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API 15-191-11500Plugged & abandonedOil well

Buffington 6

Oil well in Sumner County, Kansas

Spud date

Jan 29, 1954

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 16, 1955

Plug date

Sep 1, 1974

Total depth

3,528 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-191-11500
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Murphy
County
Sumner
Coordinates
37.04843, -97.16858
State record #
1002952995

Operator

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

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Denton #2-135-071-20839OrphanedGasChase Exploration Corporation
Merz #1-135-071-21331OrphanedGasEmporia Energy Corp
Barber #135-071-01383Other statusOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Wolfe #135-071-03268Plugged & abandonedGasOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Mason #135-071-03289Plugged & abandonedGasOtc/Occ Not Assigned
Mussetter #235-071-03246Plugged & abandonedOther typeOtc/Occ Not Assigned

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