Merit Energy Company, LLC
886 wells name this operator of record — 0.2% of the Kansas register, from 1964 to 2025.
⚠️ 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.
886Wells
5520 ftMedian depth
10Counties
1964–2025Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 5520 ft | 5950 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
92 of the 886 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 128 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Haskell | 360 | 40.6% |
| Finney | 261 | 29.5% |
| Grant | 61 | 6.9% |
| Morton | 54 | 6.1% |
| Kearny | 44 | 5.0% |
| Seward | 37 | 4.2% |
| Stevens | 36 | 4.1% |
| Stanton | 23 | 2.6% |
| Kingman | 8 | 0.9% |
| Graham | 2 | 0.2% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 80 | 9.0% |
| Unnamed | 53 | 6.0% |
| Eubank | 52 | 5.9% |
| Eubank North | 33 | 3.7% |
| Victory | 25 | 2.8% |
| Cowgill | 16 | 1.8% |
| Redwood | 15 | 1.7% |
| Unknown | 12 | 1.4% |
| Big Sky | 12 | 1.4% |
| Amazon Ditch | 11 | 1.2% |
| Black Knight | 10 | 1.1% |
| Sequoyah South | 9 | 1.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 886 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birney Trust B 1 API 15-081-21977-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Lemon Northeast | 5692 | 2025 | — |
| North Preedy Herta Unit 202 API 15-081-20290-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5700 | 2025 | — |
| Napeste 2-30 API 15-055-22622 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5110 | 2025 | — |
| Napeste 1-30 API 15-055-22623 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Garden City South | 5110 | 2025 | — |
| Napeste 4-29 API 15-055-22625 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5100 | 2025 | — |
| Roy 1-27 API 15-081-22277 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5420 | 2025 | — |
| Bku 105 API 15-081-22278-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5550 | 2025 | — |
| Mace H.w 1 API 15-081-22153-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5515 | 2025 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 9 API 15-055-22530-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5043 | 2025 | — |
| Garden City T 6 API 15-055-22249-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5097 | 2025 | — |
| Bku 105 API 15-081-22278-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5550 | 2025 | — |
| Carrie 15-2 API 15-093-21992-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5008 | 2025 | — |
| Carrie 15-3 API 15-093-21995-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5050 | 2025 | — |
| Bku 202 API 15-081-22283 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5500 | 2025 | — |
| Napeste 3-30 API 15-055-22641 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Garden City South | 5118 | 2025 | — |
| Mace H.w 1 API 15-081-22153 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank | 5515 | 2024 | — |
| Wobken 14-4 API 15-093-22012 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4950 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 2-28 API 15-055-22598 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5006 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 3-28 API 15-055-22600 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Arkansas River West | 5046 | 2024 | — |
| Wolverine 3 API 15-055-22603 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wolves Northwest | 5115 | 2024 | — |
| Super Chief 1 API 15-055-22604-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Arkansas River | 5016 | 2024 | — |
| Wilburton Morrow Sand Unit 902 API 15-129-21518-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wilburton | 5632 | 2024 | — |
| Bku 104 API 15-081-22253-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5481 | 2024 | — |
| Bku 201 API 15-081-22242-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5487 | 2024 | — |
| Wilburton Morrow Sand Unit 1104 API 15-129-20307-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4994 | 2024 | — |
| Sequoyah Morrow Unit 310-w API 15-055-21193-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4958 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 1-29 API 15-055-22608-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Arkansas River West | 5100 | 2024 | — |
| Hmu 207w API 15-055-22474-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5000 | 2024 | — |
| Frey F 2 API 15-081-21259-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5350 | 2024 | — |
| Frey G 2 API 15-081-21428-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5350 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 2-29 API 15-055-22609 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Arkansas River West | 5100 | 2024 | — |
| A.i. Watkins 20-2 API 15-081-22130-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5645 | 2024 | — |
| Andrew 17-1 API 15-081-22092-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5570 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 1-28w API 15-055-22581-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4941 | 2024 | — |
| Wiggains 12 12 API 15-189-22802-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6915 | 2024 | — |
| Griffin Cox Chester Unit 603s API 15-081-22141-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6423 | 2024 | — |
| Carrie 15-1 API 15-093-21978-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5000 | 2024 | — |
| Baughman E 2 API 15-175-21025-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6450 | 2024 | — |
| Allen Trust 9-f10-31-33 API 15-175-22149-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5720 | 2024 | — |
| Andrea Frances 1-21 API 15-187-20770-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5900 | 2024 | — |
| Strasser A 1 API 15-055-26318-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5060 | 2024 | — |
| Atkins M 2 API 15-081-21366-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5375 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 4-28 API 15-055-22612 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5100 | 2024 | — |
| Napeste 3-29 API 15-055-22613 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5100 | 2024 | — |
| Rbcu 401 API 15-055-22436-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5003 | 2024 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 8 API 15-055-22523-0102 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5146 | 2024 | — |
| Moody E 1 API 15-081-21993-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5474 | 2024 | — |
| Lbslu 503w API 15-067-21720-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5856 | 2024 | — |
| Shell B-1 API 15-055-22110-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4910 | 2024 | — |
| Shell B 8 API 15-055-22365-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5010 | 2024 | — |
| Shell B 7 API 15-055-22332-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4870 | 2024 | — |
| Gccu 401 API 15-081-22010-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5831 | 2024 | — |
| Hitch G 7 API 15-175-20557-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6300 | 2024 | — |
| Gccu 403 API 15-081-22055-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5652 | 2024 | — |
| Pearson C 2 API 15-129-20675-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5011 | 2024 | — |
| Shell B 3 API 15-055-22134-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4992 | 2024 | — |
| Shell B 6 API 15-055-22331-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4876 | 2024 | — |
| Shell B 9 API 15-055-22541-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4825 | 2024 | — |
| Correll A-1 API 15-081-21955-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5587 | 2024 | — |
| Carrie 15-5 API 15-093-21998 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4960 | 2023 | — |
| Ward F 3 API 15-081-22257 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Dudley South | 5510 | 2023 | — |
| Gccu 201 API 15-081-22021-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5825 | 2023 | — |
| Garrison B 2 API 15-081-22258 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5280 | 2023 | — |
| Hmu 202 API 15-055-22187-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Redwood | 5338 | 2023 | — |
| Sweet Olivia 1 API 15-055-22573 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5065 | 2023 | — |
| Williams 2-23 API 15-081-22259 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5550 | 2023 | — |
| Circle 28-2 S API 15-055-22496-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Cowgill | 5105 | 2023 | — |
| Mtu 403 API 15-055-22575-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5070 | 2023 | — |
| Wolverine 1 API 15-055-22576-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wolves Northwest | 5225 | 2023 | — |
| Mtu 401 API 15-055-10029-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Cowgill | 5000 | 2023 | — |
| Napeste 1-28 API 15-055-22581 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Arkansas River West | 4941 | 2023 | — |
| Drussel E 3 API 15-055-22239-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5295 | 2023 | — |
| Sccu 201w API 15-081-22048-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5777 | 2023 | — |
| Ehsu 501 API 15-081-22009-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5646 | 2023 | — |
| Evelyn 1-10 API 15-175-22244-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5815 | 2023 | — |
| Kells I 1 API 15-081-22164-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5578 | 2023 | — |
| Mtu 302 API 15-055-22416-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5220 | 2023 | — |
| Mtu 202 API 15-055-22484-0102 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5269 | 2023 | — |
| Mtu 403 API 15-055-22575-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5070 | 2023 | — |
| Wenu 604 API 15-081-22246-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5637 | 2023 | — |
| Henselmann A 2 API 15-055-21090-0004 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4950 | 2023 | — |
| Popejoy 5-b17-30-38 API 15-067-21674-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5850 | 2023 | — |
| Carrie 15-3 API 15-093-21995-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5050 | 2023 | — |
| Griffin Cox Chester Unit 603s API 15-081-22141-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6423 | 2023 | — |
| Henselmann A 1 API 15-055-21089-0004 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4950 | 2023 | — |
| Fletcher A 3 API 15-081-00014-0004 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5668 | 2023 | — |
| Garrison B 2 API 15-081-22258-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5280 | 2023 | — |
| Mtu 101 API 15-055-22452-0102 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5200 | 2023 | — |
| Mae 1-10 API 15-055-22462-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5220 | 2023 | — |
| Warner G 3 API 15-081-22075-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5600 | 2023 | — |
| Wenu 605 API 15-081-22241 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank North | 5630 | 2022 | — |
| Myrtle 1-34 API 15-093-21994 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| North Reeve 1-11 API 15-055-22546-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5146 | 2022 | — |
| Robin 28-2 API 15-081-22242 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5487 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-3 API 15-093-21995 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Car | 5050 | 2022 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 11 API 15-055-22547-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Cowgill | 5100 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu 301 API 15-081-22244 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank North | 5626 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu 606 API 15-081-22245 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank North | 5622 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu 604 API 15-081-22246 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank North | 5637 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-4 API 15-093-21996 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4947 | 2022 | — |
| Emma Ward 1 API 15-081-22185-0102 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5535 | 2022 | — |
| Flora Meredith 2-10 API 15-081-22193-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5721 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-1 API 15-093-21978-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 10 API 15-055-22540-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5060 | 2022 | — |
| Katy Jackson 1-7 API 15-055-22557-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5000 | 2022 | — |
| Carrie 15-2 API 15-093-21992-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5008 | 2022 | — |
| Longbotham 8 API 15-081-21962-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5965 | 2022 | — |
| Diaden Farms 1-b2-29-33 API 15-081-21747-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5790 | 2022 | — |
| East Eurbank North Unit (eenu) 202 W API 15-081-22159-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5646 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu (welch Bell) 302w (1) API 15-081-22178-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5570 | 2022 | — |
| Herb Hobble 2-10 API 15-081-22250 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Victory | 5670 | 2022 | — |
| Lester 3 API 15-081-22215-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5586 | 2022 | — |
| Williams 1-23 API 15-081-22252 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 5520 | 2022 | — |
| Wobken 14-2 API 15-093-22002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Unnamed | 4985 | 2022 | — |
| Garden City V 6 API 15-055-22306-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4958 | 2022 | — |
| Daniels 4-28 API 15-081-22253-0100 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5481 | 2022 | — |
| Cox 1-11 API 15-081-22254 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5597 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu 105 API 15-081-22255 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank North | 5600 | 2022 | — |
| Omu 703w API 15-081-20369-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5450 | 2022 | — |
| Wobken 14-1 API 15-093-21987-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4984 | 2022 | — |
| Drussel E 2 API 15-055-22227-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5170 | 2022 | — |
| Lester 1 API 15-081-22199-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5610 | 2022 | — |
| Ferguson 1-17 API 15-129-20788-0004 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Reyer | 5174 | 2022 | — |
| Hayward Farms 18 #1 API 15-129-21918-0003 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6500 | 2022 | — |
| Flora Meredith 1-10 API 15-081-22190-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5650 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu 202 API 15-081-22217-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 6411 | 2022 | — |
| Fletcher F 3 Swd API 15-081-20227-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4800 | 2022 | — |
| Wenu 301 API 15-081-22244-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5626 | 2022 | — |
| Galdarisi 25-i API 15-187-20450-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5830 | 2022 | — |
| Cooper F 3 API 15-081-20415-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4800 | 2022 | — |
| Onion Morrow Unit (omu) 401w API 15-081-20388-0005 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank | 5570 | 2021 | — |
| Rbcu (river Bend) 501w (4) API 15-055-22492-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 4950 | 2021 | — |
| Gccu 302w API 15-081-22070-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5661 | 2021 | — |
| East Eubank North Unit (eenu) 302w(5) API 15-081-22129-0104 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5620 | 2021 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 8 API 15-055-22523-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5146 | 2021 | — |
| Jacquart 4 API 15-081-22158-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank | 5700 | 2021 | — |
| Lcslu 101 API 15-067-21823-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Big Sky | 5950 | 2021 | — |
| Lester 3 API 15-081-22215-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5586 | 2021 | — |
| Stonestreet 3 API 15-081-22108-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5800 | 2021 | — |
| Emma Ward 1 API 15-081-22185-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5535 | 2021 | — |
| Black Knight 28-1 API 15-081-22198-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Black Knight | 5645 | 2021 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 7 API 15-055-22484-0101 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5269 | 2021 | — |
| Cora 1-16 API 15-055-22533-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5005 | 2021 | — |
| Mlp Lighty A 1 API 15-067-21212-0001 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5800 | 2021 | — |
| James Operating Unit A 7 API 15-081-21928-0002 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | — | 5650 | 2021 | — |
| Bock A 2 API 15-081-22156-0004 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Eubank | 5711 | 2021 | — |
| Rbcu 702 API 15-055-22539 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 5550 | 2021 | — |
| Mcwilliams E 10 API 15-055-22540 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Cowgill | 5060 | 2021 | — |
| Shell B 9 API 15-055-22541 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Amazon Ditch | 4825 | 2021 | — |
| Wobken 14-1 API 15-093-21987 | Merit Energy Company, LLC | Wildcat | 4984 | 2021 | — |