Oil and Gas Facts
- More than 30 states in the U.S. have Oil or Gas located
within them.
- The first oil well in Kansas was drilled in 1860.
- Currently Kansas produces oil and gas in 89 of the
105 counties.
- Over 3700 permits to drill were issued in Kansas during
2005.
- The average well depth is about 3,500 feet.
- Over 59,000 wells are actively producing oil and natural
gas in Kansas today.
- 70% of the wells produce oil and the other 30% produce
natural gas.
- The average daily oil well production is 2.27 barrels
- The average daily natural gas production is 63 thousand
cubic feet.
- There are over 2100 oil and gas producers operating
in Kansas.
References: KIOGA Brochure
