Skelly Oil CO
2,070 wells name this operator of record — 0.4% of the Kansas register, from 1847 to 1996.
⚠️ 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.
2,070Wells
3516 ftMedian depth
54Counties
1847–1996Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3516 ft | 4630 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
1,267 of the 2,070 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 6 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 25 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, 469 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pratt | 265 | 12.8% |
| Russell | 231 | 11.2% |
| Rice | 154 | 7.4% |
| Barton | 142 | 6.9% |
| Barber | 104 | 5.0% |
| Rawlins | 101 | 4.9% |
| Ellis | 99 | 4.8% |
| Stafford | 82 | 4.0% |
| Kingman | 80 | 3.9% |
| Rooks | 80 | 3.9% |
| Greenwood | 66 | 3.2% |
| Ellsworth | 57 | 2.8% |
| Graham | 53 | 2.6% |
| Reno | 52 | 2.5% |
| Meade | 50 | 2.4% |
| Butler | 39 | 1.9% |
| Harper | 30 | 1.4% |
| Rush | 26 | 1.3% |
| Phillips | 20 | 1.0% |
| Mcpherson | 19 | 0.9% |
| Finney | 19 | 0.9% |
| Hamilton | 13 | 0.6% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 235 | 11.4% |
| Cunningham | 128 | 6.2% |
| Iuka-carmi | 114 | 5.5% |
| Wildcat | 96 | 4.6% |
| Hall-gurney | 95 | 4.6% |
| Trapp | 87 | 4.2% |
| Chase-silica | 84 | 4.1% |
| Cahoj | 65 | 3.1% |
| Kraft-prusa | 52 | 2.5% |
| Medicine Lodge-boggs | 51 | 2.5% |
| Bloomer | 44 | 2.1% |
| Solomon | 44 | 2.1% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
6 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 2,070 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Unit 18 API 15-153-20244 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4200 | 1976 | State |
| Wilhelm Unit 14 API 15-153-20201 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4200 | 1975 | State |
| Wilhelm Unit Or Wicke 'b' 1 5 API 15-153-05263 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4190 | 1962 | State |
| C. R. Acheson 5 API 15-065-01753 | Skelly Oil CO | Cooper | 3778 | 1954 | State |
| Vine, Teresa 'a' 6 API 15-051-02328 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3565 | 1951 | State |
| Wilhelm Unit 13 API 15-153-30016-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 2713 | — | State |
| H. B. Wick 33 API 15-073-01019 | Skelly Oil CO | Seeley-wick | 1950 | 1996 | — |
| Colliver 14-a API 15-167-19436 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 2964 | 1993 | — |
| Cunningham Unit B 44 API 15-151-10102-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | — | 3469 | 1986 | — |
| Steffen 31-44 API 15-095-01528-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | — | 4319 | 1978 | — |
| Skelly Undrgd Strge 16-a API 15-113-20341 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 2370 | 1977 | — |
| Conway 33 API 15-113-20348 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 2412 | 1977 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 36 API 15-113-20351 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 3308 | 1977 | — |
| Conway Undrgd Strge 15-a API 15-113-20340 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 725 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 31 API 15-113-20346 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 34 API 15-113-20349 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Ter 35 API 15-113-20350 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 675 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 38 API 15-113-20353 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 39 API 15-113-20354 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 32 API 15-113-20347 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 37 API 15-113-20352 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Undrgrnd Lpg 40 API 15-113-20355 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 685 | 1976 | — |
| Wilhelm Unit 20 API 15-153-20249 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4240 | 1976 | — |
| Conway Lpg 30 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 687 | 1976 | — |
| B. O. Graham 14 API 15-147-20203 | Skelly Oil CO | Hansen | 3590 | 1975 | — |
| Wilhelm Unit 15 API 15-153-20200 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4196 | 1975 | — |
| B. O. Graham 13 API 15-147-20165 | Skelly Oil CO | Hansen | 3612 | 1974 | — |
| Mary E. Anderson 14 API 15-167-20640 | Skelly Oil CO | Trapp | 3310 | 1974 | — |
| Zink, Joseph 8 API 15-053-20228 | Skelly Oil CO | Bloomer | 3211 | 1972 | — |
| C. G. Kisling 8 API 15-153-20071 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4291 | 1970 | — |
| C. G. Kisling 11 API 15-153-20080 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4330 | 1970 | — |
| F. E. Bartosovsky 7 API 15-153-20100 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4268 | 1970 | — |
| Conway Lpg 21 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 675 | 1970 | — |
| Conway Lpg 23 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 712 | 1970 | — |
| Conway Lpg 19 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 678 | 1970 | — |
| Allen, Maude R 8 API 15-051-20441 | Skelly Oil CO | Solomon | 3486 | 1969 | — |
| Carter, T.b 10 API 15-167-20341 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2886 | 1969 | — |
| Carter, T.b 12 API 15-167-20343 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2881 | 1969 | — |
| Roberts, Jacob 1 API 15-007-30348 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4881 | 1968 | — |
| Opdycke, Wilbur 24 API 15-167-20212 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3159 | 1968 | — |
| Opdycke, Wilbur 25 API 15-167-20229 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3240 | 1968 | — |
| Lillian Scoggins 6 API 15-163-01955-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Marcotte | 3797 | 1968 | — |
| Conway Lpg 25 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 739 | 1968 | — |
| Conway Lpg 24 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 544 | 1968 | — |
| Ehrlich 6 API 15-167-30363 | Skelly Oil CO | Gorham | 3373 | 1967 | — |
| V. E. Miskimen 9 API 15-151-20065 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4248 | 1967 | — |
| C. Opdycke 22 API 15-167-20047 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2908 | 1967 | — |
| E. H. Wicke 5 API 15-153-20006 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4210 | 1967 | — |
| Sharpe 4 API 15-159-20083 | Skelly Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3276 | 1967 | — |
| Opdycke 23 API 15-167-20048 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2958 | 1967 | — |
| Colliver 'a' 1 API 15-167-30355 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2930 | 1967 | — |
| V. E. Miskimen 9 API 15-151-30158 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4248 | 1967 | — |
| Hopkins 1 API 15-007-30247 | Skelly Oil CO | Medicine Lodge-boggs | 4571 | 1966 | — |
| Bowers, Imogene 1 API 15-189-00698 | Skelly Oil CO | Gooch | 6804 | 1966 | — |
| B. O. Graham 10 | Skelly Oil CO | Hansen | 0 | 1966 | — |
| John Towns 6 API 15-163-30214 | Skelly Oil CO | Gra-rook | 3794 | 1966 | — |
| Wilbur Opdycke 21 API 15-167-30293 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 2891 | 1966 | — |
| Conway 27 API 15-113-30035 | Skelly Oil CO | Lpg Storage Area | 660 | 1965 | — |
| Conway L P G 28 API 15-113-30036 | Skelly Oil CO | Lpg Storage Area | 580 | 1965 | — |
| Sutton 'a' 1 API 15-007-30054 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4891 | 1965 | — |
| Sims, M.k 1 API 15-007-30132 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4843 | 1965 | — |
| Anderson, R.g 1 API 15-007-30164 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4859 | 1965 | — |
| Roberts 'a' 1 API 15-007-30210 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4907 | 1965 | — |
| Hopkins, M.l 1 API 15-007-30353 | Skelly Oil CO | Medicine Lodge-boggs | 4493 | 1965 | — |
| Morrow, Louise 2 API 15-007-30362 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4929 | 1965 | — |
| Belcher 'a' 1 API 15-047-30000 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 3423 | 1965 | — |
| Hcu 2230-c API 15-075-30092 | Skelly Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2488 | 1965 | — |
| Iuka-carmi Helmke Unit 31 API 15-151-30005 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4310 | 1965 | — |
| V. E. Miskimen 7 API 15-151-30020 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4255 | 1965 | — |
| North Rollingson Simpson Unit Was H. A. Humphrey 3 15 API 15-151-30031 | Skelly Oil CO | Rollingson | 4368 | 1965 | — |
| Sooter 'a' 1 API 15-007-01046 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4808 | 1965 | — |
| Wilhelm Meyer 2 API 15-153-30016 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 2713 | 1965 | — |
| Anderson-rein Unit 31 API 15-167-30012 | Skelly Oil CO | Trapp | 3200 | 1965 | — |
| Ehrlich 11 API 15-167-30153 | Skelly Oil CO | Gorham | 3218 | 1965 | — |
| Roth, Fred G 1 API 15-007-01017 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 5227 | 1965 | — |
| Bernstorf 'a' 1 API 15-159-19095-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3294 | 1965 | — |
| Mike Cahoj 1 API 15-153-05196-0002 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4315 | 1965 | — |
| A. S. Cahoj 4 API 15-153-05197-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 4320 | 1965 | — |
| Cahoj 'f' 1 API 15-153-05236-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4389 | 1965 | — |
| Sutton 1 API 15-007-01469-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4825 | 1965 | — |
| Craft L R Owwo 1 API 15-047-00056-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 3507 | 1965 | — |
| Birdie Clarke 2 API 15-007-01513 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4925 | 1964 | — |
| Colliver, Carrie 18 API 15-167-03816 | Skelly Oil CO | Hall-gurney | 3000 | 1964 | — |
| Birdie Clarke 1 API 15-007-19023 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4924 | 1964 | — |
| A. O. Graham 1 API 15-047-10135 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 3462 | 1964 | — |
| Buehne 1 API 15-075-10103 | Skelly Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2791 | 1964 | — |
| H. H. Colburn 1 API 15-083-00248 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 4789 | 1964 | — |
| Inez Keatley 1 API 15-135-00360 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 4417 | 1964 | — |
| Meyer 'a' 2 API 15-153-30014 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4260 | 1964 | — |
| Cahoj 'f' 3 API 15-153-05238-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4297 | 1964 | — |
| De Witt 1 API 15-007-01465-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4825 | 1964 | — |
| Hull, M. B 1 API 15-007-01006 | Skelly Oil CO | Aetna Gas Area | 4175 | 1964 | — |
| Lonker, G. S 5 API 15-007-01717 | Skelly Oil CO | Medicine Lodge-boggs | 4585 | 1963 | — |
| Anderson-rein Unit 17 API 15-167-05029 | Skelly Oil CO | Trapp | 3190 | 1963 | — |
| Anderson-rein Unit 16 API 15-167-45769 | Skelly Oil CO | Trapp | 3245 | 1963 | — |
| Louthan, O. C 1 API 15-007-00691 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 4982 | 1963 | — |
| F. L. Thompson 1 API 15-075-10108 | Skelly Oil CO | Bradshaw Gas Area | 2790 | 1963 | — |
| Humphrey, H. A 2 API 15-151-00517 | Skelly Oil CO | Rollingson | 4373 | 1963 | — |
| Gossage 1 API 15-155-60006 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 3950 | 1963 | — |
| Nixon 1 API 15-195-00489 | Skelly Oil CO | Ogallah North | 4155 | 1963 | — |
| Charles Merkle 1 API 15-119-10300 | Skelly Oil CO | Mckinney | 6090 | 1963 | — |
| Conway Lpg 20 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 665 | 1963 | — |
| Cahoj 'c' 1 API 15-153-00037-0002 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4350 | 1963 | — |
| Iuka-carmi Helmke Unit, Was Menish 1 28 API 15-151-10215-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4255 | 1963 | — |
| Iuka-carmi Helmke Unit 23 API 15-151-10213-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4255 | 1963 | — |
| Iuka-carmi Helmke Unit 22 API 15-151-10214-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Iuka-carmi | 4271 | 1963 | — |
| Conway Lpg 20 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 665 | 1963 | — |
| Hutchins, H.a 3 API 15-159-03302 | Skelly Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3223 | 1962 | — |
| Horyna, Marguerite 1 API 15-083-00042 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 4490 | 1962 | — |
| Jantz 1 API 15-097-00194 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 4912 | 1962 | — |
| M. H. Eubank 1 API 15-007-00646 | Skelly Oil CO | Eads | 4740 | 1962 | — |
| Reed, C. K 1 API 15-007-00648 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 4775 | 1962 | — |
| E. H. Wicke 4 API 15-153-19002 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4180 | 1962 | — |
| R. A. Reuber 1 API 15-153-30026 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4142 | 1962 | — |
| Wendel Leisman 2 API 15-095-01692-0002 | Skelly Oil CO | — | 3492 | 1962 | — |
| M. M. Burnett 1 API 15-077-00080 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 5349 | 1961 | — |
| M. M. Sutton 1 API 15-175-01000 | Skelly Oil CO | Thirty-two | 5937 | 1961 | — |
| Humphrey, H. A 1 API 15-151-25850 | Skelly Oil CO | Rollingson | 4385 | 1961 | — |
| Thyfault 2 API 15-163-01009-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Jelinek | 3617 | 1961 | — |
| S. F. Chance 4 API 15-151-00266-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Frisbie Northeast | 4410 | 1961 | — |
| J. B. Bloomer 7 API 15-009-15830-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Bloomer | 3241 | 1961 | — |
| Miles 'b' 2 API 15-095-17617-0002 | Skelly Oil CO | Cunningham | 3633 | 1961 | — |
| Conway Lpg 15 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 668 | 1961 | — |
| Fitzsimmons 2 API 15-151-10120-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 3527 | 1961 | — |
| John Vavroch 1 API 15-039-00469 | Skelly Oil CO | Vavroch | 4270 | 1960 | — |
| Frank Law 2 API 15-065-02397 | Skelly Oil CO | Hoof East | 3971 | 1960 | — |
| Anna Martin 1 API 15-077-10125 | Skelly Oil CO | Harper | 4775 | 1960 | — |
| Wilhelm Unit Or Meyer 'a' 1 8 API 15-153-05212 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4230 | 1960 | — |
| Kisling 'a' 1 API 15-153-05219 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4334 | 1960 | — |
| Cahoj 'e', Was Cahoj Unit 57 1 API 15-153-05230 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4398 | 1960 | — |
| Hutchins 2 API 15-159-03615 | Skelly Oil CO | Chase-silica | 3200 | 1960 | — |
| Weber A 2 API 15-167-05743 | Skelly Oil CO | Dubuque | 3372 | 1960 | — |
| Toland, I.m 2 API 15-185-11089 | Skelly Oil CO | Kipp Southwest | 3942 | 1960 | — |
| C. D. Maxwell 1 API 15-119-00113 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 6039 | 1960 | — |
| Eldo Wiens 1 API 15-119-10097 | Skelly Oil CO | Mckinney | 5890 | 1960 | — |
| C. A. Isaac 1 API 15-119-10194 | Skelly Oil CO | Thiessen | 5920 | 1960 | — |
| Chas Bessmer 1 API 15-119-10224 | Skelly Oil CO | Borchers Northwest | 5770 | 1960 | — |
| C. R. Dickey Unit 1 API 15-119-10296 | Skelly Oil CO | Johan | 3145 | 1960 | — |
| E. H. Wicke 2 API 15-153-05258 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4241 | 1960 | — |
| W. J. Wicke 1 API 15-153-30011 | Skelly Oil CO | Wilhelm | 4236 | 1960 | — |
| F. E. Bartosovsky 6 API 15-153-05226 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4351 | 1960 | — |
| F. E. Bartosovsky 3 API 15-153-05223 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4370 | 1960 | — |
| Cahoj Unit 'g' 1 API 15-153-30090 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4415 | 1960 | — |
| Mullender, J.n 1 API 15-181-30010 | Skelly Oil CO | Wildcat | 5000 | 1960 | — |
| Feldman 'a' 2 API 15-159-19080-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 3282 | 1960 | — |
| Frances Horinek 1 API 15-153-00034-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Cahoj | 4953 | 1960 | — |
| Cahoj 'c' 1 API 15-153-00037-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | Unknown | 4350 | 1960 | — |
| Cunningham B 57 API 15-151-10147-0001 | Skelly Oil CO | — | 4105 | 1960 | — |
| Shaw 1 API 15-151-00158-0002 | Skelly Oil CO | — | 4608 | 1960 | — |
| Fitzgerald, Felix 2 API 15-007-01726 | Skelly Oil CO | Rhodes | 4634 | 1959 | — |
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