API 15-009-12062Plugged & abandonedOil well
Koch 'B' 2
Oil well in Barton County, Kansas · operated by Empire Energy E&p
Spud date
Jun 30, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 31, 1959
Plug date
Nov 8, 2018
Total depth
3,349 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-009-12062
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Barton
- Coordinates
- 38.30282, -98.61429
- State record #
- 1033930992
Operator
- Wells operated
- 53
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Empire Energy E&P, LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellies 'A' 1 | 15-185-19161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Siefkes 'A' 2 | 15-185-11487 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Sittner 'B' 4 | 15-185-13150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Williamson 'A' 1 | 15-185-22563 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Central Energy Corporation |
| Sittner 1 | 15-185-20421 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Mellies 1 | 15-185-11437 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.