009-16598 | Sinclair Prairie Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3795 | 1944 | — |
| Deckert 'b' 1 API 15-009-16490 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3750 | 1944 | — |
| C. M. Baker 1 API 15-009-16493 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3932 | 1944 | — |
| Gaustaffson 1 API 15-145-00929 | J.m. Huber Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3834 | 1944 | — |
| Unruh 1 | Carpenter/lay | Pawnee Rock | 3768 | 1944 | — |
| Bixby 'a' 1 API 15-145-00484 | Nadel & Gussman Et Al | Pawnee Rock | 3830 | 1944 | — |
| Jacob J. Unruh 1 API 15-009-01398 | Amerada Hess Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3781 | 1944 | — |
| Deckert 1 API 15-009-60011 | Amerada Hess-stanolind | Pawnee Rock | 3756 | 1944 | — |
| Piller 'a' 1 API 15-009-16619 | Helmerich & Payne | Pawnee Rock | 3691 | 1943 | — |
| E. A. Clemson 1 API 15-145-00933 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3804 | 1942 | — |
| G. P. Smith 'b' 2 API 15-145-01251 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3823 | 1942 | — |
| M. L. Gates 3 Owwo API 15-145-70128-0001 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3842 | 1942 | — |
| Bowyer 1 API 15-145-70114 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3849 | 1941 | — |
| G. P. Smith 1 API 15-145-01235 | British-american Oil Production Company | Pawnee Rock | 3816 | 1941 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-145-01241 | Hall Jordan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3836 | 1941 | — |
| Smith 2 API 15-145-01242 | Hall-jordan Oil Company | Pawnee Rock | 3827 | 1941 | — |
| Bowyer 2 API 15-145-01233 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3825 | 1941 | — |
| Bowyer 3 API 15-145-70116 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3814 | 1941 | — |
| Nellie Belt 'a' 3 API 15-145-01487 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3867 | 1941 | — |
| Kessler Belt 1 API 15-145-01481 | F.c. Hall & J.m. Kessler | Pawnee Rock | 3885 | 1941 | — |
| Nellie Belt 'a' 1 Owwo API 15-145-70130-0001 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3840 | 1941 | — |
| G. P. Smith 'a' 1 API 15-145-01249 | Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | Pawnee Rock | 3866 | 1941 | — |
| G. P. Smith 'b' 1 API 15-145-70125 | Amerada Petroleum Corp | Pawnee Rock | 3835 | 1941 | — |
| Nellie Belt 'b' 1 API 15-145-01482 | Hall Jordan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3836 | 1941 | — |
| Nellie Belt 'b' 2 API 15-145-01246 | Hall Jordan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3843 | 1941 | — |
| Nellie Belt 'b' 3 API 15-145-01247 | Hall Jordan Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3837 | 1941 | — |
| Bixby 1 API 15-145-01261 | Derby Oil CO | Pawnee Rock | 3817 | 1941 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Rhodes 353
- Tyro 353
- Solomon 349
- Longanecker Southeast 348
- Kraus 347
- Elgin 347
- Greenwich 345
- Lindsborg 334
- Stranathan 329
- Hale-inge 320
- Wilson Creek 319
- Padgett 318
- Ray 317
- Russell 317
- Gladys 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.