Ness County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

7,326 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

7,326
Total wells
1,118
Producing
5,256
Plugged
154
Injection
365
Permitted
1,446
Operators
4,400 ft
Avg depth
9,404 ft
Deepest well
15
Spudded 24mo
Dec 1920
First spud
Jul 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Ness County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Mississippian4,825765213 ft4,444 ft9,404 ft—
Mississippi3591131,255 ft4,484 ft7,648 ft—
Cherokee Group173174,059 ft4,348 ft4,770 ft—
Mississippian System169654,250 ft4,438 ft4,870 ft—
Cherokee156322,284 ft4,343 ft4,882 ft—
Osage Stage153124,160 ft4,397 ft4,673 ft—
Arbuckle Group8722,795 ft4,620 ft5,141 ft—
Xmississippi5932,640 ft4,395 ft4,790 ft—
Cherokee Sand47214,150 ft4,432 ft4,680 ft—
Pennsylvanian System3203,473 ft4,296 ft4,610 ft—
Warsaw Limestone2414,282 ft4,486 ft4,610 ft—
Arbuckle1904,390 ft4,820 ft5,575 ft—
Gilmore City1904,252 ft4,457 ft4,610 ft—
Cherokee, Mississippi1634,273 ft4,475 ft4,630 ft—
Pennsylvanian Basal Conglomerate1504,110 ft4,368 ft4,560 ft—
Fort Scott1564,189 ft4,492 ft5,200 ft—
Permian System1101,250 ft1,809 ft2,410 ft—
Cherokee Sandstone1034,400 ft4,596 ft5,059 ft—
Kinderhookian1004,286 ft4,441 ft4,565 ft—
Fort Scott, Mississippi934,262 ft4,462 ft4,535 ft—
Viola Limestone714,138 ft4,353 ft4,844 ft—
Mississippian, Fort Scott724,409 ft4,453 ft4,500 ft—
Marmaton Group704,135 ft4,366 ft4,532 ft—
Chrk624,285 ft4,364 ft4,404 ft—
Stone Corral Formation601,498 ft2,064 ft3,264 ft—
Lansing Group503,866 ft4,228 ft4,616 ft—
Osagean Stage524,369 ft4,402 ft4,473 ft—
Fort Scott Limestone504,310 ft4,393 ft4,430 ft—
Fort Scott Limestone Formation544,297 ft4,341 ft4,425 ft—
Marmaton, Mississippi524,513 ft4,605 ft4,690 ft—
Pennsylvanian Conglomerate404,185 ft4,363 ft4,490 ft—
Marmaton414,430 ft4,484 ft4,550 ft—
Chase432,275 ft2,348 ft2,420 ft—
Oswego Limestone414,232 ft4,385 ft4,500 ft—
Wabaunsee Group403,365 ft3,477 ft3,540 ft—
Cedar Hills301,825 ft3,559 ft4,510 ft—
Cedar Hills Sandstone301,115 ft1,486 ft1,717 ft—
Pennsylvanian System Lower304,262 ft4,348 ft4,464 ft—
Springer304,560 ft4,629 ft4,701 ft—
Lansing Kansas City314,263 ft4,432 ft4,525 ft—

Operators in Ness County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
American Warrior, Inc.730288Nov 2022—
Palomino Petroleum, Inc.398108Oct 2022—
Pickrell Drilling Company INC262107Mar 2023—
Mull Drilling Company, Inc.18925Mar 2023—
Vess Oil Corporation11861Dec 2022—
Trans Pacific Oil Corporation10849Sep 2019—
Pickrell Drilling Co,1070Sep 1984—
Pintail Petroleum, Ltd.910Nov 2010—
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.8813Nov 2017—
Grand Mesa Operating Company7516Jan 2024—
Donald C Slawson670Nov 1982—
Whitetail Crude, INC6219Apr 2017—
Thunderbird Drilling Inc.550Jul 1981—
Viking Resources, INC527Jun 2002—
Hess Oil Company517Sep 2013—
Berexco LLC4925Jan 2023—
Palomino Petroleum480Dec 1989—
Mid-Continent Resources, Inc.4715Jan 2017—
Trek Aec, LLC460Jul 2008—
Farmer, John O., Inc.4510Sep 2013—
Mull Drilling Co., Inc.430Jun 1982—
Blueridge Petroleum Corporation4015May 2021—
Manuel Corporation390Apr 2006—
Mai Oil Operations, Inc.3720Sep 2025—
Vincent Oil Corporation371Sep 2002—
Pickrell Drilling CO360May 1982—
L. D. Drilling, Inc.330Aug 2019—
Petroleum Inc.330Mar 1982—
Pickrell Drilling Co., Inc.330Jan 1979—
Bankoff Oil Company320May 1997—
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