Energy: Publications and Reports

This page presents some of the energy-related maps, reports, and publications that are available online from the Kansas Geological Survey.

KGS Bibliography of Geology Online

Catalogue of Publications

Public Information Circulars

These circulars address the issues concerning oil and natural gas. A complete list of Public Information Circulars (PIC) is available on the Publications Index Page.

Educational Series

Petroleum — A Primer for Kansas

  • The story behind the techniques, philosophies, and struggles of finding oil and gas in Kansas. It is written in non-technical language for those who have interests in the petroleum industry in one way or another, but who have had little or no training in the technical fields involved.

Cyclic Sedimentation of the Lansing-Kansas City Groups in Northwestern Kansas and Southwestern Nebraska: A Guide for Petroleum Exploration, by W.L. Watney

  • Originally published in 1980 as Bulletin 220.

Stratigraphic and Spatial Distribution of Oil and Gas Production in Kansas by K. David Newell, W. Lynn Watney, Stephen W. L. Cheng, and Richard L. Brownrigg. 

  • Originally published in 1987 as Subsurface Geology Series 9. 

Reports

Open-file reports from the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) Petroleum Research Section are available online. These reports focus on energy resources in Kansas and provide research findings, data, and analysis relevant to the state’s petroleum and natural gas resources.

A complete listing of KGS open-file reports can be viewed through the KGS List of Open-File Reports.

Maps

Gravity, magnetic, and combination maps of Kansas are available in multiple formats and scales.

The Interactive Oil & Gas Mapper provides well-header data for Kansas oil and gas wells, compiled from KCC records, logs, samples, and historical sources.

The Generalized Map of Kansas Oil and Gas Fields (Special Map 6) is available in an 8½ × 11-inch format. Email the Publications Sales Office at kgs-publications@ku.edu for more information.