Butler County, KS oil and gas wells
21,207 wells: 2,036 active, 13,406 plugged, 53 orphaned, run by 446 operators.
Figures from the Kansas Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-09.
Top operators in Butler
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| Vess Oil Corporation | 474 | 732 |
| MWK Petroleum, LLC | 107 | 160 |
| Aztec Oil Operating LLC | 85 | 157 |
| Crown Energy Company | 83 | 189 |
| Darrah Oil Company, LLC | 76 | 103 |
| Hawkins Oil, LLC | 75 | 146 |
| Brickley Enterprises, LLC | 74 | 96 |
| Crawford Production Company | 65 | 93 |
| Sonoma Resources LLC | 49 | 81 |
| White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. | 45 | 106 |
| Jordan Oil Management Inc. | 45 | 54 |
| C & G Drilling, Inc. | 37 | 53 |
| Webster Oil LLC | 36 | 37 |
| Hillenburg Oil Co., a General Partnership | 33 | 44 |
| EPOC, LLC | 32 | 43 |
| Te-Pe Oil & Gas | 25 | 64 |
| IGWT, Inc. | 21 | 28 |
| Gilliland, Anthony L. | 21 | 23 |
| Bear Petroleum, LLC | 19 | 39 |
| OXY USA Inc. | 18 | 573 |
| B8 Investments | 18 | 49 |
| RBM Oil LLC | 18 | 26 |
| Castle Resources, Inc. | 18 | 20 |
| Hartman Oil Co., Inc. | 16 | 19 |
| Range Oil Company, Inc. | 14 | 431 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON 29-A | 15-015-21389 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HAMILTON 2-A | 15-015-23210 | Active | Oil | Flint Hills Production |
| HAMILTON 2-A | 15-015-23210-0001 | Active | Disposal | Hawkins Oil, LLC |
| HAMILTON 3-A | 15-015-23248 | Active | Oil | Hawkins Oil, LLC |
| HAMILTON 31-A | 15-015-23410 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HAMILTON 31-A | 15-015-23410-0001 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HAMILTON 32-A | 15-015-23431 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HANSEN 2 | 15-015-40126 | Active | Oil | Anstine Oil Company |
| HANSEN 2 | 15-015-40126-0001 | Active | Oil | Anstine Oil Company |
| HANSEN 3 | 15-015-40127 | Active | Oil | Greer, Tom |
| HANSEN 4 | 15-015-40128 | Active | Oil | — |
| HANSEN 5 | 15-015-40129 | Active | Oil | — |
| HANSEN 1 | 15-015-40130 | Active | Oil | — |
| HARDER 1 | 15-015-21976 | Active | Oil | Ainsworth Operating Co. |
| HARDER 2 | 15-015-21977 | Active | Oil | Ainsworth Operating Co. |
| HARDER 1 | 15-015-24230 | Active | Oil | C & G Drilling, Inc. |
| HARDESTY 1 | 15-015-22949 | Active | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| HARDESTY 2 | 15-015-24176 | Active | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| HARMON 13 | 15-015-40183 | Shut in | Oil | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| HARMON 5 | 15-015-40368-0001 | Active | Disposal | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| HARRIS 3 | 1057150481 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HARRY LEWIS 4 | 15-015-22687-0001 | Active | Injection | MWK Petroleum, LLC |
| HARTENBOWER 1 | 1057113292 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HARTER 1 | 15-015-19723 | Active | Oil | Abercrombie Energy, LLC |
| HARTER 2 | 15-015-19724 | Active | Oil | Abercrombie Energy, LLC |
| HARTER 9 | 15-015-21220 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| HARVEY 1 | 15-015-00879 | Active | Oil | — |
| HARVEY 7 | 15-015-04337 | Active | Oil | — |
| HARVEY 5 | 15-015-40336 | Active | Oil | — |
| HARVEY 'A' 1 | 15-015-22643 | Shut in | Oil | C & G Drilling, Inc. |
| HARVEY HAGAN UNIT 2 | 15-015-23716 | Active | Oil | D.K. Rush Oil Co., LLC |
| HARVEY HAGAN UNIT 3 | 15-015-23719 | Active | Injection | D.K. Rush Oil Co., LLC |
| HARVEY-HAGAN 4 | 15-015-23755 | Active | Oil | D.K. Rush Oil Co., LLC |
| HARVEY-HAGEN 'A' 1 | 15-015-20857-0001 | Active | Oil | D.K. Rush Oil Co., LLC |
| HASKINS 2 | 1057107644 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HASKINS 16 | 1057109380 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HASKINS 'D' 1 | 15-015-22237 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HASKINS 'D' 2 | 15-015-22452 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HASKINS H AND M 1 | 15-015-19238 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HAVER 1 | 1057093905 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HAWK 15 | 15-015-22079 | Active | Disposal | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HAWK 16 | 15-015-23002 | Active | Oil | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HAWK 14 | 15-015-30460 | Active | Oil | — |
| HAWK 14 | 15-015-30460-0001 | Active | Disposal | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HAWK 5 | 15-015-40207 | Active | Oil | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HAWKS 4 | 15-015-19875 | Active | Oil | — |
| HAWKS 1 | 15-015-19879 | Active | Oil | — |
| HAWKS 1 | 15-015-19885 | Active | Oil | — |
| HAZLETT 'A' 41 | 15-015-19672 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HAZLETT 'A' 47 | 15-015-23231 | Active | Disposal | OXY USA Inc. |
| HAZLETT 'A' 47-D | 15-015-23231-0001 | Active | Disposal | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEDDERMAN 1 | 15-015-00376 | Drilling | Unknown | — |
| HEDDERMAN 1 | 1057114276 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HEGBERG 144-A | 15-015-19066-0002 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 37-A | 15-015-19654 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 71-A | 15-015-19655 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 168-A | 15-015-19656 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 193-A | 15-015-20720 | Active | Oil | — |
| HEGBERG 193-A | 15-015-20720-0001 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 226-W | 15-015-20762 | Drilling | Injection | — |
| HEGBERG 194-A | 15-015-21115 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 196-A | 15-015-23093 | Active | Oil | OXY USA Inc. |
| HEGBERG 196 | 15-015-23093-0001 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 197-A | 15-015-23244 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 198-A | 15-015-23434 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 202-A | 15-015-23721 | Shut in | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 175-W | 15-015-40169 | Active | Injection | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HEGBERG 175W | 15-015-40169-0001 | Active | Injection | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HELBERG 3 | 15-015-23223 | Active | Oil | Michael D. Traylor LLC |
| HELLAR 2 | 15-015-21760-0001 | Shut in | Disposal | Benson Mineral Group, Inc. |
| HENN 2 | 15-015-20054 | Active | Oil | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HENN 2 | 15-015-20054-0001 | Active | Injection | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HENN 4 | 15-015-20071 | Active | Oil | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HENN 5 | 15-015-20075 | Active | Injection | Aztec Oil Operating LLC |
| HENN 2 | 15-015-20946 | Active | Oil | — |
| HENN 1 | 15-015-30497 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| HENRY 1 | 1057141603 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| HERMAN 1 | 15-015-40006 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| HESS 29 | 15-015-19513 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HESS 23-A | 15-015-19713 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HESS 26-A | 15-015-19714 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HESS 30-A | 15-015-19715 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HESS 31-A | 15-015-23463 | Active | Oil | OXY USA Inc. |
| HESS 31-A | 15-015-23463-0001 | Active | Disposal | Vess Oil Corporation |
| HIGGINS 3 | 15-015-19478 | Shut in | Oil | Jordan Oil Management Inc. |
| HIGGINS 4 | 15-015-19479 | Active | Oil | Jordan Oil Management Inc. |
| HIGGINS 2-W | 15-015-20259 | Active | Injection | Jordan Oil Management Inc. |
| HIGGINS 1 | 15-015-21771 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| HIGHBARGER was BUTTS 1 | 15-015-20949 | Active | Gas | Highbarger, L. Kay |
| HILDRETH A-5 | 15-015-21893 | Active | Oil | Atlantis Oil Corporation |
| HILDRETH A-6 | 15-015-22116 | Active | Oil | March Exploration LLC |
| HILL 18 | 15-015-21564 | Active | Oil | SLO Oil, LLC |
| HILL 20 | 15-015-21777 | Active | Oil | SLO Oil, LLC |
| HILL 22 | 15-015-21967 | Active | Disposal | Suerte Oil Company |
| HILL 22 | 15-015-21967-0001 | Active | Disposal | SLO Oil, LLC |
| HINNEN 2 | 15-015-21951 | Active | Oil | MWK Petroleum, LLC |
| HINNEN 3 | 15-015-22052 | Active | Oil | — |
| HINNEN 3 | 15-015-22052-0001 | Active | Injection | MWK Petroleum, LLC |
| HINZ 4 | 15-015-01473 | Active | Oil | — |
| HINZ 4 | 15-015-01473-0001 | Active | Injection | Te-Pe Oil & Gas |