Thunderbird Drilling, INC
329 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1954 to 1999.
⚠️ 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.
329Wells
4232 ftMedian depth
33Counties
1954–1999Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 4232 ft | 4697 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
258 of the 329 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 1 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, 222 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ness | 43 | 13.1% |
| Lane | 42 | 12.8% |
| Hodgeman | 37 | 11.2% |
| Rice | 34 | 10.3% |
| Barton | 32 | 9.7% |
| Russell | 21 | 6.4% |
| Rooks | 17 | 5.2% |
| Stafford | 12 | 3.6% |
| Graham | 10 | 3.0% |
| Rawlins | 10 | 3.0% |
| Thomas | 9 | 2.7% |
| Rush | 8 | 2.4% |
| Gove | 6 | 1.8% |
| Ellsworth | 5 | 1.5% |
| Pawnee | 5 | 1.5% |
| Scott | 5 | 1.5% |
| Ford | 5 | 1.5% |
| Ellis | 4 | 1.2% |
| Kingman | 3 | 0.9% |
| Logan | 3 | 0.9% |
| Barber | 2 | 0.6% |
| Sumner | 2 | 0.6% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 73 | 22.2% |
| Tobias | 19 | 5.8% |
| Unknown | 15 | 4.6% |
| Jennison | 14 | 4.3% |
| Cheyenne | 8 | 2.4% |
| White Rock | 6 | 1.8% |
| Tovrea | 6 | 1.8% |
| Reservoir | 6 | 1.8% |
| Mabel L | 5 | 1.5% |
| Nelson | 5 | 1.5% |
| Stairett | 5 | 1.5% |
| T & L West | 5 | 1.5% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 wells in Kansas were plugged at the State’s expense, out of 329 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahrman 'b' 2 API 15-153-20803 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Beaver Creek | 4042 | 1995 | — |
| Wicke 2 API 15-153-20808 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Beaver Creek | 4004 | 1995 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 4 API 15-101-20744-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4520 | 1995 | — |
| Wahrman 'b' 1 API 15-153-20798 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Beaver Creek | 4100 | 1993 | — |
| Ruder 'a' 1 API 15-065-22460 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | High Hill West | 3962 | 1988 | — |
| Pruitt 'b' 2 API 15-065-22370 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Pruitt | 3755 | 1987 | — |
| Stairrett 'c' 2 API 15-083-21192 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Stairett | 4512 | 1985 | — |
| Stairrett 'c' 3 API 15-083-21211 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Stairett | 4506 | 1985 | — |
| Ross 4 API 15-163-22579 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Probasco | 3632 | 1985 | — |
| Mawhirter 1 API 15-185-22174 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Soden North | 3864 | 1985 | — |
| Mawhirter 2 API 15-185-22235 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Soden North | 3861 | 1985 | — |
| Magie 1 API 15-101-20962 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison North | 4455 | 1984 | — |
| Stramel 1 API 15-165-21218 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Stegman Northeast | 3610 | 1984 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 4 API 15-101-20744 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4520 | 1983 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 5 API 15-101-20745 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4465 | 1983 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 6-a API 15-101-20780 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4508 | 1983 | — |
| Schneider 'c' 1 API 15-163-21956 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Reservoir | 3452 | 1983 | — |
| Steinle 6-x API 15-167-22135 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Steinle | 3450 | 1983 | — |
| Petersilie 'a' 1 Swd API 15-135-20203-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Petersilie Northeast | 4950 | 1983 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 1 API 15-101-20618 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4450 | 1982 | — |
| Koehler 3 API 15-101-20622 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | White Rock | 4610 | 1982 | — |
| Richards 1 API 15-101-20636 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 2143 | 1982 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 2 API 15-101-20673 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4470 | 1982 | — |
| Jennison 'b' 3 API 15-101-20725 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4465 | 1982 | — |
| Jones Trust 1 API 15-163-21605 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Reservoir | 3451 | 1982 | — |
| Vehige 1 API 15-163-21734 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3695 | 1982 | — |
| Scheider 'd' 1 API 15-163-21861 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Reservoir | 3440 | 1982 | — |
| Steinle 3 API 15-167-21913 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Steinle | 3483 | 1982 | — |
| Steinle 4-x API 15-167-21953 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Steinle | 3465 | 1982 | — |
| Briney 'b' 4 API 15-153-20417 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Tovrea | 4751 | 1981 | — |
| Briney 'b' 4 API 15-153-20417-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Tovrea | 0 | 1981 | — |
| Ramsey 1 API 15-171-20156 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Manning | 2100 | 1978 | — |
| Smith 'h' 3 API 15-063-20381 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Mabel L | 4265 | 1978 | — |
| Ramsey 'd' 1 API 15-171-20134 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4665 | 1977 | — |
| Gross 'c' 1 API 15-135-21207 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Riverside North | 4414 | 1976 | — |
| Dinges 'i' 1 API 15-135-20828-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | T & L West | 4633 | 1975 | — |
| Koehler 1 API 15-101-20078 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | White Rock | 4607 | 1974 | — |
| Mothes 1 API 15-083-20255 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Bindley | 4665 | 1973 | — |
| Brenner 2 API 15-135-20775 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | T & L West | 4545 | 1973 | — |
| Petersilie 'a' 3 API 15-135-20785 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Petersilie Northeast | 4434 | 1973 | — |
| Nelson 1 API 15-083-20170 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Nelson | 4378 | 1971 | — |
| Mcfadden 1 API 15-135-20272 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4320 | 1969 | — |
| Harkness 1 API 15-135-20296 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Obee Southeast | 4322 | 1969 | — |
| Weigel 'a' 1 API 15-051-20341 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3517 | 1968 | — |
| Gayler 1 API 15-167-20174 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Gayler | 3306 | 1968 | — |
| Adams 1 API 15-035-20122 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3320 | 1968 | — |
| Mermis 1 API 15-167-20220 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Gayler | 3262 | 1968 | — |
| King Owwo 1 API 15-095-30131-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 4115 | 1968 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-009-20068 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Larkin West | 3438 | 1967 | — |
| King 2 API 15-095-20043 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Varner Northeast | 4079 | 1967 | — |
| Waudby A 1 (camp) API 15-167-30011 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Gorham | 3289 | 1965 | — |
| Soden 1 API 15-185-01399 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Lutz | 3800 | 1964 | — |
| Gillen 3 API 15-159-19153 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Tobias | 3683 | 1964 | — |
| Smith A 1 API 15-159-19359 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 3564 | 1964 | — |
| Tobias Simpson Unit Was Tobias 19 2-1 API 15-159-02685 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Tobias | 3360 | 1963 | — |
| Fair 'b' 4 API 15-159-02686 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Tobias | 3369 | 1963 | — |
| Kaufman 'e' 1 API 15-167-00604 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Meier | 3338 | 1963 | — |
| Larkin 1 API 15-007-01453 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Deerhead | 5055 | 1962 | — |
| Wellman 1 API 15-159-00634 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Unknown | 3585 | 1962 | — |
| Tobias Simpson Or Harrison 1 11-1 API 15-159-06619 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Tobias | 3335 | 1962 | — |
| Delhotal 1 API 15-145-00483 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4302 | 1961 | — |
| Giedinghagen 1 API 15-185-01025 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3765 | 1961 | — |
| Wellman I 4 API 15-159-19365 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 3563 | 1961 | — |
| Lucas 2 API 15-009-04609 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cheyenne | 3416 | 1960 | — |
| Miller 'a' 2 API 15-009-04611 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cheyenne | 3418 | 1960 | — |
| Miller 'a' 1 API 15-009-06198 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cheyenne | 3450 | 1960 | — |
| Miller 4 API 15-009-07010 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cheyenne | 3500 | 1960 | — |
| Kostner 1 API 15-095-00135 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Kostner Northwest | 3979 | 1960 | — |
| Wells 1 API 15-165-00249 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Schadel Northeast | 4386 | 1960 | — |
| Moore 1 API 15-191-00055 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4274 | 1960 | — |
| Lucas 1 API 15-009-19039 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cheyenne | 3388 | 1960 | — |
| Lunt 1 API 15-151-10954 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 4430 | 1960 | — |
| Lygrisse 1 API 15-191-19109 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 4415 | 1960 | — |
| Musenburg 'a' 2 API 15-009-73408 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Feist | 3460 | 1959 | — |
| Schepmann 1 API 15-053-71320 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Bloomer | 3302 | 1959 | — |
| Steffen 1 API 15-145-00115-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Ben | 4665 | 1959 | — |
| Janssen 'b' 1 API 15-053-19076 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Unknown | 3286 | 1959 | — |
| Kachelman A 1 API 15-185-19245 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 4263 | 1959 | — |
| Drake 1-x API 15-155-19268 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 2425 | 1959 | — |
| Lang 4 API 15-167-03162 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Lang | 3335 | 1958 | — |
| Wagner 1 API 15-051-01232 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Dreiling Southeast | 3430 | 1958 | — |
| Skaggs 1 API 15-051-01239 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3635 | 1958 | — |
| Kaufman A 1 API 15-167-00327 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Kaufman | 3370 | 1958 | — |
| Russell 3 API 15-009-16286 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Trapp | 3394 | 1957 | — |
| Bailey 2 API 15-009-14836 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Bailey | 3450 | 1957 | — |
| Ney 1 API 15-167-08455 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Lang | 3369 | 1957 | — |
| Lang 1 API 15-167-00562 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Lang | 3350 | 1957 | — |
| Peter Paul 1 API 15-009-01253 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | St Peter Nw | 3454 | 1957 | — |
| Cook 1 API 15-009-16297 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Heizer West | 3538 | 1956 | — |
| Sharpe 1 API 15-065-03016 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Red Line | 3875 | 1956 | — |
| Stroble 1 API 15-145-01001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Larned | 3846 | 1956 | — |
| Bundy 1 API 15-065-00906 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Morel | 3904 | 1956 | — |
| Woods 1 API 15-009-00789 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Bissell Point South | 3438 | 1956 | — |
| Hart 'a' 2 API 15-009-15912 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | South Bend | 3521 | 1955 | — |
| Schartz 1 API 15-185-01722 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Pundsack | 3789 | 1955 | — |
| Kimpler 1 API 15-009-00499 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Kimpler | 3473 | 1955 | — |
| Keenan 1 API 15-185-01780 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Pundsack | 3780 | 1954 | — |
| Spires 1 API 15-009-00711 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Boyd | 3363 | 1954 | — |
| Musenberg 'a' 1 API 15-009-06829 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | St Peter Nw | 3458 | — | — |
| Jennison 'a' 2 API 15-101-20743 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Dauber 1 API 15-167-21992 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Miller 3 API 15-009-90481 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cheyenne | 0 | — | — |
| Whiting 1 API 15-101-20219 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Unknown | 0 | — | — |
| Davis 'b' 1 API 15-101-20046-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | White Rock | 4686 | — | — |
| Young A-1 API 15-165-19040 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 4378 | — | — |
| Dinges B 1 API 15-135-20574-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Stuckey 2-31 API 15-153-20356 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | — | 0 | — | — |
| Price Trust 1 API 15-039-20912 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3760 | 1999 | yes |
| Zellner 1 API 15-203-20118 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 5095 | 1994 | yes |
| Dinges 'b' 2 Swd API 15-135-20535-0001 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Chrif | 4535 | 1991 | yes |
| Kraus 1 API 15-193-20550 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4910 | 1991 | yes |
| Rasmussen 1 API 15-083-21344 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4662 | 1990 | yes |
| Schroeder 1 API 15-193-20499 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4650 | 1990 | yes |
| Ruder 'a' 2 API 15-065-22490 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | High Hill West | 3960 | 1988 | yes |
| Fox 'd' 1 API 15-145-21278 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4322 | 1988 | yes |
| Scott 1 API 15-145-21271 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 4335 | 1987 | yes |
| Magie 2 API 15-101-21282 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison North | 4515 | 1986 | yes |
| Jenisch 1 API 15-009-23731 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Boor Southwest | 3411 | 1985 | yes |
| Alexander 'l' 1 API 15-065-22280 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3625 | 1985 | yes |
| Pittman 1 API 15-163-22618 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Cresson East | 3616 | 1985 | yes |
| Serpan 1 API 15-165-21288 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3825 | 1985 | yes |
| Smrcka 1 API 15-165-21323 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3751 | 1985 | yes |
| Kisner 'i' 1 API 15-165-21335 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3575 | 1985 | yes |
| Fairchild Farms 3 API 15-185-22175 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3945 | 1985 | yes |
| Wesley 'a' 1 API 15-185-22261 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Happy Valley Northeast | 3861 | 1985 | yes |
| Mawhirter 3 API 15-185-22270 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Soden North | 3845 | 1985 | yes |
| Mcclure 1 API 15-007-21757 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 5420 | 1984 | yes |
| Isern 'a' 1 API 15-009-23326 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Chase-silica | 3304 | 1984 | yes |
| Riedel 2 API 15-009-23358 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Pospishel Southwest | 3623 | 1984 | yes |
| Funk 'b' 1 API 15-009-23472 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3526 | 1984 | yes |
| Oshlo 1-34 API 15-057-20361 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Fager West | 5400 | 1984 | yes |
| Rech 1 API 15-065-22116 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Brassfield | 4000 | 1984 | yes |
| Schneider 'c' 2 API 15-163-22375 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Reservoir | 3434 | 1984 | yes |
| Probasco Was Ross 1 3-1 API 15-163-22477 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Probasco | 3625 | 1984 | yes |
| Probasco Was Ross 2 4-2 API 15-163-22509 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Probasco | 3665 | 1984 | yes |
| Ross 3 API 15-163-22521 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Probasco | 3600 | 1984 | yes |
| Rudy 1 API 15-165-21228 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3569 | 1984 | yes |
| Jacobs 1 API 15-165-21274 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3539 | 1984 | yes |
| Steinle 7 API 15-167-22238 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Steinle | 3470 | 1984 | yes |
| Stratton 2 API 15-195-21460 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Stratton | 3920 | 1984 | yes |
| Pospishell 1 API 15-009-23108 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Pospishel Southwest | 3604 | 1983 | yes |
| Menzer 'a' 1 API 15-009-23283 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3531 | 1983 | yes |
| Lupfer 'a' 1 API 15-083-21040 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Chilson Southwest | 4450 | 1983 | yes |
| Jennison 'b' 6 API 15-101-20764 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 3870 | 1983 | yes |
| Jennison 'b' 7 API 15-101-20765 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4470 | 1983 | yes |
| Richards 2 API 15-101-20844 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Jennison | 4500 | 1983 | yes |
| Jones Trust 2 API 15-163-22081 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Reservoir | 3500 | 1983 | yes |
| Steinle 5 API 15-167-22029 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Steinle | 3540 | 1983 | yes |
| Cowie 'a' 1 API 15-167-22070 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3350 | 1983 | yes |
| Letsch 1 API 15-167-22121 | Thunderbird Drilling, INC | Wildcat | 3360 | 1983 | yes |