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The Oarb formation

1,814 wells name this formation. The field is recorded on only 21 % of the register, so this is the minority that carries one.

Depth, over the 1,814 wells on this formation where a figure was reported (100%) — a median, never a mean
MeasurementMedian 90th percentile Kansas median
Total depth 3289 ft 3370 ft 2831 ft — deeper here

What stands out on the Oarb

The operator named on most of these records is Gulf Oil Corp, on 92 of them (5.1%), ahead of Skelly Oil CO (47) and Cities Service CO (43). The oldest well here was completed in 1930 and the most recent in 2011, and the deepest reaches 4148 feet — L. K. Gum 3, drilled in 1938.

Where it is produced

CountyWellsShare
Rice1,814100.0%

In which fields

FieldWellsShare
Chase-silica1,64690.7%
Tobias663.6%
Tobias Northwest321.8%
Ixl251.4%
Mary Ida South100.6%
Mansz80.4%
Munyon70.4%
Unknown40.2%
Rick Se30.2%
Cow Creek30.2%
Mooney20.1%
Rick20.1%
Silica20.1%
Brandenstein10.1%

What happened to these wells — on the Oarb

1,477 of the 1,814 wells on the Oarb are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 9 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, 482 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.

An old well on land in Kansas?

1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,814 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

The Oarb formation — the last column reads yes where the register records the well as plugged, State where it was plugged at public expense, and a dash where neither. A 0 depth means none was reported. The legal description is on the record, never on a page.
Lease and wellOperatorFieldDepth (ft)YearPlugged
Doran 3
API 15-159-03858
Atlantic Refg COChase-silica32831943State
Eugene Malone 4
API 15-159-22357
Malone Oil & Gas COChase-silica33601997
Quattlebaum 4
API 15-159-22318
Tomkat LTDChase-silica33001992
Engelhardt 4
API 15-159-22337
Fox Don GChase-silica33701992
Coleman 1
API 15-159-22304
T J ResourcesChase-silica33441991
Neeland 4
API 15-159-22281
Smith Oil PropertiesChase-silica34501990
Mcfarland 2
API 15-159-22291
Venture ResourcesChase-silica32781990
Walker 1
API 15-159-22292
Trans-western Petroleum, INCChase-silica33701990
Morris-brady 1
API 15-159-22220
Hiebert LewisChase-silica33001988
D. Knop 3
API 15-159-22222
Tomkat, LTDChase-silica33501988
Doll 2
API 15-159-22181
Utterback & DavisChase-silica33031987
Schubert 3
API 15-159-22204
Fox Don GChase-silica33501987
Knop 4
API 15-159-22205
Fox Don GChase-silica33501987
Altenbaumer 1
API 15-159-22209
Kaneb Exploration, INCChase-silica35591987
Rife (casad-brady 1) 1
API 15-159-71521
Casad Oil COChase-silica32571986
Chase Project 1
API 15-159-22091
Bear PetChase-silica33001986
Neeland 3
API 15-159-21977
Derrick American OilChase-silica33151985
Coffman 7
API 15-159-21988
Lee Phillips Oil COChase-silica32171985
Quattlebaum 3
API 15-159-21999
Tomkat LTDChase-silica32801985
Peterson 1
API 15-159-22069
Mid-american HydrocarbnChase-silica33001985
Link Vincent 2-36
API 15-159-22083
Discovery, INCChase-silica33251985
Hospital 1
API 15-159-21905
Derrick American OilChase-silica32331984
Dueser 'a' 2
API 15-159-21909
Tom Kat, LTDChase-silica33501984
Alexander 'b' 2
API 15-159-35365-0001
Carl W. BoxbergerChase-silica33611983
Alexander 'b' 1
API 15-159-02276-0001
Boxberger Carl WChase-silica32691983
Mcfarland 1
API 15-159-21497
Hupfer O&gChase-silica33661983
Ringwald 8
API 15-159-21536
Gable Oil COChase-silica33001983
Southern 3
API 15-159-21564
Lgw Energy ResourcesChase-silica34001983
Sittner 1
API 15-159-21570
Alpine Drlg COIxl33351983
Malone 1
API 15-159-21600
Custom Oil ExplChase-silica33201983
Doll 2
API 15-159-21601
Custom Oil ExplChase-silica33001983
Robins 6
API 15-159-21605
Lutz Scott TChase-silica33501983
Proffitt 2
API 15-159-21654
Aylward DrlgChase-silica32631983
Hager Was Binger 2 and Was Binger 'b' 1 2
API 15-159-21656
Melland Francis GChase-silica33001983
Birzer 3
API 15-159-21671
Brougher OilChase-silica36061983
Dueser 3
API 15-159-21725
Fell Oil & Gas COChase-silica33991983
Meyeres 2
API 15-159-21223
Casad EnergyChase-silica32201982
Ringwald 2
API 15-159-21343
Gable Oil COChase-silica33601982
Sharpe 3
API 15-159-21372
Chew JimChase-silica32901982
Ringwald 3
API 15-159-21392
Gable Oil COChase-silica33501982
Dewerff 1
API 15-159-21403
Melland DrlgChase-silica32811982
Binger 1
API 15-159-21412
Melland DrlgChase-silica32791982
Campbell 5
API 15-159-21419
Pioneer OperatingChase-silica32051982
Robins 5
API 15-159-21447
Lutz Scott TChase-silica33501982
Berscheidt, C 2
API 15-159-21452
Parrish CorpChase-silica33331982
Link 1
API 15-159-21461
Western Drlg ArizonaChase-silica32511982
Weaver 6
API 15-159-21469
Lutz Scott TChase-silica33501982
Ringwald 2
API 15-159-21470
Hupfer O&gChase-silica36501982
Ringwald 6
API 15-159-21471
Gable Oil COChase-silica33001982
Mcglynn 1
API 15-159-21531
Hupfer O&gChase-silica33131982
Wieland 'a' 1
API 15-159-20918
Fairchild Berne OilChase-silica32181981
D. Knop 1
API 15-159-20940
Tomkat, LTDChase-silica38091981
Hodgins 1
API 15-159-20952
Geoson Energy OperationChase-silica33551981
Robbins 1
API 15-159-20957
Geoson Energy OperationChase-silica33021981
Lewis Link 2
API 15-159-20971
Custom OilChase-silica32781981
Sharpe 1
API 15-159-21073
Chew JimChase-silica33031981
Eugene Malone 2
API 15-159-21100
Malone Oil & Gas COChase-silica33501981
Berscheidt, C 1
API 15-159-21111
Parrish CorpChase-silica33091981
Schmidt 'w' 1
API 15-159-21124
Arvada OilMunyon33351981
Doll 1
API 15-159-21131
Custom OilChase-silica33201981
Schmidt 'w' 2
API 15-159-21138
Arvada OilMunyon33061981
Heckel 6
API 15-159-21145
Collins James WChase-silica33801981
Ringwald 1
API 15-159-21163
Gable OilChase-silica33421981
S. M. Simmons 1
API 15-159-21184
Fell & Wolf Oil COChase-silica33201981
Wiggins 1
API 15-159-21200
Petroleum Energy, INCChase-silica32501981
Proffitt 5
API 15-159-21207
Samson ResourcesChase-silica33001981
Sherman T 10
API 15-159-21210
Samson ResourcesChase-silica33001981
Sharpe 2
API 15-159-21242
Chew JimChase-silica33001981
Meyers 3
API 15-159-21276
Casad EnergyChase-silica33061981
Ricker 1
API 15-159-21325
Petroleum, INCChase-silica32771981
Sara Bayer 1
API 15-159-20841
Fell & Wolf Oil COChase-silica33201980
Schrepel 1
API 15-159-20904
Allen Drilling COChase-silica32831980
Rolfs 6
API 15-159-20905
Sohio PetChase-silica32711980
Kern 2
API 15-159-20910
Pioneer OperatingChase-silica32741980
Knop 3
API 15-159-20914
Fox Don GChase-silica32851980
Cramm D 6
API 15-159-20936
Sohio PetChase-silica32401980
Panning 1
API 15-159-20941
Kat Tom LTDChase-silica32801980
Kern 3
API 15-159-21071
Pioneer OperatingChase-silica32721980
Father Flanagan 1
API 15-159-20810
Aspen OilChase-silica32421979
Maes 9
API 15-159-20811
Sohio PetChase-silica32531979
Keller 8
API 15-159-20813
StepcoChase-silica32561979
Cannon 5
API 15-159-20821
Pioneer OperatingChase-silica30761979
Proffitt, Bess 3
API 15-159-20822
Pioneer OperatingChase-silica32631979
Appleton 4
API 15-159-20833
Icer Addis Oil OperationsChase-silica32841979
S. W. Grove 10
API 15-159-20775
Fell & Wolfe Oil COChase-silica32851978
Bess-proffitt 1
API 15-159-20751
Pioneer OperatingChase-silica32411978
F. X. Doll 'a' 1
API 15-159-20762
Fell & Wolf Oil COChase-silica32851978
Doll 1
API 15-159-20779
Davis & UtterbackChase-silica33001978
Smith 2
API 15-159-20668
Tway R R INCChase-silica32951977
Huffman 1
API 15-159-20706
Todd CarlChase-silica32291977
Behnke 10
API 15-159-20543
Cities Service COChase-silica33001975
Grove 4
API 15-159-20553
Lutz Scott TChase-silica32211975
Long 1
API 15-159-20564
Todd CarlChase-silica32201975
Sturgeon 1
API 15-159-20496
Todd CarlChase-silica32451974
Appleton 2
API 15-159-20311
Icer Addis Oil OperationsChase-silica32761970
Cramm A 9
API 15-159-20210
Pioneer Operations COChase-silica31351969
Burdette 1
API 15-159-20216
Jayhawk Oil COChase-silica32551969
Southern 2
API 15-159-20229
Wetherill Leo G JrChase-silica32791969
Musenberg 2
API 15-159-20233
Tilco Et AlChase-silica33271969
Musenberg 3
API 15-159-20257
Tilco Et AlChase-silica33481969
Coffman 6
API 15-159-20265
Lee Phillips Oil COChase-silica32221969
Coffman 4
API 15-159-20121
Lee Phillips Oil COChase-silica32341968
Coffman 5
API 15-159-20149
Lee Phillips Oil COChase-silica32671968
Mansz 1-v
API 15-159-20175
Clinton OilMansz33291968
Coffman 3
API 15-159-30410
Lee Phillips Oil COChase-silica32391967
Sherman 'a' 6
API 15-159-30414
Cra INCChase-silica31961967
Sharpe 4
API 15-159-20083
Skelly Oil COChase-silica32761967
Schmidt 1-3
API 15-159-30454-0001
Elk Oil COMunyon32911967
Coffman 3
API 15-159-30289
Brooks Robert CChase-silica37821966
Wallace 10
API 15-159-30308
Fell & Wolf Oil COChase-silica32551966
Dueser Twin 'a' 1
API 15-159-30009
Tomlinson & KatholChase-silica32811965
Coffman 1
API 15-159-30016
Brooks Robert GChase-silica32691965
Proffitt B 5
API 15-159-30026
Muir-thompsonChase-silica33661965
Lischesky 3
API 15-159-30160
Bea DrlgChase-silica33841965
Lawrence 1
API 15-159-30178
Glickman OilChase-silica32021965
Pulliam 1
API 15-159-30470
Roberts MelChase-silica32251965
Burdette 2
API 15-159-02226
Robert G BrooksChase-silica32251964
Mona Bernstorf 1
API 15-159-02416
American Oil & Gas COChase-silica32671964
Mona Bernstorf 2
API 15-159-02417
American Oil & Gas COChase-silica33001964
Eatinger 2
API 15-159-02747
Muir-thompsonChase-silica33531964
Proffitt B 2
API 15-159-02754
Muir Thompson INCChase-silica33571964
Stolz 'a' 1
API 15-159-02831
Taylor C PChase-silica32891964
Green 1
API 15-159-71545
Robert BrooksChase-silica32231964
Coldwater 1
API 15-159-19471
Harms Petroleum COChase-silica33091964
Altenbaumer 1
API 15-159-02451
Nadel & Gussman & Mayfield SmithChase-silica32861963
Quattlebaum Was B. G. Proffitt 1
API 15-159-02623
Lee Phillips Oil COChase-silica32191963
Smisor 8
API 15-159-02651
Sutton O ATobias Northwest33751963
Tobias 13
API 15-159-02679
Thunderbird Drlg INCTobias33621963
Tobias Simpson Unit Was Tobias 19 2-1
API 15-159-02685
Thunderbird Drilling, INCTobias33601963
Fair 'b' 4
API 15-159-02686
Thunderbird Drilling, INCTobias33691963
Keile 1
API 15-159-02735
Icer Addis Oil OperationsChase-silica33901963
Proffitt B 1
API 15-159-02753
Muir Thompson INCChase-silica33691963
Woodmansee 4
API 15-159-02784
Muir Thompson INCChase-silica33931963
Hathaway (reece 2) 1
API 15-159-71983
Shell Oil COChase-silica33551963
Pulliam 7
API 15-159-30461
Thunderbird DrlgTobias33801963
Pulliam 3
API 15-159-30462
Thunderbird DrlgTobias33771963
Koons 3-a
API 15-159-30463
Thunderbird DrlgTobias33501963
Sherman 1
API 15-159-02150
Spencer-dozierChase-silica32621962
Ringwald 'a' 1
API 15-159-02501
Wiggins V EChase-silica33001962
Neeland 1
API 15-159-02516
Texokan Petroleum CorpChase-silica33261962
Birchenough 3
API 15-159-02634
Raymond Oil Co., INCTobias Northwest33781962
Birchenough 4
API 15-159-02635
Raymond Oil Co., INCTobias Northwest33771962
Birchenough 5
API 15-159-02636
Raymond Oil Co., INCTobias Northwest33821962
Smisor 1
API 15-159-02640
Sutton O ATobias Northwest33731962
Smisor 2
API 15-159-02641
Sutton O ATobias Northwest33731962
Griffee 3
API 15-159-02644
Lebsack Carl Oil COTobias Northwest33721962
Griffee 4
API 15-159-02645
Lebsack Carl Oil COTobias Northwest33701962
Smisor 7 Twin
API 15-159-02650
Sutton O ATobias Northwest33721962
Smisor 9
API 15-159-02652
Sutton O AChase-silica33701962
Tobias 4
API 15-159-19012
Thunderbird Drlg INCTobias33631962

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