Barber County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

6,751 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

6,751
Total wells
1,366
Producing
4,288
Plugged
110
Injection
258
Permitted
1,244
Operators
4,677 ft
Avg depth
9,999 ft
Deepest well
13
Spudded 24mo
Oct 1918
First spud
Mar 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Barber County

Depth range is measured from the wells on file, not a regional average.

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Mississippian2,289625425 ft4,789 ft9,999 ft—
Arbuckle Group55019759 ft4,913 ft6,385 ft—
Mississippi478217100 ft4,958 ft9,956 ft—
Arbuckle306105100 ft5,050 ft6,824 ft—
Simpson Group Lower29392,757 ft4,861 ft5,740 ft—
Simpson19882126 ft4,799 ft5,575 ft—
Viola Limestone1341249 ft4,746 ft5,394 ft—
Mississippi, Simpson96644,512 ft5,127 ft5,950 ft—
Lansing Group9002,890 ft3,902 ft4,830 ft—
Douglas8119600 ft4,022 ft5,058 ft—
Viola79222,130 ft4,831 ft5,680 ft—
Pennsylvanian System691352 ft3,914 ft5,177 ft—
Douglas Group6513,546 ft3,796 ft5,064 ft—
Kinderhookian3934,385 ft4,729 ft5,300 ft—
Wabaunsee Group3602,647 ft2,972 ft3,900 ft—
Ordovician System2704,436 ft4,847 ft6,014 ft—
Elgin2083,428 ft4,256 ft5,675 ft—
Shawnee Group2001,792 ft3,485 ft3,956 ft—
Mississippian System1774,322 ft4,719 ft5,355 ft—
Maquoketa Shale1624,354 ft4,762 ft5,200 ft—
Toronto1613,602 ft3,947 ft5,270 ft—
Lansing-Kansas City1403,720 ft4,566 ft5,460 ft—
Lansing1313,403 ft4,087 ft4,800 ft—
Tarkio Limestone1302,844 ft2,987 ft3,198 ft—
Cherokee1254,415 ft4,791 ft5,320 ft—
Snyderville1243,745 ft4,379 ft4,875 ft—
Topeka1203,665 ft4,223 ft5,095 ft—
Marmaton1114,420 ft4,922 ft5,250 ft—
Ordovician11114,700 ft4,768 ft4,880 ft—
Xmississippi1104,100 ft4,824 ft5,800 ft—
Permian System100315 ft1,048 ft2,543 ft—
Mississippian Chat924,500 ft4,635 ft4,899 ft—
Cretaceous System80288 ft957 ft1,512 ft—
Indian Cave702,635 ft3,440 ft4,250 ft—
Tarkio702,850 ft3,265 ft4,492 ft—
Admire Group602,705 ft2,813 ft2,932 ft—
Elgin Sand603,649 ft4,064 ft5,200 ft—
Misener655,143 ft5,365 ft5,537 ft—
Topeka Limestone603,356 ft3,517 ft3,700 ft—
Cowley Formation514,837 ft4,960 ft5,168 ft—

Operators in Barber County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Chieftain Oil Co., Inc.248144Jul 2022—
Bce-Mach III LLC234173Jan 2024—
Dixon Operating Company, LLC226177Dec 2024—
Val Energy, Inc.19855Sep 2021—
Herman L. Loeb, LLC17898Feb 2014—
Indian Oil Co., Inc.15594Dec 2023—
Charles N. Griffin14173Mar 2026—
R & B Oil & Gas, Inc.12773May 2022—
Woolsey Operating Company, LLC1230Jul 2020—
Marathon Oil Company840Apr 1993—
Cmx, Inc.8114Mar 2015—
Hummon Corporation810Jul 2003—
Agv Corp.6725Sep 2013—
Continental Oil CO.670Jul 1974—
Skelly Oil CO.670Sep 1968—
Petroleum, Inc.620Apr 1971—
Barbara Oil CO.600May 1969—
F. G. Holl Company L.L.C.608Jul 2012—
Graves Drilling Co., Inc.600Sep 1994—
M & M Exploration, Inc.5636Aug 2021—
Woolsey Petroleum Corporation550Jun 2001—
Bowers Drilling Co., Inc.530Apr 2006—
Texas Energies, Inc.480Aug 1985—
White Exploration, Inc.4827Oct 2022—
Ramshorn Resources, LLC4727Feb 2021—
Aylward Drilling CO.450Mar 1972—
Molz Oil Company430May 2007—
Texas Oil And Gas Corp.430Aug 1981—
Lotus Operating Company, L.L.C.410Jun 2012—
Sokan Operating, LLC3730May 2008—
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Pratt 4,379Harper 3,028Comanche 1,990Kingman 4,288Stafford 9,957Kiowa 2,519Clark 1,995Edwards 2,228
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