Gove County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

2,735 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

2,735
Total wells
362
Producing
1,952
Plugged
48
Injection
139
Permitted
669
Operators
4,397 ft
Avg depth
8,454 ft
Deepest well
40
Spudded 24mo
Jul 1921
First spud
Sep 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Gove County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Mississippian1,579179120 ft4,467 ft8,454 ft—
Mississippi115234,175 ft4,456 ft4,794 ft—
Lansing Kansas City9537964 ft4,418 ft4,750 ft—
Pennsylvanian System6832,900 ft4,139 ft4,655 ft—
Lansing45134,240 ft4,572 ft4,850 ft—
Arbuckle Group3404,324 ft4,697 ft5,027 ft—
Xmississippi3244,300 ft4,538 ft4,769 ft—
Arbuckle3034,282 ft4,508 ft4,650 ft—
Cherokee Group2733,920 ft4,327 ft4,655 ft—
Mississippian System2754,271 ft4,461 ft4,750 ft—
Lansing Group2532,925 ft4,053 ft4,526 ft—
Kansas City2144,250 ft4,419 ft4,650 ft—
Marmaton Group1914,000 ft4,214 ft4,994 ft—
Permian System1901,680 ft2,328 ft4,600 ft—
Pawnee Limestone1304,110 ft4,188 ft4,290 ft—
Johnson1224,402 ft4,603 ft4,749 ft—
Osage Stage1204,271 ft4,483 ft4,692 ft—
Springer1004,259 ft4,489 ft4,679 ft—
Warsaw Limestone904,117 ft4,418 ft4,591 ft—
Fort Scott, Johnson Zone, Lansing814,525 ft4,658 ft4,750 ft—
Lansing Kansas City, Mississippi804,280 ft4,464 ft4,610 ft—
Marmaton834,340 ft4,545 ft4,720 ft—
Myrick Station824,348 ft4,548 ft4,690 ft—
Lnsg754,320 ft4,355 ft4,401 ft—
Gilmore City624,390 ft4,514 ft4,697 ft—
Kansas City Group624,170 ft4,274 ft4,365 ft—
Cedar Hills512,025 ft3,458 ft4,579 ft—
Fort Scott504,265 ft4,540 ft4,680 ft—
Chrk414,350 ft4,529 ft4,750 ft—
Cimarron Group401,958 ft2,493 ft2,795 ft—
Heebner Shale403,750 ft3,808 ft3,863 ft—
Kansas City, Marmaton414,300 ft4,338 ft4,400 ft—
Lansing, Mississippi404,275 ft4,358 ft4,480 ft—
Morrow414,482 ft4,610 ft4,750 ft—
Cherokee314,264 ft4,560 ft4,750 ft—
Chrk/m324,450 ft4,462 ft4,475 ft—
Lansing, Cherokee304,275 ft4,537 ft4,707 ft—
Lansing Kansas City, Marmaton304,275 ft4,350 ft4,413 ft—
Lansing, Pawnee304,400 ft4,503 ft4,580 ft—
Marmaton, Mississippi334,435 ft4,453 ft4,462 ft—

Operators in Gove County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.13129Jan 2026—
Donald C Slawson800Dec 1987—
Falcon Exploration, Inc.7919Oct 2009—
Palomino Petroleum, Inc.7729Aug 2022—
Pickrell Drilling Company INC7515Jul 2026—
Lario Oil & Gas Company6622Dec 2017—
Grand Mesa Operating Company6111Nov 2024—
Trans Pacific Oil Corporation5714Feb 2014—
Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc.4918Jul 2026—
Mull Drilling Company, Inc.488Jan 2023—
L. D. Drilling, Inc.430Nov 2020—
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.3815Nov 2024—
Chief Drilling, Inc.330Jul 1992—
Petex, Inc.324Sep 1994—
Pickrell Drilling CO250Oct 1989—
Slawson, Donald C.240Jun 1988—
Chief Drlg230Aug 1985—
Viking Resources, INC233Oct 1995—
Pickrell Drilling CO.220Jul 1987—
Zenith Petroleum Corporation210Dec 2008—
Chief Drilling CO.200Aug 1988—
Petroleum INC200Dec 1986—
US Oil Resources LLC208Sep 2026—
Castle Resources, Inc.190Nov 2023—
Berexco LLC1811Aug 2024—
Landmark Resources, Inc.180Feb 2007—
Hess Oil Company170Nov 2008—
M G Oil INC1712Jun 2026—
Pioneer Resources Inc.170Dec 2014—
Trek Aec, LLC170Jun 2015—
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Lane 2,824Logan 1,766Sheridan 1,967Scott 1,516Trego 4,468Thomas 1,252Ness 7,326Decatur 1,765
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