Shell Oil CO
627 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1928 to 1994.
⚠️ 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.
627Wells
3381 ftMedian depth
37Counties
1928–1994Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3381 ft | 4350 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
418 of the 627 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 2 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 6 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, 121 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barton | 120 | 19.1% |
| Mcpherson | 75 | 12.0% |
| Pratt | 65 | 10.4% |
| Russell | 55 | 8.8% |
| Rice | 47 | 7.5% |
| Ellis | 43 | 6.9% |
| Stafford | 38 | 6.1% |
| Allen | 32 | 5.1% |
| Reno | 28 | 4.5% |
| Rooks | 19 | 3.0% |
| Hodgeman | 10 | 1.6% |
| Sumner | 9 | 1.4% |
| Hamilton | 8 | 1.3% |
| Ness | 8 | 1.3% |
| Stevens | 7 | 1.1% |
| Graham | 6 | 1.0% |
| Kiowa | 5 | 0.8% |
| Clark | 5 | 0.8% |
| Harvey | 4 | 0.6% |
| Seward | 4 | 0.6% |
| Butler | 4 | 0.6% |
| Ellsworth | 3 | 0.5% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trapp | 77 | 12.3% |
| Unknown | 70 | 11.2% |
| Iuka-carmi | 54 | 8.6% |
| Kraft-prusa | 45 | 7.2% |
| Chase-silica | 44 | 7.0% |
| Bemis-shutts | 36 | 5.7% |
| Hall-gurney | 24 | 3.8% |
| Wildcat | 16 | 2.6% |
| Dopita | 13 | 2.1% |
| Koelsch Southeast | 10 | 1.6% |
| Zenith-peace Creek | 9 | 1.4% |
| Burrton | 7 | 1.1% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
2 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 627 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riemann 4 API 15-009-03354 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3378 | 1948 | State |
| Bitter, J. G. 'b' 15 API 15-009-16177 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3358 | 1941 | State |
| Ehrlich 'a' 15 API 15-009-23364 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3522 | 1984 | — |
| Chamberlain 5 API 15-191-43565 | Shell Oil CO | Churchill | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Ehrlich 'a' 13 API 15-009-23120 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3620 | 1983 | — |
| Schneider 'a' 3-a API 15-009-23183 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3751 | 1983 | — |
| Sipes 2-22 API 15-083-10314-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Hanston-oppy | 4514 | 1970 | — |
| L W Sandy 1-17 API 15-189-00013-0001 | Shell Oil CO | — | 5320 | 1969 | — |
| Williams 3 API 15-185-10929-0002 | Shell Oil CO | — | 3767 | 1969 | — |
| Roehr 1-36 API 15-189-20003 | Shell Oil CO | Gooch | 6640 | 1967 | — |
| Shell-roehr 1 API 15-189-30104 | Shell Oil CO | Unknown | 6640 | 1967 | — |
| Gregg 1-12 API 15-033-30063 | Shell Oil CO | Shimer | 5114 | 1966 | — |
| Betz 'b' 1-13 API 15-135-30175 | Shell Oil CO | Riverside | 1337 | 1966 | — |
| Norton 2-18 API 15-135-30183 | Shell Oil CO | Prairie Ridge | 4571 | 1966 | — |
| Sekavic 1-18 API 15-135-30190 | Shell Oil CO | Riverside | 4365 | 1966 | — |
| Stairrett 1-18 API 15-135-30191 | Shell Oil CO | Riverside | 4343 | 1966 | — |
| Betz 'b' 2-13 API 15-135-19152 | Shell Oil CO | Unknown | 2475 | 1966 | — |
| E. Z. Ruby 1 API 15-167-06829 | Shell Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3219 | 1965 | — |
| Gross 1-18 API 15-135-30144 | Shell Oil CO | Riverside | 4374 | 1965 | — |
| Gibler 3 API 15-009-04438-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3267 | 1965 | — |
| G. Hoeme 'a' 4 API 15-151-10603-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4303 | 1965 | — |
| Schlessiger 'a' 2 API 15-009-05242 | Shell Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3350 | 1964 | — |
| Korf 1 API 15-083-00255 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 4500 | 1964 | — |
| Leighton 'a' 2 API 15-101-00076 | Shell Oil CO | Pendennis South | 4350 | 1964 | — |
| Krug 9 API 15-163-03772-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3828 | 1964 | — |
| M. Knipp 9 API 15-065-01384 | Shell Oil CO | Morel | 3777 | 1963 | — |
| Lansing Kansas City Unit (was Knipp) 10 API 15-065-01385 | Shell Oil CO | Morel | 3770 | 1963 | — |
| Lansing Kansas City Unit (was Knipp) 12 API 15-065-01387 | Shell Oil CO | Morel | 3720 | 1963 | — |
| Lansing Kansas City Unit (was Knipp) 11 API 15-065-01386 | Shell Oil CO | Morel | 3720 | 1963 | — |
| Hathaway (reece 2) 1 API 15-159-71983 | Shell Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3355 | 1963 | — |
| Unruh 1-9 API 15-083-10316 | Shell Oil CO | Hanston-oppy | 4575 | 1963 | — |
| Williams 3 API 15-185-10929-0001 | Shell Oil CO | — | 3767 | 1963 | — |
| Miller, E 1 API 15-083-10312 | Shell Oil CO | Hanston-oppy | 4593 | 1962 | — |
| Hoeme 7 API 15-151-10930 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 2550 | 1962 | — |
| Robbins Unit 1-24 API 15-097-00424 | Shell Oil CO | Glick | 4698 | 1961 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-163-19128-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1961 | — |
| Krug 6 API 15-163-19130-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1961 | — |
| Rumsey, J. L 27 API 15-051-06264-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Unknown | 3432 | 1961 | — |
| Cleaves Unit 1-32 API 15-119-10180 | Shell Oil CO | Borchers North | 5630 | 1960 | — |
| Lahey 1-21 API 15-175-00042 | Shell Oil CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 5634 | 1960 | — |
| H. J. Shumi 1 API 15-203-00005 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 5112 | 1960 | — |
| Davis 1-6 API 15-175-10114 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 6180 | 1960 | — |
| Rumsey 8 API 15-051-06245-0001 | Shell Oil CO | — | 3469 | 1960 | — |
| Fowler 1 API 15-067-00028 | Shell Oil CO | Strat Test | 5717 | 1959 | — |
| Williams 1 API 15-077-00120 | Shell Oil CO | Willtex | 4948 | 1959 | — |
| Finley 1-22 API 15-189-00016 | Shell Oil CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 6293 | 1959 | — |
| Citizens State Bank 1-18 API 15-189-00017 | Shell Oil CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 6298 | 1959 | — |
| Lightcap 1-36 API 15-189-00018 | Shell Oil CO | Panoma Gas Area | 6334 | 1959 | — |
| Hume 1 API 15-187-00306 | Shell Oil CO | Sparks West | 5402 | 1959 | — |
| Robbins 1-20 API 15-097-00402 | Shell Oil CO | Glick | 4936 | 1958 | — |
| Robbins 1-21 API 15-097-00243 | Shell Oil CO | Glick | 4894 | 1958 | — |
| Petrowsky 'a' 2 API 15-151-10644-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4319 | 1958 | — |
| Robbins 1-28 API 15-097-00404 | Shell Oil CO | Glick | 4875 | 1957 | — |
| Robbins 1-29 API 15-097-00405 | Shell Oil CO | Glick | 4750 | 1957 | — |
| Gentry 1 API 15-007-00364 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 5340 | 1957 | — |
| Theis, L 4 API 15-025-00042 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 6000 | 1957 | — |
| E. W. Miller 1 API 15-033-00100 | Shell Oil CO | Haas West | 6385 | 1957 | — |
| A. J. Bozarth 1 API 15-175-00017 | Shell Oil CO | Liberal Southeast | 6448 | 1957 | — |
| Spangenberg 1 API 15-151-10637-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4316 | 1957 | — |
| Miskimen 1 API 15-151-10690-0001 | Shell Oil CO | — | 3835 | 1957 | — |
| Knop C Owwo 3 API 15-151-10613-0001 | Shell Oil CO | — | 4306 | 1957 | — |
| Stueder, E 2 API 15-151-10618-0001 | Shell Oil CO | Unknown | 4310 | 1957 | — |
| Theis, L 1 API 15-025-00023 | Shell Oil CO | Mckinney | 447 | 1956 | — |
| Theis, L 1-a API 15-025-00024 | Shell Oil CO | Mckinney | 6100 | 1956 | — |
| Theis 'b' 2 API 15-025-10112 | Shell Oil CO | Mckinney | 5993 | 1956 | — |
| Lovett 'a' 1 API 15-113-02108 | Shell Oil CO | Ritz-canton | 3376 | 1956 | — |
| Lygrisse 'a' 1 API 15-173-00815-0002 | Shell Oil CO | Unknown | 3308 | 1956 | — |
| Rumsey, J. L 34 API 15-051-05506 | Shell Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3449 | 1955 | — |
| Rumsey, J. L 33 API 15-051-05874 | Shell Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3463 | 1955 | — |
| Miller 1 API 15-111-00014 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 2865 | 1955 | — |
| J. M. Hagins 1 API 15-111-00017 | Shell Oil CO | Hagins | 3011 | 1955 | — |
| Chester Harden 1 API 15-181-00017 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 5531 | 1955 | — |
| Shell, P 1 API 15-185-11991 | Shell Oil CO | Rattlesnake Southeast | 3950 | 1954 | — |
| Abbott 3 API 15-185-12989 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4211 | 1954 | — |
| Low 1 | Shell Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 1130 | 1954 | — |
| Hart 1 API 15-075-65400 | Shell Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 905 | 1954 | — |
| Statton 1 API 15-025-00081 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 6679 | 1954 | — |
| Gingrich 1 API 15-055-00092 | Shell Oil CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2761 | 1954 | — |
| Branine 1 API 15-075-65399 | Shell Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 800 | 1954 | — |
| Williams 2 API 15-075-65399 | Shell Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 0 | 1954 | — |
| Collins 1 API 15-075-65399 | Shell Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 816 | 1954 | — |
| Tate 1 API 15-075-19009 | Shell Oil CO | — | 740 | 1954 | — |
| Branine 1 API 15-075-19010 | Shell Oil CO | — | 800 | 1954 | — |
| Collins 1 API 15-075-19012 | Shell Oil CO | — | 816 | 1954 | — |
| Schneider C 8 API 15-009-04407 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3353 | 1953 | — |
| Knop, C 6 API 15-151-10616 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4317 | 1953 | — |
| Honeman, W 8 API 15-151-10678 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4310 | 1953 | — |
| W. H. Geissler 2 API 15-151-10872 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4357 | 1953 | — |
| Krug 3 API 15-163-01814 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3384 | 1953 | — |
| Krug 5 API 15-163-01816 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3413 | 1953 | — |
| Krug 6 API 15-163-19130 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1953 | — |
| Williams 'b' 1 API 15-185-72049 | Shell Oil CO | Curtis | 3807 | 1953 | — |
| Williams 2 API 15-185-10928 | Shell Oil CO | Oscar North | 3813 | 1953 | — |
| Williams 3 API 15-185-10929 | Shell Oil CO | Oscar North | 3767 | 1953 | — |
| Williams 4 API 15-185-10930 | Shell Oil CO | Oscar North | 3734 | 1953 | — |
| Tregellas 2 API 15-185-12991 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4192 | 1953 | — |
| Prescott 1 API 15-185-11026 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4204 | 1953 | — |
| Prescott 2 API 15-185-10311 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4230 | 1953 | — |
| Prescott 3 API 15-185-11027 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4187 | 1953 | — |
| Tregellas 1 API 15-185-13022 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4237 | 1953 | — |
| Abbott 1 API 15-185-12988 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4186 | 1953 | — |
| Abbott 2 API 15-185-13021 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4194 | 1953 | — |
| Williams 1 API 15-185-01124 | Shell Oil CO | Oscar North | 3806 | 1953 | — |
| Krug 2 API 15-163-01813 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3406 | 1953 | — |
| Prescott, H. A 4 API 15-185-11028 | Shell Oil CO | Koelsch Southeast | 4269 | 1953 | — |
| Homolka, J. L 1 API 15-009-19296 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3306 | 1953 | — |
| Kowalsky, P 7 API 15-009-06980 | Shell Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3384 | 1952 | — |
| Ehrlich 'b' 10 API 15-009-03676 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3373 | 1952 | — |
| Schneider C 7 API 15-009-04406 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3378 | 1952 | — |
| Herthel, E. J 5 API 15-009-03892 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3282 | 1952 | — |
| Herthel, E. J 6 API 15-009-03893 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3278 | 1952 | — |
| Ridler 'e' 4 API 15-051-04732 | Shell Oil CO | Bemis-shutts | 3610 | 1952 | — |
| J. R. Cooper 3 API 15-151-10606 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4345 | 1952 | — |
| O. H. Hoeme 6 API 15-151-10603 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4303 | 1952 | — |
| O. H. Hoeme 5 API 15-151-10602 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4285 | 1952 | — |
| Knop, C 5 API 15-151-10615 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4306 | 1952 | — |
| Honeman 6 API 15-151-10680 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4312 | 1952 | — |
| Honeman 7 API 15-151-10679 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4313 | 1952 | — |
| Honeman 5 API 15-151-10677 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4304 | 1952 | — |
| Helmke, E. H. 'a' 1 API 15-151-10270 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4380 | 1952 | — |
| Briggeman, C. F. 'c' 1 API 15-151-10282 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4389 | 1952 | — |
| Krug 1 API 15-163-19128 | Shell Oil CO | Dopita | 3378 | 1952 | — |
| F. L. Bauman 1 API 15-055-00123 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 5347 | 1952 | — |
| Knop C 4 API 15-151-10614-0001 | Shell Oil CO | — | 4331 | 1952 | — |
| Sausen 'b' 3 API 15-009-03206 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3407 | 1950 | — |
| Schneider 'a' 5 API 15-009-16362 | Shell Oil CO | Trapp | 3414 | 1950 | — |
| Sittner 3 API 15-151-10639 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4375 | 1950 | — |
| Vejl, F 10 API 15-167-08380 | Shell Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3070 | 1950 | — |
| Miller 'b' 1 API 15-185-12786 | Shell Oil CO | Rattlesnake Southwest | 3870 | 1950 | — |
| W. E. Miller 'a' 2 API 15-185-12084 | Shell Oil CO | Rattlesnake Southwest | 3886 | 1950 | — |
| Springer 1 API 15-083-00229 | Shell Oil CO | Jetmore | 5148 | 1950 | — |
| Springer 'a' 2 API 15-083-10317 | Shell Oil CO | Jetmore | 4663 | 1950 | — |
| Springer 'b' 1 API 15-083-10318 | Shell Oil CO | Jetmore | 4700 | 1950 | — |
| W. E. Miller 1 API 15-185-00609 | Shell Oil CO | Rattlesnake Southwest | 4309 | 1950 | — |
| Oeser, F. F 4 API 15-009-07122 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3303 | 1949 | — |
| Honeman 4 API 15-151-10676 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4352 | 1949 | — |
| Honeman 3 API 15-151-10675 | Shell Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4346 | 1949 | — |
| E. W. Cramm A 7 API 15-159-02134 | Shell Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3324 | 1949 | — |
| Vejl, F 1-w API 15-167-04403 | Shell Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3450 | 1949 | — |
| Vejl, F 9 API 15-167-08381 | Shell Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3146 | 1949 | — |
| F. Vejl 8 API 15-167-08385 | Shell Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3389 | 1949 | — |
| Parker Unit Was J. F. Berrick 'a' 1 4 API 15-167-08563 | Shell Oil CO | Parker | 3312 | 1949 | — |
| Berrick 'a' 2 API 15-167-08564 | Shell Oil CO | Parker | 3326 | 1949 | — |
| Mcconnaughay 1 API 15-185-12085 | Shell Oil CO | Wildcat | 3902 | 1949 | — |
| H. J. Stamper 1 API 15-163-00271 | Shell Oil CO | Stamper | 3539 | 1949 | — |
| Oeser, F. F 5 API 15-009-19169 | Shell Oil CO | Unknown | 3229 | 1949 | — |
| Johnson 3 API 15-009-05741 | Shell Oil CO | Kowalsky | 3394 | 1948 | — |
| Johnson, D. C 2 API 15-009-05740 | Shell Oil CO | Kowalsky | 3412 | 1948 | — |
| Herthel 4 API 15-009-72283 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3283 | 1948 | — |
| Barth 3 API 15-009-15350 | Shell Oil CO | Kraft-prusa | 3262 | 1948 | — |