API 15-135-20224Plugged & abandonedOil well
Koester 2
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Kaiser Francis Oil
Spud date
Jan 4, 1969
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 15, 1969
Plug date
Dec 26, 1996
Total depth
4,368 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-20224
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Franklinville
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.40107, -99.99638
- State record #
- 1006097283
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,886
- Active
- 472
- States
- AR, CO, KS, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, WY
- As filed
- Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schliffke 1 | 15-135-20484 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Lewis 1 | 15-135-20304 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fercking 1 | 15-135-22529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Martin Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Pember 1 | 15-135-00299 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Ferguson Cattle Co. 1 | 15-135-21932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Slagle 1 | 15-135-00162 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.