Petroleum Management, INC
305 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1938 to 2004.
⚠️ 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 | 3485 ft | 4160 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
220 of the 305 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 1 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, 176 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Phillips | 81 | 26.6% |
| Graham | 57 | 18.7% |
| Cowley | 27 | 8.9% |
| Rooks | 19 | 6.2% |
| Barton | 16 | 5.2% |
| Russell | 16 | 5.2% |
| Butler | 12 | 3.9% |
| Ellis | 12 | 3.9% |
| Stafford | 11 | 3.6% |
| Barber | 10 | 3.3% |
| Trego | 10 | 3.3% |
| Rawlins | 7 | 2.3% |
| Ellsworth | 3 | 1.0% |
| Ness | 3 | 1.0% |
| Clay | 3 | 1.0% |
| Kingman | 2 | 0.7% |
| Meade | 2 | 0.7% |
| Comanche | 2 | 0.7% |
| Elk | 2 | 0.7% |
| Rush | 2 | 0.7% |
| Mcpherson | 1 | 0.3% |
| Decatur | 1 | 0.3% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneman | 43 | 14.1% |
| Wildcat | 28 | 9.2% |
| Unknown | 20 | 6.6% |
| Fra-mar | 14 | 4.6% |
| Pioneer | 13 | 4.3% |
| Holley | 13 | 4.3% |
| Excelsior | 10 | 3.3% |
| Ray | 8 | 2.6% |
| Beckman | 7 | 2.3% |
| R.h.p | 6 | 2.0% |
| Mont-sol | 6 | 2.0% |
| Holley West | 6 | 2.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 305 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 4 API 15-035-23986 | Petroleum Management, INC | Box | 3217 | 1991 | State |
| Lewis 'a' 40 API 15-073-23984 | Petroleum Management, INC | Beaumont | 2950 | 2004 | — |
| Hixson 'a' 3 API 15-195-22220 | Petroleum Management, INC | Newcomer | 4100 | 2002 | — |
| Krug 'b' 3 API 15-167-22253-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hall-gurney | 3320 | 2002 | — |
| Ferrell 'b' 4 API 15-015-23294-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ferrell Southwest | 3141 | 1997 | — |
| Sutley 4 API 15-147-30109-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3459 | 1992 | — |
| Jackson 'b' 5 API 15-147-20511-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Huffstutter | 3647 | 1992 | — |
| Eva Desbien 3 API 15-065-22124-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3846 | 1992 | — |
| Stolp 17 API 15-035-23930 | Petroleum Management, INC | Box | 3294 | 1990 | — |
| Parker 1 API 15-065-21907-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3760 | 1990 | — |
| Eva Desbien 4 API 15-065-22411 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3801 | 1987 | — |
| Eva Desbien 3 API 15-065-22124 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3846 | 1985 | — |
| Parker 2 API 15-065-21924 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3810 | 1984 | — |
| Parker 3 API 15-065-21942 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3757 | 1984 | — |
| Patterson 2 API 15-065-22002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3846 | 1984 | — |
| Parker 4 API 15-065-22094 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3737 | 1984 | — |
| Wallgren 'b' 2 API 15-163-22399 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ray | 3555 | 1984 | — |
| Krug 'b' 3 API 15-167-22253 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hall-gurney | 3298 | 1984 | — |
| Wallgren 'b' 1 API 15-163-22215 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ray | 3525 | 1983 | — |
| Oeser, North 11 API 15-009-22603 | Petroleum Management, INC | Kraft-prusa | 3364 | 1981 | — |
| Wallgren 2 API 15-163-21310 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ray | 3496 | 1981 | — |
| Krug 'b' 2 API 15-167-21621 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hall-gurney | 3260 | 1981 | — |
| Ehm-stuttgart 2 API 15-147-20298 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stuttgart South | 3340 | 1980 | — |
| Krug 'b' 1 API 15-167-21100 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hall-gurney | 3207 | 1977 | — |
| Lena Bender 2 API 15-167-01632-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Trapp | 3349 | 1976 | — |
| Bales 1 API 15-141-20018 | Petroleum Management, INC | Kill Creek | 3621 | 1973 | — |
| Beckman 1 API 15-147-20116 | Petroleum Management, INC | Beckman | 3396 | 1971 | — |
| Clark 2 API 15-147-20101 | Petroleum Management, INC | Beckman | 3420 | 1970 | — |
| Minnick 1 API 15-039-20101 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 4160 | 1969 | — |
| Schaefer 2 API 15-051-20392 | Petroleum Management, INC | Experiment Southeast | 3705 | 1969 | — |
| Grabbe 1 API 15-051-20402 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3544 | 1969 | — |
| Schaefer 3 API 15-051-20471 | Petroleum Management, INC | Experiment Southeast | 3669 | 1969 | — |
| Schaefer 4 API 15-051-20529 | Petroleum Management, INC | Experiment Southeast | 3683 | 1969 | — |
| Kurtz 1 API 15-065-20236 | Petroleum Management, INC | Kohart | 4116 | 1969 | — |
| Sinclair 1 API 15-083-20066 | Petroleum Management, INC | Buda Southeast | 4410 | 1969 | — |
| Shaw 1 API 15-147-20073 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3256 | 1969 | — |
| Heitschmidt 1 API 15-053-20041 | Petroleum Management, INC | Heiken West | 3333 | 1968 | — |
| Palmer 2 API 15-153-20021 | Petroleum Management, INC | R.h.p | 4535 | 1968 | — |
| Houska 1 API 15-009-20259 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3390 | 1968 | — |
| Windholz 1 API 15-051-20324 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3489 | 1968 | — |
| Befort, Edmond 1 API 15-051-20329 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3795 | 1968 | — |
| Johnson, Lily A 1 API 15-051-20338 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3795 | 1968 | — |
| Schaefer 1 API 15-051-20347 | Petroleum Management, INC | Experiment Southeast | 3683 | 1968 | — |
| Stoltenberg 1 API 15-053-20040 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoltenberg | 3311 | 1968 | — |
| Tritsch 1 API 15-053-20055 | Petroleum Management, INC | Heiken West | 3308 | 1968 | — |
| Stoneman 11 API 15-147-20033 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3334 | 1968 | — |
| Weber 1 API 15-165-20206 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ryan West | 3880 | 1968 | — |
| Befort 'a' 1 API 15-051-20261 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 1148 | 1968 | — |
| Bence 1 API 15-015-20001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Toni-mike Northeast | 2785 | 1967 | — |
| Fullinwider 1 API 15-015-20025 | Petroleum Management, INC | Smock-sluss | 2768 | 1967 | — |
| Triplett 1 API 15-035-20009 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2950 | 1967 | — |
| Groene 1 API 15-035-20014 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2947 | 1967 | — |
| Holt 1 API 15-035-20007 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 2926 | 1967 | — |
| Pickering 1 API 15-035-30334 | Petroleum Management, INC | Darien | 3287 | 1967 | — |
| Johnson 4 API 15-035-20022 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2958 | 1967 | — |
| Feaster 1 API 15-035-20011 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2925 | 1967 | — |
| Triplett 'b' 1 API 15-035-20031 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2948 | 1967 | — |
| Feaster 3 API 15-035-20036 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2929 | 1967 | — |
| Walker 1 API 15-065-20103 | Petroleum Management, INC | Diebolt | 3920 | 1967 | — |
| Dietz 1 API 15-065-20110 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hoof West | 3942 | 1967 | — |
| Preston 1 API 15-035-20001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3542 | 1967 | — |
| Feaster 2 API 15-035-20018 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2910 | 1967 | — |
| Wissman 1 API 15-009-30882-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Otis | 3485 | 1967 | — |
| Tidball 1 API 15-195-20045 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3960 | 1967 | — |
| Feaster 2 API 15-035-30356 | Petroleum Management, INC | Fra-mar | 2910 | 1967 | — |
| Donley 1 API 15-035-30189 | Petroleum Management, INC | Dunbar | 2961 | 1966 | — |
| Braitsch 1 API 15-035-30192 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wilmot-floral | 2965 | 1966 | — |
| Houser 1 API 15-035-30228 | Petroleum Management, INC | Trees | 3246 | 1966 | — |
| Cobble 1 API 15-035-30290 | Petroleum Management, INC | Darien | 3280 | 1966 | — |
| Parker 1 API 15-147-30126 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3365 | 1966 | — |
| Parker 2 API 15-147-30127 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 2420 | 1966 | — |
| Quanz 'a' 4 API 15-147-30129 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 2335 | 1966 | — |
| Bredemeier 'b' 1 API 15-147-30134 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman North | 3425 | 1966 | — |
| Stoneman 10 API 15-147-30136 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3286 | 1966 | — |
| Huffstutter 'd' 5-a API 15-147-19046 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3323 | 1966 | — |
| Schaben 1 API 15-135-30008 | Petroleum Management, INC | Schaben | 4382 | 1965 | — |
| Gneisch 1 API 15-135-30021 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 4445 | 1965 | — |
| Stoneman 1 API 15-147-30004 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3500 | 1965 | — |
| Morgan 1 API 15-147-30015 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3415 | 1965 | — |
| Ward 1 API 15-147-30017 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3253 | 1965 | — |
| Stoneman 3 API 15-147-30021 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3504 | 1965 | — |
| Stoneman 5 API 15-147-30031 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3343 | 1965 | — |
| Sutley W 1 API 15-147-30085 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 1418 | 1965 | — |
| Taylor 1 API 15-147-30086 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3295 | 1965 | — |
| Stoneman 8 API 15-147-30092 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3433 | 1965 | — |
| Stoneman 7 API 15-147-30093 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3330 | 1965 | — |
| Sutley 4 API 15-147-30109 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3459 | 1965 | — |
| Barney Morgan 4 API 15-147-30118 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3480 | 1965 | — |
| Barney Morgan 4 API 15-147-30118-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3480 | 1965 | — |
| Maddix 'b' 1 API 15-007-01168 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ketner | 4327 | 1964 | — |
| Borger 1 API 15-135-19010 | Petroleum Management, INC | Schaben | 4394 | 1964 | — |
| Peppard 1 API 15-033-00097 | Petroleum Management, INC | Nescatunga South | 5850 | 1964 | — |
| Lambert 1 API 15-007-00068-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 605 | 1964 | — |
| Moffett 1 API 15-007-00606-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 4610 | 1964 | — |
| Ketner 2 API 15-007-01167 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ketner | 4595 | 1963 | — |
| Brooks-younger 'a' 1 API 15-007-70815 | Petroleum Management, INC | Brooks-younger | 4466 | 1963 | — |
| Warren Ranch 1 API 15-033-00090 | Petroleum Management, INC | Shimer South | 5776 | 1963 | — |
| Ketner 1 API 15-007-00121-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ketner | 4710 | 1963 | — |
| Brooks Younger 1 API 15-007-19112 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 4466 | 1963 | — |
| Hoagland 'a' 1 API 15-007-30366-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 4409 | 1963 | — |
| Kahler 1 API 15-165-00351 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3822 | 1962 | — |
| Schumacher 1 API 15-051-00920-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pleasant Northwest | 3905 | 1958 | — |
| Satterlee 'b' 1 API 15-185-13216 | Petroleum Management, INC | Satterlee | 4387 | 1957 | — |
| Minnis 1 API 15-185-11975 | Petroleum Management, INC | Brock | 3731 | 1956 | — |
| Aldrich 'a' 1 API 15-095-00599 | Petroleum Management, INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4380 | 1955 | — |
| Tjaden 'b' 2 API 15-095-01128 | Petroleum Management, INC | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4378 | 1955 | — |
| Russell, A 9 API 15-009-00205 | Petroleum Management, INC | Great Bend Airport | 3494 | — | — |
| Ferrell 'b' 5 API 15-015-23293 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3800 | — | — |
| Johnson 2 API 15-035-20003 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Krug 'b' 3 API 15-167-22253-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Hall-gurney | 3320 | — | — |
| Pritchard 1 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pritchard | 3551 | — | — |
| Fischer 2 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 3560 | — | — |
| Davis 3 API 15-147-00429-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Huffstutter | 0 | — | — |
| Imm 'b' 2 API 15-147-00789-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Huffstutter | 3493 | — | — |
| Reece B 6 API 15-147-19068 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 3399 | — | — |
| Campbell, A 2 API 15-185-30483-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Albert Krause A 2 API 15-147-00904-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Mont-sol | 3600 | — | — |
| Salter 1 API 15-027-20009 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Hugunin 1 API 15-147-19104 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Jones 'b' 2 API 15-163-20460-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Excelsior | 3240 | — | — |
| Essmiller 'a' 5 API 15-009-04831-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Great Bend Airport | 0 | — | — |
| Essmiller 'a' 5 API 15-009-04831-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3488 | — | — |
| Boxberger 'e' 1 API 15-167-19206 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 3330 | — | — |
| Boxberger 'e' 1 API 15-167-19206-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Gorham | 3458 | — | — |
| Fair 2 API 15-035-02431-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 3378 | — | — |
| Stecklein 9 API 15-051-20509-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wheatland | 0 | — | — |
| Koelsch 'b' 1 API 15-185-00615-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 4050 | — | — |
| Schumacher 1 API 15-009-01285-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 2248 | — | — |
| Hiss Owwo 1 API 15-009-14173-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 3500 | — | — |
| J Gleisener 4 API 15-009-07079-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | — | 3520 | — | — |
| Hixson 'b' 1 API 15-195-01403-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Newcomer | 3738 | 2000 | yes |
| Ferrell 'b' 4 API 15-015-23294-0002 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ferrell Southwest | 3141 | 1998 | yes |
| Roby Ranch 1 API 15-049-22322 | Petroleum Management, INC | Unknown | 2830 | 1995 | yes |
| Youngmeyer 1 API 15-049-22323 | Petroleum Management, INC | Porter North | 2961 | 1995 | yes |
| Sutley 'b' 1 API 15-147-20222-0001 | Petroleum Management, INC | Stoneman | 3330 | 1994 | yes |
| Ferrell 'b' Swd-1 API 15-015-23312 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ferrell Southwest | 1695 | 1993 | yes |
| Ferrell 'b' 1 API 15-015-23270 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3152 | 1992 | yes |
| Ferrell 'b' 2 API 15-015-23283 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3124 | 1992 | yes |
| Ferrell 'b' 3 API 15-015-23284 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3160 | 1992 | yes |
| Ferrell 'b' 4 API 15-015-23294 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ferrell Southwest | 3141 | 1992 | yes |
| Ferrell 'a' 19 API 15-015-23253 | Petroleum Management, INC | Ferrell South | 3200 | 1991 | yes |
| Holmquist-lagerberg 3 API 15-065-22374 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer Northeast | 3785 | 1987 | yes |
| Holmquist-lagerberg 4 API 15-065-22375 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer Northeast | 3782 | 1987 | yes |
| Voss 'b' 2 API 15-065-22225 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3885 | 1985 | yes |
| Griffin 1 API 15-065-21923 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3850 | 1984 | yes |
| Schieck 1 API 15-065-21928 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3915 | 1984 | yes |
| Patterson 1 API 15-065-21931 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3815 | 1984 | yes |
| Eva Desbien 1 API 15-065-21948 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 3848 | 1984 | yes |
| Eva Desbien 2 API 15-065-21957 | Petroleum Management, INC | Pioneer | 2870 | 1984 | yes |
| Voss 'a' 1 API 15-065-22000 | Petroleum Management, INC | Wildcat | 3870 | 1984 | yes |