# Colt Energy Drilling Permits in Kansas

## TL;DR

Colt Energy has filed 132 oil and gas drilling permits in Allen County, Kansas over the last 24 months, with the most recent permits dated July 21, 2026. All permits are concentrated in the Cherokee Basin play. This data, sourced from state regulator filings and refreshed monthly as of August 5, 2026, represents leading indicators of where the operator is deploying capital for new well development.

## Key Takeaways

- Colt Energy has filed 132 drilling permits exclusively in Allen County, Kansas—no activity reported in Texas or Oklahoma despite the page metadata
- All 132 permits target the Cherokee Basin formation, showing concentrated geographic and geological focus
- The most recent cluster of 7 permits was filed on July 21, 2026, including wells named FITZPATRICK 18-19, THORNTON 1-2, CHARLOTTE HOBBS 130-131, and KIRK 75-76
- Permit data represents pre-production wells that have been authorized but had not yet begun producing as of the most recent data refresh
- Well names frequently reference surface landowners or lease names (CHARLOTTE HOBBS, KIRK, LATTA, BAKER, SUTHERLAND series)
- The operator filed two saltwater disposal (SWD) wells: CROSS SWD-1 (September 2025) and CHARLOTTE HOBBS SWD-1 (January 2025)
- Permit activity shows consistent drilling pace with multiple permits filed monthly from August 2024 through July 2026
- Lateral lengths are not reported for these Cherokee Basin vertical wells, unlike horizontal shale developments

## Page Highlights

**Recent Drilling Activity:** The page provides a comprehensive table of all 132 permits filed over 24 months, sorted by permit date (most recent first). Each entry includes permit date, well name, API number, county, state, formation/play, and lateral length (though all lateral lengths are listed as blank, suggesting vertical wells).

**Geographic Concentration:** Colt Energy's entire permit portfolio in this dataset is concentrated in Allen County, Kansas, targeting the Cherokee Basin—a conventional oil and gas play in southeastern Kansas. No permits appear in Texas or Oklahoma despite those states being mentioned in the page metadata.

**Permit Timeline:** Filing activity began in August 2024 and continued through July 2026, with clusters of permits often filed on the same day (e.g., 8 permits on March 4, 2025; 9 permits on September 3, 2024; 7 permits on July 21, 2026).

**Well Naming Patterns:** Wells are numbered sequentially within lease or landowner series (CHARLOTTE HOBBS 92-131, KIRK 55-76, BAKER 31-38, LATTA 30-41, SUTHERLAND FARMS 1-8), suggesting multi-well development programs on specific lease blocks.

**Infrastructure Development:** The two SWD (saltwater disposal) permits indicate the operator is developing water-handling infrastructure to support ongoing production operations in the area.

## Dataset Variables

The page does not include JSON-LD structured data. The permit table itself tracks these variables for each filing: Permit Date, Well Name, API Number, County, State, Formation/Play, and Lateral Length.

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