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Top ten counties for oil production in 2008

Kansas total production for 2008 was 39,526,240 barrels. The production from the top ten counties (19,230,572 barrels) amounted to slightly less then 49% of the state's total, about the same as in 2007.

County bbl % of
total		 2006
Rank
1. Ellis 3,170,706 8.0 1
2. Rooks 2,059,194 5.2 2
3. Barton 2,056,743 5.2 4
4. Russell 2,024,654 5.1 3
5. Haskell 1,950,746 4.9 6
6. Ness 1,918,124 4.9 5
7. Graham 1,650,791 4.2 7
8. Finney 1,614,575 4.1 8
9. Stafford 1,394,374 3.5 9
10. Barber 1,390,665 3.5 --

Top ten counties for gas production in 2008

Kansas total production for 2008 was 378,441,625 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten counties (283,805,661 MCF) amounted to 75% of the state's total, down 1% from 2007.

County mcf % of
total		 2006
Rank
1. Stevens 62,206,832 16.4 1
2. Grant 39,846,369 10.5 2
3. Kearny 36,420,966 9.6 3
4. Haskell 26,438,846 7.0 4
5. Finney 24,154,175 6.4 6
6. Morton 23,867,871 6.3 7
7. Seward 21,684,365 5.7 5
8. Barber 17,146,074 4.5 9
9. Wilson 17,056,381 4.5 8
10. Stanton 14,983,782 4.0 10
Also check out an interactive map of Kansas displaying oil and gas production for each county.

Top ten fields for oil production in 2008

Kansas total production for 2008 was 39,526,240 barrels. The production from the top ten fields (6,184,449 barrels) amounted to 15.6% of the state's total, up 1% from 2007.

Field bbl % of
total		 2006
Rank
1. Bemis-Shutts 1,071,293 2.7 1
2. Chase-Silica 680,664 1.6 2
3. Eubank 648,044 1.6 --
4. Trapp 646,404 1.6 3
5. Willis 642,460 1.6 --
6. Damme 553,004 1.4 --
7. El Dorado 530,300 1.3 4
8. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 518,894 1.3 5
9. Hall-Gurney 470,171 1.2 6
10. Fairport 423,215 1.1 8

Top ten fields for gas production in 2008

Kansas total production for 2007 was 378,441,625 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten fields (288,887,795 MCF) amounted to 76% of the state's total (up 1% from 2007).

Field MCF % of
total		 2006
Rank
1. Hugoton Gas Area 162,068,706 42.8 1
2. Panoma Gas Area 48,355,699 12.8 2
3. Cherokee Basin Coal Gas Area 43,685,798 11.5 3
4. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 7,635,418 2.0 4
5. Bradshaw Gas Area 6,766,740 1.8 5
6. Greenwood Gas Area 6,280,879 1.7 6
7. Gentzler Southwest 5,021,184 1.3 9
8. Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 3,905,391 1.0 --
9. Aetna Gas Area 3,078,184 0.8 7
10. McKinney 2,089,796 0.6 --
Use our Field Database to get more information on oil and gas production from Kansas fields and to view interactive maps of the fields of Kansas.

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Updated April 7, 2009
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