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API 15-009-16515Plugged & abandonedOil well

Ben Smith 1

Oil well in Barton County, Kansas

Spud date

Nov 3, 1947

Drilling began

Completion

Dec 9, 1947

Plug date

Mar 20, 1954

Total depth

3,730 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-009-16515
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Behrens
County
Barton
Coordinates
38.34007, -99.01231
State record #
1001196375

Operator

No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.

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De Roo 115-145-20751Plugged & abandonedOther type

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.