The Wherry field
701 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Wherry field
The operator named on most of these records is Atlantic Refg CO, on 29 of them (4.1%), ahead of Thos H Allan (25) and Bennett & Gould (23). The oldest well here was completed in 1933 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 7950 feet — Socrates 1-h, drilled in 2012.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3394 ft | 3509 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Wherry field
579 of the 701 wells in the Wherry field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 6 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 8 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, 212 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Basal Cong | 2 | 0.3% |
| Arbuckle | 2 | 0.3% |
| Mississippian | 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
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 700 | 99.9% |
Who operates there
| Operator | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Refg CO | 29 | 4.1% |
| Thos H Allan | 25 | 3.6% |
| Bennett & Gould | 23 | 3.3% |
| Mid Plains Oil Corp | 21 | 3.0% |
| Gulfco Prod | 18 | 2.6% |
| Brooks Ron Corp | 16 | 2.3% |
| Jayhawk Oil | 15 | 2.1% |
| Petroleum INC | 14 | 2.0% |
| H. B. Garden | 14 | 2.0% |
| Derby Oil CO | 11 | 1.6% |
| Sterling Drlg CO | 10 | 1.4% |
| Raymond Francis M Oil | 10 | 1.4% |
| Lassetter Pet | 10 | 1.4% |
| Ron Brooks Corp | 9 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
6 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 701 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell 1 API 15-159-21822-0001 | Brooks Ron Corp | Wherry | 3500 | 1985 | State |
| Engelland 1 API 15-159-21737 | Brooks Ron Corp | Wherry | 3472 | 1984 | State |
| Haile 1 API 15-159-20819 | United American | Wherry | 3343 | 1982 | State |
| Baker A 1 API 15-159-21135 | Aspen Oil INC | Wherry | 3426 | 1981 | State |
| Hauschild, A. 'a' 1 API 15-159-19149-0001 | Custom Oil Exploration | Wherry | 3410 | 1981 | State |
| Dresback 3 API 15-159-04267 | Bennett H C | Wherry | 3500 | 1955 | State |
| Wherry-cllop 1-8 API 15-159-22901 | Bird Dog Oil, LLC | Wherry | 3500 | 2026 | — |
| Thode 6 API 15-159-22185 | Sterling Drlg | Wherry | 3509 | 1987 | — |
| Deckert 1-23 API 15-159-22132 | Brooks Ron Corp the | Wherry | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Lackey 21-1 API 15-159-21810 | Lassetter Petr Corp | Wherry | 0 | 1985 | — |
| Pallister, L 2-12 API 15-159-21812 | Hohman Charles G | Wherry | 3500 | 1985 | — |
| Oden 2 API 15-159-21950 | Wilton Pet | Wherry | 3538 | 1985 | — |
| Haile 1-11 API 15-159-22019 | Brooks Ron Corp | Wherry | 3462 | 1985 | — |
| Johnson 5 API 15-159-22027 | Arnold Prod | Wherry | 3524 | 1985 | — |
| Engelland, D 5-15 API 15-159-22088 | Ron Brooks Corp | Wherry | 3471 | 1985 | — |
| Theede A 1 API 15-159-22090 | Hiebert L &wedel Darold | Wherry | 3429 | 1985 | — |
| Harrison 1 API 15-159-21748 | Continental U S Expl INC | Wherry | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Hedrick 1 API 15-159-21784 | Schmidt Kermit | Wherry | 3474 | 1984 | — |
| Johnson 4 API 15-159-21805 | Arnold Prod | Wherry | 3531 | 1984 | — |
| Taylor 1 API 15-159-21809 | Lassetter Petr Corp | Wherry | 3470 | 1984 | — |
| Brothers 9-1 API 15-159-21904 | F G Holl | Wherry | 4300 | 1984 | — |
| R. W. Harrison 1-9 API 15-159-21468 | Gulfco Production | Wherry | 0 | 1983 | — |
| M. Pallister 2-12 API 15-159-21527 | Gulfco Prod | Wherry | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Brothers Davis 1 API 15-159-21596 | Lassetter Pet | Wherry | 3490 | 1983 | — |
| Yaple A 1 API 15-159-21152 | Aspen Oil CO INC | Wherry | 0 | 1982 | — |
| R. W. Harrison 1-9 API 15-159-21311 | Gulfco Production | Wherry | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Colle L 1-34 API 15-159-21320 | Gulfco Prod | Wherry | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Hartman C 1-34 API 15-159-21366 | Gulfco Prod | Wherry | 0 | 1982 | — |
| H. D. Willhaus 1-4 API 15-159-21371 | Gulfco Prod | Wherry | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Johnson, Edna 1-10 API 15-159-21314 | Gulfco Prod | Wherry | 3450 | 1982 | — |
| Stange, V.f 1 API 15-159-21370 | Gulfco Prod | Wherry | 3450 | 1982 | — |
| Beal 5 API 15-159-21501 | Bruce Oil CO | Wherry | 3380 | 1982 | — |
| Phinney 'a' 1 API 15-159-21181 | Sherlon Corporation | Wherry | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Willhaus A 1 API 15-159-21134 | Aspen Oil | Wherry | 3450 | 1981 | — |
| Zwick 1 API 15-159-20920 | Sher-lon Corp | Wherry | 3477 | 1980 | — |
| Phinney 1 API 15-159-20932 | Sher-lon Corp | Wherry | 3430 | 1980 | — |
| Engelland 2 API 15-159-20820 | Bruce Oil | Wherry | 3392 | 1979 | — |
| Rice 3 API 15-159-20491 | Sterling Drlg CO | Wherry | 0 | 1974 | — |
| Rice 2 API 15-159-73527 | Sterling Drlg CO | Wherry | 3771 | 1974 | — |
| Rice 1 API 15-159-20455 | Sterling Drlg | Wherry | 3401 | 1973 | — |
| Potts 'b' 1 API 15-159-20403 | Aspen Drlg | Wherry | 3377 | 1972 | — |
| Potts 'b' 2 API 15-159-20409 | Aspen Drlg | Wherry | 3392 | 1972 | — |
| Thode 2 API 15-159-20411 | Sterling Drlg-cardinal | Wherry | 3409 | 1972 | — |
| Mansz 4 API 15-159-20422 | Sterling Drlg-cardinal | Wherry | 3417 | 1972 | — |
| J. E. Johnson 2 API 15-159-20428 | Sterling Drlg Et Al | Wherry | 3416 | 1972 | — |
| Thode 4 API 15-159-20437 | Sterling Drlg-cardinal | Wherry | 3426 | 1972 | — |
| Thode 5 API 15-159-20439 | Sterling Drlg-cardinal | Wherry | 3424 | 1972 | — |
| Heter Estate 2 API 15-159-20356 | Aspen Drlg | Wherry | 3378 | 1971 | — |
| Mansz 1 API 15-159-20359 | Sterling Drlg & Prod | Wherry | 3382 | 1971 | — |
| Mansz 2 API 15-159-20387 | Sterling Drlg-cardinal | Wherry | 3377 | 1971 | — |
| Thode 1 API 15-159-20392 | Sterling Drig-cardinal | Wherry | 3405 | 1971 | — |
| Engelland 1 API 15-159-20396 | Sterling Drg & Cardinal | Wherry | 4152 | 1971 | — |
| Potts 3 API 15-159-20405 | Merritt Oil | Wherry | 3383 | 1971 | — |
| Ball 4 API 15-159-20300 | Aspen Drlg | Wherry | 3381 | 1970 | — |
| Johnson 3 API 15-159-20310 | Merritt Oil | Wherry | 3453 | 1970 | — |
| Heter Estate 1 API 15-159-20322 | Aspen Drlg CO | Wherry | 3383 | 1970 | — |
| Engelland 1 API 15-159-20350 | Commercial Oil | Wherry | 3477 | 1970 | — |
| Ball 1 API 15-159-20192 | Aspen Drlg | Wherry | 3400 | 1969 | — |
| Ball 2 API 15-159-20225 | Aspen Drlg CO | Wherry | 3395 | 1969 | — |
| Leonard 2 API 15-159-20118 | Jayhawk Oil | Wherry | 3391 | 1968 | — |
| Pallister 1 API 15-159-20120 | Jayhawk Oil CO | Wherry | 3395 | 1968 | — |
| Theede 1 API 15-159-20131 | Jayhawk Oil | Wherry | 3397 | 1968 | — |
| Haxton 1 API 15-159-20137 | Plains Exploration Etal | Wherry | 3417 | 1968 | — |
| H. Rosa Hauschild 1 API 15-159-20026 | Triple D Drilling CO | Wherry | 0 | 1967 | — |
| Kimple 1 API 15-159-20044 | Schreiner Petroleum | Wherry | 3428 | 1967 | — |
| Pallister 3 API 15-159-20066 | Sterling Drilling CO | Wherry | 4050 | 1967 | — |
| Van Blarcom 1 API 15-159-20082 | Sterling Drlg CO | Wherry | 3403 | 1967 | — |
| Barker 1 API 15-159-20087 | Aspen Drilling | Wherry | 3377 | 1967 | — |
| Engelland 1 API 15-159-20089 | Aspen Drilling CO | Wherry | 3450 | 1967 | — |
| Johannsen 1 API 15-159-20076 | Jayhawk Oil | Wherry | 3355 | 1967 | — |
| Leonard 1 API 15-159-30180-0001 | D.m.h. Petroleum | Wherry | 3409 | 1967 | — |
| Zwick-a 1 API 15-159-30441 | Sterling Drlg & Prod Plains Expl | Wherry | 3383 | 1967 | — |
| F. W. Hauschild 1 API 15-159-35706 | Wofford Oil CO | Wherry | 0 | 1966 | — |
| Colle 1 API 15-159-30261 | Nixon & Bear | Wherry | 3470 | 1966 | — |
| Wilhaus 1 API 15-159-30179 | Herbel H L | Wherry | 3391 | 1965 | — |
| Leonard 1 API 15-159-30180 | Herbel H L | Wherry | 3386 | 1965 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-159-30204 | Serobee Drlg CO INC | Wherry | 3513 | 1965 | — |
| Johannsen 1 API 15-159-19411 | Smith C C | Wherry | 3402 | 1964 | — |
| Moll 1 API 15-159-03457 | — | Wherry | 3781 | 1964 | — |
| Rosa Hauschild 1 API 15-159-30466 | Raymond Oil Co., INC | Wherry | 3435 | 1963 | — |
| Spainhour 1 API 15-159-73539 | Hershberger J W | Wherry | 3455 | 1961 | — |
| Baker 4 API 15-159-72312 | Murfin Drilling CO | Wherry | 3337 | 1959 | — |
| Beal 5 API 15-159-02601 | Murfin Drilling CO | Wherry | 3314 | 1958 | — |
| Engelland 5 API 15-159-02605 | Murfin Drilling CO | Wherry | 3355 | 1958 | — |
| Mattie Fant 1 API 15-159-03467 | Bennett H C | Wherry | 3328 | 1958 | — |
| Baker 2 API 15-159-04220 | Murfin Drilling CO | Wherry | 3321 | 1958 | — |
| Baker 3 API 15-159-04221 | Murfin Drilling CO | Wherry | 3303 | 1958 | — |
| Lamberson 2 API 15-159-04224 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3317 | 1958 | — |
| Lamberson 3 API 15-159-04225 | Raymond Oil Co., INC | Wherry | 3337 | 1958 | — |
| Davis 5 API 15-159-04230 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3339 | 1958 | — |
| Galen Gibson 1 API 15-159-00226 | Skelly Oil CO | Wherry | 3401 | 1958 | — |
| Johannsen 1 API 15-159-00238 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3455 | 1958 | — |
| Johnson 1 API 15-159-00241 | H. C. Bennett | Wherry | 3401 | 1958 | — |
| Wernet 1 API 15-159-00242 | Siegrist Geo B | Wherry | 3251 | 1958 | — |
| Beal 3 API 15-159-02603 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3342 | 1957 | — |
| Engelland, A.v 4 API 15-159-02608 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3357 | 1957 | — |
| Willis 1 API 15-159-03433 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Wherry | 3396 | 1957 | — |
| Culbertson 1 API 15-159-73531 | Wamhoff O J | Wherry | 3453 | 1957 | — |
| Baker 1 API 15-159-04214 | Raymond Oil Co., INC | Wherry | 3390 | 1957 | — |
| Engelland B 1 API 15-159-04215 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3367 | 1957 | — |
| Baker 1 API 15-159-04219 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3325 | 1957 | — |
| Jones B 1 API 15-159-04222 | Raymond Oil Co., INC | Wherry | 3365 | 1957 | — |
| Lamberson 1 API 15-159-04223 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3361 | 1957 | — |
| Davis 4 API 15-159-04229 | Bennett, H. C | Wherry | 3328 | 1957 | — |
| Groth 5 API 15-159-04235 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3339 | 1957 | — |
| Zwick 3 API 15-159-04237 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3361 | 1957 | — |
| Zwick 8 API 15-159-04253 | Thos H Allan | Wherry | 3474 | 1957 | — |
| Oden 5 API 15-159-04328 | Thos H Allan | Wherry | 3466 | 1957 | — |
| Engelland B 4 API 15-159-72307 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3383 | 1957 | — |
| Smith C 1 API 15-159-00312 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3323 | 1957 | — |
| Mansz 2 API 15-159-00323 | Rex & Morris Drilling CO | Wherry | 3800 | 1957 | — |
| Dewees 1 API 15-159-00334 | Cherry Drilling Company INC | Wherry | 3480 | 1957 | — |
| Engelland 3 API 15-159-02607 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3345 | 1956 | — |
| Wagerle 1 API 15-159-03410 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3364 | 1956 | — |
| Mcdill 1 API 15-159-03429 | Gould Charles E | Wherry | 3413 | 1956 | — |
| Barker 3 API 15-159-03657 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3339 | 1956 | — |
| Dresback 4 API 15-159-03810 | — | Wherry | 3530 | 1956 | — |
| Engelland, H 1 API 15-159-04216 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3342 | 1956 | — |
| Engelland, H 2 API 15-159-04217 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3370 | 1956 | — |
| Hattie Engelland B 3 API 15-159-04218 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3365 | 1956 | — |
| Barker 2 API 15-159-04226 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3373 | 1956 | — |
| Davis 2 API 15-159-04227 | Bennett, H. C | Wherry | 3331 | 1956 | — |
| Davis 3 API 15-159-04228 | Bennett, H. C | Wherry | 3336 | 1956 | — |
| Groth 4 API 15-159-04234 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3343 | 1956 | — |
| Groth, Anna 8 API 15-159-04236 | Continental Oil CO | Wherry | 3384 | 1956 | — |
| Zwick 'a' 1 API 15-159-04238 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3356 | 1956 | — |
| Zwick 3 API 15-159-04239 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3338 | 1956 | — |
| Zwick 2 API 15-159-04250 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3330 | 1956 | — |
| Zwick 2 API 15-159-04251 | Raymond Francis M Oil | Wherry | 3359 | 1956 | — |
| Engelland 2 API 15-159-00127 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3373 | 1956 | — |
| O'connell 1 API 15-159-00128 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Wherry | 3392 | 1956 | — |
| Moll, A.b. 'a' 1 API 15-159-00132 | Raymond Francis M | Wherry | 3430 | 1956 | — |
| Zwick 1 API 15-159-00134 | Raymond Francis M | Wherry | 3346 | 1956 | — |
| Colle 1 API 15-159-00143 | Jones, Shelburne, and Farmer, INC | Wherry | 3405 | 1956 | — |
| Engelland 1 API 15-159-00158 | Francis Raymond Et Al | Wherry | 3388 | 1956 | — |
| Willhaus 1 API 15-159-00317 | Aurora Gasoline Company | Wherry | 3346 | 1956 | — |
| Brothers 'g' 1 API 15-159-03373 | Thomas H. Allan | Wherry | 3512 | 1955 | — |
| Snyder 1 API 15-159-03427 | H. C. Bennett & Gould Drilling Company | Wherry | 3419 | 1955 | — |
| Dymond 2 API 15-159-03436 | Dozier Oil Company | Wherry | 3403 | 1955 | — |
| Davis 1 API 15-159-03558 | Bennett, H. C | Wherry | 3360 | 1955 | — |
| Groth 1 API 15-159-04231 | Bennett and Gould | Wherry | 3335 | 1955 | — |
| Groth, Geo 2 API 15-159-04232 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3341 | 1955 | — |
| Zwick 7 API 15-159-04252 | Thos H Allan | Wherry | 3436 | 1955 | — |
| Oden 4 API 15-159-04327 | Thos H Allan | Wherry | 3422 | 1955 | — |
| Johnson 1 API 15-159-04329 | Thos H Allan | Wherry | 3423 | 1955 | — |
| Theede 1 API 15-159-04331 | C. V. Phillips | Wherry | 3351 | 1955 | — |
| Oden 1 API 15-159-04332 | Bennett H C | Wherry | 3362 | 1955 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-159-05409 | Bennett H C | Wherry | 3443 | 1955 | — |
| Barker 1 API 15-159-00356 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3336 | 1955 | — |
| Colle 1 API 15-159-00365 | Bennett & Gould | Wherry | 3480 | 1955 | — |
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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.