API 15-051-03214Plugged & abandonedOil well
Dechant 7
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Koch Exploration
Spud date
Sep 19, 1956
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 16, 1956
Plug date
Mar 4, 1975
Total depth
3,580 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-03214
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Leiker East
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.75226, -99.28552
- State record #
- 1001216350
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.