API 15-039-20053Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fringer 2
Oil well in Decatur County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Jul 15, 1968
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 26, 1968
Plug date
Sep 9, 2004
Total depth
4,113 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-039-20053
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Fringer
- County
- Decatur
- Coordinates
- 39.71489, -100.48196
- State record #
- 1006034838
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,018
- Active
- 1,235
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Vess Oil Corporation
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Brothers 1 | 15-039-21228 | Active | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Jacobs Brothers 1-22 | 15-039-21232 | Active | Oil | BlueRidge Petroleum Corporation |
| Harold 1 | 15-039-00036 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Minnick 1 | 15-039-20101 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Mumm Brothers 2-23 | 15-039-21045 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Shuler 'A' 1-20 | 15-039-21042 | Active | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.