Derby Oil CO
660 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1918 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.
660Wells
3366 ftMedian depth
27Counties
1918–2001Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3366 ft | 3800 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
401 of the 660 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 7 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 1 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, 109 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barton | 117 | 17.7% |
| Russell | 65 | 9.8% |
| Mcpherson | 62 | 9.4% |
| Reno | 39 | 5.9% |
| Rice | 35 | 5.3% |
| Rooks | 34 | 5.2% |
| Ellis | 33 | 5.0% |
| Ellsworth | 32 | 4.8% |
| Sedgwick | 31 | 4.7% |
| Graham | 28 | 4.2% |
| Stafford | 27 | 4.1% |
| Harvey | 21 | 3.2% |
| Saline | 19 | 2.9% |
| Sumner | 14 | 2.1% |
| Marion | 9 | 1.4% |
| Norton | 8 | 1.2% |
| Phillips | 5 | 0.8% |
| Cowley | 4 | 0.6% |
| Haskell | 4 | 0.6% |
| Greenwood | 3 | 0.5% |
| Thomas | 3 | 0.5% |
| Pawnee | 2 | 0.3% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 72 | 10.9% |
| Trapp | 61 | 9.2% |
| Kraft-prusa | 38 | 5.8% |
| Chase-silica | 29 | 4.4% |
| Wildcat | 25 | 3.8% |
| Stoltenberg | 22 | 3.3% |
| Burrton | 19 | 2.9% |
| Smolan | 18 | 2.7% |
| Zenith-peace Creek | 17 | 2.6% |
| Eastborough | 14 | 2.1% |
| Ames | 11 | 1.7% |
| Wherry | 11 | 1.7% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
7 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 660 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelis 1 API 15-167-07531 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3550 | 1952 | State |
| Carmichael 2 API 15-163-01523 | Derby Oil CO | Nyra | 3502 | 1949 | State |
| State Riverbed 3 API 15-009-14411 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3440 | 1940 | State |
| State Riverbed 2 API 15-009-14555 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3283 | 1939 | State |
| Michaelis 5 API 15-167-07537 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3273 | 1937 | State |
| Michaelis 2 API 15-167-07560 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3254 | 1937 | State |
| Ackley 1 API 15-155-19192-0001 | Derby Oil CO | — | 3596 | 1934 | State |
| Krug 3 API 15-167-03211 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3306 | 1966 | — |
| Ryno 2 API 15-113-02270 | Derby Oil CO | — | 2969 | 1962 | — |
| Krug 7 API 15-167-03215 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3291 | 1961 | — |
| Jelinek 2 API 15-163-19324-0001 | Derby Oil CO | — | 3558 | 1960 | — |
| Birkett 3 API 15-191-11544-0001 | Derby Oil CO | Oxford | 2151 | 1958 | — |
| Kramer 5 API 15-009-05940 | Derby Oil CO | Beaver | 3352 | 1954 | — |
| Kramer 4 API 15-009-07277 | Derby Oil CO | Beaver | 3332 | 1954 | — |
| Homolka 2 API 15-009-05585 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3397 | 1954 | — |
| Hall 1 API 15-051-03681 | Derby Oil CO | Turkville | 3379 | 1954 | — |
| Neal 2 API 15-065-02207 | Derby Oil CO | Nana | 3865 | 1954 | — |
| Schoen 7 API 15-137-00668 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3770 | 1954 | — |
| Schoen 8 API 15-137-00704 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3779 | 1954 | — |
| Schoen 9 API 15-137-00705 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3773 | 1954 | — |
| Tomasheck 1 API 15-163-03718 | Derby Oil CO | Berland Southeast | 3787 | 1954 | — |
| Annon 2 API 15-163-03258 | Derby Oil CO | Trico | 3781 | 1954 | — |
| Williams 4 API 15-163-03101 | Derby Oil CO | Trico | 3740 | 1954 | — |
| Stamper 'a' 1 API 15-163-02718 | Derby Oil CO | Dopita | 3380 | 1954 | — |
| Liljestrand 4 API 15-169-00500 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3440 | 1954 | — |
| Lockstrom 8 API 15-169-00626 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3444 | 1954 | — |
| Lockstrom 6 API 15-169-00624 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3449 | 1954 | — |
| Lockstrom 7 API 15-169-00625 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3444 | 1954 | — |
| Grant 1 API 15-145-00337 | Derby Oil CO | Unnamed | 4685 | 1954 | — |
| Hinkhouse 2 API 15-163-00663 | Derby Oil CO | Marcotte | 3830 | 1954 | — |
| Lockstrom 9 API 15-169-00266 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3439 | 1954 | — |
| Lockstrom 5 API 15-169-60001 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3436 | 1954 | — |
| Messerly 1 API 15-185-00539 | Derby Oil CO | Heyen | 3695 | 1954 | — |
| Foltz 1 API 15-191-00611 | Derby Oil CO | Unnamed | 3915 | 1954 | — |
| Nickel 1 API 15-193-00025 | Derby Oil CO | Nickel | 4973 | 1954 | — |
| Kistler 1 API 15-193-00026 | Derby Oil CO | Wildcat | 4960 | 1954 | — |
| Schielke 1 API 15-193-00028 | Derby Oil CO | Wildcat | 4931 | 1954 | — |
| Schoen 5 API 15-137-19014 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3820 | 1954 | — |
| Rogers 'a' 3 API 15-163-19442 | Derby Oil CO | Unknown | 3750 | 1954 | — |
| Cochrane 1 API 15-009-16236 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3378 | 1953 | — |
| Schmid 5 API 15-009-05108 | Derby Oil CO | Leoville | 3456 | 1953 | — |
| Vine 1 API 15-051-03515 | Derby Oil CO | Wildcat | 3710 | 1953 | — |
| Simpson 1 API 15-051-03693 | Derby Oil CO | Brungardt | 3670 | 1953 | — |
| Slimmer 1 API 15-051-05411 | Derby Oil CO | Turkville | 3362 | 1953 | — |
| Neal 1 API 15-065-02847 | Derby Oil CO | Semi-wildcat | 3825 | 1953 | — |
| Schoen 2 API 15-137-00317 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3805 | 1953 | — |
| Schoen 3 API 15-137-00664 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3782 | 1953 | — |
| Schoen 4 API 15-137-00665 | Derby Oil CO | Norton | 3800 | 1953 | — |
| Blocker 1 API 15-155-02118 | Derby Oil CO | Wildcat | 3663 | 1953 | — |
| Hall 1 API 15-185-11501 | Derby Oil CO | Mueller | 3742 | 1953 | — |
| Dorfshaffer 1 API 15-185-12119 | Derby Oil CO | Bart-staff | 3610 | 1953 | — |
| Bemis 1 API 15-051-00256 | Derby Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3436 | 1953 | — |
| Klim 1 API 15-163-00492 | Derby Oil CO | Nettie | 3563 | 1953 | — |
| Huck 1 API 15-163-00558 | Derby Oil CO | Marcotte Southeast | 3800 | 1953 | — |
| Berland 1 API 15-163-00631 | Derby Oil CO | Berland East | 3782 | 1953 | — |
| Krug 8 API 15-167-03216 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3310 | 1953 | — |
| Burdorf 1 API 15-155-02123 | Derby Oil CO | Nicklaus | 3360 | 1953 | — |
| Esfeld 4 API 15-009-15048-0001 | Derby Oil CO | — | 3333 | 1953 | — |
| Burk 8 API 15-169-19080 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3444 | 1953 | — |
| Schmid 3 API 15-009-15403 | Derby Oil CO | Leoville | 3432 | 1952 | — |
| Homolka 1 API 15-009-15028 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3377 | 1952 | — |
| Riverbed 'a' 2 API 15-009-15534 | Derby Oil CO | Ft. Zarah | 3384 | 1952 | — |
| Polifka 1 API 15-051-02680 | Derby Oil CO | Ubert | 3602 | 1952 | — |
| Polifka 2 API 15-051-02681 | Derby Oil CO | Ubert Northwest | 3597 | 1952 | — |
| Mccoy 'a' 1 API 15-065-02429 | Derby Oil CO | Millbrook | 3745 | 1952 | — |
| Towns 1 API 15-163-03259 | Derby Oil CO | Trico | 3757 | 1952 | — |
| Burk 5 API 15-169-00507 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3438 | 1952 | — |
| Burk 7 API 15-169-00509 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3429 | 1952 | — |
| Tarrant 2 API 15-185-11292 | Derby Oil CO | Neola | 3953 | 1952 | — |
| House 1 API 15-155-00307 | Derby Oil CO | Wildcat | 3990 | 1952 | — |
| Hinkhouse 1 API 15-163-01141 | Derby Oil CO | Marcotte | 3764 | 1952 | — |
| Ochs 1 API 15-009-00046 | Derby Oil CO | Unnamed | 3525 | 1952 | — |
| Dolechek 1 API 15-009-06293 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3382 | 1952 | — |
| Behnke 4 API 15-159-30480 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3328 | 1952 | — |
| Behnke 4 API 15-159-30467 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3328 | 1952 | — |
| Peterman 7 API 15-053-19135 | Derby Oil CO | Stoltenberg | 3270 | 1952 | — |
| Frees 9 API 15-009-01032 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3408 | 1952 | — |
| Lamatsch 1 API 15-009-15354 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3284 | 1951 | — |
| Esfeld 8 API 15-009-15052 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3313 | 1951 | — |
| Lynn 'c' 3 API 15-051-04963 | Derby Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3575 | 1951 | — |
| Miller 4 API 15-051-06749 | Derby Oil CO | Sugarloaf | 3670 | 1951 | — |
| Lewis 'a' 2 API 15-065-01756 | Derby Oil CO | Cooper | 3745 | 1951 | — |
| Link 5 API 15-159-05802 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3248 | 1951 | — |
| Keller 1 API 15-163-03403 | Derby Oil CO | Trico | 3828 | 1951 | — |
| Williams 1 API 15-163-03405 | Derby Oil CO | Trico | 3781 | 1951 | — |
| Liljestrand 2 API 15-169-00498 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3461 | 1951 | — |
| Liljestrand 3 API 15-169-00499 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3436 | 1951 | — |
| Liljestrand 1 API 15-169-00497 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3437 | 1951 | — |
| Burk 1 API 15-169-00503 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3438 | 1951 | — |
| Burk 4 API 15-169-00506 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3439 | 1951 | — |
| Burk 3 API 15-169-00505 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3442 | 1951 | — |
| Lockstrom 3 API 15-169-70022 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3434 | 1951 | — |
| Lockstrom 4 API 15-169-00623 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3431 | 1951 | — |
| Parrish 2 API 15-185-01688 | Derby Oil CO | Dell | 3626 | 1951 | — |
| Devine 1 API 15-185-12551 | Derby Oil CO | Hickman | 3781 | 1951 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-147-00166 | Derby Oil CO | Unnamed | 3463 | 1951 | — |
| Burk 2 API 15-169-00504 | Derby Oil CO | Smolan | 3433 | 1951 | — |
| Fruehauf 1 API 15-185-00716 | Derby Oil CO | Max South | 3696 | 1951 | — |
| Salem 1 API 15-185-00731 | Derby Oil CO | Sand Hills | 3590 | 1951 | — |
| Bruce 1 API 15-113-01607 | Derby Oil CO | — | 2780 | 1951 | — |
| Robinson 'a' 3 API 15-113-19024 | Derby Oil CO | — | 2780 | 1951 | — |
| Jones 'a' 1 API 15-079-00651 | Derby Oil CO | Graber | 3321 | 1951 | — |
| Thill 'a' 1 API 15-009-03286 | Derby Oil CO | Unknown | 3370 | 1951 | — |
| Pierce 2 API 15-065-01759 | Derby Oil CO | — | 3740 | 1951 | — |
| Peterman 5 API 15-053-19134 | Derby Oil CO | Unknown | 3293 | 1951 | — |
| Lockstrom 3 API 15-169-19189 | Derby Oil CO | Unknown | 2580 | 1951 | — |
| Flanders 1 API 15-009-05716 | Derby Oil CO | Rolling Green East | 3495 | 1950 | — |
| Maes 1 API 15-009-05459 | Derby Oil CO | Redwing | 3370 | 1950 | — |
| Warren 'a' 2 API 15-051-03547 | Derby Oil CO | Warren | 3770 | 1950 | — |
| Miller 3 API 15-051-06748 | Derby Oil CO | Sugarloaf | 3666 | 1950 | — |
| Balthazor 3 API 15-065-02276 | Derby Oil CO | Morel | 3825 | 1950 | — |
| Robinson 5 API 15-113-01985 | Derby Oil CO | Unknown | 2796 | 1950 | — |
| Robinson 4 API 15-113-01984 | Derby Oil CO | — | 2781 | 1950 | — |
| Robinson 3 API 15-113-01983 | Derby Oil CO | — | 2803 | 1950 | — |
| Obenhaus 4 API 15-159-03080 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3300 | 1950 | — |
| Hancock 1 API 15-163-02446 | Derby Oil CO | Barry East | 3530 | 1950 | — |
| Karst 5 API 15-167-07940 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3346 | 1950 | — |
| Hoffman 1 API 15-009-06369 | Derby Oil CO | Beaver | 3413 | 1950 | — |
| Johnson 'a' 1 API 15-051-01201 | Derby Oil CO | Meistrell Southwest | 3550 | 1950 | — |
| Knipp 1 API 15-065-00226 | Derby Oil CO | Morel | 3703 | 1950 | — |
| Whisman 1 API 15-163-00293 | Derby Oil CO | Whisman | 3702 | 1950 | — |
| Strickler 1 API 15-185-00619 | Derby Oil CO | Bayer | 3898 | 1950 | — |
| Robinson 'a' 2 API 15-113-01945 | Derby Oil CO | — | 2747 | 1950 | — |
| Knipp 1 API 15-065-19126 | Derby Oil CO | Morel | 3703 | 1950 | — |
| Balthazor 2 API 15-065-19129 | Derby Oil CO | Morel East | 3766 | 1950 | — |
| Hook 1 API 15-079-00710-0001 | Derby Oil CO | Burrton | 3688 | 1950 | — |
| Thill 3 API 15-009-19206 | Derby Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3364 | 1950 | — |
| Roesler 2 API 15-009-73379 | Derby Oil CO | Meadowside | 3283 | 1949 | — |
| Jiricek 1 API 15-053-02059 | Derby Oil CO | Palacky | 3386 | 1949 | — |
| Cox 'a' 2 API 15-065-02567 | Derby Oil CO | Morel | 3822 | 1949 | — |
| Demuth 3 API 15-147-00623 | Derby Oil CO | Hansen | 3616 | 1949 | — |
| F. Patton 2 API 15-159-03761 | Derby Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3378 | 1949 | — |
| Carmichael 3 API 15-163-02947 | Derby Oil CO | Nyra | 3510 | 1949 | — |
| Krug 2 API 15-167-03210 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3310 | 1949 | — |
| Weinmeister 10 API 15-167-03965 | Derby Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3160 | 1949 | — |
| Weinmeister 9 API 15-167-03964 | Derby Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3151 | 1949 | — |
| Sanford 1 API 15-185-01595 | Derby Oil CO | Wildcat | 3946 | 1949 | — |
| Behrens 1 API 15-163-00214 | Derby Oil CO | Unknown | 3350 | 1949 | — |
| Jellison 1 API 15-167-00383 | Derby Oil CO | Gorham Northwest | 3280 | 1949 | — |
| Krug A 1 API 15-167-00386 | Derby Oil CO | Kennebec | 3316 | 1949 | — |
| Armbrister 1 API 15-051-03583 | Derby Oil CO | Warren | 3802 | 1949 | — |
| Lynn 3 API 15-009-03528 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3380 | 1948 | — |
| Reif 1 API 15-009-06665 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3395 | 1948 | — |
| Boger 4 API 15-009-16240 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3399 | 1948 | — |
| J. Boger 6 API 15-009-16242 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3414 | 1948 | — |
| Jacob Boger 5 API 15-009-16241 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3405 | 1948 | — |
| Boger 'a' 1 API 15-009-05442 | Derby Oil CO | Trapp | 3439 | 1948 | — |
| Hamilton 1 API 15-009-14797 | Derby Oil CO | Ames Northwest | 3328 | 1948 | — |
| Koerner 2 API 15-051-02460 | Derby Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3640 | 1948 | — |
| Bissing 1 API 15-051-04838 | Derby Oil CO | Sugarloaf Southeast | 3555 | 1948 | — |