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Top Ten Lists--Oil and Gas Production

Lists are updated when all of the previous year's data is in, typically in late spring.


Top ten counties for oil production in 2020

Kansas total production for 2020 was 28,259,806 barrels. The production from the top ten counties (13,261,760 barrels) amounted to about 47% of the state's total.

County bbl % of
total
2019
Rank
% Change
from 2019
volume
1. Ellis 2,192,395 7.8 1 -13.1
2. Haskell 2,031,723 7.2 2 -15.3
3. Finney 1,473,945 5.2 3 -19.1
4. Barton 1,386,391 4.9 4 -14.8
5. Rooks 1,351,265 4.8 6 -9.5
6. Russell 1,315,125 4.7 5 -12.3
7. Ness 1,195,988 4.2 7 -16.4
8. Stafford 910,712 3.2 8 -12.4
9. Graham 719,991 2.5 9 -19.5
10. Butler 684,225 2.4 11 -8.0
State Total 28,259,806     -14.9

Top ten counties for gas production in 2020

Kansas total production for 2020 was 164,223,712 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten counties (128,523,604 MCF) was about 78% of the state's total.

County mcf % of
total
2019
Rank
% Change
from 2019
volume
1. Stevens 24,324,370 14.8 1 -4.8
2. Grant 20,578,337 12.5 2 2.2
3. Kearny 17,403,341 10.6 3 -0.2
4. Haskell 10,636,355 6.5 6 -7.5
5. Barber 10,231,078 6.2 5 -19.7
6. Morton 10,019,288 6.1 8 -5.4
7. Finney 9,925,900 6.0 7 -7.3
8. Harper 9,430,623 5.7 4 -32.5
9. Stanton 8,520,339 5.2 10 4.2
10. Seward 7,453,973 4.5 9 -10.3
State Total 164,223,712     -8.9
Also available is detailed oil and gas production for each county.

Top ten fields for oil production in 2020

Kansas total production for 2020 was 24,599,638 barrels. The production from the top ten fields (3,769,947 barrels) amounted to about 15% of the state's total.

Field bbl % of
total
2019
Rank
% Change
from 2019
volume
1. Bemis-Shutts 724,131 2.9 2 -8.7
2. Santa Fe North 608,746 2.5 1 -23.8
3. Chase-Silica 437,990 1.8 3 -13.1
4. Trapp 365,765 1.5 4 -15.2
5. Hall-Gurney 327,338 1.3 5 -12.1
6. El Dorado 321,006 1.3 6 -7.9
7. Burrton 263,588 1.1 11 -1.0
8. Fairport 260,347 1.1 7 -13.6
9. Paola-Rantoul 231,215 0.9 8 -20.8
10. Damme 229,821 0.9 10 -15.1
State Total 24,599,638     -15.2

Top ten fields for gas production in 2020

Kansas total production for 2020 was 157,192,120 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten fields (122,738,028) amounted to about 78% of the state's total.

Field MCF % of
total
2019
Rank
% Change
from 2019
volume
1. Hugoton Gas Area 76,725,243 48.8 1 -1.9
2. Panoma Gas Area 21,400,186 13.6 2 -1.1
3. Cherokee Basin Coal Gas Area 12,883,166 8.2 3 -12.4
4. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 3,318,559 2.1 4 -17.1
5. Greenwood Gas Area 2,878,179 1.8 5 -4.9
6. Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 1,400,378 0.9 7 -4.0
7. Stranathan 1,209,335 0.8 6 -17.2
8. Hardtner 1,014,689 0.6 9 -6.4
9. Aetna Gas Area 964,333 0.6 8 -18.6
10. Bradshaw Gas Area 943,960 0.6 11 -0.9
State Total 157,192,120     -8.2
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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