Pickrell Drilling CO
1,172 wells name this operator of record — 0.2% of the Kansas register, from 1949 to 2015.
⚠️ 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.
1,172Wells
4430 ftMedian depth
43Counties
1949–2015Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4430 ft | 5184 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
980 of the 1,172 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 16 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, 709 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ness | 265 | 22.6% |
| Kingman | 248 | 21.2% |
| Gove | 103 | 8.8% |
| Clark | 73 | 6.2% |
| Rush | 56 | 4.8% |
| Kiowa | 47 | 4.0% |
| Ford | 44 | 3.8% |
| Pawnee | 36 | 3.1% |
| Trego | 31 | 2.6% |
| Lane | 27 | 2.3% |
| Edwards | 25 | 2.1% |
| Hodgeman | 22 | 1.9% |
| Rice | 17 | 1.5% |
| Rooks | 16 | 1.4% |
| Barber | 13 | 1.1% |
| Reno | 13 | 1.1% |
| Rawlins | 13 | 1.1% |
| Barton | 12 | 1.0% |
| Harper | 12 | 1.0% |
| Comanche | 10 | 0.9% |
| Logan | 10 | 0.9% |
| Sedgwick | 8 | 0.7% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 281 | 24.0% |
| Spivey-grabs-basil | 152 | 13.0% |
| Unknown | 38 | 3.2% |
| Castle Rock | 22 | 1.9% |
| Schaben | 22 | 1.9% |
| Chase-silica | 16 | 1.4% |
| Arnold Southwest | 16 | 1.4% |
| Dumler | 14 | 1.2% |
| Spivey Grabs | 13 | 1.1% |
| Ransom | 12 | 1.0% |
| Schadel South | 12 | 1.0% |
| Rosedale | 11 | 0.9% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 1,172 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huson Trust 'c' 1 API 15-095-22295 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Messenger | 4220 | 2015 | — |
| Huson 'a' 1 API 15-095-22120 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey Grabs | 4202 | 2008 | — |
| Asper 'a' 3 API 15-077-21600 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey Grabs | 4450 | 2008 | — |
| Cessna 'b' 2 API 15-095-22016 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey Grabs | 4200 | 2006 | — |
| Babcock 'g' 3 API 15-135-23826-0001 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Arnold | 4520 | 2000 | — |
| Borger 4 API 15-135-24048 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schaben | 4372 | 1998 | — |
| Wilson 'ee' 1 API 15-033-20983 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Nescatunga | 5745 | 1998 | — |
| Borger 3 API 15-135-23998 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schaben | 4349 | 1997 | — |
| Humburg 4 API 15-135-24010 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schaben | 4382 | 1997 | — |
| Tedrow Trust 'a' 1 API 15-097-21406 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Alford | 5186 | 1996 | — |
| Castle Rock G-h Unit 2 API 15-063-20038-0001 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Castle Rock | 4285 | 1995 | — |
| Dumler Unit 12 API 15-135-23843 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Dumler | 4499 | 1995 | — |
| Lewis-wildgen 4 API 15-135-23877 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Arnold Southwest | 4527 | 1995 | — |
| Humburg 3 API 15-135-23880 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schaben | 4385 | 1995 | — |
| Babcock G 3 API 15-135-23826 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Arnold Southwest | 4500 | 1994 | — |
| J. Bauer Trust 2 API 15-135-23836 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Lazy 17 West | 4424 | 1994 | — |
| Maple 'k' 1 API 15-095-21673 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4240 | 1993 | — |
| Horchem A 3 API 15-135-23756 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Arnold Southwest | 4522 | 1993 | — |
| Meairs 'b' 1 API 15-007-22390 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Meairs | 4717 | 1992 | — |
| Harkness 'dd' 1 API 15-135-23671 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Val Jean | 4558 | 1992 | — |
| Cargill 'g' 1 API 15-007-22382-0001 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Meairs | 4690 | 1992 | — |
| Meairs 'a' 1 API 15-007-22368 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Meairs | 4694 | 1991 | — |
| Reida 'd' 2 API 15-095-21613 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey Grabs | 4200 | 1989 | — |
| Messenger 'a' 3 API 15-095-21615 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4500 | 1989 | — |
| Brookover 'c' 2 API 15-063-21033-0002 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Gove Northwest | 4920 | 1989 | — |
| Brookover 'c' 6 API 15-063-21189 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Gove Northwest | 2340 | 1988 | — |
| Coykendall 1 API 15-095-21587 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4180 | 1988 | — |
| Brookover 'c' 2 API 15-063-21033-0001 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Gove Northwest | 4920 | 1988 | — |
| Mcninch 'c' 1 API 15-195-21935 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Mcninch | 4528 | 1987 | — |
| Brookover 'c' 1 API 15-063-20997 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Gove Northwest | 4580 | 1986 | — |
| Brookover 'c' 2 API 15-063-21033 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Gove Northwest | 4620 | 1986 | — |
| Gwynn-render 3 API 15-095-21541 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4240 | 1985 | — |
| Coykendall 7 API 15-095-21544 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4220 | 1985 | — |
| Coykendall 6 API 15-095-21479 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4175 | 1984 | — |
| Molitor A 1 API 15-095-21492 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Willowdale Southeast | 4420 | 1984 | — |
| Harms-kendall 5 API 15-135-22575 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Bright | 4260 | 1984 | — |
| Rohr 'b' 3 API 15-063-20698 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Atlantus Northwest | 4298 | 1983 | — |
| Keimig 2 API 15-095-21306 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4450 | 1983 | — |
| J. J. Young 1 API 15-095-21328 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Belmont Center | 4275 | 1983 | — |
| Mollenkamp 5 API 15-135-22401 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Arnold Southwest | 1975 | 1983 | — |
| Elmore 'l' 1 API 15-135-22423 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Stutz | 4538 | 1983 | — |
| Kopf 'd' 1 API 15-095-21299 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4146 | 1982 | — |
| Coykendall 5 API 15-095-21293 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4210 | 1982 | — |
| Thimesch 'b' 1 API 15-095-21296 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Thimesch | 4182 | 1982 | — |
| Woolridge 3 API 15-095-20862 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4250 | 1980 | — |
| Holcomb 2 API 15-095-20985 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4505 | 1980 | — |
| Baer 7 API 15-135-21784 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Ransom | 4499 | 1980 | — |
| Banta 'h' 1 API 15-077-20488 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4515 | 1979 | — |
| Bliss 5 API 15-095-20881 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4214 | 1979 | — |
| Wells 'd-e' 4 API 15-135-21594 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Steffen West | 4381 | 1979 | — |
| Fisher S 1 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4600 | 1978 | — |
| Babcock G 1 API 15-135-21425 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Arnold Southwest | 4510 | 1978 | — |
| Baer 6 API 15-135-21465 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Ransom | 4500 | 1978 | — |
| Wells 'i' 3 API 15-165-20683 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel Northeast | 4404 | 1978 | — |
| Giles B-1 API 15-025-20164 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Granger Creek Northwest | 5385 | 1977 | — |
| Coykendall 4 API 15-095-20588 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4213 | 1977 | — |
| Wooldridge 2 API 15-095-20591 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4425 | 1977 | — |
| Seacat 'd' 2 API 15-025-20094 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Granger Creek | 5400 | 1976 | — |
| Seacat 'd' 3 API 15-025-20099 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Granger Creek | 5325 | 1976 | — |
| Hedke 'c' 1 API 15-153-20251 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Cahoj Northeast | 4225 | 1976 | — |
| Hedke 'b' 1 | Pickrell Drilling CO | — | 0 | 1975 | — |
| J. Higgins 2 API 15-095-20379 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4262 | 1975 | — |
| Fikan 'a' 1 API 15-153-20209 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Cahoj Northeast | 4215 | 1975 | — |
| Harkness 'k' 2 API 15-135-20878 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Aldrich Northwest | 4476 | 1974 | — |
| Rex & Morris 'a' 2 API 15-063-20158 | Pickrell Drilling CO | R & M | 4390 | 1973 | — |
| Popp 'a' 2 API 15-135-20684 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Lazy 17 | 4393 | 1973 | — |
| Petersilie 'b' 2 API 15-135-20752 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Petersilie Northeast | 4441 | 1973 | — |
| Rex & Morris 'a' 1 API 15-063-20127 | Pickrell Drilling CO | R & M | 4400 | 1972 | — |
| Rex & Morris 'a' 3 API 15-063-20160 | Pickrell Drilling CO | R & M | 4045 | 1972 | — |
| Norton 'b' 1 API 15-135-20558 | Pickrell Drilling CO | T & L | 4534 | 1972 | — |
| Popp 'a' 1 API 15-135-20656 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Lazy 17 | 4398 | 1972 | — |
| Norton 'f' 1 API 15-135-20681 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Lazy 17 | 4409 | 1972 | — |
| Albin G-h Unit 4 API 15-063-20067 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Castle Rock | 3970 | 1971 | — |
| Chapman 'a' 2 API 15-063-20061-0002 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Chapman | 4579 | 1971 | — |
| Chapman 'a' 1 API 15-063-20049 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Chapman | 4467 | 1970 | — |
| Dehner 'a' 4 Twin API 15-165-20287 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel Northeast | 4360 | 1970 | — |
| Dehner 'a' 7 API 15-165-20333 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel | 4365 | 1970 | — |
| Trimmell 1 API 15-135-20239 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Mt. Carmel East | 4419 | 1969 | — |
| Kurz 'a' 1 API 15-033-20050 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 5380 | 1969 | — |
| Herrmann 'd' 1 API 15-047-20063 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4784 | 1969 | — |
| Russell 'b' 1 API 15-047-20065 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Offerle | 4738 | 1969 | — |
| Butler 'b' 2 API 15-047-20066 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Offerle | 4215 | 1969 | — |
| Albin 'g' 1 API 15-063-20038 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Castle Rock | 4285 | 1969 | — |
| Leighton B 1 API 15-063-20039 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Castle Rock | 3975 | 1969 | — |
| Boyts 'a' 1 API 15-077-20081 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4484 | 1969 | — |
| Offerle'b' 1 API 15-083-20085 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Saw Log Creek | 4610 | 1969 | — |
| Mcguire 'a' 1 API 15-095-20142 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4445 | 1969 | — |
| Schwartz 'c' 1 API 15-095-20189 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4093 | 1969 | — |
| Ochs F 1 API 15-135-20229 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Unnamed | 4440 | 1969 | — |
| Ripple 'a' 1 API 15-135-20240 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Riverside | 4375 | 1969 | — |
| Goodman 'a' 1 API 15-135-20263 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4375 | 1969 | — |
| Betz H 1 API 15-135-20271 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4500 | 1969 | — |
| Burditt 'b' 1 API 15-135-20276 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Unknown | 4450 | 1969 | — |
| Schwein A 1 API 15-135-20280 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schaben South | 4460 | 1969 | — |
| Armstrong 'b' 2 API 15-145-20101 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Steffen | 4405 | 1969 | — |
| Steffen 'b' 1 API 15-145-20103 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4390 | 1969 | — |
| Lanterman 'b' 1 API 15-145-20128 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Shiley | 4354 | 1969 | — |
| Albright C 1 API 15-155-20104 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 3795 | 1969 | — |
| Temple D 1 API 15-159-20269 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 3550 | 1969 | — |
| Frank 'a' 1 API 15-165-20208 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wendelin | 4261 | 1969 | — |
| P. Ryan 1 API 15-165-20219 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel Northeast | 4401 | 1969 | — |
| Dehner 'b' 1 API 15-165-20228 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel Northeast | 4425 | 1969 | — |
| Ficken 'a' 1 API 15-165-20260 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Roland East | 3930 | 1969 | — |
| Brannan 'c' 1 API 15-165-20277 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4000 | 1969 | — |
| Schraeder 'b' 1 API 15-165-20281 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Chilly Knob | 4002 | 1969 | — |
| Bitter B 1 API 15-165-20191 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4016 | 1968 | — |
| Interstate 'a' 1 API 15-129-10023 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Unknown | 4775 | 1968 | — |
| Leavell 'c' 1 API 15-111-20028 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 3106 | 1968 | — |
| York Ranch 1 API 15-033-20038 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 5100 | 1968 | — |
| Albin G-h Unit 1 API 15-063-20030 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Castle Rock | 4550 | 1968 | — |
| Bertholf 2 API 15-095-20064 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4232 | 1968 | — |
| Early 'b' 2 API 15-095-20067 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Spivey-grabs-basil | 4496 | 1968 | — |
| Cotton A 1 API 15-095-20069 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4126 | 1968 | — |
| Mckenna 'b' 1 API 15-095-20072 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4568 | 1968 | — |
| Morisse 1 API 15-095-20125 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4665 | 1968 | — |
| Sherer 'a' 1 API 15-097-20056 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 5055 | 1968 | — |
| Hantla 'a' 1 API 15-097-20058 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 5084 | 1968 | — |
| Cossell 'a' 1 API 15-097-20062 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Joy Station Southeast | 5046 | 1968 | — |
| Barnes 'c' 1 API 15-097-20063 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4835 | 1968 | — |
| Taylor 'b' 1 API 15-097-20064 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Einsel | 4975 | 1968 | — |
| White 'a' 1 API 15-129-20022 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Borth | 5455 | 1968 | — |
| Harkness C 1 API 15-135-20120 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Reinert | 4370 | 1968 | — |
| Miner F 2 API 15-135-20126 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Steffen | 4399 | 1968 | — |
| Wegele A 1 API 15-135-20127 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Walnut Hill | 4332 | 1968 | — |
| B. Ashley 1 API 15-135-20131 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Reinert | 4450 | 1968 | — |
| Reinhardt 'd' 1 API 15-135-20140 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4450 | 1968 | — |
| Ely 'a' 1 API 15-135-20143 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4465 | 1968 | — |
| Wegele A 2 API 15-135-20149 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Walnut Hill | 4312 | 1968 | — |
| Anderson 'a' 1 API 15-135-20152 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4230 | 1968 | — |
| Harms-kendall 4 API 15-135-20155 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Bright | 4233 | 1968 | — |
| Dubbs E 2 API 15-135-20157 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Ransom | 4530 | 1968 | — |
| Ryan Estate 1 API 15-135-20178 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Thistle Grove | 4211 | 1968 | — |
| Harms-kendall 'e' 1 API 15-135-20181 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Bright | 4267 | 1968 | — |
| Hall 1-j API 15-135-20185 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Ransom South | 4500 | 1968 | — |
| Zimmerman 'b' 1 API 15-135-20195 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4424 | 1968 | — |
| Shramek A 1 API 15-135-20209 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Hair Northwest | 4450 | 1968 | — |
| Schadel 'b' 4 API 15-145-20034 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel South | 4360 | 1968 | — |
| Reece 'b' 1 API 15-145-20047 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Unknown | 4310 | 1968 | — |
| Froetschner 'c' 1 API 15-145-20048 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Unknown | 3980 | 1968 | — |
| Batchman 'a' 1 API 15-145-20066 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel | 4340 | 1968 | — |
| Williams 'b' 1 API 15-145-20068 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel South | 4361 | 1968 | — |
| Williams 'b' 2 API 15-145-20075 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel South | 4348 | 1968 | — |
| Batchman 'a' 2 API 15-145-20094 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel South | 4379 | 1968 | — |
| Williams 'e' 1 API 15-165-20099 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4315 | 1968 | — |
| Bott 'a' 1 API 15-165-20108 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Flavius | 4294 | 1968 | — |
| Schneider I 1 API 15-165-20113 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Hampton Northeast | 3928 | 1968 | — |
| Bannister 'd' 1 API 15-165-20126 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 4241 | 1968 | — |
| Bannister 'd' 1 API 15-165-20130 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Wildcat | 2578 | 1968 | — |
| Miller 'o' 1 API 15-165-20140 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Flavius | 4350 | 1968 | — |
| Dehner 'a' 1 API 15-165-20143 | Pickrell Drilling CO | Schadel Northeast | 4358 | 1968 | — |
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