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Top Ten Lists--Oil and Gas Production

Note: 2017 production was significantly revised in early 2019, so these lists have been updated.


Top ten counties for oil production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 35,822,288 barrels. The production from the top ten counties (16,108,487 barrels) amounted to about 45% of the state's total, up slightly from 2016.

County bbl % of
total
2016
Rank
% Change
from 2016
volume
1. Ellis 2,643,019 7.4 1 -1.3
2. Haskell 2,454,050 6.9 4 42.3
3. Barton 1,699,851 4.7 3 -2.0
4. Finney 1,636,427 4.6 5 -2.4
5. Russell 1,600,018 4.5 6 -1.3
6. Rooks 1,592,337 4.4 7 -0.2
7. Ness 1,489,359 4.2 8 -0.1
8. Stafford 1,049,011 2.9 10 -5.2
9. Harper 996,772 2.8 2 -52.1
10. Barber 947,643 2.6 9 -17.1
State Total 35,822,288     -5.6

Top ten counties for gas production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 220,652,784 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten counties (169,105,548 MCF) amounted to 77% of the state's total, about the same as in 2016.

County mcf % of
total
2016
Rank
% Change
from 2016
volume
1. Stevens 28,787,361 13.0 1 -6.3
2. Grant 24,161,980 11.0 3 -7.9
3. Kearny 20,467,902 9.3 4 -7.9
4. Harper 20,338,258 9.2 2 -25.5
5. Barber 17,116,411 7.8 5 -14.4
6. Haskell 13,329,421 6.0 6 -10.5
7. Morton 12,476,682 5.7 8 -2.5
8. Finney 12,360,829 5.6 7 -6.9
9. Stanton 10,375,637 4.7 9 -5.5
10. Seward 9,691,067 4.4 10 -6.9
State Total 220,652,784     -10.5
Also available is detailed oil and gas production for each county. Also available is the top ten list for 2016.

Top ten fields for oil production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 35,822,288 barrels. The production from the top ten fields (4,928,983 barrels) amounted to about 14% of the state's total, slightly higher than in 2016.

Field bbl % of
total
2016
Rank
% Change
from 2016
volume
1. Santa Fe North 941,213 2.6 new 326.1
2. Bemis-Shutts 865,422 2.4 1 -1.1
3. Chase-Silica 561,949 1.6 2 -6.9
4. Trapp 498,181 1.4 3 -5.1
5. Hall-Gurney 405,787 1.1 5 7.6
6. El Dorado 382,819 1.1 4 -5.3
7. Paola-Rantoul 339,652 0.9 6 -6.9
8. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 311,586 0.9 8 -2.1
9. Damme 311,560 0.9 7 -3.8
10. Victory 310,814 0.9 new 14.7

Top ten fields for gas production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 220,652,784 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten fields (151,997,504 MCF) amounted to 69% of the state's total, slightly higher than in 2016.

Field MCF % of
total
2016
Rank
% Change
from 2016
volume
1. Hugoton Gas Area 91,756,382 41.6 1 -6.7
2. Panoma Gas Area 25,452,367 11.5 2 -9.3
3. Cherokee Basin Coal Gas Area 18,818,340 8.5 3 -10.1
4. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 4,016,254 1.8 4 -11.2
5. Greenwood Gas Area 3,530,763 1.6 5 -2.3
6. Stranathan 2,107,113 1.0 6 -25.0
7. Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 1,912,921 0.9 7 -6.6
8. Bradshaw Gas Area 1,533,614 0.7 8 -18.3
9. Hardtner 1,464,528 0.7 10 -12.1
10. Aetna Gas Area 1,405,222 0.6 new -9.3
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. Also available is the top ten list for 2016.

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Updated March 26, 2018
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