Kansas Oil & Gas Activity

Kansas statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1980 and contains information on the 432,191 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Kansas is ranked #14 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Jan 2025. 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 Jan 1980 and go through Feb 2025.

Kansas State Summary Stats

Kansas Oil & Gas State Income: $155,106,686,384
National Energy Production Rank: #14

Kansas Map of Current Permits and Wells

Approved Permit
Oil Well
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Tier 1 Acreage
Tier 2 Acreage
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Kansas Frequently Asked Questions

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How does Kansas rank in the nation for oil and gas production? Kansas currently ranks #14 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 432,191 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in Kansas? There have been 3,193 permits approved in Kansas.
What is the average boe produced by well in Kansas? 97 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 365 active producers in the state of Kansas.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Kansas? 2,630 feet is the average depth of a well in Kansas.

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Kansas Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 431,067 432,191 Up 0.26%
Total Producing Wells 13,557 12,952 Down -4.46%
Percentage of Wells Producing 3% 3% Down -4%
Active Producers 377 365 Down -3%
Total Permits 1,522 3,193 Up 110%
Average Well Depth 2,631 2,630 Down 0%
Average BOE per Well 95 97 Up 2%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 New Mexico Mar 2025 67M BBL 329.7M MCF
# 1 Texas Feb 2025 BBL MCF
# 2 Pennsylvania Dec 2024 83.5K BBL 599M MCF
# 4 California Aug 2024 62.4M BBL 143.6M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Feb 2025 BBL MCF
# 5 North Dakota Mar 2025 34.4M BBL 103.5M MCF
# 6 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 7 Colorado Feb 2025 12.8M BBL 158.2M MCF
# 8 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 9 Wyoming Feb 2025 5.6M BBL 116.4M MCF
# 10 Oklahoma Nov 2024 4.2M BBL 69.9M MCF
# 11 Utah Dec 2024 5.2M BBL 25.8M MCF
# 12 Montana Feb 2025 1.9M BBL 8.3M MCF
# 13 Mississippi Feb 2025 1M BBL 10.4M MCF
# 14 Kansas Jan 2025 BBL 7.5M MCF
# 15 Alabama Dec 2024 BBL MCF
# 15 Arkansas Sep 2024 623.8K BBL 1M MCF
# 16 Michigan Jun 2024 BBL MCF

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Annual Kansas Oil & Gas Production

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Kansas Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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Kansas Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Browse All Producing Kansas Companies

Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Kansas

Producer Name Location Production Date Monthly BOE Produced Producing Wells Trailing 12 Month Permits
Scout Energy Management LLC Dallas, TX Jan 2025 598.3K BBL 5,452 N/A
Merit Energy Company, LLC Dallas, TX Jan 2025 216.8K BBL 2,262 N/A
River Rock Operating, LLC Oklahoma City, OK Jan 2025 57.2K BBL 1,408 N/A
RedBud Oil & Gas Operating, LLC Spring, TX Jan 2025 28.7K BBL 844 N/A
Casillas Petroleum Corp Satanta, KS Jan 2025 24.8K BBL 300 N/A
Kansas Natural Gas Operating, LC Hays, KS Jan 2025 15.6K BBL 183 N/A
Edison Operating Company LLC Wichita, KS Jan 2025 13.4K BBL 160 N/A
Own Resources Operating LLC Breckenridge, CO Jan 2025 11.5K BBL 472 N/A
XTO Energy Inc. Oklahoma City, OK Jan 2025 7.9K BBL 103 N/A
BCE-Mach LLC Oklahoma City, OK Jan 2025 7.7K BBL 67 N/A
Colt Energy Inc Iola, KS Jan 2025 7K BBL 93 N/A
Becker Oil Corporation Ponca City, OK Jan 2025 6.6K BBL 27 N/A
Ritchie Exploration, Inc. Wichita, KS Jan 2025 6K BBL 8 N/A
BEREXCO LLC Wichita, KS Jan 2025 6K BBL 23 N/A
Cherokee Wells LLC Fredonia, KS Jan 2025 5K BBL 80 N/A
Lobo Production, Inc Goodland, KS Jan 2025 4.3K BBL 123 N/A
Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas Wichita, KS Jan 2025 3.5K BBL 41 N/A
Smith Oil & Gas LLC N/A Jan 2025 3.1K BBL 190 N/A
American Warrior, Inc. Garden City, KS Jan 2025 2.7K BBL 23 N/A
Messenger Petroleum, Inc. Kingman, KS Jan 2025 2.5K BBL 30 N/A
Endeavor Energy Resources, LP Midland, TX Jan 2025 2.4K BBL 37 N/A
Lowry Exploration, Inc. Tulsa, OK Jan 2025 2.1K BBL 10 N/A
Falcon Exploration, Inc. Wichita, KS Jan 2025 1.7K BBL 13 N/A
N & B Enterprises, Inc. Iola, KS Jan 2025 1.7K BBL 80 N/A
Griffin, Charles N. Pratt, KS Jan 2025 1.5K BBL 2 N/A

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Browse All Producing Kansas Properties

Kansas Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property State County Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
McPherson College Kansas Stanton County 3.3M BBL DNR Oil and Gas, Inc.
WILBURTON MORROW SAND UNIT Kansas Morton County 2.9M BBL Merit Energy Company, LLC
Hughes 3408 Kansas Harper County 2.9M BBL SandRidge Exploration and Production LLC
INTERSTATE UNIT Kansas Morton County 2.7M BBL Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
BERRYMAN RICHFIELD UNIT Kansas Morton County 2.4M BBL Scout Energy Management LLC
SHERMAN Kansas Finney County 2.3M BBL PetroSantander (USA) Inc.
Johnson Heirs Kansas Grant County 2.2M BBL Merit Energy Company, LLC,OXY USA Inc.
W. B. Scherling Kansas Grant County 2.1M BBL Merit Energy Company, LLC
ONION 'B' Kansas Haskell County 1.9M BBL Merit Energy Company, LLC
PAUL MEYER Kansas Edwards County 1.8M BBL 3G Production, LLC
E. L. Johnson Kansas Grant County 1.8M BBL OXY USA Inc.
Hanke 'A' Kansas Stevens County 1.6M BBL Enterra Resources, LLC
Bennett Kansas Gove County 1.6M BBL Norstar Petroleum, Inc.
Shonn Gregory Kansas Stanton County 1.6M BBL Merit Energy Company, LLC
PATTON 'B' Kansas Scott County 1.5M BBL Novy Oil & Gas, Inc.
Helen Krey Kansas Morton County 1.5M BBL Scout Energy Management LLC
Heintz 'B' Kansas Morton County 1.5M BBL Scout Energy Management LLC
WIESNER Kansas Ellis County 1.5M BBL Grady Bolding Corporation
SCHROEDER, JOHN Kansas Ellsworth County 1.5M BBL DaMar Resources, Inc.
ENYART Kansas Butler County 1.4M BBL Vess Oil Corporation
HITCH UNIT was B&B ROYALTY 'A' 1 Kansas Seward County 1.4M BBL ELM III Operating Company LLC
THACHER Kansas Stafford County 1.4M BBL Deutsch Oil Company
Dumler 'C' Kansas Russell County 1.3M BBL Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
FLOYD 'B' Kansas Chautauqua County 1.3M BBL Cunningham Crude, a General Partnership
MCFERREN Kansas Finney County 1.3M BBL North American Resources Company

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Kansas Counties By Production

County National Rank State Rank Production Value Producers Production Date Oil Produced Monthly Gas Produced Monthly BOE Produced Daily
Allen County, KS #375 #25 $854,973,621 2 Jan 2025 BBL 12.5K MCF 69.57 BOE
Barber County, KS #295 #13 $2,945,921,744 85 Jan 2025 BBL 86.3K MCF 479.9 BOE
Barton County, KS #372 #23 $4,420,921,721 8 Jan 2025 BBL 13.1K MCF 73.2 BOE
Chautauqua County, KS #418 #38 $865,854,790 1 Jan 2025 BBL 2.2K MCF 12.7 BOE
Cheyenne County, KS #297 #14 $536,715,251 7 Jan 2025 BBL 79K MCF 439.1 BOE
Clark County, KS #382 #29 $979,401,231 26 Jan 2025 BBL 10.7K MCF 59.5 BOE
Comanche County, KS #347 #19 $1,239,728,140 31 Jan 2025 BBL 24.8K MCF 138.17 BOE
Cowley County, KS #437 #42 $1,451,053,502 1 Jan 2025 BBL 202 MCF 1.13 BOE
Edwards County, KS #376 #26 $921,567,050 27 Jan 2025 BBL 12.1K MCF 67.67 BOE
Ellsworth County, KS #400 #33 $900,443,347 1 Jan 2025 BBL 5K MCF 27.87 BOE
Finney County, KS #189 #5 $8,499,390,475 33 Jan 2025 BBL 543.3K MCF 3K BOE
Ford County, KS #345 #18 $650,375,004 4 Jan 2025 BBL 26.5K MCF 147.6 BOE
Grant County, KS #132 #2 $11,450,029,184 12 Jan 2025 BBL 1.3M MCF 7.3K BOE
Gray County, KS #381 #28 $281,504,580 1 Jan 2025 BBL 10.9K MCF 60.93 BOE
Greeley County, KS #366 #22 $1,050,826,405 4 Jan 2025 BBL 14.6K MCF 81.5 BOE
Hamilton County, KS #255 #11 $1,653,491,978 13 Jan 2025 BBL 165K MCF 917.27 BOE
Harper County, KS #374 #24 $1,723,504,620 38 Jan 2025 BBL 12.6K MCF 70.2 BOE
Harvey County, KS #406 #35 $368,028,601 9 Jan 2025 BBL 4.1K MCF 23 BOE
Haskell County, KS #193 #7 $7,367,367,512 37 Jan 2025 BBL 493.1K MCF 2.7K BOE
Hodgeman County, KS #330 #17 $1,075,920,308 1 Jan 2025 BBL 35.8K MCF 199.07 BOE
Kearny County, KS #137 #3 $9,218,927,448 24 Jan 2025 BBL 1.1M MCF 6.1K BOE
Kingman County, KS #320 #16 $1,765,577,574 52 Jan 2025 BBL 44.1K MCF 244.97 BOE
Kiowa County, KS #378 #27 $1,105,250,213 29 Jan 2025 BBL 11.5K MCF 64.2 BOE
Labette County, KS #286 #12 $260,585,586 7 Jan 2025 BBL 108.9K MCF 605.1 BOE
McPherson County, KS #436 #41 $1,226,326,542 2 Jan 2025 BBL 237 MCF 1.33 BOE
Meade County, KS #361 #21 $994,063,998 48 Jan 2025 BBL 15.4K MCF 85.83 BOE
Montgomery County, KS #254 #10 $1,216,950,806 9 Jan 2025 BBL 169.6K MCF 942.73 BOE
Morton County, KS #190 #6 $6,260,436,361 27 Jan 2025 BBL 536.1K MCF 2.9K BOE
Neosho County, KS #238 #9 $949,186,634 4 Jan 2025 BBL 234.3K MCF 1.3K BOE
Ness County, KS #419 #39 $3,891,685,134 1 Jan 2025 BBL 2K MCF 11.3 BOE
Pawnee County, KS #349 #20 $647,403,600 18 Jan 2025 BBL 24.2K MCF 134.57 BOE
Pratt County, KS #390 #31 $1,235,687,971 30 Jan 2025 BBL 7.9K MCF 44.03 BOE
Reno County, KS #416 #37 $1,182,812,199 19 Jan 2025 BBL 2.4K MCF 13.4 BOE
Rice County, KS #402 #34 $1,964,318,761 8 Jan 2025 BBL 4.7K MCF 26.3 BOE
Rush County, KS #424 #40 $757,913,323 1 Jan 2025 BBL 1.3K MCF 7.3 BOE
Scott County, KS #398 #32 $992,234,638 4 Jan 2025 BBL 5.1K MCF 28.67 BOE
Seward County, KS #227 #8 $4,137,980,964 56 Jan 2025 BBL 263.1K MCF 1.4K BOE
Sherman County, KS #314 #15 $115,325,622 3 Jan 2025 BBL 50.6K MCF 281.73 BOE
Stafford County, KS #387 #30 $3,085,711,844 22 Jan 2025 BBL 9.6K MCF 53.37 BOE
Stanton County, KS #188 #4 $3,889,450,221 23 Jan 2025 BBL 544.2K MCF 3K BOE
Stevens County, KS #131 #1 $14,163,072,535 35 Jan 2025 BBL 1.3M MCF 7.3K BOE
Sumner County, KS #409 #36 $1,356,549,190 10 Jan 2025 BBL 3.8K MCF 21.4 BOE

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