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Top ten counties for oil production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 35,821,709 barrels. The production from the top ten counties (16,103,118 barrels) amounted to about 45% of the state's total, up slightly from 2016.

County bbl % of
total		 2015
Rank		 % Change
from 2015
volume
1. Ellis 2,643,010 7.4 1 -1.3
2. Haskell 2,453,479 6.8 4 42.3
3. Barton 1,699,851 4.7 3 -2.0
4. Finney 1,636,428 4.6 5 -2.4
5. Russell 1,599,998 4.5 6 -1.3
6. Rooks 1,592,337 4.4 7 -0.2
7. Ness 1,484,160 4.1 8 -0.2
8. Stafford 1,049,011 2.9 10 -5.2
9. Harper 996,772 2.8 2 -52.1
10. Barber 948,072 2.6 9 -17.0
State Total 35,821,709     -5.6

Top ten counties for gas production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 215,722,212 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten counties (164,308,179 MCF) amounted to 76% of the state's total, about the same as in 2016.

County mcf % of
total		 2015
Rank		 % Change
from 2015
volume
1. Stevens 26,488,754 12.3 1 -13.1
2. Grant 23,660,601 11.0 3 -9.5
3. Harper 20,331,898 9.4 2 -25.6
4. Kearny 19,401,549 9.0 4 -11.9
5. Barber 17,094,213 7.9 5 -14.4
6. Haskell 13,161,055 6.1 6 -11.4
7. Morton 12,363,535 5.7 8 -2.3
8. Finney 11,864,895 5.5 7 -10.0
9. Stanton 10,368,872 4.8 9 -5.2
10. Seward 9,572,807 4.4 10 -7.7
State Total 215,722,212     -12.2
Also available is detailed oil and gas production for each county.

Top ten fields for oil production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 35,821,709 barrels. The production from the top ten fields (4,288,024 barrels) amounted to about 12% of the state's total, about the same as in 2016.

Field bbl % of
total		 2015
Rank		 % Change
from 2015
volume
1. Bemis-Shutts 865,262 2.4 1 -1.1
2. Chase-Silica 562,107 1.6 2 -6.9
3. Trapp 498,181 1.4 3 -5.1
4. Hall-Gurney 405,767 1.1 5 -7.6
5. El Dorado 382,819 1.1 4 -5.3
6. Paola-Rantoul 339,528 0.9 6 -7.0
7. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 312,015 0.9 8 -2.1
8. Damme 311,560 0.9 7 -3.8
9. Victory 310,814 0.9 new 14.7
10. Fairport 299,971 0.8 9 -2.9

Top ten fields for gas production in 2017

Kansas total production for 2017 was 215,722,212 MCF (thousand cubic feet). The production from the top ten fields (147,265,817 MCF) amounted to 68% of the state's total, slightly higher than in 2016.

Field MCF % of
total		 2015
Rank		 % Change
from 2015
volume
1. Hugoton Gas Area 88,004,205 40.8 1 -9.9
2. Panoma Gas Area 24,494,945 11.4 2 -12.1
3. Cherokee Basin Coal Gas Area 18,814,132 8.7 3 -10.1
4. Spivy-Grabs-Basil 3,992,199 1.9 4 -11.8
5. Greenwood Gas Area 3,526,761 1.6 5 -1.5
6. Stranathan 2,107,113 1.0 6 -25.0
7. Cherry Creek Niobrara Gas Area 1,921,574 0.9 7 -6.2
8. Bradshaw Gas Area 1,535,138 0.7 8 -17.9
9. Hardtner 1,464,528 0.7 10 -12.1
10. Aetna Gas Area 1,405,222 0.7 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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