Vess Oil Corp
362 wells name this operator of record — 0.1% of the Kansas register, from 1916 to 2023.
⚠️ 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.
362Wells
3726 ftMedian depth
41Counties
1916–2023Years
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total depth | 3726 ft | 4866 ft | 2831 ft — deeper here |
What happened to these wells — on this operator's records
167 of the 362 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 14 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, 167 of these wells have a date on file. What each class means.
Where they are
| County | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | 131 | 36.2% |
| Rooks | 22 | 6.1% |
| Barber | 21 | 5.8% |
| Ness | 20 | 5.5% |
| Ellis | 18 | 5.0% |
| Logan | 16 | 4.4% |
| Graham | 13 | 3.6% |
| Clark | 13 | 3.6% |
| Barton | 9 | 2.5% |
| Harper | 9 | 2.5% |
| Scott | 8 | 2.2% |
| Kingman | 7 | 1.9% |
| Lane | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hodgeman | 6 | 1.7% |
| Sumner | 6 | 1.7% |
| Pratt | 5 | 1.4% |
| Reno | 5 | 1.4% |
| Thomas | 5 | 1.4% |
| Rice | 4 | 1.1% |
| Stafford | 4 | 1.1% |
| Pawnee | 3 | 0.8% |
| Sheridan | 3 | 0.8% |
In which fields
| Field | Wells | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | 100 | 27.6% |
| Wildcat | 29 | 8.0% |
| Augusta | 15 | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 14 | 3.9% |
| Bemis-shutts | 12 | 3.3% |
| Marcotte | 11 | 3.0% |
| Trico | 7 | 1.9% |
| Freeport | 6 | 1.7% |
| Monument Southwest | 6 | 1.7% |
| Monument North | 6 | 1.7% |
| Gerberding | 6 | 1.7% |
| Chase-silica | 5 | 1.4% |
An old well on land in Kansas?
0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson A 322 API 15-015-19130-0003 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1111 | 2023 | — |
| Hagen, George 6 API 15-009-19163-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Chase-silica | 3805 | 2013 | — |
| Kirkpatrick 4 API 15-015-20007-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2700 | 2013 | — |
| Berardo 'a' 6 API 15-193-20157-0003 | Vess Oil Corp | Berardo | 4723 | 2013 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 449 API 15-015-24001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2443 | 2013 | — |
| Mccord 'a' 20-h API 15-051-26218-0100 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3782 | 2012 | — |
| Netahla 'c' 1 API 15-191-22637 | Vess Oil Corp | Gerberding | 4481 | 2012 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 444 API 15-015-23934 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2488 | 2012 | — |
| Enyart 'a' 116 API 15-015-23937 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2500 | 2012 | — |
| J.w. Smith 'a' 47 API 15-015-23938 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2465 | 2012 | — |
| Younger 'b' 1 API 15-163-24055 | Vess Oil Corp | Unnamed | 3862 | 2012 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 33 API 15-051-26354 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3578 | 2012 | — |
| Tomcat 'b' 2 API 15-163-24056 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3718 | 2012 | — |
| Trico West Unit 3-5 API 15-163-24057 | Vess Oil Corp | Trico | 3766 | 2012 | — |
| Barnhill 'a' 31 API 15-015-23889 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2487 | 2011 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 442 API 15-015-23890 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2474 | 2011 | — |
| Koogler 'a' 301 API 15-015-23891 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2590 | 2011 | — |
| Hess 'a' 32 API 15-015-23893 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2614 | 2011 | — |
| Mothes 7 API 15-083-21714 | Vess Oil Corp | Bindley | 4658 | 2011 | — |
| Casey 3 API 15-163-23980 | Vess Oil Corp | — | 3640 | 2011 | — |
| Younger 2 API 15-163-23982 | Vess Oil Corp | Codell | 3497 | 2011 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 443 API 15-015-23921 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2470 | 2011 | — |
| Enyart 'a' 115 API 15-015-23922 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2465 | 2011 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 438 API 15-015-23926 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2450 | 2011 | — |
| Sharp 2 API 15-171-20747 | Vess Oil Corp | Manning Townsite | 4658 | 2010 | — |
| Comeau 1 API 15-163-23848 | Vess Oil Corp | Codell | 3611 | 2010 | — |
| Hall 'b' 29 API 15-051-25951 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3926 | 2010 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 433 API 15-015-23723-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2493 | 2010 | — |
| Hull Higgins 'a' 28 API 15-015-23851 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2467 | 2010 | — |
| Skaer 24-a API 15-015-23850 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2623 | 2010 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 437 API 15-015-23849 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2462 | 2010 | — |
| Wilson 439-a API 15-015-23852 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2460 | 2010 | — |
| Varner A 44 API 15-015-23860 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2404 | 2010 | — |
| Ball 4 API 15-171-20757 | Vess Oil Corp | Grigston Southwest | 4675 | 2010 | — |
| Varner 'a' 41 API 15-015-23458-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2410 | 2010 | — |
| Bitter 'c' 15 API 15-009-25461 | Vess Oil Corp | Trapp | 3369 | 2010 | — |
| Wilson A 440 API 15-015-23878 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2459 | 2010 | — |
| Bloir 'a' 32 API 15-015-23875 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2477 | 2010 | — |
| Barnhill 'a' 30 API 15-015-23876 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2480 | 2010 | — |
| Reed 1 API 15-015-23877 | Vess Oil Corp | Plum Grove East | 2580 | 2010 | — |
| Tomcat 'b' 1 API 15-163-23741 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3718 | 2009 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 31 API 15-051-25831 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3580 | 2009 | — |
| Casey 2 API 15-163-23775 | Vess Oil Corp | Zurich | 3669 | 2009 | — |
| Burlingame-stokes 78-a API 15-015-23437-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2505 | 2009 | — |
| Chesney-hegberg Mp Unit 105 API 15-015-20605-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 924 | 2009 | — |
| Skaer 23-a API 15-015-23826 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2609 | 2009 | — |
| Moler 36-a API 15-015-23825 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2530 | 2009 | — |
| Chesney 'a' 189 API 15-015-40065-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 908 | 2009 | — |
| Keller 1 API 15-051-25879 | Vess Oil Corp | Gasaway | 3630 | 2009 | — |
| Younger 1 API 15-163-23812 | Vess Oil Corp | Codell | 3483 | 2009 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 288 API 15-015-19621-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2533 | 2009 | — |
| Suiter 'a' 3 API 15-185-23581 | Vess Oil Corp | Rattlesnake West | 4250 | 2009 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 32 API 15-051-25896 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3580 | 2009 | — |
| Hall 'b' 28 API 15-051-25895 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3605 | 2009 | — |
| Bass 9 API 15-065-23362 | Vess Oil Corp | Cooper | 3885 | 2008 | — |
| Panning 6 API 15-185-23492 | Vess Oil Corp | Richardson North | 3700 | 2008 | — |
| Darnell 'a' 8 API 15-065-23384 | Vess Oil Corp | Morel | 3763 | 2008 | — |
| Ball 'a' 1-9 API 15-171-20685 | Vess Oil Corp | Grigston Southwest | 4601 | 2008 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 126 API 15-015-23761 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2610 | 2008 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 127 API 15-015-23762 | Vess Oil Corp | Unknown | 2600 | 2008 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 122 API 15-015-23763 | Vess Oil Corp | Unknown | 2513 | 2008 | — |
| Moler 35-a API 15-015-23764 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2480 | 2008 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 436 API 15-015-23765 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1600 | 2008 | — |
| Ball 3 API 15-171-20696 | Vess Oil Corp | Grigston Southwest | 4600 | 2008 | — |
| Md Unit 1 API 15-065-23431 | Vess Oil Corp | Morel | 3778 | 2008 | — |
| Putnam 'b' 5 API 15-135-24805 | Vess Oil Corp | Buda | 4418 | 2008 | — |
| Studley South Unit (boone) 4-4 API 15-179-21201 | Vess Oil Corp | Boone | 4050 | 2008 | — |
| Salser 'dc' 2 API 15-077-21636 | Vess Oil Corp | Freeport | 4505 | 2008 | — |
| Mothes 5 API 15-083-21572 | Vess Oil Corp | Bindley | 4666 | 2008 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 129 API 15-015-23804 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2558 | 2008 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 130 API 15-015-23803 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2584 | 2008 | — |
| Joslin 1 API 15-077-30005-0002 | Vess Oil Corp | Maple Grove South | 5377 | 2007 | — |
| Colahan 'b' 29 API 15-051-25590 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3640 | 2007 | — |
| Dunlap 6 API 15-163-23582 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3850 | 2007 | — |
| Graham 7 API 15-163-23583 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3879 | 2007 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 433 API 15-015-23723 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2493 | 2007 | — |
| Chesney 'a' 240 API 15-015-23720 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1092 | 2007 | — |
| Hegberg 202-a API 15-015-23721 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 975 | 2007 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 435 API 15-015-23725 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1564 | 2007 | — |
| Corr 'a' 4 API 15-173-20989 | Vess Oil Corp | Valley Center | 3340 | 2007 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 123 API 15-015-23722 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2437 | 2007 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 434 API 15-015-23724 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2490 | 2007 | — |
| Pittman 1 API 15-025-21407 | Vess Oil Corp | Wildcat | 5528 | 2007 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 204 API 15-015-19608-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2525 | 2007 | — |
| Mccord 'a' 19 API 15-051-25664 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3550 | 2007 | — |
| Pierpoint 'a' 124 API 15-015-23747 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2575 | 2007 | — |
| Giess 'e' 2 API 15-135-19032-0003 | Vess Oil Corp | Arnold North | 4653 | 2007 | — |
| Tomcat 2-10 API 15-163-23508 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3808 | 2006 | — |
| Sayles 7 API 15-163-23509 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3672 | 2006 | — |
| Graham-sutor Unit 1 API 15-163-23510 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3784 | 2006 | — |
| Harms 4-8 API 15-009-24921 | Vess Oil Corp | Trapp | 3398 | 2006 | — |
| Enyart 114-a API 15-015-23487-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2366 | 2006 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 319 API 15-015-19560-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1034 | 2006 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 428 API 15-015-23696 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2478 | 2006 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 429 API 15-015-23697 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1575 | 2006 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 430 API 15-015-23698 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1580 | 2006 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 431 API 15-015-23699 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1550 | 2006 | — |
| Knox 54-a API 15-015-23707 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2522 | 2006 | — |
| Lecklider 4 API 15-095-22060 | Vess Oil Corp | Spivey Grabs | 4234 | 2006 | — |
| Batman 'a' 31 API 15-015-23461-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2490 | 2005 | — |
| Casley 5 API 15-095-21948 | Vess Oil Corp | Broadway | 3875 | 2005 | — |
| Abraham-ralston 37-a API 15-015-23662 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2395 | 2005 | — |
| Bloir 'a' 31 API 15-015-23663 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2420 | 2005 | — |
| Augusta Unit 2-55 API 15-015-22879-0002 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2720 | 2005 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 298 API 15-015-19485-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1009 | 2004 | — |
| Slimmer 'a' 5 API 15-051-25283 | Vess Oil Corp | Bemis-shutts | 3416 | 2004 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 303 API 15-015-19501-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2171 | 2004 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 305 API 15-015-19504-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2179 | 2004 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 306 API 15-015-19505-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2196 | 2004 | — |
| Anderson 'v' 1-1 API 15-109-20730 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument North | 4785 | 2004 | — |
| Studley South 3-4 API 15-179-20985-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Studley South | 3965 | 2004 | — |
| Bartos 11 API 15-065-22871 | Vess Oil Corp | Cooper | 3835 | 2003 | — |
| Wilson 268-a API 15-015-19220-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 990 | 2003 | — |
| Wilson 304 API 15-015-19123-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2175 | 2002 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 325 API 15-015-19125-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1060 | 2002 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 318 API 15-015-19093-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2160 | 2002 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 322 API 15-015-19130-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1111 | 2002 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 316 API 15-015-19131-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1115 | 2002 | — |
| York 1-7 API 15-101-21802 | Vess Oil Corp | Doll West | 4473 | 2002 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 392 API 15-015-19122-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1017 | 2002 | — |
| Wilson 'a' 359 API 15-015-19092-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 1387 | 2002 | — |
| Allen Memorial Hospital 'a' 4 API 15-015-22530-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Unknown | 2530 | 2002 | — |
| Carey 5 API 15-185-20370-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Carey | 3877 | 2002 | — |
| Baldwin-warren 'll' 1 API 15-007-22636 | Vess Oil Corp | Amber Creek | 4350 | 2001 | — |
| Chesney 'a' 1-17 API 15-051-25088 | Vess Oil Corp | Lieb | 3322 | 2001 | — |
| Chesney 'a' 207 API 15-015-19065-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2115 | 2001 | — |
| Barnhill 'a' 29 API 15-015-23361-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2481 | 2001 | — |
| Barnhill 'a' 25 API 15-015-20854-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | El Dorado | 2550 | 2000 | — |
| Scully 'a' 23 API 15-015-23573 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2489 | 2000 | — |
| Varner 'a' 43 API 15-015-23574 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2403 | 2000 | — |
| Varner 'a' 40 API 15-015-23459-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Augusta | 2433 | 1999 | — |
| Anderson 'a' 4 API 15-065-21476-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Bryan Northeast | 4050 | 1999 | — |
| Fox 1-8 API 15-145-21456 | Vess Oil Corp | Schadel South | 4334 | 1998 | — |
| Chipman/fox 1-9 API 15-145-21457 | Vess Oil Corp | Schadel South | 4325 | 1998 | — |
| Salser, Pauline 1-6 API 15-077-21323 | Vess Oil Corp | Freeport | 5030 | 1997 | — |
| Close 2-6 API 15-109-20657 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument North | 4740 | 1997 | — |
| Driscoll 1-20 API 15-167-23132 | Vess Oil Corp | Hall-gurney | 3300 | 1997 | — |
| Salser 1-6 API 15-077-21307 | Vess Oil Corp | Freeport | 4848 | 1996 | — |
| Dipboye 1-6 API 15-077-21314 | Vess Oil Corp | Freeport | 4497 | 1996 | — |
| Smith 2 API 15-109-20608 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument West | 4750 | 1996 | — |
| Schertz 1-24 API 15-109-20609 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument Southwest | 4720 | 1996 | — |
| Wassemiller Jenik Unit 1-24 API 15-109-20621 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument Southwest | 4730 | 1996 | — |
| Wassemiller 2-24 API 15-109-20625 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument Southwest | 4749 | 1996 | — |
| Tomcat 1-10 API 15-163-02043-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Marcotte | 3808 | 1996 | — |
| Wassemiller 1-24 API 15-109-20593 | Vess Oil Corp | Monument Southwest | 4755 | 1995 | — |
| Sherwin Trust 3-10 API 15-135-23643-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Val Jean | 4560 | 1995 | — |
| Boggs 'a' 4 API 15-007-22420 | Vess Oil Corp | Medicine Lodge-boggs | 4950 | 1993 | — |
| Ball 1-9 API 15-171-20443-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Grigston Southwest | 0 | 1993 | — |
| Doebbeling 3 API 15-135-23673 | Vess Oil Corp | Mcvicker Southeast | 4472 | 1992 | — |
| Studer 3-3 API 15-151-22054-0001 | Vess Oil Corp | Grimes Northeast | 4311 | 1992 | — |