Reese Exploration, INC
362 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1975 to 1993.
⚠️ 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 | 720 ft | 990 ft | 2831 ft — shallower here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
151 of the 362 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 125 | 34.5% |
| Douglas | 51 | 14.1% |
| Franklin | 40 | 11.0% |
| Anderson | 35 | 9.7% |
| Bourbon | 29 | 8.0% |
| Linn | 23 | 6.4% |
| Allen | 21 | 5.8% |
| Jefferson | 15 | 4.1% |
| Woodson | 7 | 1.9% |
| Johnson | 6 | 1.7% |
| Labette | 2 | 0.6% |
| Neosho | 1 | 0.3% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 84 | 23.2% |
| Baldwin | 32 | 8.8% |
| Paola-rantoul | 31 | 8.6% |
| Davis-bronson | 10 | 2.8% |
| Blue Mound | 10 | 2.8% |
| Bush City Shoestring | 9 | 2.5% |
| Wildcat | 7 | 1.9% |
| Zachariah | 6 | 1.7% |
| Batesville South | 4 | 1.1% |
| Mccune West | 3 | 0.8% |
| Ottawa | 2 | 0.6% |
| Louisburg | 2 | 0.6% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
1 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 362 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mankin 1-82 API 15-091-20595 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 885 | 1982 | State |
| Wamsley 18 Was 4-91 API 15-099-22942 | Reese Exploration, INC | Mccune West | 222 | 1991 | — |
| Wamsley 6-91 Inj API 15-099-22943 | Reese Exploration, INC | Mccune West | 240 | 1991 | — |
| Margrave-eastburn Wsw-1-91 API 15-011-22735 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 1058 | 1991 | — |
| Craig 1-90 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | 1990 | — |
| Flaharty 6 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | 1990 | — |
| Katzer 1-90 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | 1990 | — |
| W.e. Lewis 2 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | 1990 | — |
| W.e. Lewis 1 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | 1990 | — |
| Margrave 2-89-inj API 15-011-22651 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 730 | 1989 | — |
| Margrave 3-89-inj API 15-011-22652 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 720 | 1989 | — |
| Margrave 4-89-inj API 15-011-22653 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 725 | 1989 | — |
| Margrave 5-89-inj API 15-011-22654 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 725 | 1989 | — |
| Margrave 1-89-wsw API 15-011-22655 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 1045 | 1989 | — |
| State of Kansas 1-88 API 15-207-25561 | Reese Exploration, INC | Batesville South | 1500 | 1988 | — |
| State of Kansas 2-88 API 15-207-25564 | Reese Exploration, INC | Batesville South | 1460 | 1988 | — |
| State of Kansas 4-88 API 15-207-25566 | Reese Exploration, INC | Batesville South | 1460 | 1988 | — |
| State of Kansas 5-88 API 15-207-25567 | Reese Exploration, INC | Batesville South | 1460 | 1988 | — |
| Johnston 2-87 API 15-107-22870 | Reese Exploration, INC | Blue Mound | 797 | 1987 | — |
| State of Kansas 3-88 API 15-207-25565 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 1460 | 1986 | — |
| P. Flaharty 1-85 API 15-133-24994 | Reese Exploration, INC | Mccune West | 741 | 1985 | — |
| Moore 1-84 API 15-059-23554 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 788 | 1984 | — |
| Robert Madl 2-83 API 15-045-20409 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 900 | 1983 | — |
| Robert Madl 3-83 API 15-045-20410 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 880 | 1983 | — |
| Robert Madl 4-83 API 15-045-20411 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 920 | 1983 | — |
| Robert Madl 5-83 API 15-045-20419 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 883 | 1983 | — |
| Rogers 7-83 API 15-121-25764 | Reese Exploration, INC | Louisburg | 500 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 1-83 API 15-121-25962 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 750 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 2-83 API 15-121-26011 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 790 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 3-83 API 15-121-26028 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 800 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 4-83 API 15-121-26029 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 800 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 5-83 API 15-121-26030 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 730 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 6-83 API 15-121-26031 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 790 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 8-83 API 15-121-26046 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 9-83 API 15-121-26047 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 6-82 API 15-121-25209 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 7-82 API 15-121-25210 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 678 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 10-82 API 15-121-25257 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 11-82 API 15-121-25258 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 12-82 API 15-121-25259 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 1-83 API 15-121-25338 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 2-83 API 15-121-25345 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 720 | 1983 | — |
| Crawford 7-83 API 15-121-26042 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 735 | 1983 | — |
| Johnson 2-82 API 15-121-25115 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 707 | 1982 | — |
| Johnson 3-82 API 15-121-25146 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 701 | 1982 | — |
| Johnson 4-82 API 15-121-25179 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 703 | 1982 | — |
| Eyman Cobb 2-81 API 15-003-21379 | Reese Exploration, INC | Bush City Shoestring | 642 | 1981 | — |
| Eyman Cobb 6-81 API 15-003-21398 | Reese Exploration, INC | Bush City Shoestring | 642 | 1981 | — |
| Eyman Cobb 8-81 API 15-003-21400 | Reese Exploration, INC | Bush City Shoestring | 602 | 1981 | — |
| Margrave 1-80 API 15-011-20866 | Reese Exploration, INC | Davis-bronson | 723 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 17-81 API 15-045-20175 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 892 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 13-81 API 15-045-20259 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 881 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 18-81 API 15-045-20276 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 890 | 1981 | — |
| Hobbs 1-80 API 15-059-21651 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 520 | 1981 | — |
| Hobbs 2-80 API 15-059-21657 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 595 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 7-81 API 15-045-20252 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 870 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 8-81 API 15-045-20253 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 901 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 10-81 API 15-045-20255 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 901 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 11-81 API 15-045-20256 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 888 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 14-81 API 15-045-20260 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 895 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 15-81 API 15-045-20261 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 913 | 1981 | — |
| Robert Madl 6-81 API 15-045-20251 | Reese Exploration, INC | Baldwin | 888 | 1981 | — |
| Robert-madl 17-81 API 15-045-20275 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 870 | 1981 | — |
| Clyde Stewart 8-80 API 15-011-20852 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 696 | 1980 | — |
| Meyers 10-79 API 15-121-20877 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 686 | 1979 | — |
| Fassnacht 3-78 API 15-059-20663 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 658 | 1978 | — |
| Ebeck 3-78 API 15-121-20719 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 699 | 1978 | — |
| Cayot 2-78 API 15-121-20637 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 700 | 1978 | — |
| Cayot 3-78 API 15-121-20638 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 700 | 1978 | — |
| Cayot 7-78 API 15-121-20642 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 677 | 1978 | — |
| Cayot 9-78 API 15-121-20646 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 699 | 1978 | — |
| Cayot 10-78 API 15-121-20647 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 703 | 1978 | — |
| Cayot 12-78 API 15-121-20653 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 721 | 1978 | — |
| Meyers 4-78 API 15-121-20778 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 673 | 1978 | — |
| Ebeck 21-i (r-10) API 15-121-20484 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 694 | 1977 | — |
| Gugle 27-i (3) API 15-121-20515 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 685 | 1977 | — |
| Gugle 24-inj (5) API 15-121-20526 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 688 | 1977 | — |
| Gugle 23-inj (6) API 15-121-20527 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 680 | 1977 | — |
| Ebeck Was Ebeck-gugle 5-inj (r-19) API 15-121-20534 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 700 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 12 API 15-059-20410 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 682 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 15 API 15-059-20411 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 699 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 16 API 15-059-20412 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 697 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 17 API 15-059-20413 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 695 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 18 API 15-059-20414 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 694 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 19 API 15-059-20415 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 692 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 13 API 15-059-20417 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 687 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 14 API 15-059-20418 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 676 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 21 API 15-059-20419 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 692 | 1977 | — |
| Cayot 22 API 15-059-20420 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 732 | 1977 | — |
| Meyers R-3 API 15-121-20555 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 670 | 1977 | — |
| Meyers R-4 API 15-121-20556 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 674 | 1977 | — |
| Meyers R-5 API 15-121-20557 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 682 | 1977 | — |
| Ebeck 12-inj (r-5) API 15-121-20426 | Reese Exploration, INC | Paola-rantoul | 750 | 1976 | — |
| Richmond 7 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | 1975 | — |
| Farris 3-86 API 15-087-20247 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Strange 3-86 API 15-087-20250 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Dunn 3-86 API 15-087-20253 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Nickel 2-86 API 15-087-20295 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Margrave-eastburn 33 | Reese Exploration, INC | Wildcat | 0 | — | — |
| Eyman Cobb 7-81 API 15-003-21399 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Eyman Cobb 13-81 API 15-003-21411 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Eyman Cobb 14-81 API 15-003-21412 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Eyman Cobb 15-81 API 15-003-21416 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Mix I-1-81 API 15-011-21479 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Rogers 1 API 15-121-01027-0100 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Rogers 1 API 15-121-01027 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Stewart 3-80 API 15-001-22741 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Cavender 6-81 API 15-045-20101 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Madl 9-79 API 15-045-20102 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Madl 10-79 API 15-045-20103 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Madl 11-79 API 15-045-20104 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Madl 12-79 API 15-045-20105 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Madl 4-80 API 15-045-20129 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Madl Iii 2-81 API 15-045-20283 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Madl 1-24 API 15-045-20759 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Cayot 20 API 15-059-20416 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fassnacht 2 1-78 API 15-059-20670 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fassnacht 2 2-78 API 15-059-20678 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fassnacht 2 3-78 API 15-059-20679 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Doudna 2-82 API 15-059-22745 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Moore 2-84 API 15-059-23555 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Moore 3-84 API 15-059-23556 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Moore 4-84 API 15-059-23618 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Moore 5-84 API 15-059-23619 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Moore 6-84 API 15-059-23620 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 700 | — | — |
| Farris Swd-1-85 API 15-087-20206 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Rogers 1-83 API 15-121-25718 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Emory 1-78 API 15-107-20671 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| West 1-81 API 15-107-21010 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| West 1-82 API 15-107-21011 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| West 3-81 API 15-107-21012 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Black Q-1 API 15-121-20475 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Meyers R-6 API 15-121-20558 | Reese Exploration, INC | Unknown | 676 | — | — |
| Meyers R-7 API 15-121-20589 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 660 | — | — |
| Mary Meyers 6-78 API 15-121-20789 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Johnson 9-79 API 15-121-21040 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 700 | — | — |
| Mchale 1-79 API 15-121-21130 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| South Marrs 1-80 API 15-121-22287 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| South Marrs 2-80 API 15-121-22288 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Dunn 1-86 API 15-087-20251 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Dunn 2-86 API 15-087-20252 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| N. Dunn 1-86 API 15-087-20269 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Mchale 2-81 API 15-121-22727 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Schendel 1-83 API 15-121-25438 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 720 | — | — |
| Schendel 2-83 API 15-121-25439 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Schendel 3-83 API 15-121-25477 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Schendel 4-83 API 15-121-25478 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Schendel 5-83 API 15-121-25511 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Schendel 6-83 API 15-121-25563 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Schendel 7-83 API 15-121-25613 | Reese Exploration, INC | — | 0 | — | — |