Kansas drilling activity records with verified source dates and coverage limits. Missing categories stay unknown. Counts are not statewide totals. Free to cite, quote, and embed with attribution.
Source refresh dates: 2026-07-24 through 2026-09-17 · CC BY 4.0This Kansas report includes 1,438 permit records, 1,997 spudded wells without recorded first production, 40 spud records, and 8 producing-well records. The county activity summary includes 105 counties. Counts describe the included records, not statewide totals; source refresh dates are listed below.
| # | Operator | Wells | Permit records | DUC records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eiger Operating Company, LLC | 6,246 | 21 | 355 |
| 2 | Rj Energy | 5,564 | 282 | 1,283 |
| 3 | Scout Energy Management | 4,049 | 2 | 278 |
| 4 | Colt Energy | 3,825 | 135 | 783 |
| 5 | Murfin Drilling | 3,072 | 22 | 1,180 |
| # | County | Permit records | DUC records | Well records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery | 21 | 2,655 | 23,407 |
| 2 | Allen | 157 | 2,314 | 21,408 |
| 3 | Barton | 28 | 11,628 | 18,844 |
| 4 | Miami | 38 | 2,063 | 18,057 |
| 5 | Butler | 24 | 5,948 | 16,853 |
Counts describe the records included in each category. Coverage is limited and some categories are capped; these counts are not statewide totals. Permit, spud, and producing-well records reflect the selection window at their source refresh, not a rolling count as of today. Spud records exclude wells with recorded first production. The DUC category uses spud date without recorded first production as a proxy; it does not independently verify completion status. County summaries and operator rankings cover their included records.
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An unavailable source date does not establish a zero count. Source refresh dates describe the included records, not the time this page was opened. Use the state regulator reference to research filings; it does not certify these compiled counts.
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