The Arbuckle formation
10,446 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 | 3600 ft | 4297 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What stands out on the Arbuckle
The operator named on most of these records is Samuel Gary Jr. and Assoc., INC, on 457 of them (4.4%), ahead of Mai Oil Operations, INC (440) and American Warrior, INC (280). The oldest well here was completed in 1926 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest reaches 8360 feet — Theis 1-12, drilled in 1998.
Where it is produced
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis | 1,525 | 14.6% |
| Barton | 1,493 | 14.3% |
| Rooks | 1,352 | 12.9% |
| Stafford | 822 | 7.9% |
| Russell | 672 | 6.4% |
| Graham | 580 | 5.6% |
| Rice | 418 | 4.0% |
| Rush | 303 | 2.9% |
| Barber | 231 | 2.2% |
| Pawnee | 222 | 2.1% |
| Trego | 217 | 2.1% |
| Ellsworth | 214 | 2.0% |
| Butler | 194 | 1.9% |
| Norton | 173 | 1.7% |
| Montgomery | 157 | 1.5% |
| Sumner | 153 | 1.5% |
| Pratt | 146 | 1.4% |
| Comanche | 134 | 1.3% |
| Cowley | 121 | 1.2% |
| Wilson | 95 | 0.9% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 1,412 | 13.5% |
| Bemis-shutts | 370 | 3.5% |
| Chase-silica | 365 | 3.5% |
| Trapp | 331 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 313 | 3.0% |
| Unnamed | 292 | 2.8% |
| Marcotte | 181 | 1.7% |
| Kraft-prusa | 153 | 1.5% |
| Cooper | 142 | 1.4% |
| Cherokee Basin Coal Area | 121 | 1.2% |
| Riffe | 117 | 1.1% |
| Morel | 97 | 0.9% |
| Hall-gurney | 88 | 0.8% |
| El Dorado | 87 | 0.8% |
What happened to these wells — on the Arbuckle
4,002 of the 10,446 wells on the Arbuckle are classed as plugged and abandoned. 15 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 279 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, 3,977 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
An old well on land in Kansas?
15 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 10,446 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden 37-hp API 15-207-28808 | Haas Petroleum, LLC | Evans | 1597 | 2013 | State |
| Stauffer 9-1 API 15-207-26774 | Patrick Petroleum, LLC | Wissman | 2100 | 2002 | State |
| Westhoff 2 API 15-145-21185 | Robert-gay Energy Entpr | Larned | 3900 | 1985 | State |
| Westhoff 'rg' 1 API 15-145-21175 | Robert-gay Energy Entpr | Larned | 3895 | 1984 | State |
| Westhusin 'b' 1 API 15-163-22418 | Baker Oil Operations | Nettie | 3559 | 1984 | State |
| Whisman 1 API 15-163-22486 | Southwest Energy Develop Corp | Whisman | 3762 | 1984 | State |
| Marshall 1 API 15-163-22508 | Baker Oil Operations, INC | Riffe | 3272 | 1984 | State |
| Krug 'b' 2 API 15-167-22254 | Hutchison Oil Operations | Krug | 3337 | 1984 | State |
| Swayze 1-10 API 15-065-21834 | Cherokee Petroleum Corp | Wild Horse Creek North | 3921 | 1983 | State |
| Ives 2 API 15-163-21833 | Angle Oil | Riffe Northwest | 3370 | 1982 | State |
| King 4 API 15-195-20923 | Angle Oil CO | Cotton South | 4073 | 1982 | State |
| Andreson 1 API 15-163-21339 | Frontier Oil | Lynd | 3730 | 1981 | State |
| King 1 API 15-195-20741 | Angel Oil | Cotton South | 4210 | 1981 | State |
| King 2 API 15-195-20839 | Angel Oil | Cotton South | 3974 | 1981 | State |
| Anderson, D 7-1 API 15-065-24090-0001 | The Mustang, LLC | Unnamed | 4297 | — | State |
| Sutherland D-2 API 15-001-31920 | Mcfadden Oil CO | Iola | 1806 | 2026 | — |
| Stecklein 1 API 15-051-27126 | Tdi, INC | Leonhardt | 3770 | 2026 | — |
| Holsman 1 API 15-065-24330 | Blake Exploration, LLC | — | 3719 | 2026 | — |
| Penny 1 API 15-051-27134 | C G Oil, INC | Unnamed | 3460 | 2026 | — |
| Crystal 1 API 15-051-27135 | C G Oil, INC | Seitz | 3620 | 2026 | — |
| Kerr Unit 1-23 API 15-151-22617 | Prater Oil & Gas Operations, INC | Coats West | 4655 | 2026 | — |
| Reed 1 API 15-163-24524 | Anchor Bay Petroleum LLC | Grover North | 3550 | 2026 | — |
| Ohmes 4 API 15-165-22194 | Grand Mesa Operating Company | Timken West | 3735 | 2026 | — |
| Meharg 9 API 15-167-24150 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Trapp | 3362 | 2026 | — |
| Butcher 18-1 API 15-163-24525 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Barry Southeast | 3591 | 2026 | — |
| Wherry-cllop 1-8 API 15-159-22901 | Bird Dog Oil, LLC | Wherry | 3500 | 2026 | — |
| Jim Ruder 1 API 15-163-24526 | Patterson Energy LLC | Barry | 3560 | 2026 | — |
| Barry 'd' 8 API 15-163-24528 | Patterson Energy LLC | Barry | 3480 | 2026 | — |
| Link 1 API 15-159-22902 | Double G Petro LLC | Chase-silica | 3380 | 2026 | — |
| Slansky 17 API 15-163-24529 | Patterson Energy LLC | Barry | 3405 | 2026 | — |
| Frank Cerrow 9 API 15-163-24530 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3564 | 2026 | — |
| Big Timber 1 API 15-165-22195 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hampton Northeast | 3920 | 2026 | — |
| Link 2 API 15-159-22903 | Double G Petro LLC | Chase-silica | 3355 | 2026 | — |
| Rost 2-26 API 15-057-21107 | M3 Helium Corp | Unnamed | 5570 | 2026 | — |
| Peavey 14 API 15-051-27139 | Patterson Energy LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3536 | 2026 | — |
| Tin Grainery 1 API 15-163-24417-0001 | Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership | — | 3575 | 2026 | — |
| Edson 6-7 API 15-015-24245 | Running Foxes Petroleum INC | Butwick | 3340 | 2026 | — |
| Bayer 7-29 API 15-159-22904 | Rama Operating Co., INC | Chase-silica | 3400 | 2026 | — |
| Meharg 10 API 15-167-24151 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Trapp | 3326 | 2026 | — |
| Six B 3b 1 API 15-137-20777 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 3944 | 2026 | — |
| Riemann, J 7 API 15-009-26459 | Patterson Energy LLC | Kraft-prusa | 3375 | 2026 | — |
| Lang-marx Unit 1 API 15-137-20778 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Unnamed | 3882 | 2026 | — |
| Kramer A 11 API 15-167-24152 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Trapp | 3410 | 2026 | — |
| Schneweis Ventures 1 Swd API 15-057-21111 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 5946 | 2026 | — |
| Haines 2 API 15-163-00211-0001 | Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership | — | 3536 | 2026 | — |
| Brobee Swd 1-26 API 15-057-20828-0002 | Sanguine Resources, LLC | Unnamed | 6630 | 2025 | — |
| Karst R 4 API 15-009-26429 | Berexco LLC | Trapp | 3450 | 2025 | — |
| Gill 2 API 15-009-26435 | K & N Petroleum, INC | Cheyenne View | 3520 | 2025 | — |
| Marguerite 1 API 15-007-24503 | Briscoe Petroleum, LLC | Rhodes | 5035 | 2025 | — |
| Ruder 9 API 15-051-27118 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Schoenchen | 3602 | 2025 | — |
| Josie 3 API 15-163-24511 | Jaspar CO | Jelinek | 3537 | 2025 | — |
| Sarah Swd 2 API 15-135-26228 | Mike Kelso Oil, INC | Aldrich | 5138 | 2025 | — |
| Burghart Swd 1 API 15-205-28560 | Sek Energy, LLC | Buffalo-vilas | 1644 | 2025 | — |
| G-z Unit 1 API 15-159-22898 | Morgenstern Oil Operations LLC | Roesler | 3267 | 2025 | — |
| Mkb 2 API 15-051-27120 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | — | 3500 | 2025 | — |
| Fisher 1-26 2 API 15-185-24167 | Thomas Garner, INC | Gobin East | 4350 | 2025 | — |
| Taylor Farms Unit 1 API 15-179-21512 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | Studley | 3856 | 2025 | — |
| Lucas 3 API 15-185-24169 | Rockhound Petroleum, LLC | Macksville | 4200 | 2025 | — |
| Stull Unit 1 API 15-165-22190 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough Northeast | 3974 | 2025 | — |
| Doll 1 API 15-055-22630 | Bonanza Carbon Capture, LLC | Unnamed | 6587 | 2025 | — |
| Charlotte Hobbs Swd-1 API 15-001-31919 | Colt Energy INC | Iola | 1806 | 2025 | — |
| Rathbun 8 API 15-053-21403 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Geneseo-edwards | 3330 | 2025 | — |
| Gaunt Unit 1-36 API 15-009-26450 | Darrah Oil Company, LLC | Pritchard | 3548 | 2025 | — |
| Lincoln North-wood 1-7 API 15-185-24170 | Bird Dog Oil, LLC | Frey | 3764 | 2025 | — |
| C&l Unit 1 API 15-051-27123 | Mustang Energy Corporation | Leinmiller | 3750 | 2025 | — |
| Eshelman Swd API 15-155-21813 | Excalibur Production Company, INC | Burrton | 4500 | 2025 | — |
| Pekarek 1 API 15-163-23584-0001 | Jaspar CO | Jelinek | 3952 | 2025 | — |
| Vw Unit 1 API 15-009-26453 | Rjm Company | Odin | 3388 | 2025 | — |
| Jb George Swd API 15-207-30086 | Rj Energy, LLC | — | 1900 | 2025 | — |
| Feist 10 API 15-159-22899 | Morgenstern Oil Operations LLC | Orth West | 3274 | 2025 | — |
| Riemann B 3 Swd API 15-009-20853-0001 | C & K Oil Company | Kraft-prusa | 3578 | 2025 | — |
| Bogner 2-1 API 15-009-26455 | Talon Group LLC | Trapp | 3386 | 2025 | — |
| Moose 30-1 API 15-163-24516 | Stratakan Exploration, LLC | Baumgarten | 3700 | 2025 | — |
| Www 3 API 15-095-22349-0001 | Northern Natural Gas CO | — | 4700 | 2025 | — |
| Marguerite #2 API 15-151-21307-0001 | Griffin, Charles N | Earl | 4850 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 25 API 15-163-24517 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3847 | 2025 | — |
| Bieberle A 7 API 15-159-22900 | Rjm Company | Orth West | 3259 | 2025 | — |
| Schmeid Ranch 1 API 15-051-26962-0001 | Patterson Energy LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3757 | 2025 | — |
| Blowin Sands Unit 1 API 15-151-22615 | Thomas Garner, INC | Unnamed | 4545 | 2025 | — |
| Dinkel 4 API 15-195-23185 | Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership | Flax | 4079 | 2025 | — |
| Cathy 1 API 15-147-20765 | Jaspar CO | Logan | 3466 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 27 API 15-163-24518 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3875 | 2025 | — |
| R & J 2 API 15-009-26458 | Rjm Company | Kraft-prusa | 3337 | 2025 | — |
| Cross Swd-1 API 15-001-31964 | Colt Energy INC | Iola | 1872 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 28 API 15-163-24519 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 4276 | 2025 | — |
| Mj-janke Unit 1 API 15-165-22192 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough | 4035 | 2025 | — |
| Mj15 1 API 15-165-22193 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough | 4035 | 2025 | — |
| Milberger A #5 API 15-167-24148 | Talon Group LLC | Gorham | 3377 | 2025 | — |
| Kasandra 2-25 API 15-195-23189 | Reilly Oil E & P | Nicholson | 3981 | 2025 | — |
| Rohr 9 API 15-051-27133 | Michael D. Weilert Oil CO | Lookout Hollow East | 3653 | 2025 | — |
| Meharg 8 API 15-167-24149 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Trapp | 3340 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 26 API 15-163-24521 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3875 | 2025 | — |
| Stithem 29 API 15-163-24522 | Patterson Energy LLC | Marcotte | 3862 | 2025 | — |
| Berndsen Unit 1 API 15-015-00050-0001 | Mem Partnership LP | Berndsen | 2510 | 2024 | — |
| Miller 'f' 8 API 15-167-23599 | Rl Investment, LLC | Gorham | 3400 | 2024 | — |
| Larkin 14 2 API 15-007-20258-0001 | Lb Exploration, INC | Deerhead North | 5393 | 2024 | — |
| Meyer Farms 2-12 API 15-145-21891 | Jel Resources, LLC | — | 4019 | 2024 | — |
| Iron Orchard 1 API 15-047-21673 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Wil | 4820 | 2024 | — |
| Vine 2 API 15-051-27101 | Tri United, INC | Solomon Southeast | 3658 | 2024 | — |
| Braun 4 API 15-051-27102 | Berexco LLC | Toulon | 3625 | 2024 | — |
| Rolfs 1 API 15-053-21390 | Patterson Energy LLC | Lorraine | 3600 | 2024 | — |
| Knoll Circle K Farms 1-26 API 15-065-24300 | Satchell Creek Petroleum, LLC | Wildcat | 4162 | 2024 | — |
| Grunder 4 API 15-151-22579 | Grunder Oil, LLC | Randle | 4550 | 2024 | — |
| Rolfs 2 API 15-053-21391 | Patterson Energy LLC | Lorraine | 3195 | 2024 | — |
| Krug - Driscoll Unit 1 API 15-167-24135 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Kennebec | 3296 | 2024 | — |
| Cottonwood 1 API 15-165-22184 | Double G Petro LLC | Roland | 3900 | 2024 | — |
| Myers 1 API 15-165-22185 | Joe Gerstner Oil, LLC | Beeching East | 3650 | 2024 | — |
| Fdd Unit 1-33 API 15-167-24138 | Russell Oil, INC | Nuss | 3450 | 2024 | — |
| Hall 'c' Swd #1 API 15-015-24222 | C & G Drilling, INC | Hazlett | 3250 | 2024 | — |
| Krug 2 API 15-167-24139 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Kennebec | 3300 | 2024 | — |
| Eubank 1-17 API 15-151-22586 | Shelby Resources LLC | — | 4846 | 2024 | — |
| Hartwich 1 API 15-197-20323 | Castle Resources, INC | Unnamed | 2845 | 2024 | — |
| Driscoll 6 API 15-167-24140 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Hall-gurney | 3380 | 2024 | — |
| Marie Antoinette A-1 API 15-145-21893 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4625 | 2024 | — |
| Marie Antoinette 1 API 15-145-21894 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4625 | 2024 | — |
| Armbrister A 1-swd API 15-163-23204-0001 | Pioneer Operations, LLC | Marcotte | 3867 | 2024 | — |
| Mollhagen 1 API 15-053-21392 | Castle Resources, INC | — | 3350 | 2024 | — |
| Mj1 1 API 15-165-22187 | Double G Petro LLC | Keough Northeast | 3965 | 2024 | — |
| Devine, R.p 10 API 15-051-27106 | Patterson Energy LLC | Solomon | 3580 | 2024 | — |
| Devine, R.p 11 API 15-051-27107 | Patterson Energy LLC | Solomon | 3949 | 2024 | — |
| Bjw 5 API 15-163-24499 | Jaspar CO | — | 3628 | 2024 | — |
| Hamit 2 API 15-163-24500 | Jaspar CO | Edgar | 3570 | 2024 | — |
| Frank Cerrow 8 API 15-163-24501 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3650 | 2024 | — |
| Frank Cerrow 7 API 15-163-24502 | Patterson Energy LLC | Jelinek | 3862 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson 1-15 API 15-185-24149 | Edison Operating Company LLC | Rattlesnake West | 4390 | 2024 | — |
| Conger A-1 API 15-163-24503 | Prospect Oil & Gas Corp | Conger | 3524 | 2024 | — |
| Schneider B 8 Owwo API 15-009-16373-0001 | Talon Group LLC | Trapp | 3304 | 2024 | — |
| Minks-griffey Unit 1 API 15-137-20770 | Ritchie Exploration, INC | — | 3894 | 2024 | — |
| Dinkel 3 API 15-195-23171 | Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership | Flax | 4056 | 2024 | — |
| Ames Unit 17 API 15-009-26415 | Rjm Company | Ames | 3325 | 2024 | — |
| Barnes Trust 2 API 15-009-26416 | Mai Oil Operations, INC | Unnamed | 3590 | 2024 | — |
| Kasandra 1-25 API 15-195-23173 | Reilly Oil E & P | Nicholson | 3940 | 2024 | — |
| Flora Barry 1 API 15-065-24313 | Patterson Energy LLC | Morel | 3865 | 2024 | — |
| Mollhagen 7 API 15-163-24506 | Jaspar CO | Todd Southeast | 3687 | 2024 | — |
| Myers #1 Swdw API 15-155-21801 | Ressler Well Service, INC | Burrton | 4451 | 2024 | — |
| M & M Unit 1 API 15-151-22590 | Thomas Garner, INC | Livin' Mound | 4500 | 2024 | — |
| Fdd Unit 2-33 API 15-167-24141 | Russell Oil, INC | Nuss | 3450 | 2024 | — |
| Doug Rozean 1-23 API 15-195-23174 | New Age Oil LLC | Unnamed | 4162 | 2024 | — |
| Kruckenberg 'owwo' 2-18 API 15-009-06641-0001 | F. G. Holl Company L.l.c | Heizer West | 3750 | 2024 | — |
| Roberts 2 API 15-065-24316 | Blake Exploration, LLC | Lesage West | 3620 | 2024 | — |
| Hpu 1-15 API 15-151-22592 | Quail Oil & Gas, LC | Sandy | 4790 | 2024 | — |
| Schneller 3-25 API 15-195-23175 | Downing-nelson Oil CO INC | Flax | 4029 | 2024 | — |
| Finney 3 API 15-111-20571 | Farmer, John O., INC | — | 3160 | 2024 | — |
| Wilson B Owwo 1 API 15-163-01884-0001 | Pfannenstiel, Luke Dba Rebel Oil LLC | Bemis-shutts | 3649 | 2024 | — |
| Mw 1 API 15-167-24143 | Purefield Carbon Capture, LLC | Unnamed | 3770 | 2024 | — |
| Weber 1 API 15-051-27109 | Anchor Bay Petroleum LLC | Pleasant | 3869 | 2024 | — |
| Gamble 2 API 15-145-21895 | Nec Operating - Kansas, LLC | Garfield | 4628 | 2024 | — |
| Rugan 2 API 15-009-26421 | Rjm Company | Kraft-prusa | 3296 | 2024 | — |
| Ms 1 API 15-009-26423 | Chris Batchman INC | Chase-silica | 3460 | 2024 | — |
| Burmeister B 7 API 15-009-26424 | Rjm Company | Kraft-prusa | 3388 | 2024 | — |
Other formations
- Squirrel 11,151
- Mississippian 10,791
- Bartlesville 10,057
- Chase Group 8,994
- Mississippi 5,201
- Lansing-kansas City 3,409
- Council Grove Group 2,462
- Morrow 1,978
- Arbuckle Group 1,866
- 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