Frontier Oil
448 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1954 to 1991.
⚠️ 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.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3625 ft | 3980 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
382 of the 448 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 0 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, 342 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rush | 191 | 42.6% |
| Ellis | 70 | 15.6% |
| Rooks | 61 | 13.6% |
| Trego | 24 | 5.4% |
| Barton | 19 | 4.2% |
| Graham | 13 | 2.9% |
| Russell | 12 | 2.7% |
| Rice | 12 | 2.7% |
| Sheridan | 9 | 2.0% |
| Pawnee | 8 | 1.8% |
| Logan | 4 | 0.9% |
| Rawlins | 4 | 0.9% |
| Dickinson | 2 | 0.4% |
| Sedgwick | 2 | 0.4% |
| Stafford | 2 | 0.4% |
| Decatur | 2 | 0.4% |
| Gove | 2 | 0.4% |
| Gray | 2 | 0.4% |
| Norton | 2 | 0.4% |
| Clark | 1 | 0.2% |
| Ellsworth | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lane | 1 | 0.2% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reichel Field | 94 | 21.0% |
| Wildcat | 33 | 7.4% |
| Kraus | 15 | 3.3% |
| Riga Northeast | 15 | 3.3% |
| Reichel East | 13 | 2.9% |
| Paradise Creek West | 11 | 2.5% |
| Leiker Southeast | 9 | 2.0% |
| Breeden East | 8 | 1.8% |
| Loretto | 8 | 1.8% |
| Pleasant View | 8 | 1.8% |
| Schwindt | 8 | 1.8% |
| Reichel | 6 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 448 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreson 1 API 15-163-21339 | Frontier Oil | Lynd | 3730 | 1981 | State |
| Kinderknecht B 6 API 15-051-21557 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3846 | 1978 | State |
| Wellman 2 API 15-159-22250 | Frontier Oil | Alden West | 3538 | 1989 | — |
| Soeken A 1 API 15-159-22242 | Frontier Oil | Chase-silica | 3317 | 1988 | — |
| Wellman 1 API 15-159-22244 | Frontier Oil | Alden West | 3550 | 1988 | — |
| Drake 1 API 15-159-22245 | Frontier Oil | Alden Northwest | 3350 | 1988 | — |
| Hartman 'c' 1 API 15-165-21159 | Frontier Oil | Reichel East | 3592 | 1984 | — |
| Foster 7 API 15-167-22355 | Frontier Oil | Davidson | 3271 | 1984 | — |
| Thyfault 3 API 15-163-20309-0001 | Frontier Oil | Arpin South | 3713 | 1984 | — |
| Foster 1 API 15-167-22075 | Frontier Oil | Davidson | 3255 | 1983 | — |
| Kraus I 5 API 15-051-22688 | Frontier Oil | Antonino | 3635 | 1982 | — |
| Jacobs B 3 API 15-165-20984 | Frontier Oil | Schwindt | 3837 | 1982 | — |
| Lippert 3 API 15-165-20991 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3200 | 1982 | — |
| Frye 2 API 15-165-20992 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3640 | 1982 | — |
| Hoffman 3 API 15-165-20994 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3493 | 1982 | — |
| Roth 'f' 2 API 15-165-21024 | Frontier Oil | Loretto | 3925 | 1982 | — |
| Birzer 2 API 15-009-22429 | Frontier Oil | St Peter | 3396 | 1981 | — |
| Largent 1 API 15-163-21121 | Frontier Oil | Berland Southeast | 3851 | 1981 | — |
| Stahl 4 API 15-163-21140 | Frontier Oil | Paradise Creek West | 3580 | 1981 | — |
| Veverka 1 API 15-163-21159 | Frontier Oil | Barry Southeast | 3473 | 1981 | — |
| Cerrow 1 API 15-163-21169 | Frontier Oil | Webster | 3439 | 1981 | — |
| Veverka 2 API 15-163-21222 | Frontier Oil | Barry Southeast | 3750 | 1981 | — |
| Wilson 1 API 15-165-20895 | Frontier Oil | Schwindt | 3875 | 1981 | — |
| Irvin 1 API 15-051-21837 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3830 | 1980 | — |
| Harrison 'a' 6 Twin API 15-163-21036 | Frontier Oil | Paradise Creek West | 3555 | 1980 | — |
| Stahl 3 API 15-163-21047 | Frontier Oil | Paradise Creek West | 3590 | 1980 | — |
| Largent (dick) 2 API 15-163-21158 | Frontier Oil | Berland Southeast | 3782 | 1980 | — |
| Harrison 'a' 1 API 15-163-20926 | Frontier Oil | Paradise Creek West | 3552 | 1979 | — |
| Keller 'a' Swd 7 API 15-195-20579 | Frontier Oil | Riga Northeast | 1580 | 1979 | — |
| Von Feldt 9 API 15-051-21488 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3822 | 1978 | — |
| Kinderknecht B 4 API 15-051-21534 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3850 | 1978 | — |
| Feitz 7 API 15-051-21313 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3776 | 1977 | — |
| Kansas State 3 API 15-165-20647 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3610 | 1977 | — |
| Kaiser 2 API 15-165-20656 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3623 | 1977 | — |
| Appl 2 API 15-165-20526 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3590 | 1975 | — |
| Giesick 2 API 15-165-20540 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3562 | 1975 | — |
| Hanhardt 'a' 1 API 15-165-20541 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3540 | 1975 | — |
| Steitz 'b' 1 API 15-165-20544 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3535 | 1975 | — |
| Giesick 1 API 15-165-20427 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3520 | 1972 | — |
| Steitz 'a' 1 API 15-165-20428 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3545 | 1972 | — |
| Rothe 1 API 15-165-20430 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3567 | 1972 | — |
| Elder 1 API 15-165-20388 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3510 | 1971 | — |
| Lippert C 1 API 15-165-20392 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3615 | 1971 | — |
| Breit 1 API 15-165-20008-0001 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3502 | 1970 | — |
| Basgall 'b' 3 API 15-165-20202 | Frontier Oil | Basgall | 3556 | 1969 | — |
| Basgall 'b' 4 API 15-165-20211 | Frontier Oil | Basgall | 3560 | 1969 | — |
| Urban 'i' 2 API 15-165-20212 | Frontier Oil | Loretto Northeast | 3535 | 1969 | — |
| Urban 'j' 1 API 15-165-20223 | Frontier Oil | Loretto Northeast | 3510 | 1969 | — |
| Buxton 3 API 15-165-20225 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3577 | 1969 | — |
| Janson A 1 API 15-165-20250 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3628 | 1969 | — |
| Frye 'a' 1 API 15-165-20263 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3489 | 1969 | — |
| Scheuerman 'c' 1 API 15-165-20105 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3663 | 1968 | — |
| Urban 'g' 1 API 15-165-20111 | Frontier Oil | Loretto | 3556 | 1968 | — |
| Urban 'h' 1 API 15-165-20118 | Frontier Oil | Loretto North | 3293 | 1968 | — |
| Urban 'i' 1 API 15-165-20121 | Frontier Oil | Loretto Northeast | 3510 | 1968 | — |
| Urban 'g' 2 API 15-165-20124 | Frontier Oil | Loretto | 3550 | 1968 | — |
| Ochs B 1 API 15-165-20125 | Frontier Oil | Reichel East | 1488 | 1968 | — |
| Stramel A 1 API 15-165-20137 | Frontier Oil | Loretto | 3641 | 1968 | — |
| Basgall 'b' 1 API 15-165-20138 | Frontier Oil | Basgall | 3546 | 1968 | — |
| Brack 2 API 15-165-00287-0001 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3602 | 1968 | — |
| Hartman 2 API 15-165-20009 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3533 | 1967 | — |
| Breit 2 API 15-165-20015 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3508 | 1967 | — |
| Kansas State 2 API 15-165-20020 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3479 | 1967 | — |
| Buxton 2 API 15-165-30210 | Frontier Oil | Stremel | 3560 | 1967 | — |
| Stremel 6 API 15-165-20038 | Frontier Oil | Stremel | 3560 | 1967 | — |
| Stremel 'a' 1 API 15-165-20042 | Frontier Oil | Stremel | 3500 | 1967 | — |
| Lippert 3 API 15-165-20059 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3583 | 1967 | — |
| Douglass 1 API 15-165-20063 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3614 | 1967 | — |
| Ochs 'a' 1 API 15-165-30236 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3557 | 1967 | — |
| Breit D. Dg 1 API 15-165-20008 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3502 | 1967 | — |
| Urban 'e' 1 API 15-165-20004 | Frontier Oil | Loretto | 3600 | 1967 | — |
| Kisner 1 API 15-165-30400 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3523 | 1967 | — |
| Holzmeister 'a' 1 API 15-165-00204-0001 | Frontier Oil | Unknown | 3650 | 1967 | — |
| Hermann 1 API 15-165-00246-0001 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3685 | 1967 | — |
| Gross A 5 API 15-051-30344 | Frontier Oil | Leiker Southeast | 3572 | 1966 | — |
| Gross A 7 API 15-051-30345 | Frontier Oil | Leiker Southeast | 3586 | 1966 | — |
| Gross A 6 API 15-051-30390 | Frontier Oil | Leiker Southeast | 3552 | 1966 | — |
| Dick 3 API 15-163-30164 | Frontier Oil | Marcotte | 3778 | 1966 | — |
| Dick 2 API 15-163-30166 | Frontier Oil | Marcotte | 3993 | 1966 | — |
| Urban 'd' 1 API 15-165-30215 | Frontier Oil | Stremel | 3583 | 1966 | — |
| Giebler 7 API 15-051-30033 | Frontier Oil | Schmeidler | 3727 | 1965 | — |
| Bemis 1 API 15-051-30043 | Frontier Oil | Irvin | 3906 | 1965 | — |
| Bemis 2 API 15-051-30066 | Frontier Oil | Irvin | 3876 | 1965 | — |
| Kinderknecht A 1 API 15-051-30184 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3868 | 1965 | — |
| Gross A 3 API 15-051-30210 | Frontier Oil | Leiker Southeast | 3545 | 1965 | — |
| Gross A 4 API 15-051-30211 | Frontier Oil | Leiker Southeast | 3558 | 1965 | — |
| Burgardt 1 API 15-165-30025 | Frontier Oil | Basgall West | 3602 | 1965 | — |
| Holzmeister 1 API 15-165-30084 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3566 | 1965 | — |
| Thielenhaus 1 API 15-165-30087 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3542 | 1965 | — |
| Roth A 1 API 15-165-00341 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3614 | 1964 | — |
| Stegman 'b' 1 API 15-165-00342 | Frontier Oil | Reichel | 3571 | 1964 | — |
| Dreiling 6 API 15-051-01639 | Frontier Oil | Herzog | 3511 | 1963 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-167-05070 | Frontier Oil | Russell | 3296 | 1963 | — |
| Shank 1 API 15-165-30403 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3613 | 1963 | — |
| Dreiling 4 API 15-051-01640 | Frontier Oil | Herzog | 3486 | 1962 | — |
| Erbes 1 API 15-165-02236 | Frontier Oil | Reichel Field | 3578 | 1962 | — |
| Beahm 1 API 15-165-19004 | Frontier Oil | Reichel | 3540 | 1962 | — |
| Seitz 1 API 15-051-01703 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3798 | 1960 | — |
| Seitz 3 API 15-051-01705 | Frontier Oil | Kraus | 3794 | 1960 | — |
| Lang 4 API 15-051-01047 | Frontier Oil | Herbert | 3913 | 1960 | — |
| Fair 2 API 15-185-00350 | Frontier Oil | Unnamed | 3177 | 1959 | — |
| Woodard 1 API 15-173-00087 | Frontier Oil | Unnamed | 3941 | 1958 | — |
| M & A Transport 1 API 15-173-01861 | Frontier Oil | Wichita | 3450 | 1957 | — |
| Cave 1 API 15-051-00411 | Frontier Oil | Cochran West | 3544 | 1956 | — |
| Schneider 1 API 15-145-00116 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 4680 | 1956 | — |
| Christianson 1 API 15-165-00083 | Frontier Oil | Ryan | 3790 | 1956 | — |
| Al Wasinger 2 API 15-051-19491 | Frontier Oil | Leiker | 3594 | 1955 | — |
| Paul Wasinger 2 API 15-051-01664 | Frontier Oil | Leiker | 3685 | 1954 | — |
| Melroy 1 API 15-137-20374 | Frontier Oil | Oronoque | 3760 | 1991 | yes |
| Shaw 1 API 15-147-20530 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 3430 | 1991 | yes |
| Borth 1 API 15-155-21156 | Frontier Oil | Arlington | 3772 | 1991 | yes |
| Hamel 'a' 2 API 15-163-23139 | Frontier Oil | Lynd | 3742 | 1991 | yes |
| Bryant Trust 1 API 15-165-21563 | Frontier Oil | Mccracken | 4121 | 1991 | yes |
| Craig 1 API 15-051-21748-0001 | Frontier Oil | Krueger Southwest | 3420 | 1991 | yes |
| Elmore 1 API 15-051-24647 | Frontier Oil | Dist. 30 | 3489 | 1990 | yes |
| Hildebrand 1 API 15-065-22556 | Frontier Oil | Harmony North | 3670 | 1990 | yes |
| Reeh 1 API 15-153-20752 | Frontier Oil | Kletchka | 4445 | 1990 | yes |
| Wilson Trust 1 API 15-165-21498 | Frontier Oil | Lacrosse Northwest | 3857 | 1990 | yes |
| Wilson Trust 2 API 15-165-21509 | Frontier Oil | Lacrosse Northwest | 3903 | 1990 | yes |
| Andrews 1 API 15-165-21514 | Frontier Oil | Belle Prairie | 4125 | 1990 | yes |
| Abbott 'a' 1 API 15-167-22880 | Frontier Oil | Eulert West | 3304 | 1990 | yes |
| Gelwicks 1 API 15-109-20471-0001 | Frontier Oil | Hubert | 2650 | 1990 | yes |
| Audrey 1 API 15-069-20233-0001 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 5018 | 1990 | yes |
| Finger 'a' 1 API 15-009-24392 | Frontier Oil | Carroll | 3370 | 1989 | yes |
| Meder 1 API 15-051-24625 | Frontier Oil | Rajewski | 3481 | 1989 | yes |
| Dreiling 1 API 15-051-24631 | Frontier Oil | Catharine | 3590 | 1989 | yes |
| Nollette 1 API 15-109-20472 | Frontier Oil | Elaine | 4724 | 1989 | yes |
| Johnston 1 API 15-109-20474 | Frontier Oil | Hubert Southwest | 4705 | 1989 | yes |
| Linder 1 API 15-109-20477 | Frontier Oil | Dirks | 4740 | 1989 | yes |
| Arnold 'b' 1 API 15-145-21290 | Frontier Oil | Larned | 3890 | 1989 | yes |
| Clutter 1 API 15-145-21296 | Frontier Oil | Pawnee Rock | 3754 | 1989 | yes |
| Banister 1 API 15-153-20742 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 4780 | 1989 | yes |
| Drake 2 API 15-159-22247 | Frontier Oil | Alden Northwest | 3350 | 1989 | yes |
| Schafer 1 API 15-159-22248 | Frontier Oil | Alden Northwest | 3340 | 1989 | yes |
| Barron 6 API 15-165-21477 | Frontier Oil | Rush Center South | 3810 | 1989 | yes |
| Pabst A 1 API 15-165-21493 | Frontier Oil | Mccracken North | 4070 | 1989 | yes |
| Adkinson 1 API 15-165-21499 | Frontier Oil | Schwindt | 3888 | 1989 | yes |
| Abbott 5 API 15-167-22853 | Frontier Oil | Eulert West | 3300 | 1989 | yes |
| Abbott 4 API 15-167-22854 | Frontier Oil | Eulert West | 3294 | 1989 | yes |
| Kimmel 1 API 15-191-22109 | Frontier Oil | Portland Northeast | 3706 | 1989 | yes |
| Mills 1 API 15-199-20174 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 5230 | 1989 | yes |
| Otte 1 API 15-009-24333 | Frontier Oil | Walnut Creek | 3451 | 1988 | yes |
| Otte 2 API 15-009-24342 | Frontier Oil | Walnut Creek | 3454 | 1988 | yes |
| Isaac 1 API 15-069-20228 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 5207 | 1988 | yes |
| Richards 1 API 15-101-21485 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 4630 | 1988 | yes |
| Frisbie 1 API 15-153-20728 | Frontier Oil | Happy | 4532 | 1988 | yes |
| Ruda 1 API 15-153-20729 | Frontier Oil | Wildcat | 4313 | 1988 | yes |
| Barron 1 API 15-165-21402 | Frontier Oil | Rush Center Southeast | 3750 | 1988 | yes |
| Barron 2 API 15-165-21404 | Frontier Oil | Rush Center Southeast | 3778 | 1988 | yes |
| Barron 3 API 15-165-21415 | Frontier Oil | Rush Center Southeast | 3728 | 1988 | yes |