12,286 wells across 890 recorded operators, with 53 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 Nemaha Anticline formation in Kansas has 12,286 wells on record across 890 recorded operators, with 53 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Range Oil Company, Vess Oil, Oxy, Anstine & Musgrove and Crown Energy Company. 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 Nemaha Anticline formation in Kansas:
| # | Operator | Wells in Nemaha Anticline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Range Oil Company | 777 |
| 2 | Vess Oil | 768 |
| 3 | Oxy | 584 |
| 4 | Anstine & Musgrove | 234 |
| 5 | Crown Energy Company | 189 |
| 6 | Benson Mineral Group | 188 |
| 7 | Aztec Oil Operating LLC | 168 |
| 8 | Bear Petroleum | 165 |
| 9 | Mwk Petroleum Company | 157 |
| 10 | Phillips Petroleum Company | 156 |
The Kansas counties with the most Nemaha Anticline activity:
Butler, Cowley, Chase, Morris, Nemaha
The Nemaha Anticline 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 Nemaha Anticline is a formation/play group recorded in Kansas, with 12,286 wells on file across 890 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 53 drilling permits targeting the Nemaha Anticline 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.
12,286 wells target the Nemaha Anticline in Kansas, worked by 890 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Nemaha Anticline operators with the most wells on record in Kansas are Range Oil Company, Vess Oil, Oxy, Anstine & Musgrove and Crown Energy Company. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 53 drilling permits targeting the Nemaha Anticline 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 53 new drilling permits targeting the Nemaha Anticline 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.
Nemaha Anticline activity in Kansas includes 12,286 wells on record and 890 recorded operators, with 53 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 Nemaha Anticline in Kansas are Butler, Cowley, Chase, Morris, Nemaha. 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: 12,286
Recorded operators: 890
Permits 24mo: 53
Summary date: 2026-11-01
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