The Stoltenberg field
1,111 wells — 0.2% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Stoltenberg field
The operator named on most of these records is Cities Service CO, on 39 of them (3.5%), ahead of Cities Service Oil CO (37) and Petroleum Energy, INC (23). The oldest well here was completed in 1931 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 5360 feet — Kootz 1, drilled in 1991.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3316 ft | 3430 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Stoltenberg field
864 of the 1,111 wells in the Stoltenberg field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 7 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 13 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, 441 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 66 | 5.9% |
| Mississippi | 7 | 0.6% |
| Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City | 3 | 0.3% |
| Lansing Group | 2 | 0.2% |
| Arbuckle Group | 2 | 0.2% |
| Simpson | 2 | 0.2% |
| Severy Sand | 1 | 0.1% |
| Simpson Sand | 1 | 0.1% |
| Arbuckle and Lansing-kansas City | 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
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cities Service CO | 39 | 3.5% |
| Cities Service Oil CO | 37 | 3.3% |
| Petroleum Energy, INC | 23 | 2.1% |
| Derby Oil CO | 22 | 2.0% |
| Gulf Oil Corp | 20 | 1.8% |
| Atlantic Refg CO | 19 | 1.7% |
| Stanolind Oil & Gas CO | 16 | 1.4% |
| Jay Bergman Oil CO | 15 | 1.4% |
| Lb Exploration, INC | 14 | 1.3% |
| Magnolia Petroleum Corp | 12 | 1.1% |
| John Jay Darrah, Jr | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Warrior, INC | 12 | 1.1% |
| B & R Drlg CO | 11 | 1.0% |
| Skelly Oil CO | 11 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
7 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmie 1 API 15-009-24193 | Williamson Drilling, INC | Stoltenberg | 3435 | 1986 | State |
| Schroeder 1 API 15-053-19013-0001 | C.b. Cannan | Stoltenberg | 3218 | 1982 | State |
| Huebner 4 API 15-053-00489-0001 | Cannan C B | Stoltenberg | 3269 | 1981 | State |
| Ploog 1 API 15-053-01783 | Lindsley Drilling CO | Stoltenberg | 3278 | 1952 | State |
| Frevert 6 API 15-053-01425 | D R Lauck Oil CO Et Al | Stoltenberg | 3599 | 1949 | State |
| Matosh 'b' 3 API 15-053-00737 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Stoltenberg | 3295 | 1941 | State |
| Matosh 'b' 2 API 15-053-00736 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Stoltenberg | 3292 | 1940 | State |
| Lucky 7 3 API 15-053-21381 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3421 | 2022 | — |
| Kozisek 'b' 1/16 API 15-053-20426-0001 | L. D. Drilling, INC | Stoltenberg | 3505 | 2022 | — |
| Stoeppelwerth 1-21 API 15-053-21371 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Stoltenberg | 3430 | 2020 | — |
| Musenberg C 9 API 15-053-21372 | Patterson Energy LLC | Stoltenberg | 3310 | 2020 | — |
| Mehl 1 API 15-053-21374 | Patterson Energy LLC | Stoltenberg | 3354 | 2020 | — |
| John Vacek 7 API 15-053-21369 | Darrah, John Jay, Jr | Stoltenberg | 3280 | 2019 | — |
| White 'b' 3 API 15-053-21349 | Mid-continent Energy Corp | Stoltenberg | 3397 | 2017 | — |
| Wesseler 5 API 15-053-21342 | Castle Resources, INC | Stoltenberg | 3700 | 2016 | — |
| Bushton 1-30 API 15-053-21343 | Cmx, INC | Stoltenberg | 3251 | 2016 | — |
| Branda 1-29 API 15-053-21347 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3500 | 2016 | — |
| Bne 19-22 API 15-053-21325 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Stoltenberg | 3307 | 2015 | — |
| Boye 1-16 API 15-053-21326 | Valhalla Exploration LLC | Stoltenberg | 3450 | 2015 | — |
| Wesseler 1 API 15-053-21327 | Castle Resources, INC | Stoltenberg | 3298 | 2015 | — |
| Wesseler 2 API 15-053-21328 | Castle Resources, INC | Stoltenberg | 3216 | 2015 | — |
| Wesseler 10 API 15-053-21329 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3219 | 2015 | — |
| Wesseler 3 API 15-053-21334 | Castle Resources, INC | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2015 | — |
| Schroeder 'b' 3 API 15-053-21335 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3295 | 2015 | — |
| Wesseler 4 API 15-053-21341 | Castle Resources, INC | Stoltenberg | 3300 | 2015 | — |
| Beagley 1 API 15-053-21289 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2014 | — |
| White 5-8 API 15-053-21293 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3600 | 2014 | — |
| Barclay 4 API 15-053-21296 | C & K Oil Company | Stoltenberg | 3430 | 2014 | — |
| Katrina 3 API 15-053-21298 | Pauley, Gary Dba Pauley Oil | Stoltenberg | 3373 | 2014 | — |
| Grub Unit 2-5 API 15-053-21302 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3420 | 2014 | — |
| Grubb 'd' 1-5 API 15-053-21304 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2014 | — |
| D & S 1-5 API 15-053-21305 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3410 | 2014 | — |
| Harbacek 6 API 15-053-21307 | Jason Oil Company, LLC | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2014 | — |
| Stoltenberg-svoboda 1-17 API 15-053-21312 | Bird Dog Oil, LLC | Stoltenberg | 3460 | 2014 | — |
| White 7-8 API 15-053-21313 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3446 | 2014 | — |
| Stoltenberg-svoboda 2-17 API 15-053-21314 | Bird Dog Oil, LLC | Stoltenberg | 3460 | 2014 | — |
| Lucky 7 2 API 15-053-21315 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3552 | 2014 | — |
| Jezek 2 API 15-053-21284 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3485 | 2013 | — |
| Katrina 1 API 15-053-21285 | Pauley Oil | Stoltenberg | 3366 | 2013 | — |
| Lucky 7 1 API 15-053-21288 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3533 | 2013 | — |
| White 6-8 API 15-053-21294 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3460 | 2013 | — |
| Grubb 1-5 API 15-053-21295 | American Warrior, INC | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2013 | — |
| Siemsen East 1 API 15-053-21279 | Rjm Company | Stoltenberg | 3268 | 2012 | — |
| Wilkens 1 API 15-053-21261 | Rjm Company | Stoltenberg | 3282 | 2011 | — |
| Johnson 1 API 15-053-21247 | Rjm Company | Stoltenberg | 3324 | 2010 | — |
| Braejka 1 API 15-053-20064-0002 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3516 | 2006 | — |
| Matosh 7 API 15-053-21186 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2006 | — |
| Phillips 11 API 15-053-21137 | Rjm Company | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 2005 | — |
| Stoltenberg 22-1 API 15-053-21126 | Lb Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3312 | 2004 | — |
| Klema 1 API 15-053-01001-0001 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Stoltenberg | 3506 | 2001 | — |
| Kootz 1 API 15-053-21056 | Eagle Mountain Res | Stoltenberg | 3305 | 1991 | — |
| Schneweis 1-6 API 15-053-21049 | Har-ken Oil | Stoltenberg | 3300 | 1989 | — |
| Phelan 2 API 15-053-21030 | Pendleton Land & Expl | Stoltenberg | 0 | 1988 | — |
| Phelan 1 API 15-053-21029 | Pendleton Land & Exploration Et Al | Stoltenberg | 3500 | 1987 | — |
| Mog 1 API 15-053-20951 | Bibs Oil Corp | Stoltenberg | 0 | 1986 | — |
| White 1-8 API 15-053-21000 | Mid-continent Energy | Stoltenberg | 3347 | 1986 | — |
| White 2-8 API 15-053-21003 | Mid-continent Energy | Stoltenberg | 3600 | 1986 | — |
| Lanzl 1 API 15-053-21010 | Spines Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3330 | 1986 | — |
| Stoltenberg 3 API 15-053-20962 | Roy Vonfeldt | Stoltenberg | 3355 | 1985 | — |
| Adamek 1 API 15-053-20925 | C & C Exploration, INC | Stoltenberg | 3318 | 1985 | — |
| Mcfall 1 API 15-053-20940 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Stoltenberg | 3311 | 1985 | — |
| Frevert 1 API 15-053-20955 | L D Drilling, INC | Stoltenberg | 3254 | 1985 | — |
| Novotny 1 API 15-053-01213 | Black Marshall Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 1984 | — |
| Ehler 1 API 15-053-20853 | Derrick-american Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3264 | 1984 | — |
| Stoltenberg 'a' 2 API 15-053-20854 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Stoltenberg | 3319 | 1984 | — |
| Ehler 4 API 15-053-20857 | Derrick-american Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3525 | 1984 | — |
| Janzen 1 API 15-053-20873 | Derrick American Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3264 | 1984 | — |
| Meyer 'a' 1 API 15-053-20895 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Stoltenberg | 3334 | 1984 | — |
| Frevert 'a' 1 API 15-053-20910 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Stoltenberg | 3325 | 1984 | — |
| Schroeder C 8 API 15-053-20915 | Fell Oil and Gas | Stoltenberg | 3350 | 1984 | — |
| Skalicky 5 API 15-053-20924 | Gable Oil | Stoltenberg | 3739 | 1984 | — |
| Janzen 2 API 15-053-20777-0001 | Derrick-american Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3600 | 1984 | — |
| Meyer 'a' 2 Swd API 15-053-20845-0001 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Stoltenberg | 3630 | 1984 | — |
| Montgomery 'a' 2 API 15-053-20835-0001 | Petroleum Technologies, INC | Stoltenberg | 3826 | 1984 | — |
| Stoltenberg 'a' 1 API 15-053-20830 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Stoltenberg | 3286 | 1983 | — |
| Janzen Owwo 1 API 15-053-24929 | Patton Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3253 | 1982 | — |
| Schroeder 1 API 15-053-20697 | Allen Drilling CO | Stoltenberg | 3375 | 1982 | — |
| Huebner 3 API 15-053-00488-0001 | Cannan, C.b | Stoltenberg | 3267 | 1982 | — |
| Schroeder 2 API 15-053-35131-0001 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3484 | 1982 | — |
| Zvolanek 1 API 15-053-20620 | Petroleum INC | Stoltenberg | 3284 | 1981 | — |
| White 4 API 15-053-20643 | Jay Bergman Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3331 | 1981 | — |
| Stoltenberg 8 API 15-053-20651 | Ladd Petroleum Corp | Stoltenberg | 3370 | 1981 | — |
| Marquardt 1-26 API 15-053-20681 | Buckeye Energy, INC | Stoltenberg | 3348 | 1981 | — |
| Victor Klema, Et Al 1 API 15-053-20687 | Aquarius Ii INC | Stoltenberg | 3380 | 1981 | — |
| Huebner 2 API 15-053-25535-0001 | Cannan, C.b | Stoltenberg | 3269 | 1980 | — |
| Harbacek, Anna 7 API 15-053-20590 | Cloud Exploration INC | Stoltenberg | 3381 | 1980 | — |
| Harbacek 5 API 15-053-20593 | Roy Vonfeldt | Stoltenberg | 3400 | 1980 | — |
| Phelan 2 API 15-053-20616 | P V Properties | Stoltenberg | 3289 | 1980 | — |
| Stoltenberg-horejsi 1 API 15-053-20634 | Jay Bergman Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3430 | 1980 | — |
| Schroeder 'c' 1 API 15-053-20647 | C & S Well Servicing | Stoltenberg | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Schroeder 2 API 15-053-00959-0001 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Stoltenberg | 3229 | 1980 | — |
| U P G INC S-85 API 15-053-20537 | U P G INC | Stoltenberg | 1176 | 1979 | — |
| U P G INC S-86 API 15-053-20538 | U P G INC | Stoltenberg | 1176 | 1979 | — |
| White 3 API 15-053-20567 | Jay Bergman Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3381 | 1979 | — |
| Vacek 'a' 5 API 15-053-20467 | John Jay Darrah, Jr | Stoltenberg | 3250 | 1977 | — |
| Mog 1 API 15-053-20453 | John Jay Darrah, Jr | Stoltenberg | 3323 | 1976 | — |
| Hagy 4 API 15-053-20391 | Isern Petroleum CO | Stoltenberg | 3380 | 1975 | — |
| Phelan 2 API 15-053-00981-0001 | Rjm Company | Stoltenberg | 3390 | 1975 | — |
| Hagy 1 API 15-053-20336 | Isern-wells Oill Operations | Stoltenberg | 3388 | 1974 | — |
| Hagy 2 API 15-053-20364 | Isern-wells Oil | Stoltenberg | 3390 | 1974 | — |
| Frevert 2 API 15-053-20313 | J S (sid) Tomlinson | Stoltenberg | 3450 | 1973 | — |
| Leonard 1 API 15-053-20236 | Okmar Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3360 | 1972 | — |
| Matoush 3 API 15-053-20239 | R M Edwards | Stoltenberg | 3540 | 1972 | — |
| Phelan 4 API 15-053-20219 | Palomino Petroleum, INC | Stoltenberg | 3292 | 1971 | — |
| Ehler 2 API 15-053-35068-0001 | Catt Drilling Company, INC | Stoltenberg | 3295 | 1970 | — |
| Siemsen 1 API 15-053-20069 | Petroleum, INC | Stoltenberg | 3284 | 1969 | — |
| Schroeder C 7 API 15-053-20096 | Cities Service CO | Stoltenberg | 3394 | 1969 | — |
| Meyer, Harvey J 1-v API 15-053-20099 | Clinton Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3337 | 1969 | — |
| Stoltenberg 1 API 15-053-20040 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoltenberg | 3311 | 1968 | — |
| Harbacek 1 API 15-053-20048 | Jayhawk Oil | Stoltenberg | 3323 | 1968 | — |
| Stoltenberg 1 API 15-053-20064 | Petroleum, INC | Stoltenberg | 3315 | 1968 | — |
| Phelan 2 API 15-053-30145 | Law & Spear Etal | Stoltenberg | 3292 | 1967 | — |
| Peterman 1 API 15-053-20001 | Petroleum INC | Stoltenberg | 3313 | 1967 | — |
| Meyer-sill 1 API 15-053-00044-0001 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3312 | 1966 | — |
| Schepmann 1 API 15-053-30122 | Abercrombie Drilling, INC | Stoltenberg | 3360 | 1966 | — |
| Sebesta 1 API 15-009-30315 | John O. Farmer, INC | Stoltenberg | 3410 | 1966 | — |
| Buehler 2 API 15-053-30091 | Okmar Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3670 | 1966 | — |
| Stratmann 3 API 15-053-30100 | Tom Kat INC | Stoltenberg | 3267 | 1966 | — |
| Musenberg C 5 API 15-053-30111 | Isern-wells Oil | Stoltenberg | 3229 | 1966 | — |
| Phelan 1 API 15-053-30119 | Petroleum INC | Stoltenberg | 3292 | 1966 | — |
| Jezek 1 API 15-053-30125 | Robert G Brooks Etal | Stoltenberg | 3380 | 1966 | — |
| Kozisek 3 API 15-053-30011 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3410 | 1965 | — |
| Adamek 1 API 15-053-30020 | Sterling Drlg | Stoltenberg | 3327 | 1965 | — |
| Schneweis Et Al 1 API 15-053-30022 | Kenneth Rupp | Stoltenberg | 3325 | 1965 | — |
| Kootz 2 API 15-053-30023 | Tomlinson-kathol | Stoltenberg | 3315 | 1965 | — |
| Henry Springfeldt 1 API 15-053-30077 | Continental Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3298 | 1965 | — |
| Stoltenberg-brown 'a' 1 API 15-053-30080 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3430 | 1965 | — |
| Widner 1 API 15-053-30152 | D. R. Lauck Oil Co. INC | Stoltenberg | 3420 | 1965 | — |
| Adamek 1 API 15-053-01316 | Tom Kat LTD | Stoltenberg | 3350 | 1964 | — |
| Novotny 1 API 15-053-01319 | Petroleum, INC | Stoltenberg | 3391 | 1964 | — |
| Radenberg 1 API 15-053-01421 | Leben Drlg CO INC | Stoltenberg | 3320 | 1964 | — |
| Novotny 2 API 15-053-70526 | Petroleum, INC | Stoltenberg | 3395 | 1964 | — |
| Musenberg C 2 API 15-053-90184 | Isern-wells Oil | Stoltenberg | 3306 | 1964 | — |
| Schroeder 1 API 15-053-71070 | W.g. Halls | Stoltenberg | 3246 | 1964 | — |
| Stratmann 3 API 15-053-35137 | Capital Production | Stoltenberg | 3279 | 1964 | — |
| Klema 1 API 15-053-00497 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3415 | 1964 | — |
| Zajic 2 API 15-053-19025 | Newman, J. E | Stoltenberg | 3297 | 1964 | — |
| Buehler 1 API 15-053-00664 | Okmar Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3352 | 1964 | — |
| Klema 1 API 15-053-01001 | Messman-rinehart Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3415 | 1964 | — |
| Zvolanek 'c' 1 API 15-053-01223 | Cities Service Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3305 | 1963 | — |
| Kralik 1 API 15-053-30158 | Tomlinson-kathol | Stoltenberg | 3356 | 1963 | — |
| Schroeder 1 API 15-053-71071 | Nadel & Gussman | Stoltenberg | 3238 | 1962 | — |
| Stoeppelwerth 1 API 15-053-01419 | Nadel & Gussman | Stoltenberg | 3390 | 1961 | — |
| Meyers-sill 1 API 15-053-70699 | Harms & Burt Drlg CO | Stoltenberg | 3325 | 1961 | — |
| Loula 'b' 4 Twin API 15-053-90273 | Murfin Drilling CO | Stoltenberg | 3807 | 1960 | — |
| Zvolanek C 1 API 15-053-01292 | Henderson Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3360 | 1959 | — |
| Kozisek 1 API 15-053-35026 | Alexander H E | Stoltenberg | 3395 | 1959 | — |
| Stratmann 1 API 15-053-00048 | Franco-central Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3469 | 1959 | — |
| Brown, R. A 1 API 15-053-70531 | Jay Bergman Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3381 | 1958 | — |
| Nejdl 1 API 15-053-00095 | Duke Drilling CO | Stoltenberg | 3336 | 1958 | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Wayside-havana 1,617
- El Dorado 1,480
- Jefferson-sycamore 1,460
- Neodesha 1,433
- Burrton 1,362
- Iola 1,358
- Hugoton 1,142
- Coffeyville-cherryvale 1,140
- Lost Springs 1,083
- Marcotte 1,019
- Fairport 1,002
- Colony-welda 949
- Zenith-peace Creek 934
- Geneseo-edwards 864
- Garnett Shoestring 837
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.