The Stranathan field
329 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Stranathan field
The operator named on most of these records is Molz Oil CO, on 39 of them (11.9%), ahead of Woolsey Operating Co., LLC (35) and Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c (35). The oldest well here was completed in 1955 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest reaches 6475 feet — Jake Swd 1, drilled in 2013.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 5170 ft | 5556 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Stranathan field
157 of the 329 wells in the Stranathan field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 19 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, 158 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippian | 144 | 43.8% |
| Mississippi | 68 | 20.7% |
| Arbuckle | 7 | 2.1% |
| Mississippi, Simpson | 7 | 2.1% |
| Mississippian and Marmaton | 5 | 1.5% |
| Simpson | 5 | 1.5% |
| Misener | 4 | 1.2% |
| Cherokee and Pawnee | 2 | 0.6% |
| Misener, Mississippi | 2 | 0.6% |
| Wellington | 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 | 329 | 100.0% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Molz Oil CO | 39 | 11.9% |
| Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | 35 | 10.6% |
| Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | 35 | 10.6% |
| Chieftain Oil Co., INC | 33 | 10.0% |
| Ram Petroleum Corp | 23 | 7.0% |
| Indian Oil Co., INC | 17 | 5.2% |
| Val Energy, INC | 15 | 4.6% |
| Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | 12 | 3.6% |
| Lotus Operating CO | 10 | 3.0% |
| Cmx, INC | 9 | 2.7% |
| Robinson Oil CO | 7 | 2.1% |
| Mcginness Oil CO | 7 | 2.1% |
| Assoc. Petroleum Consultants | 6 | 1.8% |
| K & O Oil Corp | 5 | 1.5% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 329 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jmc 17-8-35-11 1h API 15-007-24487-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Stranathan | 4848 | 2024 | — |
| Achenbach 14-11-35-12 1h API 15-007-24489-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Stranathan | 4803 | 2024 | — |
| Scrooge 2h API 15-007-24493-0100 | Mcginness Energy Company, INC | Stranathan | 4834 | 2024 | — |
| Ricke 5-35s-11 2h API 15-007-24405-0100 | Bce-mach Iii LLC | Stranathan | 4737 | 2022 | — |
| Johnny B Goode 3 API 15-007-24418 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5520 | 2022 | — |
| Koppitz 9 API 15-007-24447 | Dixon Operating Company, LLC | Stranathan | 5430 | 2022 | — |
| Achenbach D 1 API 15-007-24300 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5560 | 2016 | — |
| Ahs Cattle CO 11 API 15-007-24254 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5457 | 2015 | — |
| Sternberger 'b' 4 API 15-007-24259 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Stranathan | 5075 | 2015 | — |
| Sternberger 'b' 5 API 15-007-24260 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Stranathan | 5065 | 2015 | — |
| Bartender 4 API 15-007-24271 | Cmx, INC | Stranathan | 5115 | 2015 | — |
| Achenbach 'b' 5 API 15-007-24178-0001 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5600 | 2015 | — |
| Molz 22 API 15-007-24102 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5621 | 2014 | — |
| Sternberger 'b' 1 API 15-007-24128 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5460 | 2014 | — |
| Gottsch 1 API 15-007-24129 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5505 | 2014 | — |
| Ahs Cattle CO 3 API 15-007-24141 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5598 | 2014 | — |
| Ahs Cattle CO 4 API 15-007-24146 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5605 | 2014 | — |
| Koppitz 8 API 15-007-24158 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Stranathan | 5570 | 2014 | — |
| Molz 'l' 8 API 15-007-24159 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Stranathan | 5584 | 2014 | — |
| Blackstock 3 API 15-007-24168 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5209 | 2014 | — |
| Rathgeber 3 API 15-007-24169 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5545 | 2014 | — |
| Achenbach 'b' 5 API 15-007-24178 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5600 | 2014 | — |
| Stateline 3 API 15-007-24195 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5240 | 2014 | — |
| Stateline 4 API 15-007-24196 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5125 | 2014 | — |
| Bartender Swd 1-18 API 15-007-24206 | Cmx, INC | Stranathan | 6300 | 2014 | — |
| Ahs Cattle CO 6 API 15-007-24208 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5631 | 2014 | — |
| Yates 1 API 15-007-24209 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5213 | 2014 | — |
| Bartender 2 API 15-007-24210 | Cmx, INC | Stranathan | 5100 | 2014 | — |
| Bartender 3 API 15-007-24211 | Cmx, INC | Stranathan | 4275 | 2014 | — |
| Sternberger 'b' 3 API 15-007-24217 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Stranathan | 5410 | 2014 | — |
| Sternberger 'b' 2 API 15-007-24218 | Woolsey Operating Company, LLC | Stranathan | 5356 | 2014 | — |
| Rose 4 API 15-007-24236 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 5385 | 2014 | — |
| Suzie 9 API 15-007-24244 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Stranathan | 5380 | 2014 | — |
| Yates A 5 API 15-007-23545-0001 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5420 | 2014 | — |
| Molz 'l' 1 API 15-007-23690-0001 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Stranathan | 5407 | 2014 | — |
| Danahy-suzie 3 API 15-007-22416 | Cara Ventures | Stranathan | 4800 | 2013 | — |
| Helen Mae 2 API 15-007-23981 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5080 | 2013 | — |
| Blackstock 1 API 15-007-23991 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5080 | 2013 | — |
| Helen Mae 3 API 15-007-24031 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5100 | 2013 | — |
| Jake Swd 1 API 15-007-00226-0001 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 6475 | 2013 | — |
| Molz 18 API 15-007-24036 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5546 | 2013 | — |
| Molz 19 API 15-007-24041 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5565 | 2013 | — |
| Molz 20 API 15-007-24042 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5586 | 2013 | — |
| Molz Family Swd 1 API 15-007-24045 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 6458 | 2013 | — |
| Blackstock 2 API 15-007-24052 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5225 | 2013 | — |
| Molz 21 API 15-007-24057 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5611 | 2013 | — |
| Suzie 8 API 15-007-24062 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Stranathan | 5400 | 2013 | — |
| Bartender 1 API 15-007-24088 | Cmx, INC | Stranathan | 5250 | 2013 | — |
| Molz 'l' 4 API 15-007-23693 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5540 | 2012 | — |
| Hardtner North 1-34 API 15-007-23778 | Val Energy, INC | Stranathan | 5350 | 2012 | — |
| Koppitz 6 Swd API 15-007-23801 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 6400 | 2012 | — |
| Boonedocker 3 API 15-007-23828 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5230 | 2012 | — |
| Alberding 1 API 15-007-23830 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5520 | 2012 | — |
| Molz 'l' 6 API 15-007-23850 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5550 | 2012 | — |
| Ricke 4-h API 15-007-23861-0100 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 4835 | 2012 | — |
| Nusser 3 API 15-007-23870 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5560 | 2012 | — |
| Helen 1 API 15-007-23880 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5233 | 2012 | — |
| Suzie 7 API 15-007-23882 | Lotus Operating Company, L.l.c | Stranathan | 5450 | 2012 | — |
| Molz 17 API 15-007-23891 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5590 | 2012 | — |
| Big Chief 3 API 15-007-23908 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5536 | 2012 | — |
| Rose 3 API 15-007-23921 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 5425 | 2012 | — |
| Achenbach 'b' 2 API 15-007-23610-0001 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5560 | 2012 | — |
| Achenbach 1 API 15-007-23938 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5485 | 2012 | — |
| Achenbach 'b' 2 API 15-007-23610 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5560 | 2011 | — |
| Yates 'a' 7 API 15-007-23624 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5412 | 2011 | — |
| Yates 'a' 8 API 15-007-23625 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5428 | 2011 | — |
| Platt Gas Unit 2 API 15-007-23633 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5485 | 2011 | — |
| Boonedocker 1 API 15-007-23640 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5375 | 2011 | — |
| Molz 16 API 15-007-23652 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5417 | 2011 | — |
| Achenbach 'b' 3 API 15-007-23653 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5537 | 2011 | — |
| Big Chief 2 API 15-007-23657 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5300 | 2011 | — |
| Big Chief Swd 1 API 15-007-23658 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 6320 | 2011 | — |
| Scrooge 1-7h API 15-007-23663-0100 | Cmx, INC | Stranathan | 4831 | 2011 | — |
| Koppitz 3 API 15-007-23678 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5242 | 2011 | — |
| Terwort 5 API 15-007-23689 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5534 | 2011 | — |
| Molz 'l' 1 API 15-007-23690 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5407 | 2011 | — |
| Boonedocker 2 API 15-007-23698 | Indian Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5330 | 2011 | — |
| Miller 7 API 15-007-23707 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5316 | 2011 | — |
| Suzie 5 API 15-007-23721 | Lotus Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5400 | 2011 | — |
| Cr Wetz 8 API 15-007-23732 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5580 | 2011 | — |
| Molz 'l' 5 API 15-007-23745 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5575 | 2011 | — |
| Nusser 2 API 15-007-23750 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5568 | 2011 | — |
| Nusser 1 API 15-007-23749 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5548 | 2011 | — |
| Suzie 6 API 15-007-23766 | Lotus Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5450 | 2011 | — |
| Koppitz 5 API 15-007-23782 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5500 | 2011 | — |
| Cr Wetz 3 API 15-007-23469 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 4975 | 2010 | — |
| Fitzgerald 5 API 15-007-23475 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 4875 | 2010 | — |
| Wetz 'b' 3 API 15-007-23511 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 4975 | 2010 | — |
| Molz 14 API 15-007-23512 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5437 | 2010 | — |
| Wenzel 3 API 15-007-23515 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5352 | 2010 | — |
| Miller 3 API 15-007-23540 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5430 | 2010 | — |
| Yates 'a' 2 API 15-007-23543 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5440 | 2010 | — |
| Yates 'a' 5 API 15-007-23545 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5420 | 2010 | — |
| Yates 'a' 3 API 15-007-23544 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5411 | 2010 | — |
| Ladner 1 API 15-007-23566 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5220 | 2010 | — |
| Koppitz 1 API 15-007-23565 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5200 | 2010 | — |
| Yates 'a' 4 API 15-007-23575 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5408 | 2010 | — |
| Molz 15 API 15-007-23578 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5520 | 2010 | — |
| Cr Wetz 6 API 15-007-23582 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5199 | 2010 | — |
| Wetz 'b' 4 API 15-007-23588 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5219 | 2010 | — |
| Suzie 4 API 15-007-23591 | Lotus Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5290 | 2010 | — |
| Rose 2 API 15-007-23590 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5252 | 2010 | — |
| Miller 5 API 15-007-23604 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5302 | 2010 | — |
| Koppitz 2 API 15-007-23619 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5270 | 2010 | — |
| Ladner 2 API 15-007-23620 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 5240 | 2010 | — |
| Molz 10-w API 15-007-23375 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5368 | 2009 | — |
| Miller 2 API 15-007-23436 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5450 | 2009 | — |
| Logan 'x' 9 API 15-007-23462 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5272 | 2009 | — |
| Molz 11 API 15-007-23464 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5384 | 2009 | — |
| Miller 'c' 1 API 15-007-23465 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5480 | 2009 | — |
| Logan 'x' 7 API 15-007-23238 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5285 | 2008 | — |
| Wenzel Gas Unit 2 API 15-007-23313 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5305 | 2008 | — |
| Molz 9 API 15-007-23116 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5950 | 2007 | — |
| Logan 'x' 3 API 15-007-23151 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5220 | 2007 | — |
| Harbaugh 'e' 1 API 15-007-23185 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5275 | 2007 | — |
| Molz 9 API 15-007-23116-0001 | Chieftain Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 5504 | 2007 | — |
| Summers 'a' 1 API 15-007-23058 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5330 | 2006 | — |
| Wiley Trust 1 API 15-007-23075 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5200 | 2006 | — |
| Fitzgerald 2 API 15-007-22874 | Lotus Operating Co., L.l.c | Stranathan | 4850 | 2005 | — |
| Molz 2 API 15-007-22911 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Stranathan | 4800 | 2005 | — |
| Summers 1 API 15-007-22917 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 5322 | 2005 | — |
| Logan 2-x API 15-007-22807 | Woolsey Operating Co., LLC | Stranathan | 4940 | 2004 | — |
| Molz 1 API 15-007-22614 | Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas | Stranathan | 4899 | 2000 | — |
| Hickle 1 API 15-007-20148-0001 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 4733 | 2000 | — |
| Albright 1 API 15-007-22435-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4780 | 2000 | — |
| Rose 1 API 15-007-22043-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4776 | 2000 | — |
| Wetz 'b' 2 API 15-007-22401-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4800 | 2000 | — |
| Wetz 3 API 15-007-21912-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4762 | 1999 | — |
| Cr Wetz 2-a API 15-007-21801-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4770 | 1999 | — |
| Wetz 4 API 15-007-21949-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4825 | 1999 | — |
| Terwort 3 API 15-007-21011-0001 | Lotus Operating CO | Stranathan | 4830 | 1999 | — |
| Cr Wetz 2 API 15-007-22575 | Raney Oil CO | Stranathan | 5304 | 1998 | — |
| Albright 1 API 15-007-22435 | Cara Ventures | Stranathan | 4780 | 1994 | — |
| Fitzgerald 1 API 15-007-22424 | Cara Ventures Drilling, INC | Stranathan | 4776 | 1993 | — |
| Wetz 2-36 API 15-007-22401 | Cara Ventures Drlg | Stranathan | 4800 | 1992 | — |
| Hickle 2 API 15-007-22004 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 4770 | 1985 | — |
| Rose 1 API 15-007-22043 | Assoc. Petroleum Consultants | Stranathan | 4776 | 1985 | — |
| Hickle 3 API 15-007-22055 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 4785 | 1985 | — |
| Wetz 1 API 15-007-21707 | Assoc. Petroleum Consultants | Stranathan | 4796 | 1984 | — |
| Wetz 2-a API 15-007-21801 | Assoc. Petroleum Consultants | Stranathan | 4770 | 1984 | — |
| Wetz 3 API 15-007-21912 | Assoc. Petroleum Consultants | Stranathan | 4762 | 1984 | — |
| Wetz 4 API 15-007-21949 | Assoc. Petroleum Consultants | Stranathan | 4825 | 1984 | — |
| Frieden 'a' 4 API 15-007-21700 | Edmiston Oil Co., INC | Stranathan | 4830 | 1984 | — |
| Molz 8 API 15-007-21715 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 4880 | 1983 | — |
| Molz 7 API 15-007-21511 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5250 | 1983 | — |
| Molz Farms (was Sterling 1) 1 API 15-007-21597 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 4809 | 1983 | — |
| Helen Wiley 2 API 15-007-21505 | William D. Johnson | Stranathan | 4730 | 1982 | — |
| Ahs Cattle CO 2 API 15-007-21330 | Kbw Oil and Gas CO | Stranathan | 4890 | 1982 | — |
| Burgess 'b' 1 API 15-007-21378 | Ram Petroleum Corp | Stranathan | 4840 | 1982 | — |
| Molz 6 API 15-007-21386 | Molz Oil CO | Stranathan | 5175 | 1982 | — |
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- Tyro 353
- Solomon 349
- Longanecker Southeast 348
- Kraus 347
- Elgin 347
- Greenwich 345
- Lindsborg 334
- Pawnee Rock 332
- Hale-inge 320
- Wilson Creek 319
- Padgett 318
- Ray 317
- Russell 317
- Gladys 317
- Kismet 310
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.