API 15-015-78770Plugged & abandonedOil well
Brown 16
Oil well in Butler County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 26, 1922
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 24, 1922
Plug date
Jun 1, 1942
Total depth
2,783 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-015-78770
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.48790, -96.82908
- State record #
- 1006772746
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising 1 | 15-035-71777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Eastman 'D' 1 | 15-035-71773 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| T. B. Lewis 1 | 15-035-19417 | Active | Injection | Dawson-Markwell Exploration Co. |
| Abel 1 | 15-035-23897 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Dawson-Markwell Exploration Co. |
| Lewis 1 | 15-035-00358 | Active | Gas | — |
| Lewis 1 | 15-035-71584 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.