Butler County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

14,127 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

14,127
Total wells
1,165
Producing
10,371
Plugged
1,083
Injection
239
Permitted
2,434
Operators
2,340 ft
Avg depth
6,894 ft
Deepest well
13
Spudded 24mo
Jun 1906
First spud
Aug 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Butler County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Mississippian2,275222210 ft2,745 ft6,894 ft—
Arbuckle Group1,1602491,404 ft2,809 ft3,833 ft—
Viola Limestone253302,277 ft2,835 ft3,254 ft—
Simpson Group Lower248232,180 ft2,901 ft3,400 ft—
Arbuckle219742,225 ft2,784 ft4,970 ft—
Kinderhookian122182,420 ft2,657 ft3,859 ft—
Viola91462,443 ft2,779 ft3,280 ft—
Admire Group903318 ft718 ft1,486 ft—
Kansas City Group9051,908 ft2,152 ft3,064 ft—
Pennsylvanian System8351,820 ft2,183 ft3,235 ft—
Bartlesville Sandstone6232,555 ft2,769 ft2,880 ft—
Mississippi60272,534 ft2,755 ft3,670 ft—
Cherokee Group4702,351 ft2,767 ft3,241 ft—
Hunton Group4462,090 ft2,660 ft3,202 ft—
Mississippian System43122,432 ft2,639 ft3,155 ft—
Hunton36222,275 ft2,579 ft2,730 ft—
Lansing Group3451,594 ft2,047 ft2,758 ft—
Ordovician System3372,150 ft2,754 ft3,350 ft—
Simpson3382,150 ft2,778 ft3,200 ft—
Bartlesville2952,665 ft2,885 ft3,300 ft—
Precambrian System2051,605 ft2,550 ft3,871 ft—
White Cloud Shale164915 ft1,003 ft1,175 ft—
Kansas City1301,910 ft2,340 ft3,040 ft—
Permian System110587 ft831 ft2,150 ft—
Peru Sand1102,221 ft2,353 ft2,515 ft—
Kinderhook1092,485 ft2,627 ft2,838 ft—
Sand100570 ft1,329 ft3,163 ft—
Granite Wash, Lansing-Kansas City952,178 ft2,187 ft2,209 ft—
Squirrel Sandstone912,502 ft2,576 ft2,800 ft—
Viola, Simpson952,437 ft2,552 ft2,614 ft—
Lansing831,860 ft2,004 ft2,243 ft—
Ardmore722,530 ft2,557 ft2,570 ft—
Cambrian System702,182 ft2,840 ft3,883 ft—
Cattleman Sand702,570 ft2,634 ft2,790 ft—
Mississippian Chert712,574 ft2,753 ft3,292 ft—
Pennsylvanian Basal Conglomerate702,233 ft2,435 ft2,530 ft—
Simpson Group Sandstone712,434 ft2,572 ft3,133 ft—
Admire62695 ft1,447 ft2,576 ft—
Chat602,469 ft2,522 ft2,610 ft—
Bartlesville Sand502,750 ft2,914 ft2,970 ft—

Operators in Butler County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Cities Service CO2,2540Jan 2006—
Oxy USA Inc.5830Aug 2001—
Vess Oil Corporation573295Mar 2025—
Range Oil Company, Inc.4050Jun 2017—
E. H. Adair Oil CO.1680Sep 1971—
Crown Energy Company16650Aug 2008—
Rex & Morris1520Dec 1974—
Aztec Oil Operating LLC14359Apr 2026—
Hawkins Oil, LLC13655Mar 2023—
Mwk Petroleum, LLC13470May 2012—
White & Ellis Drilling Inc.13229Jul 2024—
Rex & Morris Drilling CO.1250Sep 1976—
Morrison Producing CO.1120Aug 1958—
Darrah Oil Company, LLC9158Feb 2025—
Brickley Enterprises, LLC9060Oct 2024—
Crawford Production Company8544Dec 2014—
Dunne Equities Inc.810May 2020—
Phillips Petroleum CO.780Dec 1993—
Sonoma Resources LLC7239Jun 2011—
Stelbar Oil Corporation Inc.660Dec 2000—
Te-Pe Oil & Gas5516Dec 2012—
Buckeye Supply CO.540Aug 1960—
H & M Drilling CO.540Oct 1955—
Beard English & Martin530——
Sooner Pipe & Supply CO.520Dec 1953—
Cities Service Oil CO.510Nov 2005—
O A Sutton510Sep 1973—
Saco Oil CO.510May 1972—
Abderhalden, R. R.500Jan 1987—
Flowers Production Co., Inc.500May 2012—
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