API 15-049-00023Other statusOil well
Denton 1
Oil well in Elk County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 22, 1955
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 13, 1955
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,026 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-049-00023
- Status
- Other status(state code: OIL / WELL DRILLED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Grand Summit
- County
- Elk
- Coordinates
- 37.36084, -96.50971
- State record #
- 1002907904
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Vaughan 3 | 15-019-25293 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Victor Vaughn 2 | 15-019-25119 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Forestar Petroleum Corporation |
| Max Vaughan 5 | 15-019-25068 | Active | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Max Vaughan 11 | 15-019-25794 | Shut-in | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Max Vaughan 4 | 15-019-25041 | Active | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Max Vaughan 15 | 15-019-26208 | Shut-in | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.