The Council Grove Group formation
2,462 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 | 3000 ft | 3250 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What stands out on the Council Grove Group
The operator named on most of these records is Amoco Production CO, on 525 of them (21.3%), ahead of Anadarko Production CO (210) and Mobil Oil (194). The oldest well here was completed in 1927 and the most recent in 2011, and the deepest reaches 7606 feet — Panoma 2-12, drilled in 1956.
Where it is produced
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kearny | 622 | 25.3% |
| Stevens | 527 | 21.4% |
| Grant | 523 | 21.2% |
| Stanton | 209 | 8.5% |
| Morton | 179 | 7.3% |
| Finney | 176 | 7.1% |
| Haskell | 94 | 3.8% |
| Hamilton | 63 | 2.6% |
| Meade | 36 | 1.5% |
| Seward | 20 | 0.8% |
| Wichita | 7 | 0.3% |
| Harper | 2 | 0.1% |
| Greeley | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rush | 1 | 0.0% |
| Pawnee | 1 | 0.0% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Panoma Gas Area | 2,287 | 92.9% |
| Hugoton Gas Area | 93 | 3.8% |
| Johan | 18 | 0.7% |
| Panoma | 12 | 0.5% |
| Horace South | 5 | 0.2% |
| Hugoton | 5 | 0.2% |
| Meyers | 4 | 0.2% |
| Wildcat | 4 | 0.2% |
| Kismet | 4 | 0.2% |
| Adams Ranch | 2 | 0.1% |
| Horace | 2 | 0.1% |
| H K W | 2 | 0.1% |
| Holt | 2 | 0.1% |
| Bradshaw Gas Area | 2 | 0.1% |
What happened to these wells — on the Council Grove Group
497 of the 2,462 wells on the Council Grove Group are classed as plugged and abandoned. 9 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 273 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, 502 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
An old well on land in Kansas?
9 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,462 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella 1 API 15-093-20754 | American Cntnntl Energy | Panoma Gas Area | 3050 | 1982 | State |
| Pearl 3 API 15-093-20756 | American Cntnntl Energy | Panoma Gas Area | 3030 | 1982 | State |
| Collingwood Estate 1 API 15-203-20053 | American Continental Energy | Panoma Gas Area | 3258 | 1981 | State |
| Collingwood Estate 2 API 15-203-20054 | American Continental Energy, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5150 | 1981 | State |
| Browne 1-2 API 15-093-20507 | Kansas-nebraska Natural Gas CO | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1979 | State |
| Ethel 1 API 15-093-20506 | Stolz | Panoma Gas Area | 3250 | 1978 | State |
| Gladys 1 API 15-093-20484 | Stoltz Wagner & Brown | Panoma Gas Area | 3150 | 1978 | State |
| Kreutzer 1 API 15-203-20040 | Stoltz, Wagner and Brown | Leoti Gas Area | 3238 | 1977 | State |
| Adamson 1 API 15-093-20261 | Cimarron Exploration | Panoma Gas Area | 3105 | 1976 | State |
| Apley Trust 1-30 API 15-145-21534-0003 | F.g. Holl Co., LLC | Jack | 4000 | 2011 | — |
| Flower 'a' 1 API 15-189-21857-0001 | — | Panoma Gas Area | 3005 | 2010 | — |
| Beckett 'a' 4 API 15-093-21775 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma | 3138 | 2006 | — |
| Roy Unit (eog) 1-3 API 15-081-21633-0001 | Exxonmobil Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 5800 | 2006 | — |
| Jennie Barker Unit 3-23 API 15-055-21906-0001 | Eog Resources, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5400 | 2006 | — |
| Brownell Unit 2-3 API 15-189-21806-0001 | Exxonmobil Oil Corp | Hugoton | 2964 | 2001 | — |
| Perrill 'a' 2-r API 15-189-22335-0001 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Panoma | 3100 | 2001 | — |
| Fulk 2-19r API 15-189-22324-0001 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Panoma | 3275 | 2000 | — |
| Yuncker 8-14 API 15-081-21215 | — | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1998 | — |
| Spikes 'b' 4 API 15-189-22290 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1998 | — |
| Charity 'a' 2 API 15-189-22293 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Panoma Gas Area | 3180 | 1998 | — |
| Parsons 'a' 2 API 15-189-22301 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma | 3100 | 1998 | — |
| Gilbert 'a' 4-29 API 15-067-21414 | Pioneer Natural Res Usa | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1998 | — |
| S. A. Davis Unit 1-25r API 15-067-21416 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1998 | — |
| J. B. Wright 3-11 Replacm API 15-081-21143 | Mesa Operating CO | Panoma Gas Area | 3009 | 1998 | — |
| H. P. Rooney 3-5 API 15-081-21161 | Pioneer Natural Resources | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1998 | — |
| Ratzlaff 2-28 API 15-093-21526 | Cross Timbers Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 3118 | 1998 | — |
| Nix 'b' 2 API 15-129-21546 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3406 | 1998 | — |
| Newby 2-28r API 15-189-22225 | Pioneer Natural Resources Usa INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3155 | 1998 | — |
| Mills Gas Unit 2 API 15-067-20175-0001 | Amoco Production CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2942 | 1998 | — |
| Ramey Gas Unit 2 API 15-187-20370-0001 | Amoco Production CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2925 | 1997 | — |
| Layman 2-2 API 15-055-21511 | Plains Pet Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 2995 | 1997 | — |
| Rademacher 'a' 4 API 15-067-21396 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3010 | 1997 | — |
| Steen 2-29 R API 15-067-21404 | Pioneer Natural Resources, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3036 | 1997 | — |
| Davatz 'd' 4 API 15-081-21090 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3115 | 1997 | — |
| Vanselous 'a' 5 API 15-189-22147 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3040 | 1997 | — |
| C. Coulter 1 API 15-189-22150 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3365 | 1997 | — |
| Howell-rhinehart 'a' 2 API 15-189-22151 | Anadarko Petroelum Corporation | Panoma Gas Area | 2975 | 1997 | — |
| Oak 'a' 1 API 15-189-22162 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 7000 | 1997 | — |
| Stone 1 API 15-055-21505 | Becker Oil Corp | Ivanhoe West | 5275 | 1996 | — |
| Kirmayer Council Grove 1 API 15-067-21385 | Mesa Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1996 | — |
| Bruner 1 API 15-175-21557 | Kaiser-francis Oil | Hugoton Gas Area | 2850 | 1996 | — |
| Ratcliff Gas Unit 'e' 2 API 15-189-22106 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 2900 | 1996 | — |
| Parsons 2-11r API 15-189-22107 | Mesa Operating Ltd. Partnership | Panoma Gas Area | 3200 | 1996 | — |
| Kirmayer Estate 1 API 15-067-00264-0001 | Mesa Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 3015 | 1996 | — |
| Stone 2 API 15-055-21505-0001 | Stapp Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 5275 | 1996 | — |
| Drussell 'a' 3 API 15-055-21358 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1995 | — |
| Stone 1 API 15-055-21394 | Stapp Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 3040 | 1995 | — |
| King 'g' 4 API 15-067-21325 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1995 | — |
| Finkelstein 2-2 API 15-093-21436 | Plains Pet Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 3075 | 1995 | — |
| Schowalter Unit 1-3 API 15-189-20900-0001 | Mobil Oil | Hugoton Gas Area | 3300 | 1995 | — |
| Morris Gas Unit 'b' 2hi API 15-055-21286 | Amoco Production CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2766 | 1994 | — |
| Anderson Gas Unit 2hi API 15-055-21298 | Amoco Production CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2817 | 1994 | — |
| Garden City 'a' 3 API 15-055-21310 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1994 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'g' 3hi API 15-055-21311 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3015 | 1994 | — |
| Alford 2-5r API 15-067-21253 | Mesa Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 3080 | 1994 | — |
| Robert G. Morris (council Grove) 2 API 15-093-21363 | Amoco Production CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2776 | 1994 | — |
| Dunne-hoffmann 2-8 API 15-189-21660 | Lowry Expl | Panoma Gas Area | 3200 | 1994 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'c' 3 API 15-055-21139 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3125 | 1993 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'e' 3 API 15-055-21134 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5127 | 1993 | — |
| Tait 'd' 2hi API 15-055-21135 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3125 | 1993 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'f' 3 API 15-055-21140 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3109 | 1993 | — |
| Shoup 2-35 API 15-075-20522 | Hugoton Energy Corp | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2680 | 1993 | — |
| Gregg 'a' 2 API 15-081-20732 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1993 | — |
| Fletcher 'g' 3 API 15-081-20733 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1993 | — |
| Garden City 'f' 3 API 15-093-21243 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3106 | 1993 | — |
| Unrein 3 API 15-093-21292 | Arco Oil and Gas CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2950 | 1993 | — |
| Bohling 2-22 API 15-119-20866 | Red Oak Energy, INC | Johan | 3400 | 1993 | — |
| Ku Endowment 'f' 1 API 15-189-21540 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 7000 | 1993 | — |
| Hittle 'a' 3 API 15-189-21553 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1993 | — |
| Clair Curry 2-2 API 15-081-10237-0001 | — | Hugoton Gas Area | 5137 | 1992 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'd' 3 API 15-055-21136 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3102 | 1992 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'a' 2 API 15-055-21137 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3131 | 1992 | — |
| Mcwilliams 'b' 2 API 15-055-21138 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3110 | 1992 | — |
| Joyce 'f' 2 API 15-067-21153 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3005 | 1992 | — |
| Joyce 1-i API 15-067-21154 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3080 | 1992 | — |
| Hickman 'a' 2 API 15-175-21209-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 5934 | 1992 | — |
| Pfeifer 'i' 2 API 15-055-20904 | Plains Pet Operating | Hugoton Gas Area | 2995 | 1991 | — |
| Spratt 'b' 2 API 15-055-20954 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3050 | 1991 | — |
| Spratt 'f' 2 API 15-055-20955 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3135 | 1991 | — |
| Spratt 'c' 3 API 15-055-20956 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3055 | 1991 | — |
| Spratt 'd' 2 API 15-055-20960 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3045 | 1991 | — |
| Spratt 'a' 2 API 15-055-20965 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3130 | 1991 | — |
| J. R. Hickok 'f' 2-x API 15-067-21113 | Arco O&g | Panoma Gas Area | 2915 | 1991 | — |
| Grubbs 'b' 1 API 15-067-21151 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3065 | 1991 | — |
| Rabe 'a' 4 API 15-067-21157 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3121 | 1991 | — |
| Pickens 'b' 4 API 15-067-21158 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3112 | 1991 | — |
| Stever 'c' 3 API 15-067-21159 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3139 | 1991 | — |
| Gilbert 'a' 2 API 15-067-21160 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3138 | 1991 | — |
| Frey 'b' 3 API 15-081-20676 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3028 | 1991 | — |
| Frey 'd' 2 API 15-081-20677 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3010 | 1991 | — |
| Eubank 'a' 2 API 15-081-20678 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 3067 | 1991 | — |
| Atkins 'h' 2 API 15-081-20679 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2966 | 1991 | — |
| Rixon 2-28 API 15-093-21179 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2910 | 1991 | — |
| Weber 2-21 API 15-093-21180 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2958 | 1991 | — |
| Frank M. Finkelstein 2 API 15-093-21186 | Amoco Production CO | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1991 | — |
| Pfeifer 'i' 2 API 15-055-20904-0001 | Williams Production Rmt Company | Hugoton Gas Area | 2995 | 1991 | — |
| Tait 'g' 2 API 15-055-20890-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 5150 | 1991 | — |
| Biggs 'a' 4 API 15-081-20685-0001 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5770 | 1991 | — |
| Tait 'g' 2 API 15-055-20890 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5150 | 1990 | — |
| Tait 'f' 2 API 15-055-20896 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5100 | 1990 | — |
| Tait 'e' 2 API 15-055-20898 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 3050 | 1990 | — |
| Spratt 13-13 API 15-055-20918 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2960 | 1990 | — |
| Spratt Cg 14-14 API 15-055-20920 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2980 | 1990 | — |
| Nordling 'b' 1 API 15-067-21053 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 2991 | 1990 | — |
| Trussell 1-34 API 15-075-20486 | Trans Pacific Oil Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 5624 | 1990 | — |
| Dunne-hoffmann 'd' 3 API 15-189-21392 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 6625 | 1990 | — |
| Bane 'i' 2 API 15-189-21424 | Anadarko Petroelum Corporation | Panoma Gas Area | 3003 | 1990 | — |
| Dunne-hoffman 'k' 2 API 15-189-21425 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3097 | 1990 | — |
| Gustason 'a' 3 API 15-189-21430 | Mobil Oil Corporation | Panoma Gas Area | 3105 | 1990 | — |
| Patterson 'd' 3 API 15-189-21432 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3151 | 1990 | — |
| Unrein 2 API 15-093-20363-0001 | Chevron Usa | Panoma Gas Area | 2975 | 1990 | — |
| Jackson 'a' 1-2 API 15-093-20984-0001 | Williams Production Rmt Company | Panoma Gas Area | 2966 | 1990 | — |
| Nix Unit 3-2 API 15-189-21094-0001 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3250 | 1990 | — |
| Shell 'a' 2 API 15-093-20998 | Oxy Usa, INC | Panoma Gas Area | 5050 | 1989 | — |
| Hamlin Cg 2-32 API 15-055-20868 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2992 | 1989 | — |
| Hamlin 2-cg-30 API 15-055-20869 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2975 | 1989 | — |
| Brookover 3 API 15-067-20842 | Brokover Enterprises | Panoma Gas Area | 2740 | 1989 | — |
| Dorothy Limper Unit 2-x API 15-067-20968 | Arco Oil and Gas CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2950 | 1989 | — |
| Eubank 'a' 5 API 15-081-20507 | Helmerich and Payne, INC | Eubank | 5650 | 1989 | — |
| Flick Gas Unit Hi 3 API 15-081-20551 | Amoco Production CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2871 | 1989 | — |
| Jackson 'a' 1-2 API 15-093-20984 | Plains Petroleum Operating CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2966 | 1989 | — |
| Evans 1-2 API 15-129-20920 | Plains Pet Operating | Panoma Gas Area | 2950 | 1989 | — |
| F. A. Thompson Gas Unit 2 API 15-129-21014 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3107 | 1989 | — |
| Mcmichael Unit 'a' 1 API 15-189-20258 | Kansas Petroleum | Panoma Gas Area | 3025 | 1989 | — |
| Beavers 'd' 1 API 15-189-21129 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 6870 | 1989 | — |
| Spence 2-28 API 15-055-20837-0001 | Union Pacific Resources CO | Panoma Gas Area | 5200 | 1989 | — |
| Anderson 2-15 API 15-055-20841 | Union Pacific Resources | Panoma Gas Area | 5000 | 1989 | — |
| Jones 'd' 2 API 15-055-20734 | Cities Service CO | Panoma Gas Area | 5200 | 1988 | — |
| Wiley 1-36 API 15-055-20783 | Ensign Operating CO | Panoma Gas Area | 5041 | 1988 | — |
| Hamlin 2cg-19 API 15-055-20834 | Kansas Natural Gas CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2960 | 1988 | — |
| Hamlin 2-cg-25 API 15-093-20950 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2974 | 1988 | — |
| Spratt 3cg-3 API 15-055-20687 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2950 | 1987 | — |
| Earl Brown Gas Unit 2 API 15-055-20699 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1987 | — |
| Brown Unit 3-4 API 15-055-20700 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3100 | 1987 | — |
| Hamlin Cg 2-29 API 15-055-20727 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2962 | 1987 | — |
| Finnup 'cg' 2-19 API 15-055-20728 | Kansas Natural Gas | Panoma Gas Area | 2960 | 1987 | — |
| Cox 'b' 3 API 15-067-20608 | Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 5811 | 1987 | — |
| Mathes 'a' 2 API 15-067-20671 | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3050 | 1987 | — |
| Cannon 2-24 API 15-093-20903 | Kansas Natural Gas CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2938 | 1987 | — |
| Jerman 'a' 2 API 15-175-20899 | Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 6450 | 1987 | — |
| Brollier 'e' 1 API 15-189-20932 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 6400 | 1987 | — |
| Ellis Unit 2-3 API 15-189-20951 | Mobil Oil Corp | Panoma Gas Area | 3250 | 1987 | — |
| Ruby M. Burrows Unit 1 API 15-189-21039 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 6700 | 1987 | — |
| Parker Estate Unit 2-4 API 15-189-21093 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3300 | 1987 | — |
| Fletcher Unit 2 API 15-081-20431-0001 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 5700 | 1987 | — |
| C. J. Ricker Estate Unit 2 API 15-055-20612 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 5450 | 1986 | — |
| Mitchell Gas Unit 2 API 15-055-20634 | Amoco Production CO | Panoma Gas Area | 3000 | 1986 | — |
| Brown 28-29 API 15-055-20638 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3140 | 1986 | — |
| Brown Farm 12-13 API 15-055-20639 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3080 | 1986 | — |
| Brown Farm 8-9 API 15-055-20640 | Mobil Oil | Panoma Gas Area | 3135 | 1986 | — |
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
- 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