API 15-015-72861Plugged & abandonedOil well
Chesney 'A' 159
Oil well in Butler County, Kansas
Spud date
Nov 12, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 23, 1948
Plug date
Jun 1, 1979
Total depth
1,476 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-015-72861
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.85998, -96.88266
- State record #
- 1006754752
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beadles 3 | 15-015-40241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Daugherty 3 | 15-015-19118 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co. |
| Salter 6 | 15-015-22988 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| Salter 1 | 15-015-22864 | Active | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
| Bisagno 7 | 15-015-75609 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Balzer 1 | KS:1057232113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.