Oil & gas wells in Kansas
474,051 catalogued wellbores in Kansas, from the state regulator's registry plus the federal orphaned-well inventory.
Dataset updated . Derived from public data sources.
Catalogued wells
474,051
Active
100,797
Plugged
262,480
Documented orphans
11,468
Largest operators active in Kansas
| Operator | Wells | Active | Plugged | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron USA | 65,303 | 13,921 | 41,956 | AL AR CA CO KS LA MI ND NM OH OK PA UT WV WY |
| Eog Resources | 16,762 | 2,897 | 3,895 | AR CA CO KS LA MI MS MT ND NM NY OH OK PA UT WV WY |
| Scout Energy Management | 12,456 | 9,882 | 872 | CO KS MT ND NM OK UT |
| Kerr Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore | 11,405 | 2,600 | 5,708 | CO KS LA ND NM OK UT WY |
| Berry Petroleum | 11,021 | 3,375 | 3,756 | AR CA CO IL KS KY OK UT WY |
| Noble Energy | 10,764 | 1,646 | 6,259 | CA CO IL KS LA MT NM OK PA UT WV WY |
| Texaco | 10,522 | 267 | 1,453 | AL AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NY OH OK PA UT |
| Citation Oil & Gas | 9,922 | 7,334 | 1,237 | CO IL KS LA MS MT ND NM OK UT WY |
| Marathon Oil | 8,999 | 2,695 | 4,564 | AR CA CO IL KS KY LA MI MS MT ND NM OK PA UT WV WY |
| Pdc Energy | 8,577 | 2,373 | 3,795 | CO KS OH |
Well counts are the operator’s national totals; state placeholder records are excluded. See methodology.
Deepest wells in Kansas
National ranking →| Well | API # | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Poersch 1 | 15-201-20003 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Washington, KS | — | 11,300 ft |
| Hazel 3120 2-24H | 15-033-21707 | Active | Gas | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Murphy 3119 3-7H | 15-033-21762 | Active | Oil | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Ariana 3419 1-7H | 15-033-21702 | Active | Gas | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Pepper 3419 3-4H | 15-033-21710 | Active | Gas | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Pepper 3419 2-4H | 15-033-21709 | Shut-in | Gas | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Pepper 3419 4-4H | 15-033-21711 | Active | Gas | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Hazel 3120 1-24H | 15-033-21684 | Shut-in | Oil | Comanche, KS | Tepui Ventures | 9,999 ft |
| Harry 4-35-10 2H | 15-007-24221 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Barber, KS | BCE-Mach LLC | 9,999 ft |
| Horsch 1-B | 15-207-71850 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Woodson, KS | — | 9,996 ft |
Counties in Kansas
Counties with 25 or more catalogued wells.
Montgomery22,090Allen19,933Miami16,622Barton15,966Neosho15,629Woodson14,593Butler14,106Ellis13,636Chautauqua13,512Wilson12,324Greenwood12,267Russell11,870Anderson11,586Cowley10,442Franklin10,240Stafford9,938Rice9,537Rooks8,451Linn7,773Graham7,647Labette7,392Ness7,295Barber6,723Sumner6,118Bourbon5,946Coffey5,475Mcpherson5,412Johnson5,075Crawford4,776Marion4,538Elk4,457Trego4,450Pratt4,358Kingman4,267Reno4,030Stevens3,954Sedgwick3,953Finney3,935Ellsworth3,553Morton3,534Pawnee3,409Haskell3,255Rush3,234Seward3,216Harper3,017Kearny2,951Lane2,813Hodgeman2,727Douglas2,723Gove2,719Grant2,650Kiowa2,513Edwards2,220Meade2,175Clark1,984Comanche1,976Harvey1,975Sheridan1,961Stanton1,795Decatur1,768Logan1,752Cheyenne1,750Leavenworth1,744Phillips1,696Rawlins1,625Scott1,507Saline1,385Norton1,360Hamilton1,308Ford1,276Chase1,267Thomas1,239Lyon1,132Morris963Greeley941Jefferson903Sherman736Osborne611Wabaunsee585Gray548Dickinson516Wallace504Wichita428Cherokee362Nemaha309Riley189Jackson160Osage145Wyandotte138Atchison137Pottawatomie137Geary114Clay111Brown103Washington84Marshall74Lincoln72Doniphan60Cloud52Ottawa49Smith42Mitchell34Shawnee31Republic25