Murfin Drilling Co., INC
1,544 wells name this operator of record — 0.3% of the Kansas register, from 1948 to 2026.
⚠️ 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.
1,544Wells
4330 ftMedian depth
50Counties
1948–2026Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4330 ft | 5100 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
853 of the 1,544 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 1 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 23 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, 827 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rawlins | 264 | 17.1% |
| Cheyenne | 203 | 13.1% |
| Decatur | 176 | 11.4% |
| Ellis | 111 | 7.2% |
| Graham | 91 | 5.9% |
| Logan | 82 | 5.3% |
| Rooks | 70 | 4.5% |
| Russell | 70 | 4.5% |
| Stafford | 60 | 3.9% |
| Trego | 46 | 3.0% |
| Sheridan | 44 | 2.8% |
| Thomas | 44 | 2.8% |
| Gove | 29 | 1.9% |
| Elk | 19 | 1.2% |
| Lane | 18 | 1.2% |
| Phillips | 15 | 1.0% |
| Comanche | 15 | 1.0% |
| Osborne | 15 | 1.0% |
| Greeley | 13 | 0.8% |
| Clark | 12 | 0.8% |
| Rush | 12 | 0.8% |
| Barton | 12 | 0.8% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 536 | 34.7% |
| Unnamed | 102 | 6.6% |
| Hall-gurney | 33 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 29 | 1.9% |
| Cahoj | 24 | 1.6% |
| Raile | 23 | 1.5% |
| Towns | 17 | 1.1% |
| East Fork | 15 | 1.0% |
| Jones Canyon Southeast | 13 | 0.8% |
| Scoda | 12 | 0.8% |
| Trapp | 11 | 0.7% |
| High Hat | 11 | 0.7% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,544 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil-isaac 1-9 API 15-175-21313 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Thirty-two West | 6020 | 1993 | State |
| Armbrister Unit 1-36 API 15-195-23190 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Nicholson | 4000 | 2026 | — |
| Hansen C 8w API 15-147-20199-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3632 | 2026 | — |
| Hansen C 9w API 15-147-20200-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3525 | 2026 | — |
| Hubbard 5-29-s API 15-153-20604-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4800 | 2026 | — |
| Ahrens 'a' 1-16 API 15-109-21689-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4765 | 2026 | — |
| Slim Unit 1-36 API 15-063-22458 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Lundgren | 4400 | 2025 | — |
| Wailes 1-23 API 15-181-20654 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wailes | 5293 | 2025 | — |
| Owen East Unit 1-22 API 15-109-20712-0003 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4780 | 2025 | — |
| Bloom 'a' 2-12 API 15-023-21667 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Beaver Township Northeast | 5050 | 2025 | — |
| Ahrens 'a' 1-16 API 15-109-21689 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Hubert North | 4765 | 2025 | — |
| Schauer 1-20 API 15-023-21672 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 5200 | 2025 | — |
| Vogler 1-20 API 15-109-21690 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 4755 | 2025 | — |
| Hubbard 2-29v API 15-153-20531-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4722 | 2025 | — |
| Busse 1-10 API 15-023-21641 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Deeds | 5025 | 2024 | — |
| Callicrate 1-21 API 15-023-21650 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Kmm West | 5204 | 2024 | — |
| Bloom A 1-12 API 15-023-21651 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Lynn | 5052 | 2024 | — |
| Meriem Se 3-20 API 15-049-22635-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 2950 | 2024 | — |
| Wagoner 4 API 15-195-01027-0003 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3872 | 2024 | — |
| Pamela 2-16 API 15-141-20503 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Reyem West | 3549 | 2024 | — |
| Fischer A 1 API 15-051-00633-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3684 | 2024 | — |
| Humperdink Unit 3 API 15-195-22618-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4470 | 2024 | — |
| Humperdink Unit 1 API 15-195-22678-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4165 | 2024 | — |
| Edgar Hg B 3 API 15-073-21209-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 2526 | 2024 | — |
| Goodheart A 14d API 15-167-02389-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3340 | 2024 | — |
| Ashley 'a' 1-2 API 15-179-21491 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 4200 | 2023 | — |
| Culwell 'h' 3-19 API 15-023-21595 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4852 | 2023 | — |
| Hester 1-7 API 15-023-21597 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Sarah Ann | 5100 | 2023 | — |
| Waters 'a' 1-3 API 15-023-21599 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Devil's Canyon Southeast | 4851 | 2023 | — |
| C-w Unit 1-14 API 15-023-21601 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | White Crab | 5162 | 2023 | — |
| Youngmeyer 1-1 API 15-049-22629 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 3100 | 2023 | — |
| Margaret 1-29 API 15-049-22632 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Roby | 2954 | 2023 | — |
| Tergin (fft Unit) 1-35 API 15-071-20901-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 5250 | 2023 | — |
| Brantley 3-17 API 15-039-21014-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4190 | 2023 | — |
| Hlg Unit 1-24 API 15-039-21295 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Woodchuck | 4149 | 2023 | — |
| J F Rolfs 8 API 15-053-19019-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4020 | 2023 | — |
| Meriem 2-20 API 15-049-22633 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 2953 | 2023 | — |
| Meriem 3-20 API 15-049-22635 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 2950 | 2023 | — |
| Lombardy East Unit 2 API 15-179-21227-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4475 | 2023 | — |
| Waters 'b' 1-4 API 15-023-21636 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 4951 | 2023 | — |
| Lombardy East Unit 4 API 15-179-21219-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4490 | 2023 | — |
| Bloom 1-12 API 15-023-21640 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Lynn Southeast | 5057 | 2023 | — |
| Carolyn 'a' 1-24 API 15-023-21463-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 5078 | 2023 | — |
| Hk Unit 1-25 API 15-131-20255 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3878 | 2023 | — |
| Green-obrien Unit 1-24 API 15-039-21061-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4190 | 2023 | — |
| Green-obrien Unit 5-19 API 15-039-21036-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4200 | 2023 | — |
| Green-obrien 7-19 API 15-039-21049-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4200 | 2023 | — |
| Ziegenbalg 4 API 15-063-21428-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4330 | 2023 | — |
| Abell Ranch Unit 2-31 API 15-063-22238-0002 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4594 | 2023 | — |
| Orth 9 API 15-051-27018 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Pleasant | 3950 | 2022 | — |
| Shones 2-5 API 15-023-21562 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4780 | 2022 | — |
| Slab City 1-20 API 15-039-21277 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3700 | 2022 | — |
| Schroeder 35 3-35 API 15-179-21476 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4200 | 2022 | — |
| Rusco-davis 7-36 API 15-051-27023 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Star West | 3701 | 2022 | — |
| Jacobs Brothers 2 API 15-039-21278 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4200 | 2022 | — |
| Rusco-davis 4-1 API 15-051-27025 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Star Southwest | 3700 | 2022 | — |
| Miller 1-29 API 15-163-24449 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 3712 | 2022 | — |
| Carolyn 'a' 4-24 API 15-023-21568 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 5094 | 2022 | — |
| Uhlaender Owwo 1-29 API 15-153-21197-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 4890 | 2022 | — |
| Kastrup A 8 API 15-167-24122 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Hall-gurney | 3250 | 2022 | — |
| Fft Unit 1-35 API 15-071-20901 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5250 | 2022 | — |
| Carmichael 2-22 API 15-163-24455 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 3670 | 2022 | — |
| Kmm 1-22 API 15-023-21574 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 5200 | 2022 | — |
| Wicke 1-32 API 15-153-21219-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4202 | 2022 | — |
| Peter 1-34 API 15-039-21285 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Gopher Southeast | 4200 | 2022 | — |
| Geyer 7-35 API 15-065-24223 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Geyer | 4050 | 2022 | — |
| Armbrister 1-36 API 15-195-23150 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Nicholson | 4000 | 2022 | — |
| Frisbie 5-23 API 15-153-21255 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4550 | 2021 | — |
| Kruto 1-29 API 15-193-20840-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4904 | 2021 | — |
| Daisy 2-27 API 15-153-21263 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4505 | 2021 | — |
| Mb A 3-35 API 15-153-21265 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4520 | 2021 | — |
| Cwa 'g' 1-8 API 15-023-21560 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 5150 | 2021 | — |
| Antholz B 2-22 API 15-023-21561 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 5130 | 2021 | — |
| Dorsch 'a' 1-5 API 15-023-21543-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 5100 | 2021 | — |
| Kuhlman C 1-23 API 15-109-20760-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4723 | 2021 | — |
| Kuhlman 2-23 API 15-109-21568-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4768 | 2021 | — |
| Smith 'b' 1-21 API 15-023-21525 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2020 | — |
| Rusco 'b' 2-36 API 15-051-26977 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 3710 | 2020 | — |
| C & C Unit 1-30 API 15-023-21529 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2020 | — |
| Burr 1-6 API 15-023-21530 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2020 | — |
| Culwell 'h' 2-19 API 15-023-21531 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2020 | — |
| Culwell 'j' 2-19 API 15-023-31532 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2020 | — |
| Dorsch 'a' 1-5 API 15-023-21543 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2020 | — |
| Abbe Unit 1-23 API 15-023-21545 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2020 | — |
| Culwell 'j' 1-19 API 15-023-21482 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4910 | 2019 | — |
| Verna Poore 2-7 API 15-153-21216 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4540 | 2019 | — |
| Gamblin 2-22 API 15-023-21499 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2019 | — |
| Cwa 'f' 1-12 API 15-023-21502 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4910 | 2019 | — |
| Sutton 4-8 API 15-153-21217 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Driftwood | 4500 | 2019 | — |
| Mcclurg 2-12 API 15-023-21501 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Brumm West | 4900 | 2019 | — |
| Antholz 'b' 1-22 API 15-023-21504 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2019 | — |
| Maher 1-15 API 15-153-21220 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wilhelm East | 4325 | 2019 | — |
| Frisbie 'c' 1-16 API 15-153-21222 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2019 | — |
| Jean 'a' 1-7 API 15-023-21509 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4700 | 2019 | — |
| Stahl 1-19 API 15-163-24390 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 3650 | 2019 | — |
| Banister 'a' 3-22 API 15-023-21515 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4934 | 2019 | — |
| Jones 'a' 4-17 API 15-023-21516 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4770 | 2019 | — |
| Vanava 4-5 API 15-109-21596 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4715 | 2019 | — |
| Racette 3-12 API 15-109-21597 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Tom Tom | 4765 | 2019 | — |
| Smith 'a' 2-21 API 15-023-21517 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2019 | — |
| Henderson 'g' 7 API 15-051-26971 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Bemis-shutts | 3711 | 2019 | — |
| Geyer 6-35 API 15-065-24172 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4000 | 2019 | — |
| Gamblin 3-22 API 15-023-21524 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2019 | — |
| Rathbun 19-2 API 15-051-26976 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 3660 | 2019 | — |
| Jean 2-8 API 15-023-21395-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4750 | 2019 | — |
| Banister 'a' 1-22 API 15-023-21479-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 5101 | 2019 | — |
| Culwell 'g' 1-20 API 15-023-21472 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2018 | — |
| Antholz 'a' 1-2 API 15-023-21475 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2018 | — |
| Ken 4-17 API 15-153-21207 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4500 | 2018 | — |
| Banister 'a' 1-22 API 15-023-21479 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5101 | 2018 | — |
| Popp 1-14 API 15-179-21447 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4183 | 2018 | — |
| Culwell 'g' 2-20 API 15-023-21480 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4950 | 2018 | — |
| Culwell 'h' 1-19 API 15-023-21481 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2018 | — |
| Banister 'a' 2-22 API 15-023-21483 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4934 | 2018 | — |
| Smith 'a' 1-21 API 15-023-21489 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5100 | 2018 | — |
| Meriem 1-20 API 15-049-22616 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unnamed | 3000 | 2018 | — |
| Ken 5-17 API 15-153-21211 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4500 | 2018 | — |
| Abell Ranch 'b' 4-31 API 15-063-22332 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4620 | 2018 | — |
| Banister 'b' 1-22 API 15-023-21493 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2018 | — |
| Frisbie 'b' 1-15 API 15-153-21213 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4815 | 2018 | — |
| Gamblin 1-22 API 15-023-21495 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4950 | 2018 | — |
| Kuhlman 2-23 API 15-109-21568 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Owen East | 4768 | 2018 | — |
| Nichol A 8 API 15-147-20755 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Ray | 3650 | 2018 | — |
| Gillam 1-2 API 15-075-20896 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 5370 | 2017 | — |
| Hamit 1-20 API 15-163-24329 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 3675 | 2017 | — |
| Walter 'a' 3-1 API 15-153-21184 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | — | 4737 | 2017 | — |
| Carolyn 'a' 1-24 API 15-023-21463 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 5078 | 2017 | — |
| Munn 2-12 API 15-023-21465 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Sawyer Canyon | 4903 | 2017 | — |
| Youngmeyer 1-2 API 15-049-22609 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 3120 | 2017 | — |
| Carolyn 'a' 2-24 API 15-023-21466 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4750 | 2017 | — |
| Youngmeyer 'a' 1-14 API 15-049-22611 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 3280 | 2017 | — |
| Mears 1-16 API 15-023-21467 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Ken | 4900 | 2017 | — |
| Ken 3-17 API 15-153-21193 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4470 | 2017 | — |
| Carolyn 'b' 1-19 API 15-153-21194 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4823 | 2017 | — |
| Mears 'b' 1-11 API 15-023-21468 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2017 | — |
| Pancirni 3-7 API 15-153-21196 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Brumm | 4900 | 2017 | — |
| Schmidt-vap 'a' 2-26 API 15-153-21203 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4564 | 2017 | — |
| Hamit Unit 2-20 API 15-163-24349 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 3686 | 2017 | — |
| Youngmeyer 1-2 API 15-049-22609-0001 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Unknown | 3120 | 2017 | — |
| Munn 1-12 API 15-023-21451 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Sawyer Canyon | 4860 | 2016 | — |
| Hatch 'a' 1-1 API 15-023-21453 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4880 | 2016 | — |
| Mcclurg 1-12 API 15-023-21455 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4900 | 2016 | — |
| Haller 1-7 API 15-153-21182 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4737 | 2016 | — |
| Nancy 2-4 API 15-109-21369 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | High Hat | 4780 | 2015 | — |
| Samson 1-24 API 15-153-21078 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Wildcat | 4590 | 2015 | — |
| Kacirek Trust 1-swd API 15-153-21080 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Brumm East | 5302 | 2015 | — |
| Pancirni 1-swd API 15-153-21081 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Brumm | 5300 | 2015 | — |
| Pancirni 1-7 API 15-153-21083 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Brumm | 5080 | 2015 | — |
| Abell Ranch 'b' 2-31 API 15-063-22238 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Gaeland West | 4594 | 2015 | — |
| Pancirni 2-7 API 15-153-21087 | Murfin Drilling Co., INC | Brumm | 5082 | 2015 | — |
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- Anadarko Petroleum Corp 1,250
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