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Kansas Drilling Permits

Kansas is a mature oil and gas province with extensive conventional production. The Hugoton Gas Field is one of the largest in North America. Limited horizontal development.

Updated 1 day agoUpdated Weekly

Total Permits

34,830

All Time

Unchanged

As of February 17, 2026

Last 30 Days

Recent Activity

Unchanged

As of February 17, 2026

YoY Change

+854.1%

Year over Year

Find Wells Near You in Kansas

Search for oil wells, gas wells, and drilling permits near any Kansas address. Enter a city, ZIP code, or street address to find recent well permit activity in your area.

Major Basins in Kansas

Data Source

Regulatory Agency

Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)

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Data Coverage

2025-01-12 to 2026-01-14

Update Frequency

Weekly updates

Access This Data via API

Access Kansas well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.

GET/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=KS

curl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=KS"

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "state": "Kansas",
    "state_code": "KS",
    "total_permits": 34830,
    "last_30_days": 0,
    "last_365_days": 935,
    "year_over_year_change": "+854.1%",
    "top_operators": []
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)",
    "update_frequency": "weekly",
    "updated_at": "2026-02-17T08:23:27.442Z"
  }
}

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Kansas Drilling Permit FAQs

Kansas has 34,830 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) updates permit data weekly.

Kansas includes the Anadarko Basin (Kansas portion), Hugoton Gas Field, Central Kansas Uplift basins. Kansas is a mature oil and gas province with extensive conventional production. The Hugoton Gas Field is one of the largest in North America. Limited horizontal development.

Operator data for Kansas is available via our API.

Official permit data comes from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) (https://kcc.ks.gov/oil-and-gas). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.

Weekly Drilling Report

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