Rice County, Kansas — Oil & Gas Wells

9,542 wells on file. Open this county on the map.

9,542
Total wells
861
Producing
7,470
Plugged
171
Injection
148
Permitted
2,560
Operators
3,306 ft
Avg depth
7,950 ft
Deepest well
11
Spudded 24mo
Feb 1917
First spud
May 2026
Latest spud
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Cumulative

Formations drilled in Rice County

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

FormationWellsProducingShallowestAverageDeepestCumulative
Oarb1,7401641,778 ft3,297 ft4,148 ft—
Arbuckle Group1,451882,630 ft3,384 ft4,328 ft—
Mississippian585603,146 ft3,435 ft7,950 ft—
Arbuckle425185330 ft3,349 ft4,675 ft—
Lans261412,379 ft3,248 ft3,828 ft—
Kinderhookian184213,049 ft3,349 ft3,625 ft—
Simpson Group Lower10183,180 ft3,414 ft3,704 ft—
Pennsylvanian Basal Conglomerate8551,370 ft3,339 ft3,585 ft—
Simpson6813,229 ft3,357 ft3,600 ft—
Heebner Shale6092,800 ft3,220 ft3,460 ft—
Maquoketa Shale5213,235 ft3,387 ft3,688 ft—
Pennsylvanian System5193,024 ft3,257 ft3,460 ft—
Chase Group50161,229 ft1,362 ft1,668 ft—
*shallow4641,450 ft2,758 ft3,506 ft—
Viola Limestone4563,270 ft3,466 ft3,680 ft—
Topeka Limestone3622,500 ft2,912 ft3,423 ft—
Cong3543,228 ft3,339 ft3,618 ft—
Mississippi2983,255 ft3,555 ft7,285 ft—
Lansing Group2422,920 ft3,083 ft3,347 ft—
Marmaton Group2323,070 ft3,154 ft3,290 ft—
Lansing-Kansas City2132,511 ft3,211 ft3,855 ft—
Misener Sandstone1923,175 ft3,297 ft3,444 ft—
Ordovician System1713,250 ft3,455 ft4,180 ft—
Penn Basal Cong1753,240 ft3,331 ft3,587 ft—
Simpson Group1753,145 ft3,289 ft3,480 ft—
Doug1632,860 ft3,029 ft3,365 ft—
*mkhk1403,330 ft3,422 ft3,514 ft—
Lansing, Arbuckle1243,275 ft3,377 ft3,510 ft—
Lansing932,966 ft3,252 ft3,420 ft—
Cambrian System823,215 ft3,507 ft3,845 ft—
Pre-Cambrian83902 ft2,778 ft3,260 ft—
Severy802,220 ft2,416 ft2,536 ft—
Arbuckle, Lansing Kansas City743,289 ft3,374 ft3,470 ft—
Cherokee Group723,200 ft3,235 ft3,310 ft—
Mississippian System733,343 ft3,479 ft3,710 ft—
Pennsylvanian Conglomerate703,200 ft3,271 ft3,305 ft—
Precambrian System723,180 ft3,529 ft4,105 ft—
Chase601,500 ft2,849 ft3,450 ft—
Kinderhook Sand603,360 ft3,438 ft3,530 ft—
Cgmplv503,320 ft3,349 ft3,375 ft—

Operators in Rice County

OperatorWellsProducingLatest spudCumulative
Daystar Petroleum, Inc.19697Nov 2012—
Rama Operating Co., Inc.15283Mar 2026—
Val Energy, Inc.1270Jan 2011—
Gulf Oil Corp.1000Sep 1952—
American Warrior, Inc.9534Sep 2018—
Cities Service CO860Sep 1975—
Skelly Oil CO860Jun 1967—
Mike Kelso Oil, Inc.8453Jul 2019—
Continental Oil CO800Nov 1954—
Sterling Drilling Company790Aug 1988—
Rjm Company7154May 2026—
Northern Natural Gas CO.7056May 2021—
Scheck Oil Operation6935Dec 2013—
Lebsack Oil Production Inc.6422Feb 2023—
Thunderbird Drilling, Inc.630Jun 1964—
F. G. Holl Company L.L.C.531Jun 2001—
Bear Petroleum, LLC497Apr 2016—
Icer Addis Oil Operations490Feb 1982—
J C Dozier Oil CO490Oct 1953—
Petroleum Energy490Feb 1985—
Coronado Oil & Gas, Inc.480Oct 2003—
Phillips Petr CORP470Sep 1957—
Sinclair Prairie Oil CO.460Apr 1944—
Petroleum Energy Inc.450Mar 1986—
Atlantic Refg CO440Jun 1953—
Continental Oil Company430Aug 1941—
Stanolind Oil & Gas CO430Oct 1946—
Tatlock J H430Nov 1950—
M & D Oil And Gas, LLC4232May 2005—
Bay Petroleum CORP410Jun 1951—
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