The Solomon field
349 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Solomon field
The operator named on most of these records is Okmar Oil CO, on 64 of them (18.3%), ahead of Skelly Oil CO (44) and Continental Oil CO (23). The oldest well here was completed in 1929 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 4166 feet — Solomon 11, drilled in 1955.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3593 ft | 3713 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Solomon field
190 of the 349 wells in the Solomon field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 2 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 2 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, 124 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 70 | 20.1% |
| Arbuckle Lime | 14 | 4.0% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 6 | 1.7% |
| Arbuckle Group | 3 | 0.9% |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 2 | 0.6% |
| Lansing-kansas City | 2 | 0.6% |
| Topeka Lime | 1 | 0.3% |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0.3% |
| Cedar Hills | 1 | 0.3% |
| Lansing, Arbuckle | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Okmar Oil CO | 64 | 18.3% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 44 | 12.6% |
| Continental Oil CO | 23 | 6.6% |
| Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | 14 | 4.0% |
| Black Diamond Oil, INC | 10 | 2.9% |
| Knighton Oil CO | 9 | 2.6% |
| Don E Pratt Oil Oper | 7 | 2.0% |
| Glenn R. Nye Drilling CO | 7 | 2.0% |
| Mustang Energy Corporation | 7 | 2.0% |
| Murfin Drilling CO | 6 | 1.7% |
| Green Oil Operations | 6 | 1.7% |
| Mai Oil Operations, INC | 6 | 1.7% |
| Berexco LLC | 6 | 1.7% |
| Brooks/pierce Drlg CO | 5 | 1.4% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 349 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine 'b' 1 API 15-051-22354 | Green & Green | Solomon | 3700 | 1981 | State |
| Vine, Teresa 'a' 6 API 15-051-02328 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3565 | 1951 | State |
| Devine, R.p 10 API 15-051-27106 | Patterson Energy LLC | Solomon | 3580 | 2024 | — |
| Devine, R.p 11 API 15-051-27107 | Patterson Energy LLC | Solomon | 3949 | 2024 | — |
| Devine 'a' 4 API 15-051-27111 | Patterson Energy LLC | Solomon | 3530 | 2024 | — |
| Vine, C.e. 'a' 9 API 15-051-27083 | Patterson Energy LLC | Solomon | 3530 | 2023 | — |
| M.r. Allen 18 API 15-051-27055 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Solomon | 3730 | 2022 | — |
| Fred 12 API 15-051-27001 | Berexco LLC | Solomon | 3581 | 2021 | — |
| Allen, M.r 17 API 15-051-26951 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Solomon | 3590 | 2019 | — |
| Vine E 8 API 15-051-26955 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Solomon | 3576 | 2019 | — |
| Eller 2-16 API 15-051-26849 | American Oil LLC | Solomon | 3610 | 2017 | — |
| Eller 1-16 API 15-051-26838 | American Oil LLC | Solomon | 3599 | 2016 | — |
| Allen, M.r 15 API 15-051-26743 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Solomon | 3544 | 2014 | — |
| Allen, M.r 16 API 15-051-26744 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Solomon | 3600 | 2014 | — |
| Vine 10 API 15-051-26582 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Solomon | 3692 | 2013 | — |
| Allen, M.r 13 API 15-051-26373 | Mustang Energy Corp | Solomon | 3550 | 2012 | — |
| Allen, M.r 12 API 15-051-26194 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3530 | 2011 | — |
| Solomon 5 API 15-051-25995 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3580 | 2010 | — |
| Solomon 3 API 15-051-25687 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3488 | 2008 | — |
| Albert 8 API 15-051-25728 | Berexco, INC | Solomon | 3548 | 2008 | — |
| Solomon 4 API 15-051-25774 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3390 | 2008 | — |
| Darla 1-9 API 15-051-25841 | Deutsch Oil CO | Solomon | 3720 | 2008 | — |
| Gittings 4 API 15-051-25646 | Berexco, INC | Solomon | 3542 | 2007 | — |
| Simmons 5 API 15-051-25648 | Berexco, INC | Solomon | 3510 | 2007 | — |
| Vine 4 API 15-051-25482 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3659 | 2006 | — |
| Solomon 14 API 15-051-25569 | Knighton Oil Co., INC | Solomon | 3642 | 2006 | — |
| Vine 'e' 7 API 15-051-25580 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3540 | 2006 | — |
| Helen 'a' 3 API 15-051-02257-0001 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Solomon | 1440 | 2005 | — |
| Vine 2 API 15-051-25429 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3647 | 2005 | — |
| Vine, H.w 6 API 15-051-25308 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Solomon | 3520 | 2004 | — |
| Vine, H.w 5 API 15-051-25309 | White Eagle Resources Corp | Solomon | 3562 | 2004 | — |
| Vine 1 API 15-051-25338 | Black Diamond Oil, INC | Solomon | 3610 | 2004 | — |
| Vine 9 API 15-051-25163 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Solomon | 3730 | 2002 | — |
| Vine 7 API 15-051-25075 | Mai Oil Operations INC | Solomon | 3636 | 2001 | — |
| Vine, Warren 1 API 15-051-25085 | Mai Oil Operations INC | Solomon | 3634 | 2001 | — |
| Vine 8 API 15-051-25090 | Mai Oil Operations | Solomon | 3599 | 2001 | — |
| Vine 'c' 2 API 15-051-25095 | Mai Oil Operations INC | Solomon | 3606 | 2001 | — |
| Vine 'c' 1 API 15-051-25035 | Mai Oil Operations INC | Solomon | 3670 | 2000 | — |
| Gittings 3 API 15-051-30205-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3493 | 1999 | — |
| Solomon, Dale 1-28 API 15-051-24990 | Hal C. Porter | Solomon | 3559 | 1998 | — |
| Vine 'a' 9 API 15-051-24937 | Castle Resources, INC | Solomon | 3630 | 1996 | — |
| Solomon 12 API 15-051-24450-0001 | Knighton Oil Co., INC | Solomon | 3800 | 1988 | — |
| Albert 7 API 15-051-03595-0002 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3664 | 1988 | — |
| Allen, Maude R 11 API 15-051-24488 | Anderson, Thornton E | Solomon | 3505 | 1987 | — |
| Albert 5 API 15-051-02253-0001 | Berexco LLC | Solomon | 3460 | 1987 | — |
| Albert 3 API 15-051-00877-0002 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3563 | 1987 | — |
| Warren Vine 1-22 API 15-051-23930 | Don E Pratt Oil Oper | Solomon | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Vine 'c' 1 API 15-051-23998 | John O. Farmer, INC | Solomon | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Vine, C.e. 'a' 4 | Continental Oil | Solomon | 3466 | 1984 | — |
| Vine 'a' 5 API 15-051-02321-0001 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Solomon | 3838 | 1984 | — |
| Berland-solomon 9 API 15-051-01028-0001 | Knighton Oil CO | Solomon | 3511 | 1984 | — |
| Metz 1-14 API 15-051-23369 | Amber Exploration | Solomon | 3449 | 1983 | — |
| Berland 8 API 15-051-23645 | Knighton Oil CO | Solomon | 3650 | 1983 | — |
| Jensen 4 API 15-051-22756 | Green Oil Operations | Solomon | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Jensen 5 API 15-051-22757 | Green Oil Operations | Solomon | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Jensen 2 API 15-051-22579 | Green Oil Operations | Solomon | 3609 | 1981 | — |
| Vine, Harold A-1 API 15-051-02329-0001 | Mai Oil Operations | Solomon | 1312 | 1981 | — |
| Berland 6-5 API 15-051-01710-0001 | Knighton Oil CO | Solomon | 3680 | 1981 | — |
| Jensen 1 API 15-051-00283-0001 | Eagle River Energy Corporation | Solomon | 1418 | 1981 | — |
| Morgan, Rossie (jensen) 1 API 15-051-22162 | Green Oil Operations | Solomon | 3700 | 1980 | — |
| Berland 'a' 5-2 | Knighton Earl M | Solomon | 1440 | 1979 | — |
| Berland 'a' 3-1 API 15-051-14102 | Knighton Oil CO | Solomon | 3631 | 1979 | — |
| Jensen 1 API 15-051-21458 | Staab-dreiling Oil Operations | Solomon | 3639 | 1978 | — |
| Solomon 'a' 4 | Knighton Earl M | Solomon | 3661 | 1978 | — |
| Berland 4 Owwo | Knighton Earl M | Solomon | 3661 | 1976 | — |
| Sessin 'a' 4 API 15-051-20778 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3470 | 1971 | — |
| Allen, Maude R 8 API 15-051-20441 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3486 | 1969 | — |
| Jensen 1 API 15-051-20260 | Hummon Oil INC | Solomon | 3678 | 1968 | — |
| Solomon, Ed 'b' 4 API 15-051-03529-0001 | Berexco LLC | Solomon | 3695 | 1968 | — |
| Albert 7 API 15-051-03595-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3664 | 1968 | — |
| Fred 11 API 15-051-30277 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 4035 | 1966 | — |
| Vine 1 API 15-051-30405 | Jim A. Allison, Et Al | Solomon | 3585 | 1966 | — |
| Fred 11 API 15-051-30277-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 4035 | 1966 | — |
| Ethel Solomon 4 API 15-051-05319-0001 | Don E Pratt Oil Oper | Solomon | 0 | 1966 | — |
| Simmons 2 API 15-051-30006 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3504 | 1965 | — |
| Ethel Solomon 5 API 15-051-30018 | Don E. Pratt Oil Operations | Solomon | 3526 | 1965 | — |
| Ethel Solomon 4 API 15-051-30019 | Don E Pratt Oil Oper | Solomon | 3548 | 1965 | — |
| Wiles 5 API 15-051-30053 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3523 | 1965 | — |
| Ethel Solomon 2 API 15-051-30055 | Don E Pratt Oil Oper | Solomon | 3497 | 1965 | — |
| Ethel Solomon 3 API 15-051-30056 | Don E Pratt Oil Oper | Solomon | 3511 | 1965 | — |
| Simmons 3 API 15-051-30084 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3471 | 1965 | — |
| Wiles 'a' 1 API 15-051-30204 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3530 | 1965 | — |
| Gittings 3 API 15-051-30205 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3493 | 1965 | — |
| Jensen 1 API 15-051-30237 | Rains & Williamson Oil CO INC | Solomon | 3650 | 1965 | — |
| Gillberg 1 API 15-051-02275 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3548 | 1964 | — |
| Simmons 1 API 15-051-02281 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3531 | 1964 | — |
| Wiles 2 API 15-051-03591-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 4060 | 1964 | — |
| Gillberg 3 API 15-051-19292 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3540 | 1964 | — |
| Albert 3 API 15-051-00877-0001 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3563 | 1964 | — |
| Devine 1 API 15-051-03782 | Robinowitz Oil CO | Solomon | 3495 | 1963 | — |
| Falconberry 'a' 4 API 15-051-03778 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3627 | 1962 | — |
| Solomon 1 API 15-051-19017 | Woodman-iannitti Drlg CO | Solomon | 3761 | 1961 | — |
| Vine, C.e. 'a' 1 API 15-051-00603-0001 | Continental Oil | Solomon | 3485 | 1960 | — |
| Vine 'c' 1 API 15-051-00325 | C-g Drilling Co. & Oil Trading Associates , INC | Solomon | 3673 | 1959 | — |
| Solomon 1 API 15-051-01600 | John O. Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3660 | 1959 | — |
| Jensen 'a' 1 API 15-051-00739 | Artnell Oil & Leben Drilling INC | Solomon | 3686 | 1958 | — |
| Devine 1 API 15-051-00748 | C & G Drilling CO | Solomon | 3508 | 1958 | — |
| H. W. Vine 2 API 15-051-19136-0001 | Continental Oil CO | Solomon | 3464 | 1958 | — |
| Albert 6 API 15-051-02254 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3607 | 1956 | — |
| Fred 8 API 15-051-02278 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3467 | 1956 | — |
| Gustus 4 API 15-051-03596 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3600 | 1956 | — |
| Richards 2 API 15-051-05881 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3602 | 1956 | — |
| Fred 9 API 15-051-19159 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3472 | 1956 | — |
| Albert 5 API 15-051-02253 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3507 | 1955 | — |
| Fred 7 API 15-051-02270 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3478 | 1955 | — |
| Sessin 'b' 3 API 15-051-02273 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3537 | 1955 | — |
| Sessin 'b' 4 API 15-051-02274 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3556 | 1955 | — |
| Wiles 2 API 15-051-03591 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3540 | 1955 | — |
| Devine 2 API 15-051-03603 | Brooks/pierce Drlg CO | Solomon | 3633 | 1955 | — |
| Richards 'c' 1 API 15-051-00526 | Jones-shelburne, Et Al | Solomon | 3685 | 1955 | — |
| Falconberry 'a' 2 API 15-051-00527 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3620 | 1955 | — |
| Jensen 1 API 15-051-00956 | Osage Oil CO | Solomon | 3795 | 1955 | — |
| Glathart 3 API 15-051-02318 | C & G Drilling | Solomon | 3643 | 1954 | — |
| Glathart 4 API 15-051-03512 | C & G Drilling | Solomon | 3700 | 1954 | — |
| Glathart 5 API 15-051-03514 | C & G Drilling | Solomon | 3654 | 1954 | — |
| Albert 4 API 15-051-03594 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3619 | 1954 | — |
| Vine 'b' 2 API 15-051-05422 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3610 | 1954 | — |
| Vine 'b' 4 API 15-051-05518 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3600 | 1954 | — |
| Devine 1 API 15-051-05894 | Brooks/pierce Drlg CO | Solomon | 3600 | 1954 | — |
| Vine 'a' 1 API 15-051-00463 | Trans Era Petroleum CO & Okmar | Solomon | 3575 | 1954 | — |
| Albert 3 API 15-051-00877 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3563 | 1954 | — |
| Solomon, Gaylord 3 API 15-051-01673 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3507 | 1954 | — |
| Wickham 2 API 15-051-19464 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3595 | 1954 | — |
| Sessin 'b' 2 API 15-051-02272 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3537 | 1953 | — |
| Devine, R.p 9 API 15-051-02304 | Continental Oil CO | Solomon | 3497 | 1953 | — |
| Vine, C.e 2 API 15-051-02309 | Gulf Oil Corp | Solomon | 3616 | 1953 | — |
| Glathart 2 API 15-051-02317 | C & G Drilling | Solomon | 3617 | 1953 | — |
| Vine 'a' 2 API 15-051-02319 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3594 | 1953 | — |
| Vine 'a' 5 API 15-051-02321 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3620 | 1953 | — |
| Vine, Teresa 'c' 3 API 15-051-02331 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3572 | 1953 | — |
| Gustus 1 API 15-051-03590 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3560 | 1953 | — |
| Vine, Teresa 'b' 2 API 15-051-05423 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3618 | 1953 | — |
| Solomon 4 API 15-051-05424 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3540 | 1953 | — |
| Jensen 'b' 1 API 15-051-00208 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3713 | 1953 | — |
| Solomon 'b' 3 API 15-051-00236 | Pratt, Don E. Oil Operations | Solomon | 4035 | 1953 | — |
| Glathart 1 API 15-051-00237 | C & G Drilling | Solomon | 3701 | 1953 | — |
| Vine 'a' 6 API 15-051-00253 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3665 | 1953 | — |
| Richards 1 API 15-051-00263 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3600 | 1953 | — |
| Wickham 1 API 15-051-00274 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3547 | 1953 | — |
| Vine 'a' 3 API 15-051-00276 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Solomon | 3608 | 1953 | — |
| Jensen 'a' 1 API 15-051-00281 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3676 | 1953 | — |
| Jensen, Esther 1 API 15-051-00283 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3649 | 1953 | — |
| Albert 1 API 15-051-02251 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3498 | 1952 | — |
| Allen, Maude R 3 API 15-051-02288 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3541 | 1952 | — |
| Allen, Maude R 4 API 15-051-02289 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3562 | 1952 | — |
| Solomon 'a' 6 API 15-051-03528 | Don E Pratt Oil Oper | Solomon | 3710 | 1952 | — |
| Solomon, Ed 5 API 15-051-03531 | Glenn R. Nye Drilling CO | Solomon | 3682 | 1952 | — |
| Jensen, E.e 1 API 15-051-03538 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3630 | 1952 | — |
| Sessin 3 API 15-051-03592 | B & R Drilling | Solomon | 3498 | 1952 | — |
| Fred 3 API 15-051-05314 | Okmar Oil CO | Solomon | 3508 | 1952 | — |
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- Savonburg 357
- Rhodes 353
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- Longanecker Southeast 348
- Kraus 347
- Elgin 347
- Greenwich 345
- Lindsborg 334
- Pawnee Rock 332
- Stranathan 329
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.