Kansas Oil & Gas Activity

Kansas statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1980 and contains information on the 429,185 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 Dec 2022. 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 Jan 2023.

Kansas State Summary Stats

Kansas Oil & Gas State Income: $154,590,063,472
National Energy Production Rank: #14

Kansas Map of Current Permits and Wells

Approved Permit
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Tier 1 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 429,185 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in Kansas? There have been 4,686 permits approved in Kansas.
What is the average boe produced by well in Kansas? 103 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 420 active producers in the state of Kansas.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Kansas? 2,627 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 427,714 429,185 Up 0.34%
Total Producing Wells 14,362 14,318 Down -0.31%
Percentage of Wells Producing 3% 3% Down -1%
Active Producers 418 420 Up 0%
Total Permits 1,247 4,686 Up 276%
Average Well Depth 2,626 2,627 Up 0%
Average BOE per Well 113 103 Down -9%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 Texas Jan 2023 116.2M BBL 481.4M MCF
# 2 Oklahoma Oct 2022 51M BBL 514.3M MCF
# 2 Pennsylvania Dec 2022 BBL MCF
# 4 New Mexico Feb 2023 47.9M BBL 220.4M MCF
# 5 North Dakota Feb 2023 31.2M BBL 83.7M MCF
# 5 Louisiana Jan 2023 2.8M BBL 287.9M MCF
# 6 Colorado Jan 2023 13.2M BBL 181.8M MCF
# 7 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 8 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 9 Wyoming Jan 2023 6.3M BBL 52.6M MCF
# 10 California Jul 2022 BBL MCF
# 10 Utah Nov 2022 3.8M BBL 21.4M MCF
# 11 Arkansas Jul 2021 265.6K BBL 38.8M MCF
# 12 Mississippi Jan 2023 1.2M BBL 18.5M MCF
# 13 Montana Jan 2023 1.8M BBL 9.9M MCF
# 14 Kansas Dec 2022 BBL 8.8M MCF
# 15 Michigan Aug 2022 252K BBL 3M MCF
# 15 Alabama Dec 2022 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 Dec 2022 772.8K BBL 5,661 18
Merit Energy Company, LLC Dallas, TX Dec 2022 298.1K BBL 2,364 22
River Rock Operating, LLC Oklahoma City, OK Dec 2022 83.5K BBL 1,594 N/A
RedBud Oil & Gas Operating, LLC Spring, TX Dec 2022 48.9K BBL 1,089 N/A
Casillas Petroleum Corp Satanta, KS Dec 2022 37.1K BBL 380 N/A
Kansas Natural Gas Operating, LC Hays, KS Dec 2022 19.1K BBL 187 N/A
Edison Operating Company LLC Wichita, KS Dec 2022 18.2K BBL 171 6
Own Resources Operating LLC Breckenridge, CO Dec 2022 13.6K BBL 465 N/A
Pantera Energy Company Amarillo, TX Dec 2022 13.5K BBL 110 N/A
XTO Energy Inc. Oklahoma City, OK Dec 2022 10.1K BBL 102 N/A
Colt Energy Inc Iola, KS Dec 2022 9.3K BBL 113 18
Becker Oil Corporation Ponca City, OK Dec 2022 9.1K BBL 25 N/A
Cherokee Wells LLC Fredonia, KS Dec 2022 5.9K BBL 81 N/A
Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas Wichita, KS Dec 2022 5.8K BBL 59 N/A
Bear Petroleum, LLC Haysville, KS Dec 2022 5.1K BBL 74 3
Lobo Production, Inc Goodland, KS Dec 2022 5K BBL 123 N/A
American Warrior, Inc. Garden City, KS Dec 2022 4.7K BBL 28 31
Smith Oil & Gas LLC N/A Dec 2022 4K BBL 131 N/A
Messenger Petroleum, Inc. Kingman, KS Dec 2022 4K BBL 39 N/A
Ritchie Exploration, Inc. Wichita, KS Dec 2022 3.8K BBL 6 11
BEREXCO LLC Wichita, KS Dec 2022 3K BBL 27 7
Lowry Exploration, Inc. Tulsa, OK Dec 2022 2.8K BBL 11 N/A
Endeavor Energy Resources, LP Midland, TX Dec 2022 2.8K BBL 40 N/A
Falcon Exploration, Inc. Wichita, KS Dec 2022 2.7K BBL 11 N/A
LB Exploration, Inc. Holyrood, KS Dec 2022 2.6K BBL 20 N/A

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Kansas Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property State County Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
WILBURTON MORROW SAND UNIT Kansas Morton County 3.4M BBL Merit Energy Company, LLC
McPherson College Kansas Stanton County 3.3M BBL DNR Oil and Gas, Inc.
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 2.3M 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.
WAUDBY Kansas Russell County 2.1M BBL Mar-Lou Oil Co., 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
HENSELMANN A Kansas Finney County 1.5M 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
NORTHWEST FLATS UNIT 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
GCCU Kansas Haskell County 1.4M BBL Merit Energy 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

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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 #624 #30 $852,756,275 2 Dec 2022 BBL 12.8K MCF 71.4 BOE
Barber County, KS #479 #14 $2,955,029,173 93 Dec 2022 BBL 123.2K MCF 684.5 BOE
Barton County, KS #599 #26 $4,422,378,693 9 Dec 2022 BBL 18.2K MCF 101.5 BOE
Chautauqua County, KS #674 #42 $866,180,938 1 Dec 2022 BBL 3.4K MCF 19 BOE
Cheyenne County, KS #491 #15 $533,408,248 9 Dec 2022 BBL 90.6K MCF 502.97 BOE
Clark County, KS #625 #31 $972,542,837 28 Dec 2022 BBL 12.7K MCF 71 BOE
Comanche County, KS #560 #19 $1,211,750,687 39 Dec 2022 BBL 36.6K MCF 203.77 BOE
Cowley County, KS #703 #46 $1,450,907,062 1 Dec 2022 BBL 210 MCF 1.17 BOE
Edwards County, KS #612 #28 $919,874,182 28 Dec 2022 BBL 15.3K MCF 85.5 BOE
Ellsworth County, KS #641 #34 $897,096,142 1 Dec 2022 BBL 7.9K MCF 44.2 BOE
Finney County, KS #288 #4 $8,499,225,426 37 Dec 2022 BBL 681.6K MCF 3.7K BOE
Ford County, KS #562 #20 $653,898,196 8 Dec 2022 BBL 35.5K MCF 197.23 BOE
Grant County, KS #216 #2 $11,542,120,876 13 Dec 2022 BBL 1.4M MCF 8.1K BOE
Gray County, KS #594 #25 $276,920,198 2 Dec 2022 BBL 19.4K MCF 107.97 BOE
Greeley County, KS #565 #21 $1,050,328,951 7 Dec 2022 BBL 34.2K MCF 190.1 BOE
Hamilton County, KS #433 #12 $1,669,291,271 20 Dec 2022 BBL 186.7K MCF 1K BOE
Harper County, KS #592 #24 $1,721,084,071 44 Dec 2022 BBL 21K MCF 116.83 BOE
Harvey County, KS #655 #37 $366,287,593 11 Dec 2022 BBL 5.7K MCF 31.87 BOE
Haskell County, KS #302 #7 $7,489,727,374 37 Dec 2022 BBL 582.4K MCF 3.2K BOE
Hodgeman County, KS #554 #18 $1,067,344,759 1 Dec 2022 BBL 40K MCF 222.67 BOE
Johnson County, KS #673 #41 $435,438,889 1 Dec 2022 BBL 4K MCF 22.1 BOE
Kearny County, KS #233 #3 $9,279,928,824 28 Dec 2022 BBL 1.2M MCF 6.8K BOE
Kingman County, KS #524 #16 $1,768,073,735 60 Dec 2022 BBL 61.6K MCF 342.43 BOE
Kiowa County, KS #621 #29 $1,105,616,227 36 Dec 2022 BBL 12.9K MCF 71.93 BOE
Labette County, KS #463 #13 $256,938,564 9 Dec 2022 BBL 142K MCF 789.47 BOE
Marion County, KS #669 #40 $547,040,051 7 Dec 2022 BBL 4.2K MCF 23.9 BOE
McPherson County, KS #692 #45 $1,226,102,078 2 Dec 2022 BBL 805 MCF 4.5 BOE
Meade County, KS #585 #22 $995,567,039 53 Dec 2022 BBL 23.4K MCF 130.1 BOE
Montgomery County, KS #397 #10 $1,206,055,557 13 Dec 2022 BBL 248.2K MCF 1.3K BOE
Morton County, KS #297 #6 $6,298,187,817 32 Dec 2022 BBL 604K MCF 3.3K BOE
Neosho County, KS #374 #9 $932,459,648 5 Dec 2022 BBL 291.9K MCF 1.6K BOE
Ness County, KS #679 #43 $3,891,041,333 1 Dec 2022 BBL 1.9K MCF 10.97 BOE
Pawnee County, KS #607 #27 $652,051,504 22 Dec 2022 BBL 15.9K MCF 88.63 BOE
Pratt County, KS #636 #32 $1,234,188,411 36 Dec 2022 BBL 8.9K MCF 49.87 BOE
Reno County, KS #658 #39 $1,179,924,834 24 Dec 2022 BBL 5.1K MCF 28.77 BOE
Rice County, KS #653 #36 $1,965,675,834 8 Dec 2022 BBL 6K MCF 33.9 BOE
Rush County, KS #588 #23 $753,928,160 3 Dec 2022 BBL 22K MCF 122.43 BOE
Scott County, KS #640 #33 $990,617,345 3 Dec 2022 BBL 7.9K MCF 44.23 BOE
Seward County, KS #355 #8 $4,246,920,766 60 Dec 2022 BBL 361.7K MCF 2K BOE
Sherman County, KS #536 #17 $113,729,440 3 Dec 2022 BBL 52.5K MCF 292.03 BOE
Stafford County, KS #641 #34 $3,082,943,307 25 Dec 2022 BBL 7.9K MCF 44.2 BOE
Stanton County, KS #296 #5 $3,927,817,356 24 Dec 2022 BBL 613.8K MCF 3.4K BOE
Stevens County, KS #211 #1 $14,397,756,689 34 Dec 2022 BBL 1.5M MCF 8.3K BOE
Sumner County, KS #656 #38 $1,355,593,264 13 Dec 2022 BBL 5.7K MCF 31.83 BOE
Wichita County, KS #684 #44 $165,753,936 2 Dec 2022 BBL 1.5K MCF 8.47 BOE
Wilson County, KS #400 #11 $1,270,482,786 18 Dec 2022 BBL 241.7K MCF 1.3K BOE
Woodson County, KS #711 #47 $1,176,745,749 1 Dec 2022 BBL 34 MCF 0.2 BOE

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