API 15-015-71873Plugged & abandonedOil well
Hale-Murphy 59
Oil well in Butler County, Kansas
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
Jun 1, 1962
Total depth
685 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-015-71873
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.90895, -96.82330
- State record #
- 1006753796
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Fee 12-W | 15-015-91268 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | OXY USA Inc. |
| Tague 2 | 15-015-19251 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bruce Oil Company, L.L.C. |
| Empire Fee 15 | 15-015-70242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | OXY USA Inc. |
| Empire Fee 23 | 15-015-75237 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Boyer Station 2 | 15-015-24071 | Shut-in | Other type | Magellan Pipeline Company LP |
| Smitherman 1 | 15-015-75219 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.