API 15-015-19705Plugged & abandonedOil well
Koogler 97
Oil well in Butler County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Apr 3, 1930
Drilling began
Completion
May 2, 1930
Plug date
Nov 26, 2025
Total depth
2,590 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-015-19705
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.77265, -96.90588
- State record #
- 1036443466
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starkey 9-A-W | 15-015-90511 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | OXY USA Inc. |
| King 'A' 2 | 15-015-76353 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Skaer 20-A | 15-015-19568 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | OXY USA Inc. |
| Benington 2 | 15-015-23077 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Watson Petroleum, Inc. |
| Moyle Estate 1-A | 15-015-19150 | Shut-in | Oil | Novy Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Reetz 1 | 15-015-76492 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.