API 15-007-23616Plugged & abandonedOil well
Big Chief 1
Oil well in Barber County, Kansas · operated by Chieftain Oil
Spud date
Dec 2, 2010
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 15, 2011
Plug date
Oct 10, 2025
Total depth
5,519 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-007-23616
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: O&G-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(O&G-P&A)
- Field
- Stranathan
- County
- Barber
- Coordinates
- 37.02477, -98.56579
- State record #
- 1043121926
Operator
- Wells operated
- 281
- Active
- 190
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Chieftain Oil Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capron Swd #1-15 | 35-151-23406 | Active | Other type | Bce-Mach LLC |
| Condrey #1-14 | 35-151-22149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cirrus Production Company |
| Della Gisson #1-14 | 35-151-20153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otc/Occ Not Assigned |
| Camp Eagle #1-17 | 35-151-22695 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bce-Mach LLC |
| Gisson #1 | 35-151-20464 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Massey & Massey |
| Simon #1-17 | 35-151-21471 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Xanadu Exploration Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.