26 wells across 13 recorded operators, with 0 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at summary refresh.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Quick answer: The Chautauqua Platform formation in Kansas has 26 wells on record across 13 recorded operators, with 0 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Kansas Energy Company, Mc C Oil Company, Roadrunner Energy, B & J Drilling Company and McGowan Oil Company A General. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The operators with the most well counts targeting the Chautauqua Platform formation in Kansas:
| # | Operator | Wells in Chautauqua Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas Energy Company | 12 |
| 2 | Mc C Oil Company | — |
| 3 | Roadrunner Energy | — |
| 4 | B & J Drilling Company | — |
| 5 | Mcgowan Oil Company A General | — |
| 6 | Hamp Oil | — |
| 7 | Sierra Drilling Company | — |
| 8 | Wilmax Company | — |
| 9 | Yale Oil Association | — |
| 10 | Myers Drilling Company | — |
The Kansas counties with the most Chautauqua Platform activity:
Chautauqua, Cowley, Labette, Montgomery
The Chautauqua Platform is not among the Kansas formations tracked separately in the yearly permit mix, so only statewide permit counts are shown.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 752 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 751 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,279 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,372 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,697 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,328 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 557 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,206 | — | — | — |
Share of each year’s Kansas drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Forest City Basin | Anadarko Basin | Central Kansas Uplift | Cherokee Basin | Sedgwick Basin | Las Animas Arch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22.7% | 19.4% | 15% | 27.3% | 4.4% | 5.5% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | 21.8% | 16.6% | 26% | 5.1% | 6% |
| 2024 | 29% | 13.8% | 16.3% | 26.6% | 4.2% | 5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | 15.4% | 22.2% | 16.5% | 3.6% | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 13.5% | 6.4% | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | 23.3% | 17.8% | 9.3% | 5.1% | 3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 20.8% | 23.5% | 5.7% | 8.3% | 3.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | 25.5% | 23% | 2% | 5.4% | 5% |
Buckhead Energy computes every figure on this page from grouped records in public oil and gas data. The page shows counts, sums, percentiles and indexes only; it does not list individual wells, leases or permits.
Counts under 3 wells and percentiles under 5 wells are withheld; totals are floors.
Share is the formation’s permits as a percent of the state’s permits that year. Median lateral length is published only when at least 5 permits stand behind it.
Last computed: 2026-11-01. These figures are informational only and are not a valuation of any mineral or royalty interest.
The Chautauqua Platform is a formation/play group recorded in Kansas, with 26 wells on file across 13 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 0 drilling permits targeting the Chautauqua Platform in the 24-month window at summary refresh. These are stored records, not a live measure of drilling.
Recorded formation activity provides regional context. It does not establish ownership, future production, royalty payments or a value for an individual tract. Consult qualified professionals about your specific interest.
26 wells target the Chautauqua Platform in Kansas, worked by 13 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Chautauqua Platform operators with the most wells on record in Kansas are Kansas Energy Company, Mc C Oil Company, Roadrunner Energy, B & J Drilling Company and McGowan Oil Company A General. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 0 drilling permits targeting the Chautauqua Platform in the 24-month window at source refresh, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 0 new drilling permits targeting the Chautauqua Platform in Kansas in the 24-month window at source refresh. New permits and spuds record reported activity stages; they do not establish ongoing drilling, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Chautauqua Platform activity in Kansas includes 26 wells on record and 13 recorded operators, with 0 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh — from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The primary counties recorded for Chautauqua Platform in Kansas are Chautauqua, Cowley, Labette, Montgomery. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the operator, the remaining drilling locations, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
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State: Kansas
Total wells: 26
Recorded operators: 13
Permits 24mo: 0
Summary date: 2026-11-01
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