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Lists are updated when all of the previous year's data is in, typically in May or June.


Top ten counties for oil production in 2022

Kansas total production for 2022 was 28,003,139 barrels. The production from the top ten counties (13,398,987 barrels) amounted to about 47% of the state's total.

County bbl % of
total
2021
Rank
% Change
from 2021
volume
1. Ellis 2,187,153 7.8 1 -1.8
2. Haskell 1,718,689 6.2 2 -6.3
3. Barton 1,444,742 5.2 3 4.2
4. Ness 1,376,580 4.9 7 16.8
5. Finney 1,376,580 4.8 4 -2.0
6. Russell 1,336,991 4.8 6 0.1
7. Rooks 1,323,403 4.7 5 -2.6
8. Barber 973,488 3.5 13 59.2
9. Stafford 930,834 3.3 8 1.6
10. Graham 759,834 2.7 9 1.9
State Total 28,003,139     0.35

Top ten counties for gas production in 2022

Kansas total production for 2022 was 148,701,961 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten counties (115,006,462 MCF) was about 77% of the state's total.

County mcf % of
total
2021
Rank
% Change
from 2021
volume
1. Stevens 21,610,317 14.5 1 -5.3
2. Grant 18,507,948 12.4 2 -5.3
3. Kearny 15,930,040 10.7 3 -3.0
4. Barber 10,151,458 6.8 4 1.7
5. Haskell 9,012,930 6.1 5 -8.3
6. Finney 8,946,417 6.0 7 -3.2
7. Morton 8,667,454 5.8 6 -6.7
8. Harper 8,114,815 5.5 8 -0.5
9. Stanton 7,656,448 5.1 9 -3.4
10. Seward 6,408,635 4.3 10 -6.4
State Total 148,701,961     -3.3
Also available is detailed oil and gas production for each county.

Top ten fields for oil production in 2022

Kansas total production for 2022 was 23,045,985 barrels. The production from the top ten fields (3,347,724 barrels) amounted to about 15% of the state's total.

Field bbl % of
total
2021
Rank
% Change
from 2021
volume
1. Bemis-Shutts 701,767 3.0 1 -0.1
2. Chase-Silica 438,977 1.9 3 -5.1
3. Trapp 363,906 1.6 4 -0.5
4. Hall-Gurney 332,584 1.4 5 -2.9
5. El Dorado 304,127 1.3 6 -1.3
6. Santa Fe North 284,426 1.2 2 -42.3
7. Burrton 254,532 1.1 7 -2.8
8. Paola-Rantoul 234,466 1.0 9 5.3
9. Kraft-Prusa 221,042 1.0 12 10.2
10. Fairport 211,897 0.9 8 -14.9
State Total 23,045,985     -4.8

Top ten fields for gas production in 2022

Kansas total production for 2022 was 141,451,055 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten fields (109,420,911) amounted to about 77% of the state's total.

Field MCF % of
total
2021
Rank
% Change
from 2021
volume
1. Hugoton Gas Area 68,512,191 48.4 1 -4.9
2. Panoma Gas Area 19,095,826 13.5 2 -4.3
3. Cherokee Basin Coal Gas Area 10,724,369 7.6 3 -5.8
4. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 3,541,439 2.5 4 7.8
5. Greenwood Gas Area 2,455,659 1.7 5 -7.2
6. Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 1,098,597 0.8 6 -11.3
7. Bradshaw Gas Area 1,082,853 0.8 9 6.5
8. Aetna Gas Area 1,000,862 0.7 7 -7.7
9. Hardtner 989,167 0.7 10 -0.4
10. Stranathan 919,948 0.7 8 -10.2
State Total 141,451,055     -4.0
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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