Ellis County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

13,684 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

13,684
Total wells
2,205
Producing
9,453
Plugged
355
Injection
300
Permitted
3,379
Operators
3,610 ft
Avg depth
5,363 ft
Deepest well
29
Spudded 24mo
Feb 1907
First spud
Jun 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Ellis County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Arbuckle Group4,376466309 ft3,672 ft4,365 ft—
Arbuckle1,631675413 ft3,658 ft4,210 ft—
Pennsylvanian System564191,168 ft3,651 ft4,113 ft—
Pennsylvanian Basal Conglomerate3215710 ft3,680 ft4,825 ft—
Lansing - Kansas City281130910 ft3,642 ft4,440 ft—
Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City2701441,541 ft3,651 ft4,100 ft—
Reagan Sandstone1699103 ft3,789 ft4,351 ft—
Lansing Group155242,700 ft3,573 ft4,062 ft—
Pennsylvanian Zone B7913,390 ft3,652 ft3,971 ft—
Kansas City59173,380 ft3,649 ft3,950 ft—
Marmaton Group5753,270 ft3,763 ft4,000 ft—
Pennsylvanian Conglomerate5053,400 ft3,650 ft3,940 ft—
Lansing4817353 ft3,530 ft4,096 ft—
Lansing, Arbuckle4821357 ft3,666 ft4,021 ft—
Heebner Shale3213,005 ft3,360 ft3,985 ft—
Cambrian System3133,471 ft3,854 ft4,130 ft—
Kansas City Group2753,352 ft3,640 ft3,977 ft—
Reagan2783,482 ft3,744 ft3,975 ft—
Simpson Group Lower2601,279 ft3,427 ft3,822 ft—
Precambrian System2301,377 ft3,782 ft4,078 ft—
Arbuckle, Lansing2173,506 ft3,626 ft3,810 ft—
Lansing - Kansas City & Arbuckle20133,500 ft3,680 ft3,926 ft—
Arbuckle Lime1823,459 ft3,613 ft3,870 ft—
Conglomerate1753,390 ft3,623 ft3,958 ft—
Gorham Sandstone (reagan Sandstone)1713,390 ft3,668 ft3,910 ft—
Stone Corral Formation1701,273 ft2,418 ft3,695 ft—
Ordovician System1413,355 ft3,619 ft3,940 ft—
Pennsylvanian System Lower1223,435 ft3,674 ft4,006 ft—
Lansing Kansas City, Topeka1153,375 ft3,614 ft3,795 ft—
Topeka Limestone1102,800 ft3,173 ft3,442 ft—
Toronto Limestone1103,150 ft3,347 ft3,540 ft—
Granite Wash1012,313 ft3,754 ft4,085 ft—
Permian System101947 ft1,823 ft3,813 ft—
Marmaton953,380 ft3,830 ft4,059 ft—
Cherokee Group803,815 ft3,917 ft3,968 ft—
Mississippian813,384 ft3,813 ft4,330 ft—
Abklns723,425 ft3,744 ft3,883 ft—
Granit Wash712,486 ft3,548 ft3,974 ft—
Quartzite703,597 ft3,769 ft3,872 ft—
Topeka713,232 ft3,461 ft3,662 ft—

Operators in Ellis County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Patterson Energy LLC365282Jun 2026—
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.27799Jan 2023—
Berexco LLC171108Oct 2024—
Mai Oil Operations, Inc.15484Feb 2025—
Tdi, Inc.15417May 2026—
Vess Oil Corporation14787Oct 2019—
Downing-Nelson Oil CO INC14567Aug 2025—
Farmer, John O., Inc.13577Sep 2024—
R. P. Nixon Operations, INC12024Jan 2014—
Ia Operating, Inc.10843Oct 2025—
Trans Pacific Oil Corporation10543Nov 2014—
Ritchie Exploration Inc.10449Dec 2017—
American Warrior, Inc.10039Dec 2023—
Murfin Drilling CO.930Aug 1990—
R. P. Nixon Operations931Apr 1988—
Venture Resources, Inc.9251May 2014—
Dreiling Oil INC870Oct 2013—
Hg Oil Holdings, LLC8167Oct 2020—
Lario Oil & Gas Company7626Mar 2014—
Mustang Energy Corporation7449Mar 2025—
Petroleum INC741Oct 1989—
Staab Oil Co., A General Partnership7327Jan 2026—
G L M Company7241Apr 2013—
Bowman Oil Company, A General Partnership6831Aug 2013—
Hertel Oil Company LLC6729Nov 2023—
Jones, Shelburne, And Farmer, Inc.660Nov 1975—
Petroleum Inc.660Oct 1986—
Okmar Oil CO640Mar 1980—
Dreiling Oil, Inc.630Oct 1983—
Grady Bolding Corporation6320Nov 2013—
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