Petroleum INC
1,098 wells name this operator of record — 0.2% of the Kansas register, from 1945 to 1999.
⚠️ 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.
1,098Wells
3821 ftMedian depth
51Counties
1945–1999Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3821 ft | 4922 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
892 of the 1,098 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 11 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, 338 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford | 130 | 11.8% |
| Barton | 114 | 10.4% |
| Kingman | 114 | 10.4% |
| Ellis | 95 | 8.7% |
| Rooks | 82 | 7.5% |
| Graham | 72 | 6.6% |
| Kiowa | 62 | 5.6% |
| Sedgwick | 45 | 4.1% |
| Trego | 38 | 3.5% |
| Rice | 37 | 3.4% |
| Sumner | 25 | 2.3% |
| Lane | 23 | 2.1% |
| Ellsworth | 22 | 2.0% |
| Ness | 19 | 1.7% |
| Gove | 18 | 1.6% |
| Sheridan | 16 | 1.5% |
| Finney | 15 | 1.4% |
| Seward | 14 | 1.3% |
| Rush | 10 | 0.9% |
| Pawnee | 10 | 0.9% |
| Butler | 9 | 0.8% |
| Meade | 8 | 0.7% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 109 | 9.9% |
| Spivey-grabs-basil | 81 | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 62 | 5.6% |
| Bemis-shutts | 29 | 2.6% |
| Chase-silica | 23 | 2.1% |
| Trapp | 19 | 1.7% |
| Vesper | 18 | 1.6% |
| Seevers Northwest | 17 | 1.5% |
| Glick | 15 | 1.4% |
| Wherry | 14 | 1.3% |
| Unnamed | 14 | 1.3% |
| Hugoton Gas Area | 14 | 1.3% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,098 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keller 'o' 1 API 15-195-21192-0001 | Petroleum INC | Kelpet Northwest | 4013 | 1992 | — |
| Keller 'p' 2 API 15-195-21096-0001 | Petroleum INC | Kelpet Northwest | 4050 | 1990 | — |
| Nunemaker 2 API 15-095-21584 | Petroleum INC | Spivey Grabs | 4165 | 1988 | — |
| Palen 1 API 15-199-20072 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5260 | 1986 | — |
| B. S. Smith 3 API 15-199-20084 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5240 | 1986 | — |
| Palen 3 API 15-199-20088 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5250 | 1986 | — |
| Garvey Inc. 'p' 4 API 15-071-20362 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5270 | 1985 | — |
| Garvey Inc. 'p' 6 API 15-071-20369 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5270 | 1985 | — |
| Nichols 'e' 3 API 15-097-21087 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 4955 | 1985 | — |
| Wiesner, I 7 API 15-195-21577 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4130 | 1985 | — |
| Parkin 'h' 1 API 15-097-21005 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 0 | 1984 | — |
| Garvey 'p' 1 API 15-071-20323 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5250 | 1984 | — |
| Garvey 'p' 2 API 15-071-20329 | Petroleum INC | Stockholm Southwest | 5270 | 1984 | — |
| Nichols 'd' 3 API 15-097-20983 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 4945 | 1984 | — |
| Nichols 'e' 2 API 15-097-21036 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 4990 | 1984 | — |
| Mueller 'd' 1 API 15-175-20723 | Petroleum INC | Wide Awake | 6745 | 1984 | — |
| Mueller 'd' 3 API 15-175-20749 | Petroleum INC | Wide Awake | 6600 | 1984 | — |
| Garvey, Inc. 'ad' 1 API 15-063-20617 | Petroleum INC | Atlantus | 4280 | 1983 | — |
| Nichols 'd' 2 API 15-097-20956 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 4904 | 1983 | — |
| Keller 'p' 2 API 15-195-21096 | Petroleum INC | Kelpet Northwest | 4050 | 1983 | — |
| Keller 'p' 3 API 15-195-21154 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4125 | 1983 | — |
| Weisner 'i' 5 API 15-195-21163 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4075 | 1983 | — |
| Keller 'o' 1-17 API 15-195-21192 | Petroleum INC | Kelpet | 4013 | 1983 | — |
| Nichols 'd' 1 API 15-097-20841 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 4990 | 1982 | — |
| Weisner 'i' 4 API 15-195-21023 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4060 | 1982 | — |
| Keller 'p' 1 API 15-195-21080 | Petroleum INC | Kelpet Northwest | 4028 | 1982 | — |
| Schmidt 'ac' 1 API 15-051-22507 | Petroleum INC | Catharine Northwest | 3613 | 1981 | — |
| Zvolanek 1 API 15-053-20620 | Petroleum INC | Stoltenberg | 3284 | 1981 | — |
| Collins 'b' 5 API 15-185-21406 | Petroleum INC | Cephas | 4290 | 1981 | — |
| Weisner 'i' 3 API 15-195-20871 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4077 | 1981 | — |
| Walz 'f' 1 API 15-195-20886 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4077 | 1981 | — |
| Dirks 'c' 1 API 15-095-71218 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4407 | 1980 | — |
| Lorraine Lkc Unit 1-4 API 15-053-20588 | Petroleum INC | Lorraine North | 3270 | 1980 | — |
| Wiesner 'i' 1 API 15-195-20601 | Petroleum INC | Kohl West | 4055 | 1980 | — |
| Mickey 2 API 15-179-30121-0001 | Petroleum INC | Studley Southwest | 3965 | 1979 | — |
| Norton 'e' 1 API 15-135-21406 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 0 | 1978 | — |
| Basinger 1 API 15-135-21258 | Petroleum INC | Prairie Ridge North | 4561 | 1976 | — |
| Ralstin 'c' 2 API 15-097-20295 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4950 | 1975 | — |
| Michaelis 'b' 1 API 15-135-20843 | Petroleum INC | Arnold Southwest | 4528 | 1974 | — |
| Michaelis 'b' 2 API 15-135-20875 | Petroleum INC | Arnold Southwest | 4545 | 1974 | — |
| A. J. Brown 1 API 15-055-20111 | Petroleum INC | Orange-j | 5190 | 1973 | — |
| A. J. Brown 2 API 15-055-20115 | Petroleum INC | Orange-j | 5200 | 1973 | — |
| Sherer 'e' 3 API 15-097-20143 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4900 | 1973 | — |
| E. J. Sherer 1 API 15-097-20124 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4899 | 1972 | — |
| E. J. Sherer 'g' 1 API 15-097-20128 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4893 | 1972 | — |
| E. J. Sherer 'f' 1 API 15-097-20129 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4890 | 1972 | — |
| Sherer 'e' 2 API 15-097-20131 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4894 | 1972 | — |
| E. J. Sherer 'f' 2 API 15-097-20142 | Petroleum INC | Mullinville | 4881 | 1972 | — |
| Blaine-warnock 2 API 15-113-20143 | Petroleum INC | Henne South | 3253 | 1971 | — |
| Hulme 'd' 2 API 15-009-20472 | Petroleum INC | Workman Northwest | 3458 | 1970 | — |
| Liebl Was Oeser 4 API 15-009-20508 | Petroleum INC | Ames Northwest | 3331 | 1970 | — |
| Lang, J 1 API 15-051-20610 | Petroleum INC | Air Base Northwest | 3571 | 1970 | — |
| Lorraine Lkc Unit 1-3 API 15-053-20140 | Petroleum INC | Lorraine North | 3247 | 1970 | — |
| Odell 1 API 15-179-20212 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4004 | 1969 | — |
| Kozisek 1 API 15-053-20073 | Petroleum INC | Progress | 2925 | 1969 | — |
| H. Herman 1 API 15-065-20229 | Petroleum INC | Unknown | 4044 | 1969 | — |
| Babcock 1 API 15-065-20237 | Petroleum INC | Schmied | 3676 | 1969 | — |
| Sproul 'b' 1 API 15-065-20278 | Petroleum INC | Gano | 4075 | 1969 | — |
| Boyle C 1 API 15-095-20192 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4503 | 1969 | — |
| Booth Unit C 1 API 15-097-20068 | Petroleum INC | Glick | 5081 | 1969 | — |
| Elwell 1 API 15-097-20069 | Petroleum INC | Glick | 5080 | 1969 | — |
| Warden 2 API 15-175-20067 | Petroleum INC | Evalyn-condit | 6461 | 1969 | — |
| Brown 'ab' 1 API 15-179-20239 | Petroleum INC | Jerome | 4020 | 1969 | — |
| Schulz 'f' 1 API 15-185-20228 | Petroleum INC | Gates | 3770 | 1969 | — |
| Jackson Ranch 1 | Petroleum INC | Unknown | 1020 | 1969 | — |
| Jackson Ranch 2 | Petroleum INC | — | 1020 | 1969 | — |
| Weber N 1 API 15-009-20218 | Petroleum INC | Stiles East | 3349 | 1968 | — |
| H. Keller 1 API 15-163-20143 | Petroleum INC | Marcotte | 3843 | 1968 | — |
| Schauf 2 API 15-009-20314 | Petroleum INC | Schauf | 3377 | 1968 | — |
| Bednasek 1 API 15-053-20060 | Petroleum INC | Progress | 3392 | 1968 | — |
| Garvey Ah 1 API 15-063-20026 | Petroleum INC | Garvey Ranch | 4271 | 1968 | — |
| G. Herman 1 API 15-065-20136 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 3100 | 1968 | — |
| Messenger R 1 API 15-095-20113 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4246 | 1968 | — |
| Kane 'g' 1 API 15-097-20047 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 5040 | 1968 | — |
| Kane 'h' 1 API 15-097-20052 | Petroleum INC | Alford | 5105 | 1968 | — |
| Parkin 'b' 1 API 15-097-20059 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 5100 | 1968 | — |
| West 'c' 1 API 15-165-20176 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4091 | 1968 | — |
| Mosier 1 API 15-179-20080 | Petroleum INC | Hoxie East | 4075 | 1968 | — |
| Brown 'z' 1 API 15-179-20091 | Petroleum INC | Unknown | 2290 | 1968 | — |
| Huffer 1 API 15-179-20161 | Petroleum INC | Unnamed Conf | 4245 | 1968 | — |
| Hall 'a' 3 API 15-185-20143 | Petroleum INC | Leo | 3650 | 1968 | — |
| Warden 'e' 1 API 15-175-30032-0001 | Petroleum INC | Evalyn-condit | 6378 | 1968 | — |
| Russell L-1 API 15-185-01318-0001 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4240 | 1968 | — |
| Wasinger, F 2 API 15-051-30624 | Petroleum INC | Unknown | 3125 | 1968 | — |
| Borchers 1 API 15-119-30100 | Petroleum INC | Borchers | 5875 | 1967 | — |
| Peterman 1 API 15-053-20001 | Petroleum INC | Stoltenberg | 3313 | 1967 | — |
| Brungardt 'e' 1 API 15-065-20086 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 2950 | 1967 | — |
| Casebolt 1 API 15-095-20010 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4407 | 1967 | — |
| Kostner E-1 API 15-095-30214 | Petroleum INC | Broadway West | 3964 | 1967 | — |
| Booth Unit-b 1 API 15-097-30222 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 5068 | 1967 | — |
| O'brien 'd' 1 API 15-163-20009 | Petroleum INC | O'brien | 3230 | 1967 | — |
| Vohs 1 API 15-163-20014 | Petroleum INC | Marcotte | 3265 | 1967 | — |
| Thomas 'l' 1 API 15-163-20027 | Petroleum INC | Trico | 3400 | 1967 | — |
| Mickey 2 API 15-179-30121 | Petroleum INC | Studley Southwest | 3965 | 1967 | — |
| Pratt 1 API 15-179-20020 | Petroleum INC | Studley Southwest | 2237 | 1967 | — |
| Cressler 'b' 1 API 15-179-20039 | Petroleum INC | Unknown | 4121 | 1967 | — |
| Kraft 'c' 2 API 15-009-20070 | Petroleum INC | Kraft-prusa | 3397 | 1967 | — |
| Canton 'c' 1 API 15-097-20038 | Petroleum INC | Glick | 4936 | 1967 | — |
| Behnke 1 API 15-159-20057 | Petroleum INC | Crawford | 3478 | 1967 | — |
| Hearn 2 API 15-185-20055 | Petroleum INC | Leiss Southeast | 3663 | 1967 | — |
| Curtis 'h' 1 API 15-185-20070 | Petroleum INC | Kachelman | 3695 | 1967 | — |
| Heger Unit 1 API 15-189-20011 | Petroleum INC | Walkemeyer | 6610 | 1967 | — |
| Price 'e' 1 API 15-195-30171 | Petroleum INC | Groff | 4230 | 1967 | — |
| Adams 'o' 1 API 15-175-10164-0001 | Petroleum INC | Kneeland South | 5910 | 1967 | — |
| Wagner-c 1 API 15-033-30074 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 5167 | 1967 | — |
| Robbins Unit-b 1 API 15-033-30118 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4911 | 1967 | — |
| Helmers-b 1 API 15-185-30440 | Petroleum INC | Max | 3220 | 1967 | — |
| Roberts 'e' 1 API 15-119-30079 | Petroleum INC | Borchers North | 5825 | 1966 | — |
| Werner Unit 1 API 15-095-30061 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4319 | 1966 | — |
| Depenbusch F 1 API 15-095-30102 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4310 | 1966 | — |
| Dargel 'b' 1 API 15-097-30114 | Petroleum INC | Nichols | 5048 | 1966 | — |
| Canton 1 API 15-097-30151 | Petroleum INC | Glick | 5183 | 1966 | — |
| Kane 'c' 2 API 15-097-30156 | Petroleum INC | Glick | 5001 | 1966 | — |
| Ott 1 API 15-173-30104 | Petroleum INC | Sum-wick | 3400 | 1966 | — |
| Karlin 'e' 1 API 15-051-30279 | Petroleum INC | Bemis-shutts | 3710 | 1966 | — |
| Walters 'c' 1 API 15-051-30308 | Petroleum INC | Bemis-shutts | 3545 | 1966 | — |
| Phelan 1 API 15-053-30119 | Petroleum INC | Stoltenberg | 3292 | 1966 | — |
| Cheney 1 API 15-063-30093 | Petroleum INC | Castle Rock | 4352 | 1966 | — |
| Balthazor 'c' 1 API 15-065-30205 | Petroleum INC | Morel | 3721 | 1966 | — |
| Brown W 1 API 15-159-30217 | Petroleum INC | Bredfeldt | 3268 | 1966 | — |
| Bryant 'g' 1 API 15-159-30251 | Petroleum INC | Volkland | 2800 | 1966 | — |
| Mckenna 'd' 3 API 15-163-30186 | Petroleum INC | Trico | 3780 | 1966 | — |
| Marcotte 'b' 1 API 15-163-30187 | Petroleum INC | Marcotte | 3835 | 1966 | — |
| Meistrell 'e' 1 API 15-163-30196 | Petroleum INC | Carmichael | 3478 | 1966 | — |
| Shaw Estate 1 API 15-163-30209 | Petroleum INC | Paradise Creek | 3235 | 1966 | — |
| Wildrix 1 API 15-163-30234 | Petroleum INC | Yohe | 3475 | 1966 | — |
| Eichman D 1 API 15-167-30273 | Petroleum INC | Trapp | 3002 | 1966 | — |
| Purinton 1 API 15-195-30146 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4320 | 1966 | — |
| Goodman 'b' 3 API 15-185-11317-0001 | Petroleum INC | Seevers Northwest | 4290 | 1966 | — |
| Werth 1 API 15-051-00732-0001 | Petroleum INC | Werth | 3839 | 1966 | — |
| Bowker 'b' 4 API 15-185-73607 | Petroleum INC | Albano | 4160 | 1965 | — |
| Knop Unit 1 API 15-025-30083 | Petroleum INC | Harper Ranch | 5504 | 1965 | — |
| Hoeme 'e' 1 API 15-047-30001 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4774 | 1965 | — |
| Dockstader 2 API 15-095-30019 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4308 | 1965 | — |
| Hunter E 1 API 15-095-30035 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4298 | 1965 | — |
| Carrick 1 API 15-095-30036 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4318 | 1965 | — |
| Griem 2 API 15-095-30050 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 2933 | 1965 | — |
| Westerman Unit 1 API 15-095-30117 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4375 | 1965 | — |
| Depenbusch Unit 1 API 15-095-30119 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4441 | 1965 | — |
| Swingle 'b' 1 API 15-095-30120 | Petroleum INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4365 | 1965 | — |
| Wright 1 API 15-097-30002 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4170 | 1965 | — |
| Runnymede Unit D 1 API 15-097-30108 | Petroleum INC | Glick | 5001 | 1965 | — |
| Seevers 2 API 15-185-30093 | Petroleum INC | Seevers | 965 | 1965 | — |
| Warner 'f' 1 API 15-191-30003 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 3875 | 1965 | — |
| Garvey, P 1 API 15-063-70297 | Petroleum INC | Garvey Ranch | 3320 | 1965 | — |
| Kraft 'c' 1 API 15-009-30107 | Petroleum INC | Kraft-prusa | 3397 | 1965 | — |
| Weber, K 1 API 15-009-30311 | Petroleum INC | Kraft-prusa | 3405 | 1965 | — |
| Dinkel, F 1 API 15-051-30054 | Petroleum INC | Unknown | 3350 | 1965 | — |
| Garvey N 2 API 15-063-30008 | Petroleum INC | Wildcat | 4320 | 1965 | — |
| Schmahlfeldt 9 API 15-065-30043 | Petroleum INC | Cooper | 3751 | 1965 | — |
Operators with a comparable count
- Pickrell Drilling CO 1,172
- Petroleum, INC 1,169
- Altavista Energy, INC 1,163
- Ritchie Exploration, INC 1,141
- Running Foxes Petroleum INC 1,135
- Raymond Oil Co., INC 1,105
- Layton Oil CO 1,085
- Palomino Petroleum, INC 1,076
- Phillips Petroleum CO 1,049
- Kcc Fee Fund Plug 1,040
- State of Kansas 1,022