Kansas Mineral Answers
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| How does Kansas rank in the nation for oil and gas production? | Kansas currently ranks #15 in the nation based on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) production. |
| How many wells were drilled in Kansas so far this year? | Kansas has had 425,792 wells drilled this year. |
| How many approved permits are there in Texas? | There have been 1,548 permits approved in Kansas. |
| What is the average boe produced by well in Kansas? | 73 BBLs of oil equivalent (BOE) is the average amount produced by a single well in Kansas |
| How many active producers are there in Kansas? | There are currently 1,215 active producers in the state of Kansas. |
| What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Kansas? | 2,634 feet is the average depth of a well in Kansas. |
Kansas Oil & Gas Activity Summary
Kansas statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1980 and contains information on the 425,792 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Kansas is
ranked #15 in the US based on BOE produced in 12-01-2019. You will also find
information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in 01-01-1980 and go through 12-01-2019.
| Category | Last Year Value | Current Year Value | YoY Trend | YoY % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Wells | 284,470 | 425,792 | Up | 49.68% |
| Total Producing Wells | 57,297 | 54,403 | Down | -5.05% |
| Percentage of Wells Producing | 20% | 13% | Down | -37% |
| Active Producers | 1,197 | 1,215 | Up | 2% |
| Total Permits | 1,902 | 1,548 | Down | -19% |
| Average Well Depth | 2,916 | 2,634 | Down | -10% |
| Average BOE per Well | 80 | 73 | Down | -9% |
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Kansas Map of Current Permits & Rigs
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Other States By Production Rank
| Rank | State | Most Recent Month | Oil Produced | Gas Produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Texas | Jan 2020 | 127.9M BBLs | 476.7M MCFs |
| # 2 | Pennsylvania | Dec 2019 | 99K BBLs | 612.5M MCFs |
| # 4 | New Mexico | Feb 2020 | 30.2M BBLs | 157M MCFs |
| # 5 | North Dakota | Feb 2020 | 39.6M BBLs | 87.4M MCFs |
| # 6 | Colorado | Jan 2020 | 16.5M BBLs | 214.1M MCFs |
| # 7 | Ohio | Dec 2018 | 1.9M BBLs | 221.1M MCFs |
| # 8 | West Virginia | Dec 2018 | 1.2M BBLs | 166.1M MCFs |
| # 8 | Louisiana | Jan 2020 | 112.9K BBLs | 3.9M MCFs |
| # 9 | California | Jul 2019 | 16.4M BBLs | 24.5M MCFs |
| # 10 | Oklahoma | Oct 2019 | 2.1M BBLs | 56.8M MCFs |
| # 11 | Wyoming | Jan 2020 | 2.5M BBLs | 30.8M MCFs |
| # 12 | Arkansas | Sep 2019 | 260.2K BBLs | 42M MCFs |
| # 13 | Utah | Nov 2019 | 2.7M BBLs | 21.6M MCFs |
| # 14 | Mississippi | Jan 2020 | 1.4M BBLs | 19.8M MCFs |
| # 15 | Kansas | Dec 2019 | 2.7M BBLs | 7.4M MCFs |
| # 16 | Montana | Jan 2020 | 1.4M BBLs | 8.8M MCFs |
| # 17 | Alabama | Dec 2019 | 392.2K BBLs | 5.9M MCFs |
| # 18 | Michigan | Sep 2019 | 294K BBLs | MCFs |
Annual Kansas Oil & Gas Production
Kansas Oil & Gas Wells Prepped for Production by Year
Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Kansas
| Producer Name | Location | Production Date | Monthly BOE Produced | Producing Wells | Trailing 12 Month Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Company, LLC | Dallas, TX | 12-01-2019 | 605,725 | 2,888 | 35 |
| Scout Energy Management LLC | Dallas, TX | 12-01-2019 | 339,755 | 2,162 | N/A |
| BEREXCO LLC | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 157,652 | 888 | 31 |
| River Rock Operating, LLC | Oklahoma City, OK | 12-01-2019 | 114,018 | 1,816 | N/A |
| Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 94,707 | 503 | 33 |
| Vess Oil Corporation | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 89,216 | 2,258 | 7 |
| Casillas Petroleum Corp | Satanta, KS | 12-01-2019 | 68,300 | 445 | 2 |
| American Warrior, Inc. | Garden City, KS | 12-01-2019 | 66,427 | 431 | 3 |
| RedBud Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | Spring, TX | 12-01-2019 | 65,906 | 1,075 | N/A |
| Mai Oil Operations, Inc. | Dallas, TX | 12-01-2019 | 53,519 | 662 | 7 |
| Pantera Energy Company | Amarillo, TX | 12-01-2019 | 44,243 | 250 | N/A |
| Palomino Petroleum, Inc. | Newton, KS | 12-01-2019 | 43,058 | 125 | 8 |
| Vincent Oil Corporation | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 41,143 | 115 | 14 |
| Ritchie Exploration, Inc. | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 39,090 | 220 | 9 |
| Lario Oil & Gas Company | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 36,021 | 162 | N/A |
| Edison Operating Company LLC | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 35,914 | 268 | 6 |
| Farmer, John O., Inc. | Russell, KS | 12-01-2019 | 33,271 | 288 | 5 |
| Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc. | Salem, IL | 12-01-2019 | 32,123 | 166 | 9 |
| Hartman Oil Co., Inc. | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 30,635 | 232 | 1 |
| Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Houston, TX | 12-01-2019 | 29,345 | 349 | N/A |
| ELK Energy Holdings LLC | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 29,180 | 4 | 5 |
| McCoy Petroleum Corporation | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 28,839 | 119 | 5 |
| Trans Pacific Oil Corporation | Wichita, KS | 12-01-2019 | 25,903 | 234 | 4 |
| Colt Energy Inc | Iola, KS | 12-01-2019 | 24,119 | 957 | 11 |
| Carmen Schmitt, Inc. | Great Bend, KS | 12-01-2019 | 23,506 | 131 | 6 |
Kansas Oil & Gas Permits by Year
Kansas Counties By Production
| County | National Rank | State Rank | County Value | Producers | Production Date | Oil Produced Monthly | Gas Produced Monthly | BOE Produced Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | #438 | #44 | $777,682,542 | 42 | 12-01-2019 | 20,009 BBL | 14,159 MCF | 746 BOE |
| Anderson County, KS | #509 | #65 | $523,759,553 | 18 | 12-01-2019 | 10,429 BBL | 0 MCF | 348 BOE |
| Barber County, KS | #301 | #14 | $2,804,526,829 | 102 | 12-01-2019 | 57,164 BBL | 126,955 MCF | 2,611 BOE |
| Barton County, KS | #254 | #7 | $4,234,219,903 | 132 | 12-01-2019 | 129,527 BBL | 18,971 MCF | 4,423 BOE |
| Bourbon County, KS | #570 | #75 | $169,587,632 | 14 | 12-01-2019 | 4,719 BBL | 0 MCF | 157 BOE |
| Brown County, KS | #646 | #85 | $6,241,818 | 1 | 12-01-2019 | 806 BBL | 0 MCF | 27 BOE |
| Butler County, KS | #316 | #21 | $2,872,044,371 | 62 | 12-01-2019 | 64,202 BBL | 0 MCF | 2,140 BOE |
| Chase County, KS | #600 | #79 | $137,251,486 | 7 | 12-01-2019 | 2,168 BBL | 3,006 MCF | 89 BOE |
| Chautauqua County, KS | #463 | #53 | $778,557,273 | 37 | 12-01-2019 | 14,791 BBL | 5,521 MCF | 524 BOE |
| Cheyenne County, KS | #361 | #26 | $518,287,712 | 18 | 12-01-2019 | 26,214 BBL | 123,825 MCF | 1,561 BOE |
| Clark County, KS | #469 | #56 | $875,122,628 | 48 | 12-01-2019 | 11,915 BBL | 19,901 MCF | 508 BOE |
| Clay County, KS | #686 | #88 | $5,399,446 | 1 | 12-01-2019 | 153 BBL | 0 MCF | 5 BOE |
| Coffey County, KS | #452 | #50 | $470,494,953 | 21 | 12-01-2019 | 17,914 BBL | 0 MCF | 597 BOE |
| Comanche County, KS | #437 | #43 | $1,200,527,642 | 43 | 12-01-2019 | 14,992 BBL | 46,009 MCF | 755 BOE |
| Cowley County, KS | #373 | #32 | $1,439,571,259 | 54 | 12-01-2019 | 42,513 BBL | 319 MCF | 1,419 BOE |
| Crawford County, KS | #619 | #82 | $61,321,521 | 8 | 12-01-2019 | 1,953 BBL | 0 MCF | 65 BOE |
| Decatur County, KS | #455 | #51 | $515,405,913 | 21 | 12-01-2019 | 17,383 BBL | 0 MCF | 579 BOE |
| Dickinson County, KS | #664 | #87 | $30,299,489 | 2 | 12-01-2019 | 421 BBL | 0 MCF | 14 BOE |
| Douglas County, KS | #603 | #80 | $126,523,411 | 9 | 12-01-2019 | 2,651 BBL | 0 MCF | 88 BOE |
| Edwards County, KS | #477 | #59 | $804,464,263 | 43 | 12-01-2019 | 10,593 BBL | 18,093 MCF | 454 BOE |
| Elk County, KS | #584 | #77 | $206,229,132 | 14 | 12-01-2019 | 3,694 BBL | 0 MCF | 123 BOE |
| Ellis County, KS | #210 | #4 | $6,512,315,321 | 141 | 12-01-2019 | 203,820 BBL | 0 MCF | 6,794 BOE |
| Ellsworth County, KS | #449 | #49 | $790,144,873 | 35 | 12-01-2019 | 19,076 BBL | 0 MCF | 636 BOE |
| Finney County, KS | #194 | #3 | $8,893,778,634 | 54 | 12-01-2019 | 139,518 BBL | 595,932 MCF | 7,961 BOE |
| Ford County, KS | #372 | #31 | $564,346,844 | 15 | 12-01-2019 | 35,073 BBL | 45,356 MCF | 1,421 BOE |
| Franklin County, KS | #507 | #64 | $356,981,068 | 32 | 12-01-2019 | 10,559 BBL | 0 MCF | 352 BOE |
| Geary County, KS | #691 | #89 | $7,658,461 | 2 | 12-01-2019 | 93 BBL | 0 MCF | 3 BOE |
| Gove County, KS | #364 | #28 | $1,380,624,135 | 56 | 12-01-2019 | 46,152 BBL | 0 MCF | 1,538 BOE |
| Graham County, KS | #309 | #15 | $2,730,800,296 | 79 | 12-01-2019 | 72,114 BBL | 0 MCF | 2,404 BOE |
| Grant County, KS | #243 | #6 | $12,896,629,582 | 17 | 12-01-2019 | 24,513 BBL | 716,926 MCF | 4,800 BOE |
| Gray County, KS | #480 | #61 | $272,748,801 | 12 | 12-01-2019 | 9,943 BBL | 19,148 MCF | 438 BOE |
| Greeley County, KS | #528 | #70 | $944,410,611 | 12 | 12-01-2019 | 3,761 BBL | 27,362 MCF | 277 BOE |
| Greenwood County, KS | #409 | #38 | $1,315,596,766 | 64 | 12-01-2019 | 29,786 BBL | 0 MCF | 993 BOE |
| Hamilton County, KS | #525 | #69 | $1,714,975,422 | 19 | 12-01-2019 | 1,293 BBL | 45,360 MCF | 295 BOE |
| Harper County, KS | #370 | #29 | $1,383,317,072 | 53 | 12-01-2019 | 40,041 BBL | 17,741 MCF | 1,433 BOE |
| Harvey County, KS | #514 | #67 | $364,897,681 | 26 | 12-01-2019 | 8,308 BBL | 7,609 MCF | 319 BOE |
| Haskell County, KS | #182 | #2 | $7,792,984,747 | 40 | 12-01-2019 | 195,866 BBL | 436,604 MCF | 8,954 BOE |
| Hodgeman County, KS | #371 | #30 | $1,051,453,738 | 35 | 12-01-2019 | 34,280 BBL | 50,608 MCF | 1,424 BOE |
| Jackson County, KS | #662 | #86 | $5,895,019 | 2 | 12-01-2019 | 475 BBL | 0 MCF | 16 BOE |
| Jefferson County, KS | #629 | #83 | $101,794,633 | 2 | 12-01-2019 | 1,222 BBL | 0 MCF | 41 BOE |
| Johnson County, KS | #464 | #54 | $435,917,307 | 18 | 12-01-2019 | 15,024 BBL | 3,986 MCF | 523 BOE |
| Kearny County, KS | #233 | #5 | $10,298,291,924 | 33 | 12-01-2019 | 22,857 BBL | 806,393 MCF | 5,242 BOE |
| Kingman County, KS | #360 | #25 | $1,590,931,651 | 74 | 12-01-2019 | 32,721 BBL | 88,001 MCF | 1,580 BOE |
| Kiowa County, KS | #424 | #41 | $1,039,561,644 | 42 | 12-01-2019 | 21,257 BBL | 25,061 MCF | 848 BOE |
| Labette County, KS | #410 | #39 | $246,809,294 | 10 | 12-01-2019 | 408 BBL | 175,953 MCF | 991 BOE |
| Lane County, KS | #345 | #23 | $1,662,985,922 | 45 | 12-01-2019 | 50,775 BBL | 0 MCF | 1,693 BOE |
| Leavenworth County, KS | #568 | #74 | $211,896,345 | 9 | 12-01-2019 | 4,837 BBL | 0 MCF | 161 BOE |
| Linn County, KS | #549 | #71 | $207,885,994 | 10 | 12-01-2019 | 6,043 BBL | 0 MCF | 201 BOE |
| Logan County, KS | #334 | #22 | $1,147,782,559 | 42 | 12-01-2019 | 55,598 BBL | 0 MCF | 1,853 BOE |
| Lyon County, KS | #562 | #73 | $81,473,218 | 6 | 12-01-2019 | 5,140 BBL | 0 MCF | 171 BOE |
| Marion County, KS | #493 | #62 | $495,035,102 | 24 | 12-01-2019 | 10,724 BBL | 8,943 MCF | 407 BOE |
| McPherson County, KS | #427 | #42 | $1,087,237,701 | 44 | 12-01-2019 | 24,865 BBL | 1,251 MCF | 836 BOE |
| Meade County, KS | #416 | #40 | $850,840,626 | 61 | 12-01-2019 | 22,100 BBL | 30,627 MCF | 907 BOE |
| Miami County, KS | #458 | #52 | $415,395,347 | 40 | 12-01-2019 | 16,851 BBL | 0 MCF | 562 BOE |
| Montgomery County, KS | #314 | #18 | $1,116,243,073 | 40 | 12-01-2019 | 5,792 BBL | 370,085 MCF | 2,249 BOE |
| Morris County, KS | #582 | #76 | $206,645,548 | 7 | 12-01-2019 | 3,813 BBL | 0 MCF | 127 BOE |
| Morton County, KS | #258 | #8 | $6,757,331,344 | 29 | 12-01-2019 | 23,349 BBL | 625,521 MCF | 4,253 BOE |
| Nemaha County, KS | #592 | #78 | $136,412,482 | 8 | 12-01-2019 | 3,180 BBL | 0 MCF | 106 BOE |
| Neosho County, KS | #311 | #16 | $836,572,429 | 21 | 12-01-2019 | 1,904 BBL | 410,716 MCF | 2,345 BOE |
| Ness County, KS | #267 | #11 | $3,711,259,253 | 82 | 12-01-2019 | 112,678 BBL | 2,024 MCF | 3,767 BOE |
| Norton County, KS | #465 | #55 | $379,196,020 | 22 | 12-01-2019 | 15,591 BBL | 0 MCF | 520 BOE |
| Osage County, KS | #694 | #90 | $5,438,037 | 1 | 12-01-2019 | 59 BBL | 0 MCF | 2 BOE |
| Osborne County, KS | #519 | #68 | $273,852,717 | 16 | 12-01-2019 | 9,214 BBL | 0 MCF | 307 BOE |
| Pawnee County, KS | #445 | #46 | $639,754,462 | 44 | 12-01-2019 | 16,512 BBL | 23,906 MCF | 683 BOE |
| Phillips County, KS | #447 | #48 | $974,896,501 | 17 | 12-01-2019 | 19,728 BBL | 0 MCF | 658 BOE |
| Pratt County, KS | #398 | #35 | $1,209,499,218 | 57 | 12-01-2019 | 32,197 BBL | 5,153 MCF | 1,102 BOE |
| Rawlins County, KS | #408 | #37 | $740,165,725 | 26 | 12-01-2019 | 29,999 BBL | 0 MCF | 1,000 BOE |
| Reno County, KS | #382 | #33 | $1,180,885,631 | 48 | 12-01-2019 | 37,225 BBL | 8,263 MCF | 1,287 BOE |
| Rice County, KS | #354 | #24 | $1,874,350,055 | 68 | 12-01-2019 | 47,366 BBL | 9,491 MCF | 1,632 BOE |
| Riley County, KS | #635 | #84 | $62,625,716 | 3 | 12-01-2019 | 1,065 BBL | 0 MCF | 36 BOE |
| Rooks County, KS | #263 | #10 | $4,376,348,525 | 90 | 12-01-2019 | 122,240 BBL | 0 MCF | 4,075 BOE |
| Rush County, KS | #444 | #45 | $684,364,166 | 32 | 12-01-2019 | 15,995 BBL | 27,252 MCF | 685 BOE |
| Russell County, KS | #261 | #9 | $4,263,375,746 | 100 | 12-01-2019 | 124,029 BBL | 0 MCF | 4,134 BOE |
| Saline County, KS | #561 | #72 | $193,395,410 | 12 | 12-01-2019 | 5,157 BBL | 0 MCF | 172 BOE |