{"name":"Vess Oil Drilling Activity in Barton County, Kansas","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/vess-oil-corporation/kansas/barton","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-07-04","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Vess Oil","operatorSlug":"vess-oil-corporation","state":"KS","county":"Barton","totalWells":146,"producingWells":120,"permits24mo":0,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":14,"topFormation":null,"rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1979-09-18","lastPermitDate":"2014-05-12"}