Lyon County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

1,136 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

1,136
Total wells
103
Producing
476
Plugged
61
Injection
182
Permitted
463
Operators
2,368 ft
Avg depth
3,484 ft
Deepest well
2
Spudded 24mo
Jan 1917
First spud
Dec 2024
Latest spud
—
Cumulative

Formations drilled in Lyon County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Mississippian15931,760 ft2,290 ft2,940 ft—
Arbuckle Group10612,240 ft2,808 ft3,484 ft—
Cherokee Group7441,917 ft2,281 ft2,465 ft—
Bartlesville Sandstone6661,839 ft2,130 ft2,432 ft—
Arbuckle62362,196 ft2,837 ft3,340 ft—
Viola58281,269 ft2,782 ft3,484 ft—
Simpson Group Lower4322,348 ft3,016 ft3,471 ft—
Viola Limestone3802,290 ft2,748 ft3,343 ft—
Hunton Group1702,314 ft2,781 ft3,046 ft—
Pennsylvanian System155950 ft1,853 ft2,350 ft—
Bevier1101,872 ft1,993 ft2,221 ft—
Precambrian System803,009 ft3,217 ft3,425 ft—
Mississippi702,080 ft2,381 ft2,600 ft—
Simpson613,010 ft3,263 ft3,370 ft—
Cherokee, Marmaton601,960 ft2,147 ft2,334 ft—
Kansas City Group501,275 ft1,461 ft1,652 ft—
Cherokee Coals402,022 ft2,158 ft2,302 ft—
Hunton313,062 ft3,180 ft3,263 ft—
Bartlesville301,940 ft1,971 ft2,002 ft—
Desmoinesian Stage211,800 ft2,030 ft2,260 ft—
Ordovician System203,276 ft3,326 ft3,376 ft—
Pennsylvanian201,947 ft1,947 ft1,947 ft—
Permian System20550 ft1,241 ft1,932 ft—
Arbuckle, Simpson212,715 ft2,968 ft3,220 ft—
Mississippian System101,850 ft1,850 ft1,850 ft—
Stanton Limestone102,053 ft2,053 ft2,053 ft—
Viola, Simpson103,135 ft3,135 ft3,135 ft—
Squirrel101,975 ft1,975 ft1,975 ft—
Simpson Group Sandstone102,645 ft2,645 ft2,645 ft—
White101,951 ft1,951 ft1,951 ft—
Sand102,387 ft2,387 ft2,387 ft—
Roubidoux102,951 ft2,951 ft2,951 ft—
Reagan Sandstone103,432 ft3,432 ft3,432 ft—
Quartzite103,043 ft3,043 ft3,043 ft—
Pre-Cambrian103,140 ft3,140 ft3,140 ft—
Maquoketa Shale103,200 ft3,200 ft3,200 ft—
Kinderhookian102,425 ft2,425 ft2,425 ft—
Cherokee102,430 ft2,430 ft2,430 ft—
Cattleman Sand102,219 ft2,219 ft2,219 ft—
Arbuckle, Cherokee103,082 ft3,082 ft3,082 ft—

Operators in Lyon County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Trimble & Maclaskey Oil LLC7147Nov 2014—
Ross Welch Pipe & Supply CO.480——
White & Ellis Drilling Inc.250Mar 1960—
Farmer, John O., Inc.239Jul 2024—
Schindler, Joe2113Sep 1980—
Sauder, Earl W. (deceased)180May 1987—
Dreyer Oil147Sep 1984—
Mack Oil CO.140Sep 1982—
Mull Drilling Company, Inc.148Dec 2024—
Saco Oil CO.140Jul 1961—
Little George Oil CO.130Sep 1977—
Brunson-Spines-Magnum120Nov 1977—
Jackson Brothers, L.L.C.123Sep 1987—
Sauder E W120Nov 1983—
Viva International, Inc.120Dec 1976—
Brandt Oil110Apr 1978—
Murphy, Earl M.110Aug 1995—
Brandt Production Company, Inc.100Dec 1992—
Cj Oil INC104Nov 1973—
Quail Oil & Gas, LC100Aug 2024—
Bird-Hanley & Sheedy90Oct 1948—
White & Ellis90Apr 1960—
Lotus Oil CO.80Feb 1955—
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.80Jun 1976—
Schankie Well Service, Inc.80May 2014—
Wolverine Environmental Prod LLC80Oct 2003—
Berentz Drilling CO.70Jan 1986—
Gould Charles E70Aug 1970—
Phillips Oil Company, LLC75Jan 2014—
Simmons Oil CO70Aug 1968—
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