The Virgil North field
424 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Virgil North field
The operator named on most of these records is Sunshine Energy, on 49 of them (11.6%), ahead of Sun Oil CO (42) and French & Winterscheid INC (36). The oldest well here was completed in 1920 and the most recent in 2014, and the deepest reaches 3687 feet — Bahr 19-lh, drilled in 2010.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2100 ft | 2230 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — in the Virgil North field
81 of the 424 wells in the Virgil North field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 7 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 58 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, 129 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle | 11 | 2.6% |
| Mississippi | 10 | 2.4% |
| Viola | 9 | 2.1% |
| Mississippian | 2 | 0.5% |
| Bartlesville, Mississippi | 2 | 0.5% |
| Mississippian and Bartlesville Oil | 1 | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Energy | 49 | 11.6% |
| Sun Oil CO | 42 | 9.9% |
| French & Winterscheid INC | 36 | 8.5% |
| Crane Eddie | 15 | 3.5% |
| Evans John R | 13 | 3.1% |
| Shaffer Oil | 13 | 3.1% |
| Miller W B | 10 | 2.4% |
| Haas Petroleum, LLC | 10 | 2.4% |
| R.e. French Oil CO | 9 | 2.1% |
| Sunray Dx Oil | 8 | 1.9% |
| Crane & Haas | 8 | 1.9% |
| S & B Oil Operations | 8 | 1.9% |
| John D. Winterscheid | 7 | 1.7% |
| Haas John L | 7 | 1.7% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
7 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 424 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luthi 1 API 15-031-21333 | Casey Dave | Virgil North | 1660 | 1983 | State |
| Berry 5 API 15-073-22880 | French and Winterscheid, INC | Virgil North | 1690 | 1983 | State |
| Luthi 4 API 15-031-21054 | Kraft Arnold E | Virgil North | 2200 | 1982 | State |
| Henry Bahr Estate 3 API 15-031-21226 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1811 | 1982 | State |
| Berry 4 API 15-073-22632 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 1650 | 1982 | State |
| Luthi 3 API 15-031-20739 | Kraft Arnold E | Virgil North | 2200 | 1978 | State |
| Bahr 'a' 2 API 15-031-20363 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 2190 | 1974 | State |
| Griblin 21-hp API 15-073-24201 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Virgil North | 2116 | 2014 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 34-hp API 15-073-24202 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Virgil North | 2148 | 2014 | — |
| Schindler 12 API 15-073-24210 | Johnson, Virgil Dba 3 G Oil CO | Virgil North | 2168 | 2014 | — |
| Schneider-hannen 12 API 15-073-24227 | Kraft Oil Company LLC | Virgil North | 2244 | 2014 | — |
| Schneider 20 | 3c Oil, LLC | Virgil North | 0 | 2014 | — |
| E.c. Lingenfelter 5 API 15-073-24191 | Miller Bros Oil Company, INC | Virgil North | 2126 | 2013 | — |
| Schneider-hannen 11 API 15-073-24194 | Kraft Oil LLC | Virgil North | 1840 | 2013 | — |
| Long 12 API 15-073-24197 | C3oil, LLC | Virgil North | 1850 | 2013 | — |
| Bays 4-h API 15-073-24168 | Gary Haas Oil CO | Virgil North | 1741 | 2012 | — |
| Long 11 API 15-073-24175 | Gary Haas Oil CO | Virgil North | 1881 | 2012 | — |
| Long 10 API 15-073-24161 | Gary Haas Oil CO | Virgil North | 1843 | 2011 | — |
| Bahr 19-lh API 15-207-27520 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Virgil North | 3687 | 2010 | — |
| Long 9 API 15-073-24144 | Gary Haas Oil CO | Virgil North | 2191 | 2010 | — |
| Hessler 30 API 15-207-27296 | Miller Bros. Oil CO | Virgil North | 2142 | 2008 | — |
| Demler 21-lh API 15-073-24077 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Virgil North | 2132 | 2008 | — |
| Schneider-hannen 7 API 15-073-24093 | Arnold E. Kraft | Virgil North | 1790 | 2008 | — |
| Max Berry 10 API 15-073-24099 | Gary Haas Oil CO | Virgil North | 2144 | 2008 | — |
| Long 8 API 15-073-24105 | Gary Haas Oil CO | Virgil North | 1804 | 2008 | — |
| Shadel 28 API 15-073-24031 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Virgil North | 2184 | 2006 | — |
| Demler 20-lh API 15-073-24040 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Virgil North | 1753 | 2006 | — |
| Bahr, Joe 28 API 15-031-22102 | Haas, Mark L | Virgil North | 2151 | 2005 | — |
| Bahr 9 API 15-207-26778 | Schankie Well Service, INC | Virgil North | 2217 | 2002 | — |
| Ditte 2-swd API 15-073-21507-0001 | — | Virgil North | 2200 | 2001 | — |
| Lovett 'a' 3 API 15-073-23806 | Sauder George E | Virgil North | 2110 | 1994 | — |
| Errett 14 API 15-031-21754 | Redding Oil | Virgil North | 1832 | 1992 | — |
| Schindler 5 Or 4 API 15-073-00616-0002 | — | Virgil North | 1772 | 1991 | — |
| Sauder Heirs 39 API 15-073-23645 | Sauder, George E. Oil CO | Virgil North | 1808 | 1990 | — |
| Schneider 45 API 15-073-23670 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1826 | 1990 | — |
| Shadel 29 API 15-073-23672 | Mor-meg INC | Virgil North | 1776 | 1990 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 32 API 15-073-23673 | Mor-meg INC | Virgil North | 1880 | 1990 | — |
| Schneider 46 API 15-073-23675 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 2185 | 1990 | — |
| Sauder 38 API 15-073-23599 | S & B Oil Operations | Virgil North | 2208 | 1989 | — |
| Schneider 41 API 15-073-23632 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1813 | 1989 | — |
| Schneider 42 API 15-073-23633 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1792 | 1989 | — |
| Schneider 43 API 15-073-23634 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1785 | 1989 | — |
| Schneider 44 API 15-073-23635 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1780 | 1989 | — |
| Schindler 7 API 15-073-20553-0001 | Viva Oil | Virgil North | 2122 | 1989 | — |
| Mayfield 8 API 15-073-23591 | John D. Winterscheid | Virgil North | 1900 | 1988 | — |
| Sauder 37 API 15-073-23561 | S & B Oil Operations | Virgil North | 2193 | 1987 | — |
| Sauder Heirs 36 API 15-073-23562 | S & B Oil Operations | Virgil North | 2400 | 1987 | — |
| Schneider 40 API 15-073-23576 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1785 | 1987 | — |
| Sauder 34 API 15-073-23460-0001 | S & B Oil Operations | Virgil North | 2223 | 1987 | — |
| Sauder 35 API 15-073-23470-0001 | S & B Oil Operations | Virgil North | 2225 | 1987 | — |
| Olinger 2-d API 15-031-21633 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 1054 | 1986 | — |
| Young 2-swd API 15-073-23526 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 982 | 1986 | — |
| Shambaugh 'd' 1 API 15-073-23527 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 900 | 1986 | — |
| Schindler 10 API 15-073-22411-0001 | Viva Oil | Virgil North | 2121 | 1986 | — |
| Berry 26 API 15-073-23482 | Houston Oklahoma Oil | Virgil North | 1750 | 1985 | — |
| Sauder Heirs 33 API 15-073-23298 | S & B Oil Operations | Virgil North | 2167 | 1984 | — |
| W. G. Berry 8 API 15-207-25068 | Dreyer Oil Operations | Virgil North | 1848 | 1984 | — |
| Berry 25 API 15-073-22789 | Houston Oklahoma Oil | Virgil North | 2334 | 1983 | — |
| Norman Hurst 2 API 15-207-23857 | Goff Wilford D &betty T | Virgil North | 1683 | 1983 | — |
| Hessler 29 API 15-207-24065 | Miller Brothers Oil | Virgil North | 2133 | 1983 | — |
| Fred Luthi 1-80 API 15-031-21031 | Evans John & David W | Virgil North | 1800 | 1982 | — |
| Fred Luthi 2-80 API 15-031-21032 | Evans John & David W | Virgil North | 1800 | 1982 | — |
| Fred Luthi 3-80 API 15-031-21036 | Evans John & David W | Virgil North | 1900 | 1982 | — |
| Fred Luthi 4-80 API 15-031-21050 | I. & D. W. Evans | Virgil North | 1850 | 1982 | — |
| Errett 12 API 15-031-21205 | Tameron Oil | Virgil North | 2230 | 1982 | — |
| Newton Errett 13 API 15-031-21297 | Tameron Oil Company | Virgil North | 2240 | 1982 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 31 API 15-073-22161 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2150 | 1982 | — |
| Schneider 32 API 15-073-22186 | Shaffer Oil | Virgil North | 1783 | 1982 | — |
| Schindler 10 API 15-073-22411 | Viva Oil & Mcclelland | Virgil North | 2121 | 1982 | — |
| Shadel 1-a API 15-073-21616 | Seventy Nine CO | Virgil North | 1805 | 1981 | — |
| Dehlinger 7 API 15-073-21682 | Haas John L | Virgil North | 1700 | 1981 | — |
| Dehlinger 8 API 15-073-21683 | Haas John L | Virgil North | 1735 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 26 API 15-073-21690 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2300 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 6 API 15-073-21704 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2300 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 28 API 15-073-21706 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2300 | 1981 | — |
| Griblin 14-b API 15-073-21708 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2300 | 1981 | — |
| Pegram 1-a API 15-073-21727 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 1683 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 24 API 15-073-21759 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2159 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 19 API 15-073-21760 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2300 | 1981 | — |
| Vigle 5 API 15-073-21770 | Alf M. Landon | Virgil North | 1680 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 30 API 15-073-21844 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2170 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 31 API 15-073-21845 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| E. C. Lingenfelter 2 API 15-073-21872 | Miller Bros Oil | Virgil North | 1746 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 20 API 15-073-21933 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Berry 1 API 15-073-21949 | R.e. French Oil CO | Virgil North | 2135 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 21 API 15-073-21982 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2123 | 1981 | — |
| Dehlinger 'b' 24 API 15-073-21995 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Dehlinger 'b' 25 API 15-073-21996 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 23 API 15-073-21999 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2132 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 25 API 15-073-22001 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 1950 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 26 API 15-073-22002 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 1907 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 27 API 15-073-22003 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 1913 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 28 API 15-073-22004 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 1880 | 1981 | — |
| Mamie Berry 11 API 15-073-22023 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 1645 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 29 API 15-073-22030 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 1950 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 30 API 15-073-22031 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 1892 | 1981 | — |
| Jones 37 API 15-073-22038 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2117 | 1981 | — |
| Olinger 'a' 1 API 15-073-22039 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Olinger 'a' 2 API 15-073-22040 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Olinger 'a' 3 API 15-073-22057 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 21 API 15-073-22059 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 22 API 15-073-22060 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Dehlinger 'a' 16 API 15-073-22082 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Dehlinger 'a' 18 API 15-073-22084 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 29 API 15-073-22085 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 30 API 15-073-22086 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'a' 32 API 15-073-22087 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2100 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 28 API 15-073-22089 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2137 | 1981 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 29 API 15-073-22090 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2160 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 24 API 15-073-22116 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2200 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 25 API 15-073-22117 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2200 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 26 API 15-073-22118 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2200 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 27 API 15-073-22119 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2200 | 1981 | — |
| Berry 24 API 15-073-22151 | Houston Oklahoma Oil | Virgil North | 1759 | 1981 | — |
| Shadel 28 API 15-073-22160 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2150 | 1981 | — |
| E. C. Lingenfelter 1 API 15-073-21586 | Phillips Joe Etal | Virgil North | 2107 | 1980 | — |
| Sauder Heirs 20 API 15-073-21592 | Shaffer Oil | Virgil North | 1805 | 1980 | — |
| Bays 18 API 15-073-21676 | Haas John L | Virgil North | 1625 | 1980 | — |
| Bays 19 API 15-073-21677 | Haas John L | Virgil North | 1630 | 1980 | — |
| Dehlinger 9 API 15-073-21684 | Haas John L | Virgil North | 1740 | 1980 | — |
| Shambaugh 'b' 23 API 15-073-21689 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2260 | 1980 | — |
| Dehlinger 'a' 14 API 15-073-21707 | Sunshine Energy Corporation | Virgil North | 2100 | 1980 | — |
| Jones 18 API 15-073-21709 | Sunshine Energy | Virgil North | 2143 | 1980 | — |
| Newman 3-a API 15-073-21726 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 1650 | 1980 | — |
| Ray Reed 1 API 15-073-21740 | Phillips Joe | Virgil North | 2343 | 1980 | — |
| Sauder 'a' 21 API 15-073-21750 | Cross Oil, LLC (was the Shaffer Oil CO | Virgil North | 1740 | 1980 | — |
| Schneider 31 API 15-073-21751 | Shaffer Oil | Virgil North | 1774 | 1980 | — |
| Betzer 3-80 API 15-073-21779 | Evans John R | Virgil North | 1800 | 1980 | — |
| A. J. Hessler 28 API 15-207-21592 | Miller Brothers Oil Co., INC | Virgil North | 2168 | 1980 | — |
| Bahr 6-a API 15-207-22268 | Shunshine Energy Corp | Virgil North | 2200 | 1980 | — |
| Errett 11 API 15-031-20312-0001 | — | Virgil North | 2181 | 1980 | — |
| Bahr 4 API 15-031-20781 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 2145 | 1979 | — |
| Imthurn 37 API 15-073-21358 | Shaffer Oil | Virgil North | 2190 | 1979 | — |
| Imthurn 38 API 15-073-21445 | Shaffer Oil | Virgil North | 1850 | 1979 | — |
| Max Berry 5 API 15-073-21458 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 2160 | 1979 | — |
| Max Berry 6 API 15-073-21459 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 2145 | 1979 | — |
| Pete Berry 1-h API 15-073-21504 | Haas John L | Virgil North | 1708 | 1979 | — |
| Sauder 'a' 18 API 15-073-21506 | Shapffer Oil | Virgil North | 1769 | 1979 | — |
| Kelly 8-v API 15-031-20757 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 2187 | 1978 | — |
| Berry 1-v API 15-073-21284 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 2160 | 1978 | — |
| Dehlinger 5-v API 15-073-21285 | French & Winterscheid INC | Virgil North | 2142 | 1978 | — |
| Imthurn Sisters 3 API 15-073-21341 | Ale Oil | Virgil North | 2187 | 1978 | — |
| Max Berry 4-a API 15-073-21377 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 1754 | 1978 | — |
| Shadel 19 API 15-073-20679 | Sun Oil CO | Virgil North | 2131 | 1977 | — |
| Max Berry 1-a API 15-073-21154 | Crane Eddie | Virgil North | 2177 | 1977 | — |
| Sauder 'a' 17 API 15-073-21166 | Shaffer Oil | Virgil North | 1706 | 1977 | — |
| Hessler 24 API 15-073-21215 | Hart Herbert H | Virgil North | 2278 | 1977 | — |
| Max Berry A 2 API 15-073-21232 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 2177 | 1977 | — |
| Max Berry A 3 API 15-073-21273 | Crane & Haas | Virgil North | 2138 | 1977 | — |
| A. J. Hessler 27 API 15-207-21201 | Miller W B | Virgil North | 2128 | 1977 | — |
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- Owl Creek 488
- Alford 484
- Boyd 478
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- Erie 432
- Mckinney 427
- Parmely 419
- Goodrich-parker 414
- Cunningham 407
- Walnut Southeast 405
- Damme 397
- Mueller 397
- Max 395
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.