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Hugoton Gas Field Faces Near Term Depletion Risks
The Hugoton field in southwest Kansas is described as the world's second largest natural gas field with vast prior production. Projections warn depletion within two decades, affecting county budgets and public services while outlining historical development, regulatory steps, and the role of major oil firms in extraction and pricing.
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Kansas Geological Survey
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Defenders and Traders Oil Co
Seward County
Liberal
Stevens County
Crawford
Hinton
Oklahoma
Texas
Argus
North America
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Hugoton Basin
Hugoton Embayment
Hugoton Field
Lester Wilkenson
Finney County
State of
Phil Dick
Garden City
ECC
KCC
Diana Edmiston
Commission
Steve Durrant
Federal
Federal Power Commission
Ronald Reagan
Finney, Kearny
Grant
Stevens
Greeley
Wichita
Haskell
Meade
Morton
Stanton
Scott
Seward
Hamilton
Panama Council Grove
Tate Ranch
State Geological Survey
Durrant
Panama
Jim Hemmen
Russell Freeman
Mid-Continent Energy
Hemmen
Ensign Operating Co
Ockuly No. 2
Grant County
Ulysses
Kansas Colorado Operating Co
Tate No. 3
Nadel
Gussman
Nature
Exxon- Mobil
Bpamoco
OXY USA
Chicago
Cleveland