Hughes Drilling CO
361 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1982 to 2023.
⚠️ 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.
361Wells
775 ftMedian depth
7Counties
1982–2023Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 775 ft | 910 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
82 of the 361 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 2 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, 92 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 216 | 59.8% |
| Johnson | 71 | 19.7% |
| Miami | 43 | 11.9% |
| Anderson | 18 | 5.0% |
| Bourbon | 8 | 2.2% |
| Douglas | 3 | 0.8% |
| Linn | 2 | 0.6% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 55 | 15.2% |
| Leloup | 41 | 11.4% |
| Paola-rantoul | 34 | 9.4% |
| Longanecker Southeast | 26 | 7.2% |
| Baldwin | 11 | 3.0% |
| Norwood | 8 | 2.2% |
| Longanecker | 7 | 1.9% |
| Gardner | 5 | 1.4% |
| Bronson-xenia | 4 | 1.1% |
| Edgerton Southwest | 3 | 0.8% |
| Garnett Shoestring | 1 | 0.3% |
| Forest City Coal Gas Area | 1 | 0.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 361 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mcmillen I-2 API 15-059-25888 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 795 | 2023 | — |
| South Mcmillen I-1 API 15-059-25887 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 795 | 2023 | — |
| South Mcmillen I-4 API 15-059-26198 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 827 | 2023 | — |
| South Mcmillen I-5 API 15-059-26199 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 806 | 2023 | — |
| W. Broers I-1 API 15-059-27153 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 775 | 2017 | — |
| W. Broers I-2 API 15-059-27154 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 793 | 2017 | — |
| W. Broers I-3 API 15-059-27155 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 792 | 2017 | — |
| W. Broers I-4 API 15-059-27156 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 740 | 2017 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-8 API 15-059-27063 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 820 | 2015 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-5 API 15-059-27060 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 808 | 2015 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-6 API 15-059-27061 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 751 | 2015 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-7 API 15-059-27062 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 819 | 2015 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-3 API 15-059-26633 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 755 | 2014 | — |
| Braun 20-i API 15-091-24289 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Braun 25-i API 15-091-24290 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 942 | 2014 | — |
| Braun 26-i API 15-091-24291 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 940 | 2014 | — |
| North Mcmillen 10 API 15-059-26634 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 762 | 2014 | — |
| North Mcmillen 13 API 15-059-26637 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 762 | 2014 | — |
| North Mcmillen 18 API 15-059-26749 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 807 | 2014 | — |
| North Mcmillen 19 API 15-059-26750 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 807 | 2014 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-4 API 15-059-26795 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 815 | 2014 | — |
| Braun 21-i API 15-091-24343 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 920 | 2014 | — |
| Braun 22-i API 15-091-24344 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 920 | 2014 | — |
| W. Broers 10 API 15-059-26798 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 740 | 2014 | — |
| W. Broers 13 API 15-059-26801 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 730 | 2014 | — |
| W. Broers 14 API 15-059-26802 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 800 | 2014 | — |
| W. Broers 15 API 15-059-26803 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 800 | 2014 | — |
| Flynn I-2 API 15-059-26416 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 890 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn I-4 API 15-059-26417 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 880 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 3a API 15-059-26418 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 863 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 6a API 15-059-26419 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 840 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn I-1 API 15-059-26420 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 896 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn I-3 API 15-059-26421 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 875 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 4a API 15-059-26439 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 875 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 5a API 15-059-26448 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 875 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 7a API 15-059-26466 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 875 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 9a API 15-059-26465 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 875 | 2013 | — |
| Flynn 8a API 15-059-26467 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 875 | 2013 | — |
| Lutter I-1 API 15-059-25812 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 785 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-2 API 15-059-25813 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 785 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-3 API 15-059-25814 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 785 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-4 API 15-059-25815 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 774 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-5 API 15-059-25816 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 775 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-6 API 15-059-25817 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 784 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-7 API 15-059-25818 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 775 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-8 API 15-059-25819 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 777 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter I-9 API 15-059-25820 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 777 | 2012 | — |
| South Mcmillen I-3 API 15-059-25889 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 762 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter 16 API 15-059-26090 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 800 | 2012 | — |
| Lutter 17 API 15-059-26091 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 820 | 2012 | — |
| South Mcmillen 12 API 15-059-26121 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 762 | 2012 | — |
| North Mcmillen I-1 API 15-059-26210 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 740 | 2012 | — |
| Braun 19-i API 15-091-23446 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 900 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 17-i API 15-091-23447 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 912 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 24-i API 15-091-23448 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 905 | 2011 | — |
| Lutter 9 API 15-059-25555 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 785 | 2011 | — |
| Lutter 10 API 15-059-25556 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 773 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 16-i API 15-091-23450 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 905 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 23-i API 15-091-23451 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 899 | 2011 | — |
| Lutter 11 API 15-059-25557 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 785 | 2011 | — |
| Lutter 12 API 15-059-25598 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 775 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 30 API 15-091-23531 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 905 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 29 API 15-091-23530 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 893 | 2011 | — |
| Braun 31 API 15-091-23532 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 920 | 2011 | — |
| Hf 2 API 15-091-23534 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 900 | 2011 | — |
| Hf 3 API 15-091-23535 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 905 | 2011 | — |
| Lutter 15 API 15-059-25698 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 795 | 2011 | — |
| South Mcmillen 10 API 15-059-25497 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 805 | 2010 | — |
| Lutter 6 API 15-059-25494 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 763 | 2010 | — |
| Lutter 7 API 15-059-25495 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 790 | 2010 | — |
| South Mcmillen 11 API 15-059-25498 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 792 | 2010 | — |
| Lutter 8 API 15-059-25496 | Hughes Drilling CO | Norwood | 775 | 2010 | — |
| Smith 1 API 15-011-23452 | Hughes Drilling CO | Bronson-xenia | 530 | 2009 | — |
| Flynn 1-a API 15-059-25399 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 870 | 2009 | — |
| Flynn 2a API 15-059-25400 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 874 | 2009 | — |
| Braun 23 API 15-091-23200 | Hughes Drilling CO | Gardner | 910 | 2008 | — |
| Braun 24 API 15-091-23201 | Hughes Drilling CO | Gardner | 910 | 2008 | — |
| Braun 27 API 15-091-23204 | Hughes Drilling CO | Gardner | 910 | 2008 | — |
| Braun 26 API 15-091-23203 | Hughes Drilling CO | Gardner | 905 | 2008 | — |
| Braun 28 API 15-091-23213 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 920 | 2008 | — |
| Braun 25 API 15-091-23212 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 910 | 2008 | — |
| Mckaughan 10 API 15-091-23241 | Hughes Drilling CO | Gardner | 930 | 2008 | — |
| Mckaughan 5 API 15-091-23239 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 910 | 2008 | — |
| Smith 2 API 15-011-23373 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 550 | 2008 | — |
| Hornsby 1 API 15-059-25112 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 650 | 2006 | — |
| Hornsby 2 API 15-059-25113 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 640 | 2006 | — |
| North Hughes 6 API 15-059-25114 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 685 | 2006 | — |
| North Hughes 7 API 15-059-25115 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 718 | 2006 | — |
| South Mcmillen 8 API 15-059-25048 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 807 | 2005 | — |
| South Mcmillen 9 API 15-059-25049 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 784 | 2005 | — |
| Braun 22 API 15-091-23063 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 905 | 2005 | — |
| Braun 21 API 15-091-23064 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 910 | 2005 | — |
| South Hughes 10 API 15-059-25098 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 605 | 2005 | — |
| South Hughes 11 API 15-059-25099 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 579 | 2005 | — |
| South Hughes 9 API 15-059-24992 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 601 | 2004 | — |
| South Hughes 8 API 15-059-24997 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 615 | 2004 | — |
| South Hughes 7 API 15-059-24998 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 628 | 2004 | — |
| North Mcmillen 8 API 15-059-25015 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 740 | 2004 | — |
| North Mcmillen 9 API 15-059-25016 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 738 | 2004 | — |
| South Hughes 4 API 15-059-24922 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 606 | 2003 | — |
| North Hughes 5 API 15-059-24964 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 715 | 2003 | — |
| South Hughes 5 API 15-059-24965 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 588 | 2003 | — |
| South Hughes 6 API 15-059-24966 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 625 | 2003 | — |
| South Hughes 3 API 15-059-24917 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 695 | 2002 | — |
| Braun 18 API 15-091-22910 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 882 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 5-i API 15-091-22911 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 898 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 7-i API 15-091-22912 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 898 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 8-i API 15-091-22913 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 898 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 14-i API 15-091-22914 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 898 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 15 API 15-091-22915 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 898 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 20 API 15-091-22916 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 879 | 2000 | — |
| Braun 19 API 15-091-22917 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 876 | 2000 | — |
| Stephens 4-a API 15-091-22869 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker Southeast | 873 | 1999 | — |
| Braun 12-i API 15-091-22799 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 875 | 1997 | — |
| Braun 17 API 15-091-22826 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 895 | 1997 | — |
| Braun 16 API 15-091-22695 | Hughes Drilling CO | Longanecker | 917 | 1996 | — |
| Adams 1 API 15-045-21201 | Hughes Drilling CO | Baldwin | 703 | 1994 | — |
| Hughes 'a' 4 API 15-121-27213 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 532 | 1993 | — |
| Murphy 2-inj API 15-059-24693 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 730 | 1992 | — |
| Murphy 1-inj API 15-059-24694 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 725 | 1992 | — |
| Hughes 'a' 5 API 15-121-27196 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 507 | 1992 | — |
| Hughes 'a' 6 API 15-121-27197 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 360 | 1992 | — |
| Church 2-inj API 15-121-27131 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 535 | 1991 | — |
| Church 3-inj API 15-121-27132 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 525 | 1991 | — |
| Hughes 'a' 1 API 15-121-27148 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 550 | 1991 | — |
| Hughes 'a' 3 API 15-121-27150 | Hughes Drilling CO | Paola-rantoul | 840 | 1991 | — |
| North Mcmillen 4 API 15-059-24220 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 784 | 1987 | — |
| North Mcmillen 1 API 15-059-23876 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 734 | 1985 | — |
| North Mcmillen 5 API 15-059-23890 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 762 | 1985 | — |
| South Mcmillen 1 API 15-059-23891 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 738 | 1985 | — |
| South Mcmillen 3 API 15-059-23894 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 814 | 1985 | — |
| Wendell Broers 1 API 15-059-23895 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 780 | 1985 | — |
| South Mcmillen 5 API 15-059-23897 | Hughes Drilling CO | Leloup | 713 | 1985 | — |
| North Mcmillen 6 API 15-059-24019 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 718 | 1985 | — |
| Murphy 8 API 15-059-22622 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 765 | 1983 | — |
| Murphy 9 API 15-059-22636 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 750 | 1983 | — |
| Charles Benjamin 1 API 15-003-21045 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 850 | — | — |
| Charles Benjamin 2 API 15-003-21046 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 828 | — | — |
| East Benjamin 1 API 15-003-21047 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| East Benjamin 2 API 15-003-21048 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 852 | — | — |
| West Kane 1 API 15-003-21058 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 0 | — | — |
| West Kane 3 API 15-003-21192 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 866 | — | — |
| Charles Benjamin 5 API 15-003-22117 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 855 | — | — |
| Charles Benjamin 6 API 15-003-22120 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 832 | — | — |
| East Benjamin 3 API 15-003-22121 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 855 | — | — |
| Benjamin West 8 API 15-003-22422 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 850 | — | — |
| Kane 5 API 15-003-22526 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 0 | — | — |
| Braun 1 API 15-091-22617 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 1050 | — | — |
| R. Hughes 1 API 15-045-20599 | Hughes Drilling CO | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Murphy 1 API 15-059-21793 | Hughes Drilling CO | — | 728 | — | — |