Cities Service CO
5,200 wells name this operator of record — 1.0% of the Kansas register, from 1900 to 2020.
⚠️ 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.
5,200Wells
2478 ftMedian depth
77Counties
1900–2020Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 2478 ft | 4228 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
4,033 of the 5,200 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 62 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, 1,628 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | 2,528 | 48.6% |
| Morton | 229 | 4.4% |
| Phillips | 182 | 3.5% |
| Greenwood | 180 | 3.5% |
| Elk | 157 | 3.0% |
| Haskell | 130 | 2.5% |
| Rice | 112 | 2.2% |
| Barton | 106 | 2.0% |
| Rooks | 103 | 2.0% |
| Kingman | 80 | 1.5% |
| Grant | 76 | 1.5% |
| Seward | 73 | 1.4% |
| Graham | 72 | 1.4% |
| Finney | 64 | 1.2% |
| Stevens | 63 | 1.2% |
| Russell | 62 | 1.2% |
| Reno | 61 | 1.2% |
| Ellsworth | 59 | 1.1% |
| Kearny | 52 | 1.0% |
| Anderson | 50 | 1.0% |
| Stafford | 42 | 0.8% |
| Norton | 39 | 0.8% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 696 | 13.4% |
| Hugoton Gas Area | 297 | 5.7% |
| El Dorado | 247 | 4.8% |
| Ray | 153 | 2.9% |
| Wildcat | 115 | 2.2% |
| Panoma Gas Area | 105 | 2.0% |
| Trapp | 84 | 1.6% |
| Chase-silica | 80 | 1.5% |
| Augusta | 60 | 1.2% |
| Greenwood Gas Area | 54 | 1.0% |
| Zenith-peace Creek | 47 | 0.9% |
| Stoltenberg | 39 | 0.8% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 5,200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber 'b' 1 API 15-065-02941 | Cities Service CO | Wildcat | 3789 | 1950 | State |
| Wilburton Morrow C Sand Unit 1104 API 15-129-20307 | Cities Service CO | Wilburton | 4994 | 2020 | — |
| Winter 'c' 2 API 15-129-20361-0003 | Cities Service CO | Greenwood Gas Area | 5128 | 2002 | — |
| Goddard 'b' 2 API 15-129-20860 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2900 | 1995 | — |
| Mace 'a' 3 API 15-081-20463 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5700 | 1989 | — |
| Branstetter 'a' 3 API 15-081-20469 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5757 | 1989 | — |
| Tate 'c' 3 API 15-067-20688 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2816 | 1989 | — |
| Tate 'a' 3 API 15-067-20689 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2790 | 1989 | — |
| Maxwell 'a' 4 API 15-067-20763 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2810 | 1989 | — |
| Kaufman 'b' 3 API 15-067-20768 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2814 | 1989 | — |
| E. English 4 API 15-067-20770 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2847 | 1989 | — |
| Bass 'b' 3 API 15-067-20771 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2813 | 1989 | — |
| Hampton 'c' 3 API 15-067-20772 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2844 | 1989 | — |
| Kennedy 'c' 3 API 15-067-20776 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2813 | 1989 | — |
| Cantrell 'a' 3 API 15-067-20785 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2898 | 1989 | — |
| Davatz 'd' 3 API 15-081-20470 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5713 | 1989 | — |
| Stuart 'a' 3 API 15-129-20897 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 6525 | 1989 | — |
| Brown 23-a API 15-015-23060 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2587 | 1988 | — |
| Starkey 24-a API 15-015-23065 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2576 | 1988 | — |
| Wilson 411-a API 15-015-23073 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2556 | 1988 | — |
| Yaege 'a' 25 API 15-161-20058 | Cities Service CO | Yaege | 1885 | 1988 | — |
| Graham 'b' 2 API 15-175-20989 | Cities Service CO | Evalyn-condit | 6550 | 1988 | — |
| Jones 'd' 2 API 15-055-20734 | Cities Service CO | Panoma Gas Area | 5200 | 1988 | — |
| Coffey 'a' 3 API 15-067-20683 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2796 | 1988 | — |
| Bessie Corley 'a' 3 API 15-067-20687 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2809 | 1988 | — |
| Hoffman 'k' 3 API 15-067-20690 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2815 | 1988 | — |
| Lizzie Hoffman 3 API 15-067-20691 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2780 | 1988 | — |
| Wilks 'a' 3 API 15-067-20695 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2911 | 1988 | — |
| Congdon 'a' 3 API 15-067-20699 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2815 | 1988 | — |
| Gano 'c' 3 API 15-067-20705 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2808 | 1988 | — |
| Christopher 'a' 5 API 15-067-20708 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2880 | 1988 | — |
| English 'f' 4 API 15-067-20762 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2824 | 1988 | — |
| Ungles 'a' 3 API 15-081-20476 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5863 | 1988 | — |
| Alexander 'k' 1 API 15-081-20490 | Cities Service CO | Eubank North | 5650 | 1988 | — |
| Mingenback 'a' 2 API 15-129-20853 | Cities Service CO | Rolla | 6500 | 1988 | — |
| Hayward 'a' 2 API 15-129-20892 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2790 | 1988 | — |
| Waymire 'a' 3 API 15-129-20893 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2730 | 1988 | — |
| Galloway 'a' 2 API 15-129-20902 | Cities Service CO | Turmorrow | 5120 | 1988 | — |
| Rogg 'd' 13 API 15-167-22794 | Cities Service CO | Trapp | 3400 | 1988 | — |
| Boyer 'b' Or Hitch 'n' 2b 2 API 15-175-21003 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 6450 | 1988 | — |
| Parsley 'b' 3 API 15-189-21125 | Cities Service CO | Gooch North | 6850 | 1988 | — |
| Blackmer 'a' 2 API 15-189-21194 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 6800 | 1988 | — |
| Loewen 'c' 9 API 15-115-21240 | Cities Service CO | Unger | 2837 | 1987 | — |
| Boyer 'a' 26 API 15-015-21633 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2471 | 1987 | — |
| Voth 'a' 1 API 15-015-22955 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2680 | 1987 | — |
| Chesney 'a' 226 API 15-015-22993 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2795 | 1987 | — |
| Enyart 102-a API 15-015-22997 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2575 | 1987 | — |
| Scully 'a' 22 API 15-015-23025 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2650 | 1987 | — |
| Yaege 'a' 24 API 15-161-20057 | Cities Service CO | Yaege | 1897 | 1987 | — |
| Jones, P 2 API 15-055-59422 | Cities Service CO | Wildcat | 6500 | 1987 | — |
| Northrup 'a' 6 API 15-023-20249 | Cities Service CO | Northrup | 5415 | 1987 | — |
| O. Hoffman 3 API 15-067-20676 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5880 | 1987 | — |
| Bell 'e' 4 API 15-081-20447 | Cities Service CO | Eubank North | 5650 | 1987 | — |
| Hall 'k' 9 API 15-081-20459 | Cities Service CO | Eubank | 5650 | 1987 | — |
| Helmley 'b' 3 API 15-081-20467 | Cities Service CO | Eubank | 5550 | 1987 | — |
| Turmorrow Morrow Unit Or Galloway 'a' 1 API 15-129-20832 | Cities Service CO | Turmorrow | 5125 | 1987 | — |
| Turmorrow Morrow Unit, Was Neill 'c' 1 101 API 15-129-20850 | Cities Service CO | Turmorrow | 5100 | 1987 | — |
| Barker 'b' 2 API 15-129-20851 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 6705 | 1987 | — |
| Bohn 'c' 2 API 15-129-20854 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2725 | 1987 | — |
| Bohn 'b' 2 API 15-129-20855 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2800 | 1987 | — |
| Morgan 'b' 3 API 15-129-20856 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2775 | 1987 | — |
| Hall 'p' 2 API 15-129-20859 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2800 | 1987 | — |
| Neill 'b' 3 API 15-129-20873 | Cities Service CO | Greenwood Gas Area | 5100 | 1987 | — |
| Neill 'c' 4 API 15-129-20886 | Cities Service CO | Turmorrow | 5100 | 1987 | — |
| Slinker Unit 209-w API 15-147-20500 | Cities Service CO | Slinker | 3495 | 1987 | — |
| Wiltrout 'a' 5 API 15-147-20502 | Cities Service CO | Stony Point | 3740 | 1987 | — |
| Kastrup 'a' 5-w API 15-167-22759 | Cities Service CO | Hall-gurney | 3310 | 1987 | — |
| Stalcup 'a' 2 API 15-189-20927 | Cities Service CO | Ski Southwest | 6880 | 1987 | — |
| Hicks 'a' 3 API 15-093-20807-0001 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5129 | 1987 | — |
| Garden City 'f' 2 API 15-093-20750-0001 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2670 | 1987 | — |
| Ku Endowment Association 2 API 15-191-21929 | Cities Service CO | Belle Plaine South | 0 | 1986 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-55 API 15-015-22879 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2720 | 1986 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-015-22896 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2670 | 1986 | — |
| Hefty 1 API 15-131-20116 | Cities Service CO | Corning | 2786 | 1986 | — |
| Onion 'b' 4 API 15-081-20403 | Cities Service CO | Koenig | 5600 | 1986 | — |
| Cooper 'f' 3 API 15-081-20415 | Cities Service CO | Eubank North | 4800 | 1986 | — |
| Thompson 'g' 1 API 15-129-20789 | Cities Service CO | Taloga | 5075 | 1986 | — |
| Gleeson 'c' 1 API 15-175-20883 | Cities Service CO | Archer | 6700 | 1986 | — |
| Hertlein 'b' 1 API 15-175-20904 | Cities Service CO | Salley | 6600 | 1986 | — |
| Parsley 'b' 1 API 15-189-20926 | Cities Service CO | Gooch North | 6800 | 1986 | — |
| Hoffman B 1 API 15-009-71326 | Cities Service CO | Trapp | 3348 | 1985 | — |
| Templeton 'a' 15-w API 15-147-20468 | Cities Service CO | Hansen | 3628 | 1985 | — |
| Augusta Unit 6-55 API 15-015-22708 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2545 | 1985 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-54 API 15-015-22814 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2690 | 1985 | — |
| Hicks 'a' 3 API 15-093-20807 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5126 | 1985 | — |
| Eubank North Unit Or Moody 'a' 3 13-1 API 15-081-20330 | Cities Service CO | Eubank | 5595 | 1985 | — |
| Schnellbacher 'd' 1 API 15-081-20349 | Cities Service CO | Victory | 5650 | 1985 | — |
| Blair 'a' 2 API 15-081-20368 | Cities Service CO | Victory | 5650 | 1985 | — |
| Thompson 'f' 1 API 15-129-20692 | Cities Service CO | Taloga | 5400 | 1985 | — |
| Thompson 'f' 3 API 15-129-20746 | Cities Service CO | Taloga-riley | 5050 | 1985 | — |
| Brown 'g' 1 API 15-129-20767 | Cities Service CO | Taloga-riley | 5075 | 1985 | — |
| Slinker Unit 208 API 15-147-20487 | Cities Service CO | Slinker | 3478 | 1985 | — |
| Sis 'a' 1 API 15-153-20591 | Cities Service CO | Cahoj West | 4636 | 1985 | — |
| Powell 'a' 1 API 15-153-20592 | Cities Service CO | Celia South | 4810 | 1985 | — |
| Hubbard-powell 'a' 2 API 15-153-20619 | Cities Service CO | Celia South | 4789 | 1985 | — |
| Mai 'c' 7 API 15-167-22578 | Cities Service CO | Gorham | 3484 | 1985 | — |
| Rogg 'd' 12 API 15-167-22622 | Cities Service CO | Trapp | 3371 | 1985 | — |
| Kastrup 'a' 7 API 15-167-22705 | Cities Service CO | Hall-gurney | 3248 | 1985 | — |
| Dirks 'e' 1 API 15-171-20298 | Cities Service CO | S W Field | 5000 | 1985 | — |
| Smith 'a' 4 API 15-173-20708 | Cities Service CO | Goodrich | 3351 | 1985 | — |
| Hudkins 'c' 1 API 15-189-20843 | Cities Service CO | R.g | 6638 | 1985 | — |
| Baughman 'g' 2 API 15-189-20876 | Cities Service CO | Walkemeyer Southeast | 6900 | 1985 | — |
| Hunt 'g' 1 API 15-191-21810 | Cities Service CO | Belle Plaine South | 3450 | 1985 | — |
| Brown 22-a API 15-015-22584 | Cities Service CO | Augusta | 2468 | 1984 | — |
| Warner Unit 406 API 15-039-20710 | Cities Service CO | Warner | 3440 | 1984 | — |
| Cromer 'a' 3 API 15-067-20592 | Cities Service CO | Panoma Gas Area | 5610 | 1984 | — |
| Fry Brothers 'b' 3 API 15-067-20593 | Cities Service CO | Wildcat | 6000 | 1984 | — |
| Stanley 'c' 3 API 15-067-20598 | Cities Service CO | Panoma Gas Area | 5776 | 1984 | — |
| Moody 'b' 3 API 15-081-20287 | Cities Service CO | Eubank | 5500 | 1984 | — |
| Light 'f' 1 API 15-081-20326 | Cities Service CO | Koenig | 5500 | 1984 | — |
| Wilburton Morrow Sand Unit 1704-c API 15-129-20689 | Cities Service CO | Wilburton | 5020 | 1984 | — |
| Smith 'x' 1 API 15-129-20691 | Cities Service CO | Mustang | 5050 | 1984 | — |
| Wilburton Morrow Sand Unit 1105 API 15-129-20712 | Cities Service CO | Wilburton | 5756 | 1984 | — |
| Bradshaw 'c' 2 API 15-129-20719 | Cities Service CO | Taloga-riley | 4969 | 1984 | — |
| Riley 'd' 3 API 15-129-20724 | Cities Service CO | Taloga-riley | 4945 | 1984 | — |
| Salley 'h' 1 API 15-175-20787 | Cities Service CO | Salley | 6728 | 1984 | — |
| Koch 'b' 1 API 15-189-20672 | Cities Service CO | Gooch North | 6750 | 1984 | — |
| Albright 'a' 3 API 15-189-20687 | Cities Service CO | Wide Awake | 6630 | 1984 | — |
| Skinner 'c' 1 API 15-189-20715 | Cities Service CO | Ski Southeast | 6742 | 1984 | — |
| Federal Land Bank 'e' 1 API 15-189-20717 | Cities Service CO | Wide Awake | 6613 | 1984 | — |
| Hudkins 'b' 1 API 15-189-20743 | Cities Service CO | R.g | 6650 | 1984 | — |
| Ku Endowment Association 1-a API 15-191-21747 | Cities Service CO | Belle Plaine South | 3857 | 1984 | — |
| Murray 106-a API 15-015-22273 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2482 | 1983 | — |
| Finney 'i' 76 API 15-015-22297 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2570 | 1983 | — |
| Schmitz 'a' 1 API 15-131-20029 | Cities Service CO | Mcclain | 3730 | 1983 | — |
| Hermesch 'a' 1 API 15-131-20049 | Cities Service CO | Hermesch | 3899 | 1983 | — |
| Gano 'b' 3 API 15-067-20589 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2760 | 1983 | — |
| Garden City 'f' 2 API 15-093-20750 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2670 | 1983 | — |
| Hilbig 'b' 2 API 15-189-20664 | Cities Service CO | Wide Awake | 6750 | 1983 | — |
| Moody 'b' 2 API 15-081-20262 | Cities Service CO | Eubank | 5500 | 1983 | — |
| Anderson 'b' 3 API 15-093-20779 | Cities Service CO | Panoma Gas Area | 4978 | 1983 | — |
| Riley 'd' 1 API 15-129-20673 | Cities Service CO | Taloga-riley | 5300 | 1983 | — |
| Albright 'a' 2 API 15-189-20656 | Cities Service CO | Wide Awake | 6830 | 1983 | — |
| Federal Land Bank 'c' 1 API 15-189-20660 | Cities Service CO | Wide Awake | 6752 | 1983 | — |
| Federal Land Bank 'd' 1 API 15-189-20667 | Cities Service CO | Wide Awake | 6759 | 1983 | — |
| Wilburton Morrow Sand Unit 1703 API 15-129-20675 | Cities Service CO | Wilburton | 5011 | 1983 | — |
| Ainsworth 7-a API 15-015-21878 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2491 | 1982 | — |
| Mills 38-a API 15-015-21980 | Cities Service CO | Toni-mike Northeast | 2465 | 1982 | — |
| Atkins 117-a API 15-015-22032 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2488 | 1982 | — |
| Atkins 118-a API 15-015-22167 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2490 | 1982 | — |
| Murray 105-a API 15-015-22168 | Cities Service CO | El Dorado | 2519 | 1982 | — |
| Mcclain 'a' 1 API 15-131-20026 | Cities Service CO | Mcclain | 3744 | 1982 | — |
| Olberding 'a' 1 API 15-131-20028 | Cities Service CO | Mcclain | 3745 | 1982 | — |
| A. Fund 1 API 15-131-20038 | Cities Service CO | Mcclain | 3710 | 1982 | — |
| Haverkamp 'a' 1 API 15-131-20047 | Cities Service CO | Mcclain | 3747 | 1982 | — |
| Garden City 'a' 2 API 15-055-20493 | Cities Service CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2660 | 1982 | — |
| Garden City 'h' 5 API 15-055-20506 | Cities Service CO | Sequoyah East | 4819 | 1982 | — |
| Rich 'a' 1 API 15-033-20499 | Cities Service CO | Bird East | 5235 | 1982 | — |
| Warner Unit 113 API 15-039-20636 | Cities Service CO | Warner | 3570 | 1982 | — |
| Garden City 'e' 2 API 15-055-20483 | Cities Service CO | Panoma Gas Area | 2946 | 1982 | — |
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- Cities Service Oil CO 2,043
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- Rj Energy, LLC 1,880
- Amoco Production CO 1,803
- Colt Energy INC 1,668
- Murfin Drilling Co., INC 1,544
- Continental Oil CO 1,441
- Murfin Drilling CO 1,349