API 15-015-20442Plugged & abandonedOil well
Murray 96-A
Oil well in Butler County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Jun 24, 1971
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 3, 1971
Plug date
Feb 2, 2026
Total depth
2,605 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-015-20442
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- El Dorado
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.84724, -96.92620
- State record #
- 1002889784
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currier 1 | 15-015-00139 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Covert 1 | 15-015-00565 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| C. A. Smock 9 | KS:1005703424 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pioneer Exploration Co. |
| C. A. Smock 3 | 15-015-76360 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| C. A. Smock 6 | 15-015-76368 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Doughty 1 | KS:1057133974 | Active | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.