Who operates Detwiler 8?

Detwiler 8 (API 15-059-01218) is operated by Leach, Elwood according to the Kansas regulator's registry.

Is Detwiler 8 plugged or still active?

Detwiler 8 is a documented ORPHANED well — unplugged with no solvent operator of record.

Where is Detwiler 8 located?

Detwiler 8 is in Franklin County, Kansas at 38.55830, -95.12062.

API 15-059-01218OrphanedInjection well

Detwiler 8

Injection well in Franklin County, Kansas · operated by Leach Elwood

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

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Registry record

API #: 15-059-01218
Status: Orphaned(state code: EOR / ON LIST)
Type: Injection(EOR)
County: Franklin
Coordinates: 38.55830, -95.12062
State record #: 1053272305

Operator

Leach Elwood

Wells operated: 7
Active: 0
States: KS
As filed: Leach, Elwood

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Nearby wells

Well	API #	Status	Type	Operator
Wagnor 1	15-121-73007	Plugged & abandoned	Other type	—
Eneihen 1	15-059-22428	Other status	Oil	—
L. Saunders 1	15-121-20485	Other status	Other type	—
Hay 1	15-121-23730	Other status	Other type	—
Hay 2	15-121-23731	Other status	Other type	—
Hay 3	15-121-23732	Other status	Other type	—

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.