Ellsworth County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

3,553 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

3,553
Total wells
275
Producing
2,729
Plugged
70
Injection
81
Permitted
1,249
Operators
3,101 ft
Avg depth
5,360 ft
Deepest well
8
Spudded 24mo
Jul 1907
First spud
Aug 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Ellsworth County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Arbuckle Group981722,215 ft3,334 ft5,360 ft—
Arbuckle247811,085 ft3,347 ft3,700 ft—
Lansing Group196342,572 ft2,910 ft3,500 ft—
Pennsylvanian System4802,003 ft2,952 ft3,397 ft—
Simpson Group Lower2423,112 ft3,360 ft3,718 ft—
Lansing-Kansas City, Topeka2052,510 ft2,919 ft3,290 ft—
Lansing-Kansas City1712,652 ft3,022 ft3,500 ft—
Pennsylvanian Basal Conglomerate1402,994 ft3,293 ft3,446 ft—
Mississippian1302,500 ft3,254 ft3,500 ft—
Wabaunsee Group1301,810 ft2,232 ft3,350 ft—
Kansas City Group1112,720 ft3,041 ft3,590 ft—
Kinderhookian1103,150 ft3,289 ft3,471 ft—
Wabaunsee1001,683 ft2,149 ft2,545 ft—
Viola Limestone903,200 ft3,414 ft3,572 ft—
Mississippi943,285 ft3,419 ft3,600 ft—
Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City933,334 ft3,440 ft3,500 ft—
Lansing812,580 ft2,821 ft3,130 ft—
Elmont Limestone601,975 ft2,178 ft2,400 ft—
Tarkio Limestone501,810 ft2,010 ft2,580 ft—
Precambrian System503,350 ft3,837 ft4,570 ft—
Simpson412,392 ft3,002 ft3,303 ft—
Topeka Limestone402,250 ft2,373 ft2,497 ft—
Topeka402,490 ft2,945 ft3,400 ft—
Grand Haven401,775 ft1,940 ft2,175 ft—
Chase Group401,162 ft1,424 ft1,775 ft—
Pennsylvanian Zone B403,263 ft3,329 ft3,469 ft—
Severy Shale302,255 ft2,335 ft2,450 ft—
Permian System30600 ft904 ft1,061 ft—
Maquoketa Shale303,440 ft3,503 ft3,568 ft—
Shawnee Group202,461 ft2,503 ft2,545 ft—
Reagan Sandstone203,330 ft3,457 ft3,584 ft—
160slcs203,212 ft3,303 ft3,394 ft—
Kansas City202,890 ft3,005 ft3,120 ft—
Granite Wash203,356 ft3,553 ft3,750 ft—
Unkonwn201,390 ft2,369 ft3,347 ft—
Cambrian System203,161 ft3,358 ft3,555 ft—
Arbuckle And Lansing-Kansas City213,466 ft3,473 ft3,480 ft—
St. Louis Limestone102,872 ft2,872 ft2,872 ft—
Tarkio101,853 ft1,853 ft1,853 ft—
Severy Shale Formation103,286 ft3,286 ft3,286 ft—

Operators in Ellsworth County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Oneok Ngl Pipeline, LLC1040Sep 2025—
Trans Pacific Oil Corporation9226Oct 2011—
American Warrior, Inc.7114Aug 2018—
Lb Exploration, Inc.6410Jun 2024—
Cities Service CO470Aug 1969—
Rjm Company4535Jan 2013—
Gulf Oil Corp.390Sep 1979—
Pauley Oil3924Sep 2018—
John Roy Evans Oil Company LLC3616Feb 2012—
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.3416Aug 2006—
Northern Natural Gas CO.340Oct 2007—
Cities Service Oil CO.320Nov 1980—
Continental Oil Company320Feb 1967—
Continental Oil CO.300Oct 1967—
Derby Oil CO.290Sep 1949—
Skelly Oil CO270Feb 1952—
Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc.260May 2010—
Darrah, John Jay, Jr.250Sep 2014—
Mike Kelso Oil, Inc.248Aug 2015—
Petroleum Energy, Inc.240Mar 1986—
Rupe Oil Company, Inc.240Jul 2015—
Stanolind Oil & Gas CO240Feb 1953—
Grady Bolding Corporation228Mar 2014—
Mai Oil Operations, Inc.225Apr 2021—
Darrah Oil Company, LLC2113Feb 2025—
Berexco LLC184Jan 2022—
Carter Oil CO The180Apr 1937—
Conoco Inc.180Jul 1951—
Glen N Rupe170Mar 1976—
Mar-Lou Oil Co., LLC179Nov 2011—
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