Chautauqua County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

13,353 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

13,353
Total wells
1,143
Producing
6,593
Plugged
398
Injection
2,920
Permitted
2,419
Operators
1,369 ft
Avg depth
9,890 ft
Deepest well
3
Spudded 24mo
Jun 1903
First spud
Sep 2025
Latest spud
—
Cumulative

Formations drilled in Chautauqua County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Mississippian85398100 ft2,021 ft3,000 ft—
Pennsylvanian System500107320 ft1,302 ft2,350 ft—
Marmaton Group43761300 ft1,202 ft5,970 ft—
Wayside419199510 ft1,262 ft2,116 ft—
Arbuckle Group215141,150 ft2,302 ft2,889 ft—
Cherokee Group13215704 ft1,604 ft9,890 ft—
Mississippi12537750 ft1,846 ft2,554 ft—
Peru Sand787755 ft1,229 ft1,800 ft—
Peru7635146 ft1,208 ft2,050 ft—
Arbuckle7191,000 ft2,123 ft3,652 ft—
Mississippian System29141,449 ft2,194 ft2,554 ft—
Layton2810814 ft1,305 ft2,320 ft—
Cattleman Sand2021,440 ft1,989 ft2,270 ft—
Wayside Sandstone1841,006 ft1,363 ft1,789 ft—
Layton Sand172660 ft1,319 ft1,889 ft—
Mulky Coal1631,183 ft1,544 ft1,900 ft—
Mulky131950 ft1,451 ft1,942 ft—
Wayside Sand1321,100 ft1,498 ft2,090 ft—
Xwayside1310761 ft956 ft1,564 ft—
Middle Mississippian (osage)1201,758 ft2,036 ft2,360 ft—
Redd Sand123711 ft973 ft1,325 ft—
Miss. Lime1101,757 ft3,866 ft6,393 ft—
Weiser Sand1111,000 ft1,062 ft1,142 ft—
Xmississippi1111,630 ft2,015 ft2,239 ft—
Burgess Sand1001,401 ft1,534 ft2,100 ft—
Cherokee Coals1041,527 ft1,657 ft1,861 ft—
Oswego Limestone1021,550 ft1,775 ft1,985 ft—
Red Sand106732 ft779 ft871 ft—
Weiser101988 ft1,174 ft1,650 ft—
Cherokee Group Coal901,411 ft1,563 ft1,688 ft—
Kansas City Group821,384 ft1,539 ft2,281 ft—
Pawnee Limestone811,056 ft1,617 ft2,302 ft—
Bartlesville Sandstone701,028 ft1,680 ft2,040 ft—
Mississippian Chert701,621 ft1,975 ft2,340 ft—
Bartlesville61588 ft1,063 ft1,852 ft—
Chattanooga Shale611,655 ft2,119 ft2,600 ft—
Mississippi Coal611,195 ft1,574 ft1,694 ft—
Mississippian Chat601,708 ft1,921 ft2,390 ft—
Wiser611,125 ft1,207 ft1,296 ft—
Xmiss. Lime601,680 ft1,890 ft2,100 ft—

Operators in Chautauqua County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C.825145Jun 2024—
Wells Battelstein4160Feb 1992—
Elmore, John A. And Patricia R.36177Oct 2020—
Jones Oil Exploration, LLC270125Jul 2024—
John M. Denman Oil CO.2250Mar 1974—
Jones & Buck Development, LLC22472Feb 2024—
Speedy Well Service22115Nov 2015—
John M. Denman Oil CO. Inc.1640Nov 2013—
Kelt Energy1640Jan 1989—
Quito, Inc.1530Sep 2013—
Denman Brothers1430Jul 2000—
Shamball Oil14361Jul 2021—
Keen Oil CO13892Aug 2007—
Perkins Oil Enterprises, Inc.1260Jul 2010—
Neo Oilfield Services, LLC1070Jul 1984—
Reata Petroleum LLC9550Apr 2019—
Sinclair Prairie Oil CO.930Jan 1946—
Clark Energy, LLC860Aug 2011—
Bill Farris820——
Kcc Fee Fund Plug810——
Not Confirmed810May 1982—
Horton, John8013Sep 2025—
Little Chief Energy Corporation7718Jan 2018—
Union Gas System Inc.760Apr 1937—
Wells & Battelstein Oil & Gas740May 1982—
Bull Oil Company, LLC6343Nov 2023—
R. D. Energy, Inc.6023Jun 2014—
Wells-Battelstein O&g600Jun 1982—
Little Nick Oil CO.570Feb 1937—
Sm Oil & Gas, Inc.560Mar 2018—
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Elk 4,299Montgomery 21,074Cowley 10,448Greenwood 12,171Labette 6,626Wilson 12,034Lyon 1,136Woodson 14,603
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