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API 15-147-00157Plugged & abandonedOil well

Templeton 1

Oil well in Phillips County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling

Spud date

Mar 24, 1943

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 9, 1943

Plug date

Mar 21, 2025

Total depth

3,780 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-147-00157
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Hansen
County
Phillips
Coordinates
39.61184, -99.54591
State record #
1002937720

Operator

Murfin Drilling

Wells operated
3,005
Active
973
States
CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
As filed
Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.

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Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.