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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOHREN 'B' 1 | 15-015-19356 | Active | Oil | B8 Investments |
| DOHREN 'B' 2 | 15-015-22836 | Active | Oil | B8 Investments |
| DOHREN 'C' 1 | 15-015-21826 | Active | Oil | Wixson, R. J., Co. |
| DOHREN 'C' 1 | 15-015-21826-0001 | Active | Injection | B8 Investments |
| DOHREN 'C' 3 | 15-015-22416 | Shut in | Oil | B8 Investments |
| DOHREN 'C' 4 | 15-015-22785 | Active | Oil | B8 Investments |
| DOUGHTY 8 WEST | 15-015-19203 | Active | Oil | Sonoma Resources LLC |
| DOUGHTY EAST 5 | 15-015-19201 | Active | Oil | Crown Energy Company |
| DOUGHTY WEST 6 | 15-015-19202 | Active | Oil | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| DOUGHTY WEST 8 | 15-015-19203-0001 | Active | Disposal | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| DOW 2 | 15-015-23928 | Active | Oil | Range Oil Company, Inc. |
| DRAPER A-13 | 15-015-20852-0002 | Active | Disposal | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| DRAPER 'A' 6 | 15-015-19184 | Active | Oil | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| DRAPER 'A' 12 | 15-015-19186 | Active | Oil | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| DRAPER 'A' 13 | 15-015-20852 | Active | Oil | Saco Oil Company |
| DRAPER 'A' 13 | 15-015-20852-0001 | Active | Disposal | Brickley Enterprises, LLC |
| DRUM BITLER 14 | 15-015-40504 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| DRUMM 12 | 15-015-20773 | Active | Oil | Saco Oil Company |
| DRUMM 12 | 15-015-20773-0001 | Active | Injection | B-C Steel, LLC |
| DRUMM 21 | 15-015-21326 | Active | Oil | Saco Oil Company |
| DRUMM 1 | 15-015-22985 | Active | Oil | Gilliland, Anthony L. |
| DRUMM 6 | 15-015-40069 | Active | Oil | Saco Oil Company |
| DRUMM 2 | 15-015-40442 | Active | Oil | Gilliland, Anthony L. |
| DRUMM 3 | 15-015-40443 | Active | Oil | Gilliland, Anthony L. |
| DRUMM 3 | 15-015-40500 | Active | Oil | — |
| DRUMM 5 | 15-015-40501 | Active | Oil | — |
| DRUMM 1 | 1057560977 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM 'B' 5 | 1057559718 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM INSTITUTE 2-C | 15-015-19475 | Orphaned | Oil | B-C Steel, LLC |
| DRUMM INSTITUTE 19 | 15-015-20599 | Active | Oil | Lee Phillips Oil Company |
| DRUMM INSTITUTE A 1 | 15-015-40497 | Shut in | Oil | Smokey Valley Resources, Inc. |
| DRUMM-BITLER 12 | 15-015-40503 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 16 | 15-015-40505 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 14 | 15-015-40510 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 15 | 15-015-40511 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 17 | 1057559107 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 7 | 1057559626 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 7 | 1057559628 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 1 | 1057559634 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 5 | 1057559655 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DRUMM-BITLER 1 | 1057559724 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DUNKLE 7 | 15-015-24232 | Active | Disposal | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. |
| DUNKLE 'A' 2 | 15-015-01465 | Active | Oil | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. |
| DUNKLE 'A' 3 | 15-015-01466 | Active | Oil | White & Ellis Drilling, Inc. |
| DUNNE 2 | 15-015-00710-0001 | Active | Injection | C & G Drilling, Inc. |
| DUNNE 1-W | 15-015-19010 | Shut in | Injection | Teichgraeber Oil, Inc. |
| DUNNE 4 | 15-015-40187 | Active | Oil | Soule, Richard A. |
| DUNNE 1 | 15-015-40233 | Active | Oil | C & G Drilling, Inc. |
| DUNNE 3 | 15-015-40234 | Active | Oil | C & G Drilling, Inc. |
| DUNNE W-1 | 15-015-90674 | Shut in | Injection | — |
| DUNNE 1 | 1005702737 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DUNNE 1 | 1057545003 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| DUNNE 'A' 1 | 15-015-20709 | Active | Oil | — |
| DUNNE 'A' 16-1 | 15-015-23668 | Active | Oil | Sonoma Resources LLC |
| DUNNE 'A' 16-2 | 15-015-23672 | Active | Disposal | Sonoma Resources LLC |
| DUNNE 'B' 2 | 15-015-21043 | Active | Oil | — |
| DUNNE 'B' 3 | 15-015-21062 | Active | Oil | — |
| DUNNE A 4 | 15-015-40187-0001 | Shut in | Injection | Soule, Richard A. |
| DUNNE C 1 | 15-015-21544 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| DUNNE-SMITH 6-B | 15-015-23580 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| DUNNE-SMITH 7-B | 15-015-23618 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Dahlem 1 | 1057237297 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| Daniels A-5 | 15-015-23865 | Active | Oil | MWK Petroleum, LLC |
| Dillenbeck 9 | 1023154213 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| Dillenbeck 15 | 1023154220 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| Dilts 1 | 1057141032 | Permitted | Unknown | — |
| Doran 1 | 15-015-23900 | Active | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| Dow 1 | 15-015-23915 | Active | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| Dow 2 | 15-015-23928-0001 | Active | Injection | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| Doyle 2 | 15-015-40277-0001 | Shut in | Injection | Abderhalden, R. R. |
| Doyle Creek 1-2 | 15-015-21047-0002 | Active | Injection | P3 Production |
| Doyle Creek 1-1 | 15-015-23828 | Active | Oil | P3 Production |
| Doyle Creek 1-6 | 15-015-23846 | Active | Oil | P3 Production |
| Doyle Creek 1-4 | 15-015-23871 | Active | Oil | P3 Production |
| Doyle Creek 1-30 | 15-015-24027 | Active | Oil | P3 Production |
| Drumm 21 | 15-015-21326-0001 | Active | Disposal | Daystar Petroleum, Inc. |
| Dunne 'A' 16-3 | 15-015-23785 | Active | Oil | Sonoma Resources LLC |
| E S FINNEY 27 | 15-015-40378-0001 | Active | Disposal | Vess Oil Corporation |
| E. B. SHAWVER 8 | 15-015-22266 | Drilling | Oil | — |
| E. B. SHAWVER II 4-26 | 15-015-21940 | Active | Oil | Stelbar Oil Corporation, Inc. |
| E. HOWE 8 | 15-015-19299 | Active | Oil | OXY USA Inc. |
| E. HOWE 55 | 15-015-19696 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| E. HOWE 57 | 15-015-19726 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| E. R. GOERING 2 | 15-015-40231 | Shut in | Oil | Casillas Petroleum Corp |
| E. R. Goering 4 | 15-015-40232 | Shut in | Oil | Casillas Petroleum Corp |
| E. T. JOHNSON 1 | 15-015-19986 | Drilling | Unknown | — |
| EAST HOUSTON 1 | 15-015-19751 | Orphaned | Oil | Renegade Resources Corp. |
| EAST WALKER 1-A | 15-015-21126 | Active | Oil | Hawkins Oil, LLC |
| EATON 'A' 2 | 15-015-01127 | Active | Oil | Petroleum Property Services, Inc. |
| EATON 'A' 7 | 15-015-01132 | Active | Oil | Petroleum Property Services, Inc. |
| EATON 'A' 9 | 15-015-20280 | Active | Disposal | Petroleum Property Services, Inc. |
| ECK 'A' 3 | 15-015-24165 | Active | Oil | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' 2 | 15-015-24166 | Active | Oil | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' 2 | 15-015-24166-0001 | Active | Injection | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' SWD #1 | 15-015-24167 | Active | Disposal | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' SWD #1 | 15-015-24167-0001 | Active | Water supply | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' SWD #1 | 15-015-24167-0002 | Active | Disposal | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' 1 | 15-015-24168 | Active | Oil | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' 1 | 15-015-24168-0001 | Shut in | Injection | EPOC, LLC |
| ECK 'A' 5 | 15-015-24187 | Active | Oil | EPOC, LLC |