Benson Mineral Group, INC
887 wells name this operator of record — 0.2% of the Kansas register, from 1877 to 2001.
⚠️ What this page is, and what it is not
A count of the wells that name this company as operator of record — the operator the register carries, which is not necessarily the operator today, and not necessarily the one who drilled the well. Wells change hands and the register is not always caught up.
It is not a rating and not an accusation. In particular, a well plugged at the State’s expense means the Commission could not find a responsible party at the time it acted — that is a fact about a file, not a finding against a named company.
887Wells
1410 ftMedian depth
40Counties
1877–2001Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 1410 ft | 3653 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
539 of the 887 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 2 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 27 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, 631 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morris | 185 | 20.9% |
| Montgomery | 135 | 15.2% |
| Pawnee | 75 | 8.5% |
| Cowley | 53 | 6.0% |
| Sherman | 51 | 5.7% |
| Edwards | 50 | 5.6% |
| Barton | 37 | 4.2% |
| Labette | 32 | 3.6% |
| Haskell | 30 | 3.4% |
| Finney | 28 | 3.2% |
| Chase | 28 | 3.2% |
| Chautauqua | 27 | 3.0% |
| Cherokee | 23 | 2.6% |
| Elk | 22 | 2.5% |
| Coffey | 17 | 1.9% |
| Wilson | 14 | 1.6% |
| Hodgeman | 10 | 1.1% |
| Ford | 7 | 0.8% |
| Geary | 7 | 0.8% |
| Scott | 5 | 0.6% |
| Neosho | 5 | 0.6% |
| Wabaunsee | 4 | 0.5% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wilde | 151 | 17.0% |
| Wildcat | 99 | 11.2% |
| Unknown | 76 | 8.6% |
| Jefferson-sycamore | 62 | 7.0% |
| Steffen South | 60 | 6.8% |
| Hugoton Gas Area | 55 | 6.2% |
| Goodland Niobrara Gas | 35 | 3.9% |
| Wil | 23 | 2.6% |
| Kingston | 17 | 1.9% |
| Otis-albert | 14 | 1.6% |
| Hanston-oppy | 10 | 1.1% |
| Elmdale | 9 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 887 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harms 2-11 API 15-009-23679 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Otis-albert | 2020 | 1984 | State |
| Rennie Ow-1 API 15-021-19002 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 750 | — | State |
| Stroud 1 API 15-133-25640 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Urbana | 1002 | 2001 | — |
| Reinhardt, R 1 API 15-133-25641 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Humboldt-chanute | 923 | 2001 | — |
| Stitch, William A 1-19 API 15-133-25643 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Cherokee Basin Coal Area | 983 | 2001 | — |
| Stich, William A 1-10 API 15-133-25646 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Humboldt-chanute | 1024 | 2001 | — |
| Oscar Swiler 1 API 15-133-25648 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Urbana | 1043 | 2001 | — |
| Stair 1-36 API 15-125-27195 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 1099 | 1984 | — |
| Wheeler-haddan 3-8 API 15-125-27196 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 1132 | 1984 | — |
| Bauer 2-13 API 15-145-21144 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Reiderer 2-10 API 15-145-21145 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Weary 1-16 API 15-181-20187 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 1135 | 1983 | — |
| Nuckolls 'b' 1-15 API 15-145-21040 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2390 | 1983 | — |
| Weaver 1-3 API 15-009-20141-0001 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Otis-albert | 2275 | 1982 | — |
| Lipp-strauss 2-11 API 15-145-20991 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 4270 | 1982 | — |
| Ditus 2-4 API 15-145-20994 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Burdett | 2392 | 1982 | — |
| Klepper 2-36 API 15-145-20996 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Merritt | 2350 | 1982 | — |
| T. Cebula 1-15 API 15-181-20127 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1010 | 1982 | — |
| Weaver 1-3 API 15-009-22293 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Otis-albert | 0 | 1982 | — |
| Lawrence Owwo 1-14 API 15-009-14207-0001 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 3150 | 1982 | — |
| Giles 'c' 1-34 API 15-047-20909 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Erwin 4-32 API 15-125-24500 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 926 | 1981 | — |
| Wood 'e' 1-15 API 15-047-20807 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Trousdale Northeast | 4500 | 1981 | — |
| Tompkins 'a' 1-7 API 15-181-20216 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unnamed | 817 | 1981 | — |
| Schultz 'h' 1-11 API 15-047-10003-0001 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Salser | 4755 | 1981 | — |
| Heston 2-10 API 15-181-20141 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1030 | 1980 | — |
| Stauffer 1-3 API 15-017-20088 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Elmdale | 1260 | 1980 | — |
| Wood 'a' 1-15 API 15-047-20678 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wil | 4490 | 1980 | — |
| Wood 'b' 1-22 API 15-047-20679 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Trousdale Northeast | 4480 | 1980 | — |
| Wood 'c' 1-15 API 15-047-20709 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Trousdale Northeast | 4522 | 1980 | — |
| Coleman 1-14 API 15-145-20699 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2588 | 1980 | — |
| Moe 1-15 API 15-145-20726 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2338 | 1980 | — |
| Koken 1-32 API 15-181-20073 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1080 | 1980 | — |
| Schwendener 'a' 1-36 API 15-181-20091 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1000 | 1980 | — |
| Briney 1-27 API 15-181-20092 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1073 | 1980 | — |
| Briney 'a' 1-33 API 15-181-20093 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1050 | 1980 | — |
| Wiggins 1-1 API 15-181-20096 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1040 | 1980 | — |
| Nemechek 1-3 API 15-181-20097 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1050 | 1980 | — |
| Golden 1-24 API 15-181-20099 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1128 | 1980 | — |
| Riley 1-14 API 15-181-20102 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1115 | 1980 | — |
| Briney Farms 2-35 API 15-181-20103 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 980 | 1980 | — |
| Tompkins 1-6 API 15-181-20104 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1005 | 1980 | — |
| Glasco 2-6 API 15-181-20133 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 983 | 1980 | — |
| Randolph 1-30 API 15-125-22701 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 1103 | 1980 | — |
| Erwin 2-32 API 15-125-22705 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 645 | 1980 | — |
| Harris 1-5 API 15-125-22707 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Warren 1-11 API 15-035-22108 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Kanok North | 1830 | 1979 | — |
| Decker 1-5 API 15-035-22119 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Arkansas City Gas Area | 839 | 1979 | — |
| Brewer 2-7 API 15-035-22129 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unnamed | 873 | 1979 | — |
| Patterson 1-14 API 15-125-22043 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1704 | 1979 | — |
| Coons, C.m 2-20 API 15-125-22044 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1140 | 1979 | — |
| Cotner 2-29 API 15-125-22112 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1045 | 1979 | — |
| Wenzel 1-25 API 15-145-20623 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2240 | 1979 | — |
| Peters 1-27 API 15-181-20049 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 975 | 1979 | — |
| Pinkney 2-32 API 15-181-20050 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 985 | 1979 | — |
| Bollig 1-8 API 15-181-20051 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 980 | 1979 | — |
| Bollig 2-8 API 15-181-20052 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 975 | 1979 | — |
| Bollig 1-17 API 15-181-20053 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1015 | 1979 | — |
| Detter 1-4 API 15-181-20054 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1045 | 1979 | — |
| Peters 1-34 API 15-181-20055 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1034 | 1979 | — |
| Peters 2-34 API 15-181-20056 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1030 | 1979 | — |
| Spomer 1-16 API 15-181-20059 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 996 | 1979 | — |
| Glasco 3-31 API 15-181-20072 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 1020 | 1979 | — |
| Cress 1-5 API 15-181-20075 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 940 | 1979 | — |
| Speirs 1-36 API 15-125-21696 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Patterson 1-14 API 15-125-22043 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wayside-havana | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Groh 3-14 API 15-125-22114 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Cotner 3-29 API 15-125-22115 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 1018 | 1979 | — |
| Cotner 4-29 API 15-125-22152 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 1061 | 1979 | — |
| Erwin 1-32 API 15-125-22154 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 940 | 1979 | — |
| Birdzell 1-6 API 15-035-22126 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 0 | 1979 | — |
| Lambert 1-32 API 15-175-20416-0001 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 2755 | 1979 | — |
| Anderson 1 API 15-057-20099 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wildcat | 0 | 1978 | — |
| Z-bar Cattle 1-18 API 15-017-20082 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unnamed | 2500 | 1978 | — |
| Stauffer 1-35 API 15-017-20089 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Elmdale | 1330 | 1978 | — |
| Stauffer 2-35 API 15-017-20090 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Elmdale | 1500 | 1978 | — |
| Fankhauser 1-33 API 15-017-20091 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Elmdale | 1180 | 1978 | — |
| Patterson 1-15 API 15-019-21026 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wayside-havana | 1737 | 1978 | — |
| Marylyn Johnson 1-1 API 15-035-22021 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Tisdale Gas Area | 700 | 1978 | — |
| Bredehoft 1-35 API 15-125-21553 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1128 | 1978 | — |
| Gorton 1-14 API 15-125-21656 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1210 | 1978 | — |
| Mcfadden 2-8 API 15-127-20241 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wilde | 728 | 1978 | — |
| Wiltse 1-23 API 15-205-20413 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Altoona | 1050 | 1978 | — |
| Baird 1-9 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wc | 0 | 1978 | — |
| Rogers 1 API 15-009-21316 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Otis-albert | 1950 | 1978 | — |
| Iron Mountain 1-16 API 15-097-20439 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Glick | 5000 | 1978 | — |
| Mary Kay Lipp 1-24 API 15-145-20505 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2300 | 1978 | — |
| Lipp-strauss 1 API 15-145-20506 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2310 | 1978 | — |
| Reiderer 1-10 API 15-145-20530 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 2310 | 1978 | — |
| Glasco 1-31 API 15-181-20039 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 971 | 1978 | — |
| Glasco 1-6 API 15-181-20040 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 951 | 1978 | — |
| Lovelace 1-5 API 15-181-20041 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 953 | 1978 | — |
| Pinkney 1-32 API 15-181-20042 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 967 | 1978 | — |
| Lovelace 2-5 API 15-181-20043 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Goodland Niobrara Gas | 948 | 1978 | — |
| Hughes 1-15 API 15-125-21634 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 1200 | 1978 | — |
| Browning 1-34 API 15-017-20061 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wildcat | 632 | 1977 | — |
| Morrison Grain Elevator 1-7 API 15-017-20076 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wildcat | 1950 | 1977 | — |
| Kissel 1-29 API 15-017-20081 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Elmdale | 1752 | 1977 | — |
| Birbeck 2 API 15-031-20562 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Neosho Falls-leroy | 1067 | 1977 | — |
| Mueller 'b' 1 API 15-125-21025 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1043 | 1977 | — |
| Sherwin 'b' 1 API 15-125-21082 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1553 | 1977 | — |
| Sherwin 'b' 2 API 15-125-21230 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1539 | 1977 | — |
| Blex 1-33 API 15-125-21455 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1163 | 1977 | — |
| Jabben 2-9 API 15-125-21458 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1126 | 1977 | — |
| Knisley 1-2 API 15-125-21471 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1170 | 1977 | — |
| Groh 1-14 API 15-125-21525 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wayside-havana | 1058 | 1977 | — |
| Cowan 1-12 API 15-125-21548 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1129 | 1977 | — |
| Clark 1-32 API 15-125-21551 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 948 | 1977 | — |
| Wilson 1-2 API 15-125-21554 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1101 | 1977 | — |
| Cowan 1-13 API 15-125-21561 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1111 | 1977 | — |
| Bredehoft 1-2 API 15-125-21562 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1074 | 1977 | — |
| Groh 2-14 API 15-125-21566 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wayside-havana | 1077 | 1977 | — |
| Cotner 1-29 API 15-125-21567 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 970 | 1977 | — |
| Carson 1-5 API 15-127-20085 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wilde | 760 | 1977 | — |
| Gant 1-15 API 15-127-20109 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wilde | 1300 | 1977 | — |
| Dillon 1-2 API 15-127-20172 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wildcat | 745 | 1977 | — |
| Mcfadden 1-8 API 15-127-20213 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wilde | 791 | 1977 | — |
| Carlson 1-9 API 15-205-20348 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Altoona | 1196 | 1977 | — |
| Tindall 1-22 API 15-009-21102 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Homestead North | 3300 | 1977 | — |
| Tindall 3-22 API 15-009-21133 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Homestead North | 3300 | 1977 | — |
| Parker 1 API 15-047-20295 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Trousdale | 4570 | 1977 | — |
| Flory 1-1 API 15-081-20101 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2725 | 1977 | — |
| Steffen 1 API 15-145-20488 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Steffen South | 4315 | 1977 | — |
| Poole 1-32 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Wildcat | 2020 | 1977 | — |
| Lay 1-18 API 15-125-21563 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Unknown | 1120 | 1977 | — |
| Varnier 1-24 API 15-127-20122 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 0 | 1977 | — |
| Remer Riverside Farms 1 API 15-031-20546 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Neosho Falls-leroy | 1070 | 1976 | — |
| Remer Riverside Farms 2 API 15-031-20547 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Neosho Falls-leroy | 1094 | 1976 | — |
| Birkbeck 1 API 15-031-20561 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Neosho Falls-leroy | 1064 | 1976 | — |
| Sleeper 'b' 4 API 15-049-20323 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Eagle Head | 2486 | 1976 | — |
| Baunhofer 1 API 15-099-20421 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Chetopa | 837 | 1976 | — |
| Clausing 'a' 1 API 15-125-20905 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Coffeyville-cherryvale | 1215 | 1976 | — |
| Smith 'b' 1 API 15-125-20968 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1470 | 1976 | — |
| Cowan 1 API 15-125-20989 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1105 | 1976 | — |
| Hellon 'a' 1 API 15-125-21001 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Tyro | 1189 | 1976 | — |
| Smith 'b' 3 API 15-125-21042 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1486 | 1976 | — |
| Smith 'b' 5 API 15-125-21083 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1506 | 1976 | — |
| Smith 'b' 6 API 15-125-21084 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1485 | 1976 | — |
| Smith 'b' 7 API 15-125-21091 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Jefferson-sycamore | 1539 | 1976 | — |
| Bird 'a' 1 API 15-009-21063 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Otis-albert | 1820 | 1976 | — |
| Gardner 1-10 API 15-055-20205 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2700 | 1976 | — |
| Spanier 1 API 15-081-20085 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2730 | 1976 | — |
| Spanier 'b' 1 API 15-081-20088 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2718 | 1976 | — |
| Mccolm 1 API 15-081-20089 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2692 | 1976 | — |
| Smith Disposal | Benson Mineral Group, INC | — | 0 | 1976 | — |
| Mcgehee 1 API 15-081-20059 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2775 | 1975 | — |
| Bale 1 API 15-081-20060 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2786 | 1975 | — |
| Riphawn 1 API 15-081-20061 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2750 | 1975 | — |
| Bird 1-21 API 15-081-20062 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2809 | 1975 | — |
| Schmidt 1 API 15-081-20066 | Benson Mineral Group, INC | Hugoton Gas Area | 2675 | 1975 | — |