# Empire — 943 Kansas wells on the register

> 943 wells name Empire as operator of record in Kansas. Which counties, how deep, and how many were plugged at the State's expense.

## Empire

**943** wells name this operator of record — 0.2% of the Kansas register, from 1900 to 1964.

### ⚠️ 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.

*Depth, over the
901 wells on this operator's records where a figure was reported (96%)
— a median, never a mean*

| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | **2455 ft** | 2605 ft | 2831 ft — shallower
here |

### What happened to these wells — on this operator's records

**65** of the 943 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 **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, 14 of these wells have a date on file.
[What each class means](/orphaned.md).

### Where they are

| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Butler](/county/butler.md) | 53 | 5.6% |
| [Greenwood](/county/greenwood.md) | 16 | 1.7% |
| [Norton](/county/norton.md) | 2 | 0.2% |
| [Ellsworth](/county/ellsworth.md) | 2 | 0.2% |
| [Ellis](/county/ellis.md) | 1 | 0.1% |
| [Decatur](/county/decatur.md) | 1 | 0.1% |
| [Graham](/county/graham.md) | 1 | 0.1% |
| [Sumner](/county/sumner.md) | 1 | 0.1% |
| [Woodson](/county/woodson.md) | 1 | 0.1% |

### In which fields

| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Unknown](/field/unknown.md) | 625 | 66.3% |
| [El Dorado](/field/el-dorado.md) | 13 | 1.4% |
| [Wildcat](/field/wildcat.md) | 4 | 0.4% |
| [Bemis-shutts](/field/bemis-shutts.md) | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hardesty | 1 | 0.1% |
| Pomona | 1 | 0.1% |
| Valhalla | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lorraine | 1 | 0.1% |

### An old well on land in Kansas?

0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 943 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](/privacy.md).

### The wells

*Empire — 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 well | Operator | Field | Depth (ft) | Year | Plugged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Bentley 1](/search.md) | Empire | Valhalla | 4370 | 1964 | — |
| [Nesbit 5](/search.md) API 15-073-19869 | Empire | Unknown | 1875 | 1958 | — |
| [Koogler 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2625 | 1958 | — |
| [Wallack 1](/search.md) API 15-137-00098 | Empire | Wildcat | 3660 | 1953 | — |
| [Nixon 1](/search.md) API 15-191-00478 | Empire | Wildcat | 3967 | 1953 | — |
| [Feely 1](/search.md) API 15-039-00053 | Empire | Hardesty | 4115 | 1952 | — |
| [Muir 1](/search.md) API 15-065-00213 | Empire | Wildcat | 4122 | 1952 | — |
| [Atens 1](/search.md) API 15-137-00067 | Empire | Wildcat | 3695 | 1952 | — |
| [Hall 1](/search.md) API 15-051-06575 | Empire | Bemis-shutts | 3702 | 1937 | — |
| [Lathrop 26](/search.md) API 15-015-70611 | Empire | — | 2018 | 1937 | — |
| [Lathrop 25](/search.md) API 15-015-70610 | Empire | — | 2082 | 1937 | — |
| [Lathrop 24](/search.md) API 15-015-70609 | Empire | — | 2074 | 1937 | — |
| [Lathrop 22](/search.md) API 15-015-70607 | Empire | — | 2000 | 1936 | — |
| [Love 33](/search.md) API 15-015-77506 | Empire | Unknown | 2516 | 1935 | — |
| [Schmidt 1](/search.md) API 15-053-01496 | Empire | Lorraine | 3217 | 1935 | — |
| [Berry 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1882 | 1931 | — |
| [Nesbit 4](/search.md) API 15-073-00542 | Empire | Unknown | 1801 | 1930 | — |
| [Greenwood 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2151 | 1930 | — |
| [Wasson 1](/search.md) API 15-073-71616 | Empire | Unknown | 1703 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson C-8](/search.md) API 15-073-73288 | Empire | Unknown | 1786 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson C-7](/search.md) API 15-073-73287 | Empire | Unknown | 1794 | 1930 | — |
| [Nesbit 3](/search.md) API 15-073-74352 | Empire | Unknown | 1778 | 1930 | — |
| [Nesbit 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1930 | 1930 | — |
| [Lawton 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1720 | 1930 | — |
| [Fountain 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 3300 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson C-10](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1802 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson B-3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2075 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson A-5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1956 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson C-9](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1845 | 1930 | — |
| [Patterson 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1837 | 1929 | — |
| [Parks 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 3370 | 1929 | — |
| [Kidwell 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2900 | 1929 | — |
| [Patterson C-2](/search.md) API 15-073-73289 | Empire | Unknown | 1845 | 1929 | — |
| [Schwab 15-a](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1741 | 1929 | — |
| [Patterson B-2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2424 | 1929 | — |
| [Patterson C-3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1840 | 1929 | — |
| [T. P. Burkert 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 0 | 1929 | — |
| [Patterson A-4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1849 | 1929 | — |
| [Lewis 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2396 | 1928 | — |
| [Garth 5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1940 | 1928 | — |
| [Duby 19](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1923 | 1928 | — |
| [Duby 20](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1897 | 1928 | — |
| [Braddock 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2020 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott A-10](/search.md) API 15-073-71695 | Empire | Unknown | 1726 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott A-9](/search.md) API 15-073-71700 | Empire | Unknown | 1724 | 1928 | — |
| [Demler 7](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1751 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott A-5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1724 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott A-7](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1715 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott A-8](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1724 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott 12-a](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1746 | 1928 | — |
| [Ott 11-a](/search.md) | Empire | — | 1741 | 1928 | — |
| [Wilson 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1318 | 1927 | — |
| [Hind 11](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1888 | 1927 | — |
| [Gravett 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1953 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 11](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1915 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 14](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1915 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 10](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1909 | 1927 | — |
| [Garth 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1900 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 13](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1905 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 16](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1896 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 15](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1899 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 17](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1895 | 1927 | — |
| [Duby 12](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1906 | 1927 | — |
| [Fankhauser 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1784 | 1927 | — |
| [Demler 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1740 | 1927 | — |
| [Demler 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1738 | 1927 | — |
| [Ott 4](/search.md) API 15-073-71687 | Empire | Unknown | 1717 | 1927 | — |
| [Demler 1](/search.md) API 15-073-71667 | Empire | Unknown | 1763 | 1927 | — |
| [Ott 3](/search.md) API 15-073-71686 | Empire | Unknown | 1700 | 1927 | — |
| [Demler 5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1727 | 1927 | — |
| [Frankhauser 1-b](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2181 | 1927 | — |
| [Ott 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1714 | 1927 | — |
| [Fankhauser C-2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2211 | 1927 | — |
| [Bethel 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1329 | 1927 | — |
| [Ott C-1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1725 | 1927 | — |
| [Pixlee 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2468 | 1927 | — |
| [Moyle 44](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2566 | 1927 | — |
| [Johnson 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1344 | 1926 | — |
| [Duby 8](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1919 | 1926 | — |
| [Duby 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1967 | 1926 | — |
| [Duby 6](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1915 | 1926 | — |
| [Fromm 9](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1916 | 1926 | — |
| [Duby 5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1916 | 1926 | — |
| [Gravett 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1920 | 1926 | — |
| [Duby 7](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1909 | 1926 | — |
| [Garth 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1908 | 1926 | — |
| [Duby 9](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1912 | 1926 | — |
| [Morris 5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2568 | 1926 | — |
| [Morris 6](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2575 | 1926 | — |
| [Morris 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2553 | 1926 | — |
| [Morris 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2760 | 1926 | — |
| [Fankhauser Unit 7](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1857 | 1926 | — |
| [Teter 32](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2425 | 1926 | — |
| [Teter 35](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2375 | 1926 | — |
| [Lips 4](/search.md) | Empire | — | 1254 | 1926 | — |
| [Jones 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2383 | 1926 | — |
| [Moyle 43](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2047 | 1926 | — |
| [Gravatt 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1905 | 1925 | — |
| [Duby 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1955 | 1925 | — |
| [Garth 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2143 | 1925 | — |
| [Cragan 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1973 | 1925 | — |
| [Cragan 1](/search.md) API 15-073-71269 | Empire | Unknown | 1982 | 1925 | — |
| [Cragan 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2040 | 1925 | — |
| [Morris 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2575 | 1925 | — |
| [Morris 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2595 | 1925 | — |
| [Bahr 7](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1850 | 1925 | — |
| [Teter 20](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2459 | 1925 | — |
| [Eastman 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2840 | 1925 | — |
| [Clopton 11](/search.md) | Empire | — | 0 | 1925 | — |
| [Thrall 3](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2366 | 1925 | — |
| [Bethel 1](/search.md) | Empire | Pomona | 1241 | 1924 | — |
| [Teeter 15](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2386 | 1924 | — |
| [Thrall 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2402 | 1924 | — |
| [Hind 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1918 | 1924 | — |
| [Bahr 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1815 | 1924 | — |
| [Eastman 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2872 | 1924 | — |
| [Clopton 12](/search.md) | Empire | — | 0 | 1924 | — |
| [Thrall 4](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2372 | 1924 | — |
| [Piatt 6](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2703 | 1924 | — |
| [Woodbury 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2290 | 1923 | — |
| [Bantz 1](/search.md) | Empire | — | 3260 | 1923 | — |
| [Clopton 6](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1955 | 1923 | — |
| [Evans 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2565 | 1923 | — |
| [Thrall 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2337 | 1923 | — |
| [Jones 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2455 | 1923 | — |
| [Jones 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2428 | 1923 | — |
| [Spencer 1](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2234 | 1923 | — |
| [Lisco 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2353 | 1923 | — |
| [Bollener 4](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2833 | 1923 | — |
| [Wineger 1](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2800 | 1923 | — |
| [Bloir 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1500 | 1923 | — |
| [Bahr 2](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 1695 | 1922 | — |
| [Bahr 6](/search.md) API 15-207-00567 | Empire | Unknown | 1703 | 1922 | — |
| [Schindler 3](/search.md) | Empire | — | 1832 | 1922 | — |
| [Hessler 1](/search.md) | Empire | — | 1693 | 1922 | — |
| [Pocock 1](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2829 | 1921 | — |
| [Pixlee 1](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 0 | 1921 | — |
| [Feltham 26](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2529 | 1921 | — |
| [Gussman 14](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2471 | 1921 | — |
| [Abraham-ralston 12-a](/search.md) API 15-015-19673 | Empire | El Dorado | 2395 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 3](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2566 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 4](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2541 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 5](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2538 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 6](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2506 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 7](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2502 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 8](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2532 | 1920 | — |
| [Teter 10](/search.md) | Empire | Unknown | 2503 | 1920 | — |
| [Haskins 16](/search.md) | Empire | — | 0 | 1920 | — |
| [Haskins 22](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2489 | 1920 | — |
| [Smith 35](/search.md) | Empire | — | 2466 | 1920 | — |

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- [Not Confirmed](/operator/not-confirmed.md) 1,019
- [R J Enterprises](/operator/r-j-enterprises.md) 1,019
- [Anadarko Production CO](/operator/anadarko-production-co.md) 987
- [Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC](/operator/dart-cherokee-basin-operating-co-llc.md) 961
- [Stanolind Oil and Gas CO](/operator/stanolind-oil-and-gas-co.md) 956
- [Mobil Oil Corp](/operator/mobil-oil-corp.md) 943
- [Mccoy Petroleum Corp](/operator/mccoy-petroleum-corp.md) 923
- [Gulf Oil Corp](/operator/gulf-oil-corp.md) 910
- [Birk Petroleum](/operator/birk-petroleum.md) 901
- [Benson Mineral Group, INC](/operator/benson-mineral-group-inc.md) 887
- [Merit Energy Company, LLC](/operator/merit-energy-company-llc.md) 886

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Fonte: Oil and Gas Wells — Kansas Geological Survey
Recolha: 2026-08-21