The Rhodes field
353 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Rhodes field
The operator named on most of these records is Continental Oil CO, on 58 of them (16.4%), ahead of Barbara Oil CO (57) and Gulf Oil Corp (20). The oldest well here was completed in 1949 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest reaches 6105 feet — Harbaugh 2-swd, drilled in 2009.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4600 ft | 4976 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Rhodes field
234 of the 353 wells in the Rhodes field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 7 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, 152 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippian | 40 | 11.3% |
| Arbuckle | 8 | 2.3% |
| Mississippi | 7 | 2.0% |
| Mississippi, Simpson | 5 | 1.4% |
| Simpson | 2 | 0.6% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 2 | 0.6% |
| Mississippian System | 1 | 0.3% |
| Elgin Sand | 1 | 0.3% |
| Douglas | 1 | 0.3% |
| Lower Douglas Sand | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barber | 352 | 99.7% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Oil CO | 58 | 16.4% |
| Barbara Oil CO | 57 | 16.1% |
| Gulf Oil Corp | 20 | 5.7% |
| Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | 19 | 5.4% |
| Herman L. Loeb, LLC | 17 | 4.8% |
| Okmar Oil CO | 15 | 4.2% |
| Superior Oil CO | 13 | 3.7% |
| Bowers Drilling Co., INC | 11 | 3.1% |
| Chieftain Oil Co., INC | 11 | 3.1% |
| Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | 8 | 2.3% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 6 | 1.7% |
| Petroleum, INC | 5 | 1.4% |
| Magnolia Petroleum CO | 5 | 1.4% |
| Kewanee Oil CO | 5 | 1.4% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 353 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marguerite 1 API 15-007-24503 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Rhodes | 5035 | 2025 | — |
| Harbaugh Heirs 1 API 15-007-24395 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Rhodes | 5043 | 2022 | — |
| Harbaugh Swd 1 API 15-007-22577-0001 | Kansas Corporation Commission | Rhodes | 5656 | 2017 | — |
| Lorraine 'a' 1 API 15-007-23864 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5080 | 2013 | — |
| Spicer B-3 API 15-007-23958 | Agv Corp | Rhodes | 4970 | 2013 | — |
| Lake 1 API 15-007-23664 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5004 | 2011 | — |
| Page 'b' 14 API 15-007-23746 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Rhodes | 5074 | 2011 | — |
| Lake Swd 1 API 15-007-23781 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5755 | 2011 | — |
| Spicer W1 API 15-007-23320-0001 | Agv Corp | Rhodes | 4976 | 2011 | — |
| Harbaugh 2-swd API 15-007-01631-0001 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Rhodes | 6105 | 2009 | — |
| Fitzgerald 'a' 2 API 15-007-20382-0001 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Rhodes | 5025 | 2009 | — |
| Fitzgerald 1 API 15-007-21226-0001 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Rhodes | 5040 | 2009 | — |
| Sisters 'a' 2 API 15-007-23407 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5126 | 2009 | — |
| Christensen 3 API 15-007-23406 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5412 | 2009 | — |
| Houlton 'a' 2 API 15-007-23449 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5084 | 2009 | — |
| Circle 'b' 2 API 15-007-23239 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5025 | 2008 | — |
| Houlton 'a' 1 API 15-007-23334 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 5094 | 2008 | — |
| Davis 'b' 1 API 15-007-23340 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Rhodes | 5110 | 2008 | — |
| Harbaugh 'f' 1 API 15-007-23363 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Rhodes | 5035 | 2008 | — |
| Fitzgerald 'a' 1 API 15-007-01726-0001 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Rhodes | 5065 | 2008 | — |
| Circle 'b' 1 API 15-007-20279-0001 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 4980 | 2006 | — |
| Circle 'a' 1 API 15-007-23062 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Rhodes | 4978 | 2006 | — |
| Harbaugh 1 API 15-007-00131-0001 | National Petroleum Reserves, INC | Rhodes | 4629 | 2001 | — |
| Harbaugh Swd 1 API 15-007-22577 | Kansas Corporation Commission | Rhodes | 5640 | 1998 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 11 API 15-007-01286 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4600 | 1995 | — |
| Newkirk 11 API 15-007-01625-0001 | Chevron Usa, INC | Rhodes | 4588 | 1990 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 8 API 15-007-01223-0001 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Rhodes | 4592 | 1987 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 9 API 15-007-01224-0001 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Rhodes | 4573 | 1987 | — |
| Colborn 'b' 1 API 15-007-19030 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4480 | 1984 | — |
| Page Estate 'd' 1 API 15-007-01838-0001 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4576 | 1984 | — |
| Page 'c' 12 API 15-007-20448 | Kewanee Oil CO | Rhodes | 4605 | 1977 | — |
| Newkirk 15 API 15-007-20493 | Kewanee Oil CO | Rhodes | 4580 | 1977 | — |
| Lucy 1 API 15-007-00318-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Rhodes | 4920 | 1974 | — |
| Arthur 1 API 15-007-20219 | Okmar Oil CO | Rhodes | 4470 | 1972 | — |
| Ives 1 API 15-007-20182 | Okmar Oil CO | Rhodes | 4437 | 1971 | — |
| Drum 'a' 1 API 15-007-20011 | Sioux Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 3600 | 1967 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 17 API 15-007-30179 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4610 | 1965 | — |
| Harbaugh 1 API 15-007-30222 | A. Ainsworth | Rhodes | 4650 | 1965 | — |
| Fitzgerald 'a' 1 API 15-007-30382 | Bowers Drilling Co., INC | Rhodes | 4644 | 1965 | — |
| Fitzgerald 1 API 15-007-30383 | Bowers Drilling Co., INC | Rhodes | 4322 | 1965 | — |
| B.c. Forester 'b' 2 API 15-007-01786 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4635 | 1964 | — |
| Harbaugh 'e' 1 API 15-007-71180 | E. K. Edmiston | Rhodes | 4480 | 1964 | — |
| Davis 1 API 15-007-16698 | Sierra Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 4559 | 1964 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 16 API 15-007-16626-0001 | Herman L. Loeb, LLC | Rhodes | 4650 | 1964 | — |
| Hindman 1 API 15-007-00689 | Jones-gebert Oil, INC | Rhodes | 4793 | 1963 | — |
| Fitzgerald 1 API 15-007-16670 | E. K. Edmiston | Rhodes | 4452 | 1962 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 16 API 15-007-16626 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4620 | 1960 | — |
| Wheat 1 API 15-007-00998 | Lario Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4590 | 1959 | — |
| Davis 'h' 1 API 15-007-01720 | Petroleum, INC | Rhodes | 4607 | 1959 | — |
| Fitzgerald, Felix 2 API 15-007-01726 | Skelly Oil CO | Rhodes | 4634 | 1959 | — |
| Davis 'i' 1 API 15-007-01012 | Petroleum, INC | Rhodes | 4570 | 1959 | — |
| Fitzgerald 1 API 15-007-01721 | K & E Drilling, INC | Rhodes | 4483 | 1959 | — |
| Rahe, John 1 API 15-007-00562-0001 | D. E. Dunne, Jr | Rhodes | 4634 | 1959 | — |
| Fitzgerald 'b' 1 API 15-007-10258 | Petroleum, INC | Rhodes | 4505 | 1958 | — |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital 'b' 1 API 15-007-01631 | Honaker-davis Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4726 | 1958 | — |
| Balmer 1 API 15-007-00596 | Honaker-davis Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4802 | 1958 | — |
| Thomas, A.l 1 API 15-007-01753 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4945 | 1957 | — |
| Davis, Lloyd 1 API 15-007-01615 | Gulf Oil Corp. and Others | Rhodes | 4600 | 1957 | — |
| Circle 1 API 15-007-01624 | Time Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 4610 | 1957 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 13 API 15-007-01231 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4666 | 1957 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 1-33 API 15-007-01815 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4691 | 1957 | — |
| Davis, Lloyd 'b' 1 API 15-007-01554 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4646 | 1957 | — |
| Harbaugh 1 API 15-007-00409 | Graham-michaelis Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4507 | 1957 | — |
| Wortman 1 API 15-007-01129 | Sunray Mid-continent Oil CO | Rhodes | 4630 | 1956 | — |
| Early 'a' 1 API 15-007-10253 | Musgrove Petroleum Corp | Rhodes | 4440 | 1956 | — |
| Gray 1 API 15-007-01616 | Petroleum, INC | Rhodes | 4510 | 1956 | — |
| Macgregor 1 API 15-007-01618 | Graham-michaelis Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4500 | 1956 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 12 API 15-007-01253 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4588 | 1956 | — |
| Page Estate 'b' 11 API 15-007-01794 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4620 | 1956 | — |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital 1 API 15-007-01372 | Honaker-davis Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4992 | 1956 | — |
| Colborn 1 API 15-007-00219 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4486 | 1956 | — |
| Ives 1 API 15-007-00318 | Honaker-davis Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4920 | 1956 | — |
| Williams 'c' 1 API 15-007-00359 | Petroleum, INC | Rhodes | 4572 | 1956 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 3 API 15-007-00490-0001 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4916 | 1956 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 15 API 15-007-19041 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4560 | 1956 | — |
| Colborn 1 API 15-007-19120 | Amerada Hess Corp | Rhodes | 4625 | 1956 | — |
| Early 'b' 1 API 15-007-10254 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4465 | 1955 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 11 API 15-007-10256 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4523 | 1955 | — |
| Davis Ranch 1 API 15-007-01621 | O. H. Parker | Rhodes | 4626 | 1955 | — |
| Circle, J.a 2 API 15-007-01777 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4632 | 1955 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 8 API 15-007-01229 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4665 | 1955 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 9 API 15-007-01230 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4670 | 1955 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 13 API 15-007-01254 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4600 | 1955 | — |
| Fitzgerald Estate 1 API 15-007-01779 | Magnolia Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 4550 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, P. H 1 API 15-007-01780 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4620 | 1955 | — |
| Page Estate 'b' 7 API 15-007-01790 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4578 | 1955 | — |
| B.c. Forester 'b' 3 API 15-007-01787 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4625 | 1955 | — |
| Gilmore 6 API 15-007-01802 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4590 | 1955 | — |
| Rahe 'b' 1 API 15-007-01628 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4625 | 1955 | — |
| Chapin 3 API 15-007-01806 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4565 | 1955 | — |
| Chapin 8 API 15-007-01808 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4575 | 1955 | — |
| Chapin 7 API 15-007-01807 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4565 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 8 API 15-007-01285 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4600 | 1955 | — |
| Chapin 2 API 15-007-01805 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4580 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 7 API 15-007-01284 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4681 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 14 API 15-007-01287 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4652 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 4 API 15-007-01281 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4677 | 1955 | — |
| Rossell, K 5 API 15-007-01291 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4610 | 1955 | — |
| Rossell, K 6 API 15-007-01292 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4653 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 2 API 15-007-01279 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4610 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 6 API 15-007-01283 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4600 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 3 API 15-007-01280 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4640 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 12 API 15-007-01812 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4694 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 9 API 15-007-01811 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4650 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 13 API 15-007-01813 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4685 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U. B 15 API 15-007-01814 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4700 | 1955 | — |
| Page Estate 'd' 4 API 15-007-00087 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4677 | 1955 | — |
| Mcclure, L. E 2 API 15-007-00112 | Skelly Oil CO | Rhodes | 4527 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh 1 API 15-007-00131 | Aurora Gasoline CO | Rhodes | 4601 | 1955 | — |
| Kenney, Robert 1 API 15-007-00178 | Skelly Oil CO | Rhodes | 4794 | 1955 | — |
| Williams, C.d. 'b' 1 API 15-007-00722 | Magnolia Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 4530 | 1955 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 15 API 15-007-01435 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4602 | 1955 | — |
| Mcgregor, Riley W 1 API 15-007-19083 | Magnolia Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 4480 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 10 API 15-007-00084 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4665 | 1955 | — |
| Gray 1 API 15-007-00086 | O.a. Sutton | Rhodes | 3745 | 1955 | — |
| Page Estate 'd' 3 API 15-007-00091 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4603 | 1955 | — |
| Colborn 'a' 1 API 15-007-00103 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4500 | 1955 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 5 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4635 | 1955 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 11 API 15-007-01625 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4588 | 1955 | — |
| Page Estate 'a' 14 API 15-007-01228 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4580 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 7 API 15-007-01216 | Sinclair Oil and Gas CO | Rhodes | 4628 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 7 API 15-007-01249 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4591 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 2 API 15-007-01246 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4590 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 9 API 15-007-01251 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4580 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 8 API 15-007-01260 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4551 | 1954 | — |
| B.c. Forester 'b' 1 API 15-007-01785 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4600 | 1954 | — |
| Gilmore 1 API 15-007-01797 | Bovaird Supply CO | Rhodes | 4640 | 1954 | — |
| Gilmore 2 API 15-007-01798 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4625 | 1954 | — |
| Page Estate 'b' 5 API 15-007-01788 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4585 | 1954 | — |
| Gilmore 5 API 15-007-01801 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4586 | 1954 | — |
| Gilmore 3 API 15-007-01799 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4585 | 1954 | — |
| Gilmore 4 API 15-007-01800 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4599 | 1954 | — |
| Gilmore 7 API 15-007-01803 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4608 | 1954 | — |
| Page Estate 'b' 10 API 15-007-01793 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4575 | 1954 | — |
| Chapin 1 API 15-007-01804 | Superior Oil CO | Rhodes | 4591 | 1954 | — |
| Rossell, K 1 API 15-007-01370 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4550 | 1954 | — |
| Rossell, K 2 API 15-007-01288 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4542 | 1954 | — |
| Rossell, K 3 API 15-007-01289 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4550 | 1954 | — |
| Rossell, K 4 API 15-007-01290 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4601 | 1954 | — |
| Harbaugh, U.b 1 API 15-007-01278 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4612 | 1954 | — |
| Pendley, G.s 1 API 15-007-01840 | Continental Oil CO | Rhodes | 4610 | 1954 | — |
| Fitzgerald, Felix 1 API 15-007-01842 | Skelly Oil CO | Rhodes | 4630 | 1954 | — |
| Mcclure, L. E 1 API 15-007-00531 | Barbara Oil Co. and R. C. Patton | Rhodes | 4891 | 1954 | — |
| Fitzgerald 1 API 15-007-00532 | M.b. Armer | Rhodes | 4500 | 1954 | — |
| Davis, Lloyd 1 API 15-007-01620 | Magnolia Petroleum CO | Rhodes | 5100 | 1954 | — |
| Burns 1 API 15-007-00529 | Purcell-mull Drilling CO | Rhodes | 4610 | 1954 | — |
| Page Estate 'b' 4 API 15-007-00530 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4620 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 1 API 15-007-00539 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4855 | 1954 | — |
| Newkirk, W.a 4 API 15-007-00541 | Gulf Oil Corp | Rhodes | 4595 | 1954 | — |
| Rahe 1 API 15-007-00562 | Barbara Oil CO | Rhodes | 4640 | 1954 | — |
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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.