The Arbuckle Group formation
1,866 wells name this formation. The field is recorded on only 21 % of the register, so this is the minority that carries one.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3355 ft | 3677 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What stands out on the Arbuckle Group
The operator named on most of these records is Stanolind Oil & Gas CO, on 151 of them (8.1%), ahead of Gulf Oil Corp (53) and Magnolia Petr Corp (52). The oldest well here was completed in 1930 and the most recent in 2011, and the deepest reaches 4875 feet — Musselman 3, drilled in 1953.
Where it is produced
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barton | 1,149 | 61.6% |
| Rice | 282 | 15.1% |
| Stafford | 114 | 6.1% |
| Ellis | 103 | 5.5% |
| Rooks | 77 | 4.1% |
| Russell | 51 | 2.7% |
| Graham | 23 | 1.2% |
| Rush | 17 | 0.9% |
| Pawnee | 14 | 0.8% |
| Trego | 13 | 0.7% |
| Ellsworth | 10 | 0.5% |
| Pratt | 5 | 0.3% |
| Ness | 2 | 0.1% |
| Norton | 2 | 0.1% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chase-silica | 792 | 42.4% |
| Bemis-shutts | 67 | 3.6% |
| Cheyenne View | 60 | 3.2% |
| Bloomer | 51 | 2.7% |
| Ft. Zarah | 39 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 34 | 1.8% |
| Ames | 27 | 1.4% |
| Trapp | 25 | 1.3% |
| Hammer | 22 | 1.2% |
| Rick | 22 | 1.2% |
| Roesler | 21 | 1.1% |
| Riffe | 20 | 1.1% |
| Morel | 19 | 1.0% |
| Kowalsky | 18 | 1.0% |
What happened to these wells — on the Arbuckle Group
1,332 of the 1,866 wells on the Arbuckle Group are classed as plugged and abandoned. 11 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 10 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, 580 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
An old well on land in Kansas?
11 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,866 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eveleigh 1 API 15-009-23853 | Angle Oil | Redwing | 3367 | 1985 | State |
| Hoelscher 1-34 API 15-159-21924 | Kirkman Wayne L | Munyon | 3340 | 1984 | State |
| Becker 2 API 15-167-20793 | Dreiling Oil, INC | Russell | 3267 | 1975 | State |
| Kowalsky 3 API 15-009-19481 | Oklahoma Texas Trust | Kowalsky | 3366 | 1952 | State |
| R. Schlicht 5 API 15-159-01684 | Mid Continent Petr Corp | Bloomer | 3234 | 1949 | State |
| Herter 'a' 2 API 15-009-07111 | Virginia Drlg CO | Chase-silica | 3306 | 1943 | State |
| State Riverbed 3 API 15-009-14411 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3440 | 1940 | State |
| Habiger 'b' 3 API 15-159-01007 | Transwestern Oil Company | Bloomer | 3242 | 1940 | State |
| R. Schlicht 2 API 15-159-01682 | Mid Continent Petroleum Corp | Bloomer | 3235 | 1940 | State |
| State Riverbed 2 API 15-009-14555 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3283 | 1939 | State |
| R. Schlicht 1 API 15-159-01681 | Mid Continent Petroleum Corp | Bloomer | 3215 | 1938 | State |
| Flax 2 API 15-051-02875 | Birmingham-barlett Drilling CO | Herbert | 3906 | 2002 | — |
| Baumer 'b' 46 API 15-051-24860-0001 | Elysium Energy LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3650 | 2002 | — |
| Thomas 7 API 15-195-22197 | Calvin Noah, LLC | Trico | 3635 | 1998 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 28 API 15-051-24960 | Oxy Usa, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3522 | 1997 | — |
| Goetz 'a' 2 API 15-051-06796-0001 | Berexco INC | Toulon | 3560 | 1997 | — |
| Colahan 'a' 39 API 15-051-24922 | Oxy Usa, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3422 | 1996 | — |
| Lucille 3 API 15-195-22178 | Hess Oil CO | Walz | 4000 | 1996 | — |
| Carmichael 'a' 3 API 15-051-19128-0001 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3339 | 1995 | — |
| Lucille 2 API 15-195-22152 | Hess Oil CO | Walz | 3999 | 1995 | — |
| Baumer 'b' 46 API 15-051-24860 | Phillips Petroleum | Bemis-shutts | 3650 | 1993 | — |
| Staab A 1 API 15-051-30094-0002 | Ritchie Expl | Polifka Southeast | 3613 | 1993 | — |
| Sieker 1 API 15-009-21844-0001 | Kaiser-francis Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3814 | 1992 | — |
| Colahan 'a' 38 API 15-051-24789 | Oxy Usa, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3520 | 1992 | — |
| Kollman 12 API 15-051-24814 | Hallwood Petroleum, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3506 | 1992 | — |
| Foster 1 API 15-145-21392 | Sterling Oil | Ash Creek | 3875 | 1992 | — |
| Lathrop 3 API 15-009-24453 | Stepco Well Service, INC | Ellinwood North | 3410 | 1991 | — |
| Bemis 'a' 18 API 15-051-24725 | Oxy Usa, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3516 | 1991 | — |
| Rush County Farm 5 API 15-165-21567 | Allison Jim A | Rush Center East | 3760 | 1991 | — |
| Carmichael 'a' 12 API 15-051-24683 | Hallwood Petroleum INC | Bemis-shutts | 3483 | 1990 | — |
| Oetkin 2 API 15-145-21329 | Woodman-iannitti Drlg CO | Pawnee Rock | 3848 | 1990 | — |
| Hammeke 2 API 15-185-22658 | Ainsworth Operating CO | Max Southeast | 3700 | 1990 | — |
| Sara 1 API 15-185-22578 | Chew W E Prod | Shepherd North | 3590 | 1989 | — |
| Sarah 2 API 15-185-22582 | John O. Farmer, INC | Snider | 3395 | 1989 | — |
| Dudrey 2-6 API 15-185-22625 | Allen Drilling CO | Merle | 4432 | 1989 | — |
| Lauck 1 Owwo API 15-185-01034 | Pendulum Petr | Snider | 3487 | 1989 | — |
| Peterman 9 API 15-009-24299 | Robert R. Price | Kraft-prusa | 3400 | 1988 | — |
| Seuser 2 API 15-165-21405 | Frontier Oil CO | Rudi Southeast | 3738 | 1988 | — |
| Patricia Bahr 1 API 15-165-21414 | Perry Pet | Rush Center South | 3740 | 1988 | — |
| Mccullough-bryant 11 API 15-009-24243 | Edmiston Oil | Rolling Green East | 3750 | 1987 | — |
| Keough 1 API 15-165-21395 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Keough Northeast | 3922 | 1987 | — |
| Gatton 'b' 1 API 15-185-22466 | Hupfer Oil and Gas | Richardson | 3720 | 1987 | — |
| Beach 'b' 2 API 15-051-24384 | Helmerich & Payne | Bemis-shutts | 3500 | 1986 | — |
| Mollhagen 4 API 15-053-20996 | North Plains Oil, INC | Lorraine | 3200 | 1986 | — |
| Sarah 1 API 15-185-22323 | John O. Farmer, INC | Snider | 3395 | 1986 | — |
| M. Panning 1 Owwo API 15-009-05368 | T-d Drlg & Expl | Chase-silica | 3366 | 1985 | — |
| Morgenstern 1-30 API 15-009-23785 | Allen Drilling | Konecny North | 3445 | 1985 | — |
| Dewerff 4-19 API 15-009-23861 | Texas Energies | Batchman Southwest | 3600 | 1985 | — |
| Lawrence 1 API 15-009-23988 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Bailey | 3400 | 1985 | — |
| Axman D 1 API 15-009-24093 | Shields Oil Producers INC | Hampel West | 3590 | 1985 | — |
| Beach 'e' 2 API 15-051-24166 | Liberty Operations & Completions | Bemis-shutts | 3412 | 1985 | — |
| Beach 'e' 1-x API 15-051-24200 | Liberty Operations & Completions | Bemis-shutts | 3436 | 1985 | — |
| Beach 'e' 9 API 15-051-24266 | Liberty Operations & Completions | Bemis-shutts | 3450 | 1985 | — |
| Mollhagen 2 API 15-053-20930 | North Plains Oil | Lorraine | 3210 | 1985 | — |
| Buss 'd' 4 API 15-065-22173 | Samson Resources CO | Morel | 3899 | 1985 | — |
| Groth 4 API 15-159-22064 | Fox Don G | Volkland | 3305 | 1985 | — |
| Dirks 2 API 15-165-21292 | Jim A Allison | Rush Center North | 3840 | 1985 | — |
| Thul, Previously A. C. Widener 1 API 15-185-22123 | Double R Oil | Saundra | 3690 | 1985 | — |
| Sleeper-fair 1 API 15-185-22178 | John O. Farmer, INC | Snider | 3380 | 1985 | — |
| Gatton 'c' 1 API 15-185-22222 | Hupfer Oil and Gas | Richardson | 3670 | 1985 | — |
| Baier 1 API 15-185-22243 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Curtis | 3738 | 1985 | — |
| Hammeke 1 API 15-185-22313 | Ainsworth Operating CO | Max Southeast | 3606 | 1985 | — |
| Thomas 3 API 15-195-21724 | Noah, Calvin | Trico | 3715 | 1985 | — |
| Grizzel A 1 API 15-009-23151 | Amber Oil | Kraft-prusa | 3304 | 1984 | — |
| Dewerff 1-19 API 15-009-23400 | Texas Energies | Batchman Southwest | 3570 | 1984 | — |
| Dewerff 2-19 API 15-009-23547 | Texas Energies | Batchman Southwest | 3600 | 1984 | — |
| Wondra 5 API 15-009-23687 | Jimmie A. Bolton | Wondra North | 3380 | 1984 | — |
| Dobrinski, A 1 API 15-053-20844 | Petroleum Energy, INC | Lorraine | 3202 | 1984 | — |
| Ryersee 'c' 2 API 15-135-22546 | John Jay Darrah Jr | Ryersee | 4184 | 1984 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-163-22016 | American Lariat | Riffe | 3357 | 1984 | — |
| Kope 1 API 15-163-22279 | American Lariat | Riffe | 3290 | 1984 | — |
| Wheeler 1 API 15-163-22307 | Ivan Holt Well Service INC | Alcona | 3568 | 1984 | — |
| Thyfault 1 API 15-163-22397 | Frontier Oil CO | Arpin South | 3785 | 1984 | — |
| Tucker 8 API 15-163-22435 | Collins John B | Cooper | 3800 | 1984 | — |
| Tucker 9 API 15-163-22465 | Collins John B | Cooper | 3875 | 1984 | — |
| Sleeper 1 API 15-185-22013 | White & Ellis Drilling, INC | Shepherd North | 3516 | 1984 | — |
| Walz 1 API 15-195-21593 | Mid-continent Energy Corp | Walz Northwest | 3795 | 1984 | — |
| Tindall-akers 2 API 15-009-23175 | Hutchinson William S | Redwing | 3550 | 1983 | — |
| Dinkel East 4 API 15-051-23370 | Weilert Enterprises | Younger | 3598 | 1983 | — |
| Braun 'c' 1 API 15-051-23431 | R.p. Nixon Operations | Herzog | 3475 | 1983 | — |
| Robins 7 API 15-159-21665 | Lutz Scott T | Chase-silica | 3568 | 1983 | — |
| City of Stockton Cemetery 1 API 15-163-21964 | Mwm-lawbanco Drlg | Riffe | 3350 | 1983 | — |
| Colburn 2 API 15-163-21966 | Rupe Oil | Riffe | 3350 | 1983 | — |
| Gasper 1 API 15-163-22019 | American Lariat | Riffe | 3412 | 1983 | — |
| Colburn 3 API 15-163-22053 | Rupe Oil | Riffe | 3350 | 1983 | — |
| Tucker 6 API 15-163-22247 | Collins John B Etal | Cooper | 3800 | 1983 | — |
| Rush County Farm 3 API 15-165-21140 | Jim A Allison | Rush Center East | 3750 | 1983 | — |
| Grow 3 API 15-185-21798 | Four-way Operating, INC | Saundra | 3580 | 1983 | — |
| Hathaway 2 API 15-159-19112-0001 | Producers Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3335 | 1983 | — |
| City of Stockton 1-18 API 15-163-21933-0100 | Rupe Oil CO INC | Riffe | 3336 | 1983 | — |
| Wokaty, O 3 API 15-185-10873 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Max | 3591 | 1982 | — |
| Schartz L-1 API 15-009-22659 | Cascade Oil | Chase-silica | 3576 | 1982 | — |
| Wendell 2 API 15-009-22780 | Fox, Don | Chase-silica | 3350 | 1982 | — |
| Klepper 1 API 15-009-22803 | Reif Oil Operations | Rick | 3390 | 1982 | — |
| Klepper 'a' 1 API 15-009-22804 | Reif Oil Operations | St Peter | 3432 | 1982 | — |
| Konecny 1 API 15-009-22814 | Chief Drilling Co., INC | Konecny | 3363 | 1982 | — |
| Panning 11 API 15-009-22818 | Hartman W.l | Hammer | 3425 | 1982 | — |
| Smith 2-a API 15-009-22824 | Reif Oil Operations | Bloomer | 3550 | 1982 | — |
| Brodie 6 API 15-009-22848 | W.l.hartman | Werner-robl | 3470 | 1982 | — |
| Lang 1 API 15-051-22771 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Younger | 3680 | 1982 | — |
| Beach 'c' 1 API 15-051-22912 | Liberty Enterprises | Bemis-shutts | 3580 | 1982 | — |
| Beach 'd' 1 API 15-051-22913 | Liberty Enterprises | Bemis-shutts | 3665 | 1982 | — |
| Mollhagen 1 API 15-159-21387 | Icer Addis Oil Operations | Mollhagen | 3495 | 1982 | — |
| Groth 2 API 15-159-21442 | Fox Don G | Volkland | 3300 | 1982 | — |
| Chaffin 1 API 15-163-21769 | C C & S Oil Operating | Riffe | 3300 | 1982 | — |
| Drach 1 API 15-185-21518 | Landmark Oil Exploration, INC | Silver Bell | 3772 | 1982 | — |
| Heyen 1 API 15-185-21575 | L D Davis | Heyen | 3655 | 1982 | — |
| Staab A 1 API 15-051-30094-0001 | — | Polifka Southeast | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Hekele 4 API 15-009-22026 | Al-an-ser Oil | Wondra South | 3402 | 1981 | — |
| Hekele 5 API 15-009-22027 | Al-an-ser Oil | Wondra South | 3331 | 1981 | — |
| Welsh 7 API 15-009-22213 | Graves Drilling CO | Ft. Zarah | 3420 | 1981 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 23 API 15-051-22105 | Cities Service Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3473 | 1981 | — |
| Kraus 1 API 15-051-22129 | Aikins & Owen | Kraus | 3850 | 1981 | — |
| Husted 10 API 15-051-22550 | Energy Reserves Group, INC | Bemis-shutts | 3341 | 1981 | — |
| Peverley 1 API 15-159-21049 | Black Frank J | Geneseo-edwards | 3200 | 1981 | — |
| Volkland 'b' 1 API 15-159-21310 | Fox Don G | Volkland | 3270 | 1981 | — |
| Rostocil 'c' 8 API 15-163-21254 | Sohio Petroleum CO | Barry | 3436 | 1981 | — |
| Lonnecker 'a' 1 API 15-163-21400 | Geodessa Corp | Dopita | 3447 | 1981 | — |
| Driscoll 'b' Was Billings 'b' 5 API 15-167-21593 | King, J. L. Oil Operations | Gorham | 3181 | 1981 | — |
| Hall 'b' 2 API 15-185-21200 | Jantz Evan & Assoc | Mueller | 3627 | 1981 | — |
| Muhlheim 'b' 4 API 15-195-20853 | Phillips Pet | Muhlheim | 3900 | 1981 | — |
| Bryant Pool 001-a API 15-009-21730 | Phillips Pet | Chase-silica | 3706 | 1980 | — |
| Leroy 'a' 1 API 15-009-21797 | Wright Oil | Ellinwood North | 3338 | 1980 | — |
| Hekele 1 API 15-009-21818 | Al-an-ser Oil | Wondra South | 3322 | 1980 | — |
| Schepmann 2 API 15-009-21997 | Brougher Oil | Schepmann | 3386 | 1980 | — |
| Simpson 2 API 15-051-21878 | Zinszer, Richard H | Bemis-shutts | 3385 | 1980 | — |
| Husted 9 API 15-051-22150 | Energy Reserves Group | Bemis-shutts | 3500 | 1980 | — |
| Thomason-maxfield 1 API 15-065-21214 | Rains and Williamson Oil Co., INC | Wheeler South | 3928 | 1980 | — |
| Griffith 2 API 15-163-21077 | Rim Oil | Riffe | 3340 | 1980 | — |
| Rush 1 API 15-165-20790 | Jim A Allison | Rush Center East | 3758 | 1980 | — |
| Morgenstern 4 API 15-167-21405 | Shields Oil Producers INC | Roosevelt | 3360 | 1980 | — |
| Henning 7 API 15-009-21587 | Fell & Wolfe Oil CO | Lanterman | 3380 | 1979 | — |
| Schreiber-maneth 1 API 15-009-21641 | Abercrombie Drlg | Pospishel South | 3563 | 1979 | — |
| Staab 'a' 5 API 15-051-21654 | A. Scott Ritchie | Polifka Southeast | 3630 | 1979 | — |
| Bemis 'b' 8 API 15-051-21666 | Zinszer, Richard H | Bemis-shutts | 3392 | 1979 | — |
| Oswald, Edward 'a' 12 API 15-167-21254 | Sohio Petroleum Corp | Fairport | 3237 | 1979 | — |
| Smith 'b' 3 API 15-185-20954 | Jay Bergman Oil CO | Sand Hills | 3560 | 1979 | — |
| Wirth 1 API 15-009-21254 | Roxana Corp | Kraft-prusa | 3335 | 1978 | — |
| Wasinger, Frank S. 'a' 19 API 15-051-21404 | Tenneco Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3605 | 1978 | — |
| Walter 1 API 15-051-21422 | Hi-kat Petroleum CO | Catharine | 3525 | 1978 | — |
| S & S Ranch 'a' 5 API 15-167-21112 | Mai Louis M Operations | S&s | 3192 | 1978 | — |
| Schneweis 2 API 15-009-21151 | C Oil | Snow White | 3394 | 1977 | — |
| Rugan 1 API 15-009-21244 | B & R Oil | Ft. Zarah | 3403 | 1977 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-165-20615 | Allison J.a | Rush Center North | 3835 | 1977 | — |
| Oswald, Edward 'a' 10 API 15-167-21008 | Sohio Petroleum CO | Fairport | 3217 | 1977 | — |
| King 3 API 15-167-21053 | Kaiser-francis Oil | Trapp | 3365 | 1977 | — |
| Popp (king) 4 API 15-167-21062 | Kaiser Herman George | Trapp | 3594 | 1977 | — |
| Herman 3 API 15-051-01658-0001 | Isern Pet | Bemis-shutts | 3730 | 1977 | — |
| Wasinger 1 API 15-051-21211 | F. & M. Oil | Dechant South | 3630 | 1976 | — |
| Kinzie 4 API 15-151-20335 | John O. Farmer, INC | Jem Northeast | 4672 | 1976 | — |
Other formations
- Squirrel 11,151
- Mississippian 10,791
- Arbuckle 10,446
- Bartlesville 10,057
- Chase Group 8,994
- Mississippi 5,201
- Lansing-kansas City 3,409
- Council Grove Group 2,462
- Morrow 1,978
- Oarb 1,814
- Lansing 1,580
- Cherokee Coals 1,493
- Peru 1,454
- Niobrara 1,349
- Cattleman 1,108
- Viola 1,051
- Kansas City 997
- Squirrel Sand 995
- Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City 993
- Cherokee 988
- St Louis 947
- Mississippian System 934
- Chase 899
- Wayside 884
- Marmaton 825
- Mrw L 809
- Chester 732
- Simpson 678
- Lansing Kansas City 576
- Mrw U 514
- Tucker 497
- Council Grove 417