Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC
496 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1963 to 2015.
⚠️ 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.
496Wells
4050 ftMedian depth
19Counties
1963–2015Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4050 ft | 4360 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
255 of the 496 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 0 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 4 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, 255 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trego | 194 | 39.1% |
| Ellis | 116 | 23.4% |
| Graham | 66 | 13.3% |
| Pawnee | 42 | 8.5% |
| Rush | 28 | 5.6% |
| Ness | 19 | 3.8% |
| Thomas | 8 | 1.6% |
| Greeley | 3 | 0.6% |
| Rooks | 3 | 0.6% |
| Clark | 3 | 0.6% |
| Cheyenne | 3 | 0.6% |
| Lane | 2 | 0.4% |
| Kingman | 2 | 0.4% |
| Rawlins | 2 | 0.4% |
| Gove | 1 | 0.2% |
| Sheridan | 1 | 0.2% |
| Barton | 1 | 0.2% |
| Phillips | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hodgeman | 1 | 0.2% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 177 | 35.7% |
| Unknown | 14 | 2.8% |
| Steffen | 11 | 2.2% |
| Catharine | 9 | 1.8% |
| Morel | 8 | 1.6% |
| Dreiling | 7 | 1.4% |
| Kaiser | 7 | 1.4% |
| Newcomer | 7 | 1.4% |
| Butcher | 7 | 1.4% |
| Holley | 7 | 1.4% |
| Herbert | 6 | 1.2% |
| Ernst West | 6 | 1.2% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 496 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black & Gold 1-17 API 15-051-26765 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Experiment | 3745 | 2015 | — |
| Wendelin Herman 2-30 API 15-065-23998 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4115 | 2014 | — |
| Gottschalk-gerstner Unit 1-25 API 15-051-26652 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3825 | 2014 | — |
| Amy 1-30 API 15-051-26658 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3812 | 2014 | — |
| Virginia 1-30 API 15-051-26659 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3771 | 2014 | — |
| Leta Faye 1-20 API 15-145-21757 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4880 | 2014 | — |
| Schmidt 'b' 11 API 15-051-26681 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Catharine | 3700 | 2014 | — |
| Walt 'c' 1-4 API 15-065-24030 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Holley | 4055 | 2014 | — |
| Wendelin Herman 3-30 'owwo' API 15-065-21530-0001 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ernst | 4105 | 2014 | — |
| Brenda 1-8 API 15-145-21763 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Browns Grove | 4336 | 2014 | — |
| Barry Urban 1-17 API 15-165-22070 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Reichel | 3640 | 2014 | — |
| Kramer Unit 1-24 API 15-023-21394 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 5129 | 2014 | — |
| Seitz-barhardt C-4 API 15-195-22953 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridgeway | 3950 | 2014 | — |
| Sdk Unit 1-14 API 15-051-26707 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3910 | 2014 | — |
| Kramer Unit 2-24 API 15-023-21404 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2014 | — |
| Rohr Trust Unit 1-19 API 15-051-26749 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3835 | 2014 | — |
| Seitz Barnhardt 'c' 3 API 15-195-22844 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridgeway | 3935 | 2013 | — |
| Roth-robben 1-21 API 15-165-22007 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Loretto | 3726 | 2013 | — |
| Stalnaker 'b' 1-14 API 15-195-22847 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Sunny Slope Northeast | 4079 | 2013 | — |
| R. Berens Unit 1-8 API 15-165-22011 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Reichel Field | 3616 | 2013 | — |
| Scott 1-15 API 15-145-21711 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen South | 4243 | 2013 | — |
| Dorzweiler 2-35 API 15-195-22853 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Agmar Northeast | 4114 | 2013 | — |
| Tammy 'a' Unit 1 API 15-195-22855 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wakeeney | 4150 | 2013 | — |
| Wendelin Herman 1-30 API 15-065-23925 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ernst | 4110 | 2013 | — |
| Mitchell-davignon 2-32 API 15-065-23926 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Butcher | 4062 | 2013 | — |
| Sunley-rohr Unit 1-13 API 15-051-26526 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Experiment Southwest | 3846 | 2013 | — |
| Staab, Georgine 1-19 API 15-051-26525 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3830 | 2013 | — |
| Schoendaller, Wilma 1-24 API 15-051-26531 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3810 | 2013 | — |
| Tyler Fabrizius 1-20 API 15-195-22878 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4180 | 2013 | — |
| Geerdes-albers Unit 1-29 API 15-193-20899 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4675 | 2013 | — |
| Befort 2-12 API 15-051-26612 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3895 | 2013 | — |
| Remigia Quint 1-20 API 15-051-26614 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3800 | 2013 | — |
| Kobodo 1-34 API 15-051-26628 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3649 | 2013 | — |
| Ganoung Charolais 'a' 1-7 API 15-163-24160 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Unnamed | 3547 | 2013 | — |
| Sharon Walker 2-13 API 15-195-22897 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Newcomer | 4230 | 2013 | — |
| Schmidt 'b' 8 API 15-051-26084 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | — | 3065 | 2012 | — |
| Showalter 1-17 API 15-145-21650 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Browns Grove | 4321 | 2012 | — |
| Pfeifer, Robert Trust 1-12 API 15-051-26240 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridge Hill | 3893 | 2012 | — |
| Donnie 2 API 15-065-23796 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Kohart | 4110 | 2012 | — |
| Ktm Unit 1-20 API 15-145-21665 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Unnamed | 4848 | 2012 | — |
| Schmidt 'b' 9 API 15-051-26254 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | — | 3672 | 2012 | — |
| Nickelson Farms 'b' 1-23 API 15-065-23802 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Glen Dale South | 4113 | 2012 | — |
| Urban 1-9 API 15-165-21959 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Pleasant View West | 3640 | 2012 | — |
| Mccoy-pelton 2-29 API 15-145-21669 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4298 | 2012 | — |
| Schmeidler-zetko Unit 1-11 API 15-165-21967 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Unnamed | 4050 | 2012 | — |
| Schmeidler, Cyril 1-2 API 15-051-26321 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Catharine | 3672 | 2012 | — |
| Erbes Trust 1-3 API 15-165-21982 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Lacrosse East | 3910 | 2012 | — |
| Vandenburg 1-6 API 15-145-21679 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen Southeast | 4361 | 2012 | — |
| Hockersmith-robben 1-29 API 15-193-20856 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ostmeyer Northwest | 4710 | 2012 | — |
| D & D 1-12 API 15-195-22810 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Newcomer | 4157 | 2012 | — |
| David Urban 1-21 API 15-165-21994 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Loretto | 3664 | 2012 | — |
| Newcomer Brothers 1-12 API 15-195-22818 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Newcomer | 4170 | 2012 | — |
| Seitz Barnhardt 'c' 2 API 15-195-22824 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridgeway | 3970 | 2012 | — |
| Colberg 1-15 API 15-195-22825 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Sunny Slope North | 4047 | 2012 | — |
| Mwe 1-7 API 15-051-26422 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Brull | 3889 | 2012 | — |
| Chas-mar 1-13 API 15-051-26423 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Gatschet Southeast | 3775 | 2012 | — |
| Schmidt 'b' 10 API 15-051-26427 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Catharine | 3699 | 2012 | — |
| Basil 1-30 API 15-145-21616 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen Northwest | 4353 | 2011 | — |
| Cecelia Brull 1-33 API 15-051-26066 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Zimm | 3626 | 2011 | — |
| Herl, Verna 1-12 API 15-051-26067 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridge Hill | 3880 | 2011 | — |
| Schmidt 'b' 7 API 15-051-26085 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | — | 3642 | 2011 | — |
| Showalter-vandenburg Unit 1-17 API 15-145-21634 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Browns Grove | 4365 | 2011 | — |
| Sunley 1-13 API 15-051-26134 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Experiment Southwest | 4440 | 2011 | — |
| Rbl Unit 1-25 API 15-195-22708 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Schneller | 4053 | 2011 | — |
| Befort 1-12 API 15-051-26132 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridge Hill | 3925 | 2011 | — |
| Keller Trust 1-20 API 15-145-21643 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4360 | 2011 | — |
| Marvin Saxton 1-18 API 15-145-21644 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4366 | 2011 | — |
| Robert Nickelson 1-27 API 15-065-23761 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Kohart | 4105 | 2011 | — |
| Cmss Unit 1-20 API 15-145-21647 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4338 | 2011 | — |
| Nickelson-lloyd Unit 1-23 API 15-065-23776 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Glen Dale South | 4100 | 2011 | — |
| Tombaugh-vand 1-6 API 15-145-21652 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4377 | 2011 | — |
| Seitz-barnhardt 'c' 1-34 API 15-195-22733 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridgeway | 3940 | 2011 | — |
| Herl, Verna 2-12 API 15-051-26229 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridge Hill | 3850 | 2011 | — |
| Schmeidler 9 API 15-195-22743 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | — | 3899 | 2011 | — |
| Littlechild 1-25 API 15-195-22637 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3950 | 2010 | — |
| R & B 1-22 API 15-065-23618 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4087 | 2010 | — |
| Mccoy-pelton Unit 1-29 API 15-145-21602 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4301 | 2010 | — |
| Seitz-barnhardt 'b' 1-33 API 15-195-22654 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3932 | 2010 | — |
| Schuster 1-36 API 15-051-25969 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3919 | 2010 | — |
| Charlie 1-36 API 15-051-25970 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Weisner | 3930 | 2010 | — |
| Deutscher-waldschmidt Unit 1-3 API 15-195-22656 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3896 | 2010 | — |
| Miller-keller Unit 1-20 API 15-145-21603 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4352 | 2010 | — |
| Saxton-miller Unit 1-17 API 15-145-21604 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Browns Grove | 4343 | 2010 | — |
| Lynn-pelton 1-30 API 15-145-21605 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4330 | 2010 | — |
| Shean 1-16 API 15-145-21607 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4293 | 2010 | — |
| Ond 1-2 API 15-165-21888 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Lacrosse East | 3840 | 2010 | — |
| Donnie 1-27 API 15-065-23661 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Kohart | 4117 | 2010 | — |
| Loyd 1-26 API 15-065-23662 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Glen Dale South | 4125 | 2010 | — |
| Sharon Walker 1-13 API 15-195-22680 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Newcomer | 4173 | 2010 | — |
| Pfeifer Unit 1-1 API 15-051-26031 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3893 | 2010 | — |
| Marvin Saxton Unit 1-30 API 15-145-21614 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen | 4343 | 2010 | — |
| Vandenberg-saxton Unit 1-18 API 15-145-21615 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ben | 4368 | 2010 | — |
| Frantz Trust-saxton Unit 1-19 API 15-145-21618 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Steffen Northwest | 4337 | 2010 | — |
| Riedel Brothers 1-13 API 15-195-22605 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4195 | 2009 | — |
| Bellairs 1-17 API 15-195-22604 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4185 | 2009 | — |
| Pfeifer, Ken 1-12 API 15-051-25860 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3820 | 2009 | — |
| Walt 1-4 API 15-065-23546 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Holley | 4100 | 2009 | — |
| Rs 1-23 API 15-195-22615 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4150 | 2009 | — |
| Herman Trust 1-27 API 15-065-23575 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4135 | 2009 | — |
| Ron Nickelson 1-22 API 15-065-23574 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4087 | 2009 | — |
| Pfeifer 2-30 API 15-051-25928 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Kaiser | 4075 | 2009 | — |
| Muhlheim 'b' 10 API 15-195-22634 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Homburg | 3950 | 2009 | — |
| Ralph 1-13 API 15-195-22504 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Leland | 4031 | 2008 | — |
| Muhlheim 'b' 9 API 15-195-22525 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Perth | 4000 | 2008 | — |
| Schmeidler 8-14 API 15-195-22524 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | — | 3923 | 2008 | — |
| Rosie 2-7 API 15-051-25725 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Brull | 2150 | 2008 | — |
| Kohl-schwagel 1-25 API 15-051-25735 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Weisner | 3956 | 2008 | — |
| Fisher 3-13 API 15-195-22529 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Skull Valley | 3965 | 2008 | — |
| Steele 3-23 API 15-051-25784 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Dreiling East | 3513 | 2008 | — |
| Miller 1-25 API 15-051-25787 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Weisner | 3979 | 2008 | — |
| Riedel, Marvin 1-23 API 15-195-22553 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4060 | 2008 | — |
| Kohl 1 API 15-051-23211-0001 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Weisner | 1411 | 2008 | — |
| Nickelson 1-24 API 15-065-23448 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Glen Dale Southeast | 4070 | 2008 | — |
| Gano 1-30 API 15-065-23449 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ernst | 4082 | 2008 | — |
| Riedel Farms 1-13 API 15-195-22564 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Newcomer | 4178 | 2008 | — |
| Fabrizius-younger 1-35 API 15-195-22566 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Fab | 4308 | 2008 | — |
| Mary Lou 1-6 API 15-195-22575 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Mary Lou | 4287 | 2008 | — |
| Rosie 3-7 API 15-051-25828 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3885 | 2008 | — |
| Brull Farms 1-19 API 15-051-25830 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3800 | 2008 | — |
| Kroeger 3-24 API 15-195-22587 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Flax North | 4000 | 2008 | — |
| Lecuyer-colberg Unit 1-15 API 15-195-22593 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4056 | 2008 | — |
| Rupp 1-15 API 15-195-22408 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3920 | 2007 | — |
| Cleghorn 1-35 API 15-195-22418 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4135 | 2007 | — |
| Dreiling 11 API 15-051-25607 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Dreiling | 3497 | 2007 | — |
| Mitchell 1-32 API 15-065-23285 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 4062 | 2007 | — |
| Dietz 1-8 API 15-195-22437 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4350 | 2007 | — |
| Bek 1-10 API 15-135-24628 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Jolly South | 4250 | 2007 | — |
| Dav-mitch Unit 1-32 API 15-065-23297 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 4065 | 2007 | — |
| M. W. G 1-26 API 15-051-25641 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Dreiling East | 3514 | 2007 | — |
| Deitz 1-9 API 15-195-22472 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4232 | 2007 | — |
| Balthazor 2-14 API 15-065-23316 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 3778 | 2007 | — |
| Dietz 'c' 2-5 API 15-195-20310-0001 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4274 | 2007 | — |
| Irene 1-35 API 15-195-22475 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3920 | 2007 | — |
| Milberger-waggoner Unit 1-36 API 15-195-22476 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3900 | 2007 | — |
| Davignon 1 API 15-065-20299-0001 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Butcher | 3955 | 2007 | — |
| Pearson 1-26 API 15-195-22479 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4150 | 2007 | — |
| M. W. G 2-26 API 15-051-25673 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Dreiling East | 3510 | 2007 | — |
| Brull, Mike 1-12 API 15-051-25694 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3838 | 2007 | — |
| Rosie 1-7 API 15-051-25701 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 3800 | 2007 | — |
| Seitz-barnhardt 1-33 API 15-195-22507 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ridgeway South | 3954 | 2007 | — |
| Deutscher, Harold 1-3 API 15-195-22508 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ellis West | 3954 | 2007 | — |
| Mary Ann 1-29 API 15-195-22323 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4250 | 2006 | — |
| Hildebrand 3-19 API 15-065-23149 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Ernst West | 4062 | 2006 | — |
| Connie 1-29 API 15-195-22336 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Riga South | 4175 | 2006 | — |
| Genevieve 1-21 API 15-065-23165 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Morel | 3852 | 2006 | — |
| Pearson, Mary 1-25 API 15-195-22349 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4150 | 2006 | — |
| Younger-powell Unit 1-2 API 15-051-25525 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Highway Divide | 3950 | 2006 | — |
| Sherfick-sauer Unit 1-28 API 15-195-22364 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4139 | 2006 | — |
| Elsie 1-12 API 15-195-22373 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4105 | 2006 | — |
| Leland 1-13 API 15-195-22379 | Downing-nelson Oil Co. INC | Wildcat | 4098 | 2006 | — |