Gas Drilling's Environmental Impact

Kansas

How to read these graphs:

The graphs on the left show the rate of growth compared to the earliest year for which we have data -- in most cases 2003. The gray lines represent a theoretical constant annual rate of change.

The bar charts on the right show the actual values for each year we have data. For example, in 2008, Kansas had 2,406 new wells drilled.

State Data

The Kansas Corporation Commission, which regulates oil and gas in Kansas, does not track historic numbers of producing wells. The 2009 total wells figure used here was provided by the KCC, with the remaining numbers coming from World Oil’s annual count of total oil and gas producing wells.

90 enforcement staff for 78,303 wells in 2008

Wells Drilled: Change Since 2003

Wells Drilled

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
857
857.0
1,258
1258.0
1,497
1497.0
1,943
1943.0
2,010
2010.0
2,406
2406.0
2,060
2060.0

Enforcement Actions: Change Since 2003

Enforcement Actions

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
65
65.0
50
50.0
62
62.0
77
77.0
75
75.0
87
87.0
107
107.0

Enforcement Staff: Change Since 2003

Enforcement Staff

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
85
85.0
85
85.0
85
85.0
88
88.0
89
89.0
90
90.0
89
89.0

Total Wells: Change Since 2004

Total Wells

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
No Data. 64,826
64826.0
65,740
65740.0
63,581
63581.0
72,842
72842.0
78,303
78303.0
76,884
76884.0