Kansas

Helium gas has been produced in Kansas post WWI. Production has been from the following formations and rservoirs:

Kansas Formations and Locations

Permian Chase Group

West of Central Kansas Uplift, Hugoton margin

Topeka Limestone / Red Cave Sandstone

Near Greenwood field, eastern Kansas

Cambrian-Ordovician Arbuckle

Proven deep formations with helium potential

Mississippian chat

High porosity; good targets for both oil and gas

Low-BTU Gas Composition

•      Nitrogen (N₂) is the primary diluent — not combustible, lowers energy content.

•      Helium (He) occurs in subsidiary amounts, but is valuable and recoverable.

•      CO₂ and Argon are present in minor concentrations (<0.5%), typically not problematic for processing.

Kansas Geological Age Matters

•      The younger the producing formation, the higher the N₂ and He content.

•      Older formations (e.g., Mississippian, Ordovician) generally produce higher BTU gas with smaller amounts of Helium.