Highlights, New Items

Chester Incised Valley System, Haskell and Seward Counties, Kansas, presented to the Kansas Geological Society

17 New oil and gas fields named by Nomenclature Committee for March and April 2013

Production data through January 2013 added April 30, 2013.

Top Ten lists of oil and gas production (April 22, 2013)

Resources on Hydraulic Fracturing--the KGS presents these links to help people learn about hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells.

Public Information Circular 32--Hydraulic Fracturing of Oil and Gas Wells in Kansas, by Daniel R. Suchy and K. David Newell

Arbuckle Saline Aquifer Modeling Project, McCord 'A' 20H well

South-central Kansas CO₂ Project

Hutchinson, Kansas, Natural Gas Explosion and Fire from 2001

Additional Resources

Other good places to find Kansas energy and oil & gas data are these web sites. Links and pointers to non-Survey sites are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement by the KGS. The Survey does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of these outside materials.

• KU Tertiary Oil Recovery Program
• North Midcontinent PTTC
• Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Kansas Corporation Commission, with oil and gas rules, regulations, and downloadable forms
• Map showing KCC District Offices and contact info
• State Energy Office, Kansas Corporation Commission
• KOLAR (Kansas Online Automated Reporting)--online reporting of oil and gas information.
• Kansas Strong--Kansas Oil & Gas Resources Fund (KOGRF)
• Kansas Geological Society and Library
• KIOGA--Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
• Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association
• EKOGA--Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association
• Geophysical Society of Kansas
• Kansas Energy Information Network
• MineralWeb--information on mineral rights