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Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Rept. 2005-52


Fiscal Year 2005 Kansas Oil & Gas Production by Operator

Timothy R. Carr
Kansas Geological Survey
Open-file Report 2005-52

Summary

Attached are tables showing oil and gas production by operator for the state fiscal year from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005 (FY2005). Tables were generated from relational databases maintained by the Kansas Geological Survey using data supplied by the Kansas Department of Revenue. Given that productive leases are continuously transferred between operators, production for individual operators may not be current.

During FY2005, a total of 1,723 operators reported oil production of 33,450,046 barrels, which is down from the 34,047,466 barrels reported in FY2004 (Kansas Open-File report 2004-61, http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/publication/2004/ofr2004-61/index.html). The top 20 operators produced 12,357,766 barrels of oil, and accounted for 36.9% of total production (Table 1). A complete listing of oil production for all operators is provided in Appendix 1 (PDF).

Gas production during FY2004 was reported by 885 operators and totaled 388 billion cubic feet (Bcf), which is down from the 414 Bcf reported in FY2004 (Kansas Open-File report 2004-61, http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/publication/2004/ofr2004-61/index.html). The top 20 operators produced 298 Bcf of gas, and accounted for 76.8% of total production (Table 2). A complete listing of all operators is provided in Appendix 2 (PDF).

Table 1

Oil Production from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005
Ranking Operator Name Production (bo)
1 Berexco, Inc. 1,546,728
2 Vess Oil Corporation 1,471,096
3 Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. 1,260,885
4 Oxy USA, Inc. 1,186,353
5 American Warrior, Inc. 729,542
6 Merit Energy Company 683,356
7 Cimarex Energy Co. 587,857
8 McCoy Petroleum Corporation 525,824
9 Elysium Energy, L.L.C. 469,468
10 Ritchie Exploration, Inc. 469,214
11 PetroSantander ( USA ) Inc. 466,113
12 Loeb, Herman L. 411,820
13 Hartman Oil Co., Inc. 397,181
14 White Eagle Resources Corp. 349,212
15 Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas 323,062
16 Farmer, John O., Inc. 317,366
17 Mull Drilling Company, Inc. 306,147
18 Trans Pacific Oil Corporation 304,089
19 Abercrombie Energy, LLC 285,393
20 Schmitt, Carmen, Inc. 267,061

Table 2

Gas Production from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005
Ranking Operator Name Production (mcf)
1 BP America Production Company 63,852,573
2 EXXONMOBIL Oil Corp 53,445,319
3 Oxy USA, Inc. 42,432,884
4 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 31,674,258
5 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 27,446,942
6 Cimarex Energy Co. 11,803,937
7 XTO Energy Inc. 11,445,796
8 Merit Energy Company 10,497,582
9 Chesapeake Operating, Inc. 7,223,242
10 Quest Cherokee, LLC 6,361,021
11 Kansas Natural Gas, Inc. 4,650,464
12 Osborn Heirs Company, LTD 4,138,505
13 Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. , LLC 3,896,081
14 Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas 3,505,031
15 Berexco, Inc. 3,122,163
16 Woolsey Operating Company, LLC 3,055,935
17 Horseshoe Operating, Inc. 2,869,958
18 McCoy Petroleum Corporation 2,352,013
19 Dominion Oklahoma Texas Expl & Prod, Inc. 2,345,844
20 Chevron USA, Inc. 2,199,923

Report || Appendix 1 || Appendix 2 (pdf versions)


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