Who operates Briggs 5?

Briggs 5 (API 15-019-23445) is operated by Horton, Jack according to the Kansas regulator's registry.

Is Briggs 5 plugged or still active?

Briggs 5 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Briggs 5 located?

Briggs 5 is in Chautauqua County, Kansas at 37.16701, -96.27857, in the Unknown field.

API 15-019-23445OrphanedInjection well

Briggs 5

Injection well in Chautauqua County, Kansas · operated by Horton Jack

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

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Total depth

1,266 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #: 15-019-23445
Status: Orphaned(state code: EOR / ON LIST)
Type: Injection(EOR)
Field: Unknown
County: Chautauqua
Coordinates: 37.16701, -96.27857
State record #: 1043124627

Operator

Horton Jack

Wells operated: 84
Active: 1
States: KS
As filed: Horton, Jack

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Bybee 1	15-019-00230	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	—
Hann 17-C	15-019-20008	Other status	Other type	—
Parks 2	15-019-20710	Other status	Other type	—
Bowman H-1	15-019-21144	Other status	Other type	—
Wemmer 1	15-019-21349	Other status	Other type	—
Wemmer 2	15-019-21350	Other status	Other type	—

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.