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.
All Time
As of August 6, 2026
Recent Activity
As of August 6, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Kansas
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJ Energy, LLC | 9 | 16.1% |
| 2 | Colt Energy Inc | 8 | 14.3% |
| 3 | Magellan Pipeline Company LP | 4 | 7.1% |
| 4 | J-V Oil, LLC | 3 | 5.4% |
| 5 | Jones Oil Exploration, LLC | 3 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Eiger Operating Company, LLC | 3 | 5.4% |
| 7 | Horton, John | 2 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Patterson Energy LLC | 2 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Indian Creek Petroleum & Cattle LLC | 2 | 3.6% |
| 10 | BEREXCO LLC | 2 | 3.6% |
Find Wells Near You in Kansas
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Target Formations
2
MISSISSIPPIAN
66.7%
1
MORROW
33.3%
Major Basins in Kansas
Anadarko Basin (Kansas portion)
View Anadarko Basin (Kansas portion) rig count →Hugoton Gas Field
View Hugoton Gas Field rig count →Central Kansas Uplift
View Central Kansas Uplift rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
2025-01-12 to 2026-08-06
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: August 17, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Kansas well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=KScurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=KS"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Kansas",
"state_code": "KS",
"total_permits": 35509,
"last_30_days": 56,
"last_365_days": 1015,
"year_over_year_change": "+57.9%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "RJ Energy, LLC",
"permits": 9,
"pct_share": "16.1%"
},
{
"name": "Colt Energy Inc",
"permits": 8,
"pct_share": "14.3%"
},
{
"name": "Magellan Pipeline Company LP",
"permits": 4,
"pct_share": "7.1%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC)",
"data_as_of": "2026-08-06",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-17T06:57:30Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Kansas Drilling Permit FAQs
Kansas has 35,509 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 56 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is August 6, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
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.
The top operators in Kansas by permit count are: RJ Energy, LLC (16.1%), Colt Energy Inc (14.3%), Magellan Pipeline Company LP (7.1%).
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
See how Kansas compares to other states in our weekly permit analysis with interactive map and operator rankings.
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