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Top ten counties for oil production in 2011

Kansas total production for 2011 was 41,462,608 barrels. The production from the top ten counties (19,615,230 barrels) amounted to about 47% of the state's total, down about 5% from 2010.

County bbl % of
total		 2010
Rank		 % Change
from 2009 volume
1. Ellis 3,382,524 8.2 1 +2.7
2. Barton 2,143,187 5.2 2 -2.4
3. Russell 2,035,844 4.9 5 +2.1
4. Rooks 2,000,270 4.8 3 -0.4
5. Barber 1,916,812 4.6 7 +4.9
6. Ness 1,910,197 4.6 6 -0.6
7. Haskell 1,839,820 4.4 4 -9.0
8. Finney 1,579,814 3.8 8 -5.9
9. Graham 1,514,038 3.7 9 -2.6
10. Stafford 1,292,724 3.2 10 +1.3
State Total 41,462,608     +2.4

Top ten counties for gas production in 2011

Kansas total production for 2011 was 311,619,798 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten counties (228,724,797 MCF) amounted to 73% of the state's total, about the same as in 2010.

County mcf % of
total		 2010
Rank		 % Change
from 2010 volume
1. Stevens 44,389,935 14.2 1 -9.9
2. Grant 32,527,903 10.4 2 -6.8
3. Kearny 28,717,043 9.2 3 -7.5
4. Haskell 22,403,025 7.2 4 -7.4
7. Barber 21,974,122 7.1 7 +9.0
5. Morton 19,860,867 6.4 5 -19.4
6. Finney 19,489,502 6.3 6 -6.6
8. Seward 15,254,883 4.9 8 -12.6
9. Neosho 12,095,607 3.9 9 -7.0
10. Stanton 12,011,910 3.9 10 -6.0
State Total 311,619,798     -6.9
Also check out an interactive map of Kansas displaying oil and gas production for each county.

Top ten fields for oil production in 2011

Kansas total production for 2011 was 41,462,608 barrels. The production from the top ten fields (5,661,317 barrels) amounted to 13.7% of the state's total, down about 1% from 2010.

Field bbl % of
total		 2010
Rank		 % Change
from 2010 volume
1. Bemis-Shutts 1,038,275 2.5 1 +1.8
2. Chase-Silica 733,369 1.8 2 +6.5
3. Trapp 626,726 1.5 4 +2.0
4. Damme 509,001 1.2 5 -8.7
5. El Dorado 502,427 1.2 6 -4.2
6. Eubank 460,998 1.1 3 -36.2
7. Hall-Gurney 460,681 1.1 7 0.0
8. Victory 452,308 1.1 10 +0.5
9. Stranathan 448,260 1.1 -- +36.7
10. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 429,272 1.0 8 -6.0

Top ten fields for gas production in 2011

Kansas total production for 2011 was 311,619,798 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten fields (232,061,755 MCF) amounted to 75% of the state's total, about the same as in 2010.

Field MCF % of
total		 2009
Rank		 % Change
from 2009 volume
1. Hugoton Gas Area 129,215,350 41.5 1 -7.2
2. Panoma Gas Area 38,120,158 12.2 2 -8.1
3. Cherokee Basin Coal Gas Area 35,889,755 11.5 3 -8.1
4. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 6,866,186 2.2 4 -0.2
5. Greenwood Gas Area 5,279,315 1.7 6 -5.3
6. Bradshaw Gas Area 5,010,868 1.6 5 -13.8
7. Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 4,561,468 1.5 7 +5.8
8. Stranathan 2,936,101 0.9 -- +46.1
9. Aetna Gas Area 2,373,011 0.8 9 -11.5
10. Landis 1,809,543 0.6 -- +3.4
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 May 12, 2011
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