API 15-051-03210Plugged & abandonedOil well
Dechant 2
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Koch Exploration
Spud date
Oct 3, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 20, 1953
Plug date
Nov 17, 1982
Total depth
3,590 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-03210
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Leiker East
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.75234, -99.28320
- State record #
- 1001216347
Operator
- Wells operated
- 209
- Active
- 1
- States
- CA, CO, KS, LA, MT, ND, NM, OK, UT, WY
- As filed
- Koch Exploration Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legleiter 1 | 15-165-00047 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Urban D-1 | 15-165-21329 | Other status | Other type | Seville Drilling Corporation |
| Hoffman 2 | 15-165-20272 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Brack 'D' 1 | 15-165-21121 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Frontier Oil Company |
| Stramel 1 | 15-165-01843 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Stegman 1 | 15-165-21768 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.