The Texas CO
344 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1918 to 1992.
⚠️ 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.
344Wells
3434 ftMedian depth
27Counties
1918–1992Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3434 ft | 4044 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
175 of the 344 wells on this operator's records are classed as plugged and abandoned. 4 were plugged at the State’s expense because no responsible party could be found, and 0 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, 90 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barton | 58 | 16.9% |
| Ellis | 47 | 13.7% |
| Russell | 32 | 9.3% |
| Trego | 26 | 7.6% |
| Graham | 24 | 7.0% |
| Cowley | 22 | 6.4% |
| Rice | 11 | 3.2% |
| Pratt | 9 | 2.6% |
| Mcpherson | 8 | 2.3% |
| Rooks | 8 | 2.3% |
| Rush | 7 | 2.0% |
| Greenwood | 6 | 1.7% |
| Finney | 5 | 1.5% |
| Decatur | 4 | 1.2% |
| Ellsworth | 2 | 0.6% |
| Kingman | 2 | 0.6% |
| Reno | 2 | 0.6% |
| Sumner | 2 | 0.6% |
| Thomas | 2 | 0.6% |
| Butler | 1 | 0.3% |
| Cheyenne | 1 | 0.3% |
| Gove | 1 | 0.3% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 58 | 16.9% |
| Chase-silica | 33 | 9.6% |
| Hall-gurney | 23 | 6.7% |
| Irvin | 20 | 5.8% |
| Wildcat | 14 | 4.1% |
| Ogallah | 14 | 4.1% |
| Burden | 12 | 3.5% |
| Schmied | 10 | 2.9% |
| Kraft-prusa | 9 | 2.6% |
| Frisbie | 8 | 2.3% |
| Ridgeway | 8 | 2.3% |
| Emor | 7 | 2.0% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
4 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 344 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engel, M.r 3 API 15-051-19003 | The Texas CO | Pleasant | 3827 | 1957 | State |
| Engel, M.r 7 API 15-051-19004 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 3868 | 1957 | State |
| Engel, M.r 1 API 15-051-19002 | The Texas CO | Pleasant | 3851 | 1956 | State |
| Nicholson, W. A 3 API 15-051-02902 | The Texas CO | Pleasant Northwest | 3866 | 1955 | State |
| Henning 5 API 15-009-19129-0002 | The Texas CO | Lanterman | 3352 | 1992 | — |
| George Boxberger 'b' 3 API 15-167-40279-0001 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 3079 | 1983 | — |
| Madden-davis 'c' 1 API 15-065-03104 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 3951 | 1959 | — |
| Joseph Kuhn 2 API 15-065-01639 | The Texas CO | Emor | 4051 | 1959 | — |
| John Boyd 1 API 15-055-00267 | The Texas CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2804 | 1959 | — |
| I. B. Fast 1 API 15-115-71971 | The Texas CO | Goessel | 3425 | 1959 | — |
| Philip Dyer 'b' 1 API 15-009-06121 | The Texas CO | Merten Northeast | 3580 | 1958 | — |
| Orth, Mary 2 API 15-051-02832 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 3836 | 1958 | — |
| Riedel, G. E 11 API 15-051-05128 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 3872 | 1958 | — |
| Peter Rome Estate 3 API 15-065-01643 | The Texas CO | Emor | 4021 | 1958 | — |
| Charles Scott 4 API 15-195-00849 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4008 | 1958 | — |
| Fred Schul 1 API 15-035-01748 | The Texas CO | Graham | 3260 | 1958 | — |
| M. Lindner 1 API 15-055-00251 | The Texas CO | Hugoton Gas Area | 2758 | 1958 | — |
| Joseph Kuhn 1 API 15-065-60003 | The Texas CO | Emor | 4275 | 1958 | — |
| W. F. Wilson 1 API 15-119-10326 | The Texas CO | Mohler | 5890 | 1958 | — |
| Peter Rome Estate 1 API 15-065-01642 | The Texas CO | Emor | 4112 | 1958 | — |
| Losee, Sarah 2 API 15-195-01097 | The Texas CO | Newcomer | 3954 | 1957 | — |
| Kukuk 1 API 15-035-73155 | The Texas CO | Graham | 3303 | 1957 | — |
| Gagleman 1 API 15-009-16406 | The Texas CO | Behrens Northeast | 3650 | 1956 | — |
| J. C. Williams 1 API 15-009-04118 | The Texas CO | Putnam West | 3497 | 1956 | — |
| Schlochtermeier 10 API 15-009-04275 | The Texas CO | St Peter | 3445 | 1956 | — |
| Maudie Reida 2 API 15-095-01180 | The Texas CO | Reida | 4723 | 1956 | — |
| G. A. Walton 1 API 15-035-19052 | The Texas CO | Strother | 3730 | 1956 | — |
| Moore 1 API 15-035-73505 | The Texas CO | Posey | 3207 | 1956 | — |
| Jabara 2 API 15-035-72920 | The Texas CO | Estes | 2260 | 1956 | — |
| O.k. Lathrop 2 API 15-009-05926 | The Texas CO | Ellinwood North | 3370 | 1955 | — |
| Jensen, Andrew 6 API 15-051-02545 | The Texas CO | Ubert Northwest | 3632 | 1955 | — |
| Gerber, T 1 API 15-051-04280 | The Texas CO | Raynesford East | 3912 | 1955 | — |
| Edith King 2 API 15-195-00790 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3893 | 1955 | — |
| Dahlston 1 API 15-113-00154 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 3721 | 1955 | — |
| L. V. Scott 2 API 15-035-01899 | The Texas CO | Gibson | 3838 | 1955 | — |
| Maudie Reida 1 API 15-095-00053 | The Texas CO | Reida | 4613 | 1955 | — |
| T. E. Inman 1 | The Texas CO | Wc | 0 | 1955 | — |
| Bear, Chester 2 API 15-167-05237 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 2437 | 1955 | — |
| Fred Smith 3 API 15-151-10731 | The Texas CO | Frisbie | 4050 | 1955 | — |
| Hester 1 API 15-009-00544 | The Texas CO | Larkin | 3458 | 1955 | — |
| Jensen, Andrew 3 API 15-051-02542 | The Texas CO | Ubert Northwest | 3631 | 1954 | — |
| Jensen, Andrew 5 API 15-051-02544 | The Texas CO | Ubert Northwest | 3639 | 1954 | — |
| Madden-davis 'b' 1 API 15-065-03343 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 3865 | 1954 | — |
| Madden-davis 'a' 5 API 15-065-02788 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 3908 | 1954 | — |
| Madden-davis 'a' 1 API 15-065-02854 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 4402 | 1954 | — |
| Brungardt, J.j 1 API 15-051-00768 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3473 | 1954 | — |
| Mai 1 API 15-167-00204 | The Texas CO | Unnamed | 3360 | 1954 | — |
| O. F. Lawson 4 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2285 | 1954 | — |
| O. F. Lawson C 1 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2301 | 1954 | — |
| Madden-davis 'a' 4 API 15-065-02254 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 3935 | 1954 | — |
| Madden-davis 'a' 3 API 15-065-30362 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 3867 | 1954 | — |
| E. B. Jennings 6 API 15-039-19039 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3526 | 1954 | — |
| Madden-davis 'a' 6 API 15-065-19101 | The Texas CO | Schmied | 3879 | 1954 | — |
| Peirano 'b' 2 API 15-009-06622 | The Texas CO | Davidson | 3334 | 1953 | — |
| Riedel, Gus 13 API 15-051-04242 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 3899 | 1953 | — |
| Goodheart, W. S. (twin To 1) 13 API 15-167-02388 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 2343 | 1953 | — |
| Staab 1 API 15-195-01079 | The Texas CO | Adair | 3981 | 1953 | — |
| George Bittel 10 API 15-195-00869 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4040 | 1953 | — |
| Dortland, J.m 1 API 15-051-00166 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3512 | 1953 | — |
| Jensen, Hans 1 API 15-051-04430 | The Texas CO | Holy Cross | 3708 | 1953 | — |
| Dumler P.a 1 API 15-167-00068 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3438 | 1953 | — |
| Deutscher 'b' 1 API 15-195-00047 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3874 | 1953 | — |
| O. P. Pierce 'a' 1 | The Texas CO | Burden | 0 | 1953 | — |
| Gulick 12 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2310 | 1953 | — |
| O. F. Lawson 1 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 2283 | 1953 | — |
| O. F. Lawson 2 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2315 | 1953 | — |
| O. P. Pierce 'a' 3 | The Texas CO | Burden | 0 | 1953 | — |
| Gulick 4 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2290 | 1953 | — |
| Gulick 5 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2330 | 1953 | — |
| Gulick 9 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2346 | 1953 | — |
| O. F. Lawson 3 | The Texas CO | Burden | 2338 | 1953 | — |
| R. A. Watt 3 API 15-035-71290 | The Texas CO | David | 107 | 1953 | — |
| Henning 5 API 15-009-19129 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3352 | 1953 | — |
| Peterman, M 7 API 15-009-03861 | The Texas CO | Kraft-prusa | 3330 | 1952 | — |
| Mcginnis 1 API 15-009-06866 | The Texas CO | Boyd | 3483 | 1952 | — |
| Koch 1 API 15-009-07485 | The Texas CO | Ft. Zarah | 3472 | 1952 | — |
| Koch 3 API 15-009-06090 | The Texas CO | Ft. Zarah | 3455 | 1952 | — |
| Koch 2 API 15-009-74566 | The Texas CO | Ft. Zarah | 3454 | 1952 | — |
| Keenan-noone Unit 1 API 15-039-00606 | The Texas CO | Jennings | 3488 | 1952 | — |
| Riedel, G. E 3 API 15-051-04241 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 4052 | 1952 | — |
| Reidel 9 API 15-051-05391 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 3895 | 1952 | — |
| Schoenthaler 5 API 15-195-01261 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3930 | 1952 | — |
| Schoenthaler 2 API 15-195-01076 | The Texas CO | Ellis Northwest | 4160 | 1952 | — |
| Schoenthaler 6 API 15-195-70062 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3975 | 1952 | — |
| Deutscher 1 API 15-195-01263 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3906 | 1952 | — |
| Deutscher 2 API 15-195-01078 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3890 | 1952 | — |
| J. F. Stecklein 1 API 15-195-00829 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4073 | 1952 | — |
| Dyer 1 API 15-009-14153 | The Texas CO | Putnam West | 3510 | 1952 | — |
| T. J. Walz 1 API 15-023-00004 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 5387 | 1952 | — |
| Wilcox 1 API 15-077-00244 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 5324 | 1952 | — |
| Schmitz 1 API 15-155-00302 | The Texas CO | Nicklaus | 4298 | 1952 | — |
| Laughlin 1 API 15-165-00005 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 3937 | 1952 | — |
| B. Schoenthaler 1 API 15-195-00015 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3909 | 1952 | — |
| Edith King 1 API 15-195-00511 | The Texas CO | Ridgeway | 3936 | 1952 | — |
| J. H. David 5 API 15-035-71164 | The Texas CO | David | 3012 | 1952 | — |
| O. P. Pierce 'b' 6 | The Texas CO | Burden | 3035 | 1952 | — |
| Dreiling, C 5 API 15-051-70112 | The Texas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3250 | 1952 | — |
| I. M. Turner 2 API 15-195-01090 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4081 | 1952 | — |
| George Bittel 3 API 15-195-01089-0001 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4185 | 1952 | — |
| Soeken 6 API 15-009-05751 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3448 | 1951 | — |
| Reidel 3 API 15-051-05386 | The Texas CO | Irvin | 3906 | 1951 | — |
| Charles Scott 1 API 15-195-01448 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4002 | 1951 | — |
| E. J. Keenan 1 API 15-039-00023 | The Texas CO | Jennings | 3925 | 1951 | — |
| Merrill 1 API 15-195-00348 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 3995 | 1951 | — |
| George Bittel 2 API 15-195-60001 | The Texas CO | Ogallah | 4080 | 1951 | — |
| Buckbee, Lizzie 1 API 15-009-00384 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3474 | 1951 | — |
| F. M. Cramer 2 | The Texas CO | Kramer-stern | 0 | 1951 | — |
| Fredrick Fries 1 API 15-051-00497-0001 | The Texas CO | Sweet William | 3919 | 1951 | — |
| Walter 1 API 15-051-04153-0001 | The Texas CO | Catharine Northwest | 3869 | 1951 | — |
| Harper 5 API 15-009-16611 | The Texas CO | Boyd | 3390 | 1950 | — |
| Schartz 'b' 1 API 15-009-04505 | The Texas CO | Prairie View | 3406 | 1950 | — |
| J. Erbert 1 API 15-051-04140 | The Texas CO | Sweet William | 3930 | 1950 | — |
| Johansen 2 API 15-053-01755 | The Texas CO | Palacky | 3408 | 1950 | — |
| Rosalie Wyatt 1 API 15-065-02242 | The Texas CO | Wild Horse Creek | 4041 | 1950 | — |
| Dirks 5 API 15-165-01952 | The Texas CO | Ryan | 3802 | 1950 | — |
| Dirks 4 API 15-165-01951 | The Texas CO | Ryan | 3796 | 1950 | — |
| Dirks 3 API 15-165-01950 | The Texas CO | Ryan | 3825 | 1950 | — |
| Dirks 2 API 15-165-01949 | The Texas CO | Ryan | 3803 | 1950 | — |
| Fredrick Fries 1 API 15-051-00497 | The Texas CO | Sweet William | 3919 | 1950 | — |
| Lathrop 1 API 15-009-00838 | The Texas CO | Ellinwood North | 3440 | 1950 | — |
| Pauls 1 API 15-113-00385 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 4070 | 1950 | — |
| L. M. Mast 1 API 15-113-01587 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 2700 | 1950 | — |
| Zecha 4 API 15-009-19518 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3366 | 1949 | — |
| Marchand 'b' 1 API 15-009-15624 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3366 | 1949 | — |
| Marchand 'b' 4 API 15-009-15627 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3353 | 1949 | — |
| Marchand 'b' 2 API 15-009-15625 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3378 | 1949 | — |
| A. S. Hill 'b' 1 API 15-035-71807 | The Texas CO | Buden | 2987 | 1949 | — |
| Kaufman, O 5 API 15-167-19219 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 3279 | 1949 | — |
| Zecha 2 API 15-009-07207 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3356 | 1948 | — |
| Zecha 3 API 15-009-07208 | The Texas CO | Chase-silica | 3339 | 1948 | — |
| Peterman, M 6 API 15-009-05476 | The Texas CO | Kraft-prusa | 3364 | 1948 | — |
| H. Berland 'b' 1 API 15-163-03377 | The Texas CO | Marcotte | 3815 | 1948 | — |
| H. Berland 'b' 2 API 15-163-04072 | The Texas CO | Marcotte | 3812 | 1948 | — |
| Dirks 1 API 15-165-01948 | The Texas CO | Ryan | 3805 | 1948 | — |
| Goodheart, W. S 8 API 15-167-02384 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 2867 | 1948 | — |
| Goodheart,w.s 7 API 15-167-02383 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 2870 | 1948 | — |
| Goodheart, W S 9 API 15-167-19446 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 2913 | 1948 | — |
| Dreiling, 'b' 3 API 15-051-04161 | The Texas CO | Catharine South | 4011 | 1947 | — |
| Staab, Ida 1 API 15-051-04517 | The Texas CO | Polifka Southeast | 3931 | 1947 | — |
| Goodheart, W.s 6 API 15-167-02382 | The Texas CO | Hall-gurney | 3068 | 1947 | — |
| Von Lintel 1 API 15-051-01143 | The Texas CO | Catharine South | 3652 | 1947 | — |
| M. A. Meeks 1 API 15-193-05050 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 4942 | 1947 | — |
| Delbridge 1 API 15-173-00012 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3563 | 1946 | — |
| L. C. Hutchings 1 API 15-015-00471 | The Texas CO | Unknown | 3105 | 1945 | — |
| E. F. Mcarthur 1 API 15-193-00033 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 5372 | 1945 | — |
| P. Eichman 1 API 15-009-05041 | The Texas CO | Schultz | 3443 | 1944 | — |
| L. Harper 2 API 15-009-16609 | The Texas CO | Boyd | 3436 | 1944 | — |
| Rehme 1 API 15-009-05981 | The Texas CO | Wildcat | 3491 | 1944 | — |
| V. Richmond 1 API 15-051-03685 | The Texas CO | Bemis-shutts | 3540 | 1944 | — |
| Haller, L.e 1 API 15-051-04746 | The Texas CO | Haller | 3671 | 1944 | — |