The Wilson Creek field
319 wells — 0.1% of the Kansas register.
What stands out in the Wilson Creek field
The operator named on most of these records is Ash Will P, on 25 of them (7.8%), ahead of Trans Pacific Oil Corp (19) and Will P. Ash (14). The oldest well here was completed in 1889 and the most recent in 2011, and the deepest reaches 3800 feet — Miller 2, drilled in 1975.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2919 ft | 3195 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — in the Wilson Creek field
181 of the 319 wells in the Wilson Creek field are classed as plugged and abandoned. 2 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 21 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, 166 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Producing formations
| Formation | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing Group | 35 | 11.0% |
| Lansing-kansas City, Topeka | 26 | 8.2% |
| Lansing | 2 | 0.6% |
| Mississippian | 1 | 0.3% |
| Tarkio | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Will P | 25 | 7.8% |
| Trans Pacific Oil Corp | 19 | 6.0% |
| Will P. Ash | 14 | 4.4% |
| Will P Ash | 14 | 4.4% |
| Glen N Rupe | 11 | 3.4% |
| Arthur J Gorski | 11 | 3.4% |
| L G Stephenson | 9 | 2.8% |
| L V Stan Bell | 8 | 2.5% |
| Saline Basin Petroleum CO | 8 | 2.5% |
| Ash, Will P | 8 | 2.5% |
| L G Stephenson & CO | 7 | 2.2% |
| Rupe Glen N | 6 | 1.9% |
| American Drlg | 6 | 1.9% |
| Saline Basin Pet | 6 | 1.9% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank G. Hlaus 1-16 API 15-053-20610 | Davies & CO | Wilson Creek | 2310 | 1981 | State |
| Miller 2 API 15-053-20095-0001 | Wilson Exploration Drilling, INC | Wilson Creek | 3800 | 1975 | State |
| Whitley 17-4 API 15-053-21271 | Black Tea Oil, LLC | Wilson Creek | 3130 | 2011 | — |
| Hanzlicek 7 API 15-053-21041-0001 | Kytex, INC | Wilson Creek | 3020 | 1995 | — |
| Joe Cook 4 API 15-053-20143-0001 | Stephenson, L. G. & Co., INC | Wilson Creek | 2887 | 1988 | — |
| Hanzlicek 4 API 15-053-21019 | L G Stephenson & Company, INC | Wilson Creek | 3030 | 1987 | — |
| Hanzlicek 6 API 15-053-21024 | L G Stephenson & Company, INC | Wilson Creek | 3110 | 1987 | — |
| Hanzlicek 5 API 15-053-21025 | L G Stephenson & Company, INC | Wilson Creek | 2984 | 1987 | — |
| Clara B. Miller 6 API 15-053-20657 | J Production INC | Wilson Creek | 2900 | 1982 | — |
| Cook 2 API 15-053-20036-0001 | L G Stephenson | Wilson Creek | 3456 | 1981 | — |
| St Wenceslaus Church 1-15 API 15-053-20608 | Davies & Company | Wilson Creek | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Borell 'c' 8 API 15-053-20629 | L G Stephenson and CO | Wilson Creek | 3355 | 1980 | — |
| Stoppel 6 API 15-167-21530 | L.g. Stephenson & Co., INC | Wilson Creek | 3360 | 1980 | — |
| Robert E Soukup 1-8 API 15-053-20542 | Davies & Company INC | Wilson Creek | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Borell 'a' 1 API 15-053-30139-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Wilson Creek | 2826 | 1976 | — |
| Adolph Vopat 1 API 15-053-20421 | Rupe Glen N | Wilson Creek | 2926 | 1975 | — |
| Beisel 1 API 15-167-20739 | Product Service | Wilson Creek | 2863 | 1975 | — |
| Princ 2 API 15-167-20349-0001 | L. G. Stephenson & Co. , INC | Wilson Creek | 3357 | 1974 | — |
| Baker 'a' 4 API 15-053-20299 | L G Stephenson | Wilson Creek | 3290 | 1973 | — |
| Katherine Vopat 6 API 15-053-20348 | L G Stephenson & CO | Wilson Creek | 2970 | 1973 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 10 API 15-053-20197-0001 | Bell Oil CO | Wilson Creek | 3310 | 1973 | — |
| A. Soukup 1 API 15-053-20221-0001 | L G Stephenson | Wilson Creek | 2950 | 1973 | — |
| Foran 2 API 15-053-20232 | Art Gorski & Glen Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2985 | 1972 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 11 API 15-053-20234 | Bell Oil | Wilson Creek | 2955 | 1972 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 13 API 15-053-20238 | Bell Oil CO | Wilson Creek | 2950 | 1972 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-11 API 15-053-20242 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2855 | 1972 | — |
| Katherine Vopat 3 API 15-053-20245 | L G Stephenson & CO | Wilson Creek | 3027 | 1972 | — |
| A. Soukup 4 API 15-053-20246 | Stephenson Larry G | Wilson Creek | 2970 | 1972 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 11 API 15-053-20249 | Arthur J Gorski | Wilson Creek | 2910 | 1972 | — |
| Helen Kratky 8 API 15-053-20254 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2874 | 1972 | — |
| Katherine Vopat 4 API 15-053-20260 | L G Stephenson & CO | Wilson Creek | 2951 | 1972 | — |
| Baker 'a' 3 API 15-053-20261 | L G Stephenson | Wilson Creek | 2956 | 1972 | — |
| Hanzlicek 1 API 15-053-20263 | Koch Exploration | Wilson Creek | 3000 | 1972 | — |
| Princ 4 API 15-053-20291 | Glen N Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2895 | 1972 | — |
| Katherine Vopat 5 API 15-053-20302 | L G Stephenson | Wilson Creek | 3100 | 1972 | — |
| Baker 'a' 5 API 15-053-20304 | Stephenson L G Etal | Wilson Creek | 3005 | 1972 | — |
| R. Stoppel 5 API 15-167-20515 | Stephenson L G | Wilson Creek | 1674 | 1972 | — |
| Sebesta 'a' 2 API 15-167-20525 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2881 | 1972 | — |
| E. Small 3 API 15-167-20531 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2160 | 1972 | — |
| E. Small 4 API 15-167-20532 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2170 | 1972 | — |
| E. Small 'a' 2 API 15-167-20536 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2183 | 1972 | — |
| Dlabal 2 API 15-167-20539 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2157 | 1972 | — |
| Dlabal 3 API 15-167-20541 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2170 | 1972 | — |
| Dlabal 1 API 15-167-20403-0001 | Temco Drilling | Wilson Creek | 2850 | 1972 | — |
| Small 2 API 15-167-20401-0001 | American Drilling | Wilson Creek | 2910 | 1972 | — |
| Pekarek 6 API 15-053-20110-0001 | Gorski A J | Wilson Creek | 2915 | 1972 | — |
| Hanzlicek 1 API 15-053-20263-0001 | Koch Exploration | Wilson Creek | 3000 | 1972 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 9 API 15-053-20169 | L V Stan Bell | Wilson Creek | 2975 | 1971 | — |
| Cook 5 API 15-053-20181 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2892 | 1971 | — |
| Borell 'c' 5 API 15-053-20186 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2901 | 1971 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-9 API 15-053-20187 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2866 | 1971 | — |
| Baker 3 API 15-053-20192 | American Drlg Etal | Wilson Creek | 2925 | 1971 | — |
| Baker 4 API 15-053-20202 | International Resources | Wilson Creek | 3290 | 1971 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 10 API 15-053-20208 | Gorski Arthur J | Wilson Creek | 2945 | 1971 | — |
| Borell 'c' 6 API 15-053-20214 | Ash Oil and Gas CO | Wilson Creek | 2868 | 1971 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-10 API 15-053-20215 | Ash Oil & Gas CO | Wilson Creek | 2892 | 1971 | — |
| Borell 'c' 7 API 15-053-20222 | Ash Oil and Gas CO | Wilson Creek | 2874 | 1971 | — |
| Sebesta 10 API 15-167-20458 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2900 | 1971 | — |
| J. Kratky 5 API 15-167-20459 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2883 | 1971 | — |
| Borell 'c' 3 API 15-053-20108-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Wilson Creek | 2900 | 1971 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 2 API 15-053-20115 | Glen Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2905 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 1 API 15-053-20120 | Rupe-ash & Bell | Wilson Creek | 2175 | 1970 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-8 API 15-053-20122 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2890 | 1970 | — |
| A. Soukup 1 API 15-053-20127 | American Drlg | Wilson Creek | 3210 | 1970 | — |
| Baker 1 API 15-053-20131 | International Resources Corp | Wilson Creek | 2965 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 3 API 15-053-20137 | Glen N Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2895 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 2 API 15-053-20138 | Glen N Rupe | Wilson Creek | 3225 | 1970 | — |
| Joe Cook 4 API 15-053-20143 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2887 | 1970 | — |
| Borell 'c' 4 API 15-053-20146 | Will Ash | Wilson Creek | 2875 | 1970 | — |
| J. Stiles 1 API 15-053-20148 | Gorski Arthur J | Wilson Creek | 2891 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 3 API 15-053-20150 | L V Stan Bell | Wilson Creek | 2931 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 5 API 15-053-20154 | L V Stan Bell | Wilson Creek | 2970 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 6 API 15-053-20155 | Bell L V /stan/ | Wilson Creek | 2950 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 7 API 15-053-20156 | L V Stan Bell | Wilson Creek | 2990 | 1970 | — |
| Adolph Vopat 1-e API 15-053-20160 | A.j. Gorski and Glen Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2960 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'd' 8 API 15-053-20163 | L V Stan Bell | Wilson Creek | 2970 | 1970 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 5 API 15-053-20176 | Arthur J Gorski | Wilson Creek | 2895 | 1970 | — |
| Stoppel 3 API 15-167-20321 | American Drlg | Wilson Creek | 2930 | 1970 | — |
| J. Kratky 3 API 15-167-20366 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2862 | 1970 | — |
| J. Kratky 4 API 15-167-20367 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2938 | 1970 | — |
| C. Princ 3 API 15-167-20431 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2898 | 1970 | — |
| C. Princ 4 API 15-167-20434 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2919 | 1970 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-6 API 15-053-20054 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2885 | 1969 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-053-20061 | American Exploration & Develop.,et Al | Wilson Creek | 2873 | 1969 | — |
| Borell 'c' 1 API 15-053-20071 | Will Ash | Wilson Creek | 2888 | 1969 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-7 API 15-053-20076 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2880 | 1969 | — |
| Pekarek 2 API 15-053-20080 | Glen N Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2956 | 1969 | — |
| Vleck 1 API 15-053-20083 | Glenn N Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2935 | 1969 | — |
| Frank Sibrava 2 API 15-053-20085 | Ehrlich Drilling CO | Wilson Creek | 3005 | 1969 | — |
| Cook 1 API 15-053-20087 | Gemini, INC | Wilson Creek | 2874 | 1969 | — |
| Cook 3 API 15-053-20088 | Will Ash | Wilson Creek | 2875 | 1969 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 1 API 15-053-20091 | Gorski A & Rupe Glen | Wilson Creek | 2919 | 1969 | — |
| Miller 2 API 15-053-20095 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2858 | 1969 | — |
| Vopat 'a' 1 API 15-053-20105 | Rupe Glen N | Wilson Creek | 2890 | 1969 | — |
| Borell 'c' 2 API 15-053-20106 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2859 | 1969 | — |
| Borell 'c' 3 API 15-053-20108 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2850 | 1969 | — |
| Pekarek 6 API 15-053-20110 | Glen N. Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2915 | 1969 | — |
| Princ 2 API 15-053-20111 | Glen N Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2963 | 1969 | — |
| Small 1 API 15-167-20278 | Saline Basin Petroleum CO | Wilson Creek | 3264 | 1969 | — |
| J. Kratky 1 API 15-167-20319 | Will P. Ash & American Drilling Corp | Wilson Creek | 2940 | 1969 | — |
| Joseph Kratky 2 API 15-167-20320 | Ash & American Drilling | Wilson Creek | 2887 | 1969 | — |
| Frevert 1 API 15-167-20325 | Dreiling & Borrel | Wilson Creek | 2910 | 1969 | — |
| Princ 2 API 15-167-20349 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 3235 | 1969 | — |
| Sebesta 4 API 15-167-20350 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2865 | 1969 | — |
| Sebesta 5 API 15-167-20355 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2890 | 1969 | — |
| Sebesta 6 API 15-167-20368 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2880 | 1969 | — |
| Sebesta 8 API 15-167-20375 | Ash, Will P | Wilson Creek | 2887 | 1969 | — |
| Sebesta 1 API 15-167-20242-0001 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 353 | 1969 | — |
| Pekarek 4 API 15-053-20029-0001 | Glen N. Rupe | Wilson Creek | 2944 | 1969 | — |
| Small 1 API 15-167-20278-0001 | Saline Basin Petroleum CO | Wilson Creek | 2164 | 1969 | — |
| Vlcek 1 API 15-053-20083-0001 | Mar-lou Oil Co., LLC | Wilson Creek | 2935 | 1969 | — |
| Borell 2 API 15-053-20020 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2878 | 1968 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-2 API 15-053-20027 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2870 | 1968 | — |
| Helen Kratky 1 API 15-053-20035 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2906 | 1968 | — |
| Cook 2 API 15-053-20036 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2827 | 1968 | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-4 API 15-053-20044 | Will P Ash | Wilson Creek | 2890 | 1968 | — |
| Pekarek 1 API 15-053-20052 | Rupe-gorski-harrell | Wilson Creek | 2870 | 1968 | — |
| Svara 1 API 15-053-20059 | Gorski-rupe | Wilson Creek | 3236 | 1968 | — |
| E. Sebesta 1 API 15-167-20242 | Ash & American Drlg | Wilson Creek | 2825 | 1968 | — |
| Beisel 1 API 15-167-20248 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2879 | 1968 | — |
| Soukup 1 API 15-053-30099-0001 | Dolechek Explporation & American Drilling Corp | Wilson Creek | 3300 | 1968 | — |
| J. Cook 1 API 15-053-20031 | Ash, Will P. / Lorris Bell | Wilson Creek | 3226 | 1968 | — |
| Stoppel 1 API 15-167-20031 | Glen Rupe & Stan Bell | Wilson Creek | 3170 | 1967 | — |
| Adamek 2 API 15-053-20024 | Will P. Ash | Wilson Creek | 2837 | 1967 | — |
| Riverview 1 API 15-053-20005 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 2856 | 1967 | — |
| A. W. Borrell 1 Twin API 15-053-30139 | Ash Will P | Wilson Creek | 3195 | 1967 | — |
| Stopple 1 API 15-167-30387 | Rupe Glen & Bell Stan | Wilson Creek | 3171 | 1967 | — |
| Cook 1 API 15-053-00282-0001 | Rosencrantz & Bemis Drilling | Wilson Creek | 3177 | 1962 | — |
| Cook 'b' 1 API 15-053-00282 | Cities Service Oil CO | Wilson Creek | 3177 | 1946 | — |
| Brack 1 API 15-053-01450 | Olson Oil INC - Sinclar Prairie Oil CO | Wilson Creek | 3338 | 1933 | — |
| Stoppel 1 API 15-167-06619 | Douglas Oil CO | Wilson Creek | 3503 | 1928 | — |
| Wilson 1 API 15-053-01451 | James Norock | Wilson Creek | 1385 | 1889 | — |
| Frank Sibrava 2 API 15-053-20065 | Ehrlich Drilling CO | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Vopat 2-c API 15-053-20182 | Bell Oil CO | Wilson Creek | 2960 | — | — |
| Vopat 'a' 4 API 15-053-20272 | Rupe Glen N | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Foran 3 API 15-053-20273 | Rupe Glen N | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Borell 'b' 2-12 API 15-053-20349 | L G Stephenson & CO | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| R. Stoppel 5 API 15-167-20476 | American Drlg Corp | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| R. Stoppel 6 API 15-167-20516 | L G Stephenson & CO | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Sebesta 'b' 1 API 15-167-20586 | Ash Will | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Stoppel 3 API 15-167-20321-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wilson Creek | 2930 | — | — |
| Vopat 'd' 6 API 15-053-20155-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wilson Creek | 2950 | — | — |
| Shorter 2 API 15-035-24125 | Wind River Oil & Gas, INC | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Vopat 'b' 1 API 15-053-20047-0001 | Borell, Albert W | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| Baker 'a' 5 API 15-053-20304-0001 | L G Stephenson | Wilson Creek | 3005 | — | — |
| Stoppel 6 API 15-167-21530-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wilson Creek | 3360 | — | — |
| Stoppel 6 API 15-167-21530-0002 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wilson Creek | 3360 | — | — |
| Sebesta 'a' 2 API 15-167-20525-0001 | Kytex, INC | Wilson Creek | 0 | — | — |
| J. Kratky 3 API 15-167-20366-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wilson Creek | 2919 | — | — |
| Vopat 'd' 2 API 15-053-20138-0001 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Wilson Creek | 3225 | — | — |
Fields of a comparable size
- Tyro 353
- Solomon 349
- Longanecker Southeast 348
- Kraus 347
- Elgin 347
- Greenwich 345
- Lindsborg 334
- Pawnee Rock 332
- Stranathan 329
- Hale-inge 320
- 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.