API 15-039-20951Plugged & abandonedOil well
Watson 1-28
Oil well in Decatur County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling
Spud date
Nov 9, 2005
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 19, 2005
Plug date
Mar 28, 2025
Total depth
4,225 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-039-20951
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Wildcat
- County
- Decatur
- Coordinates
- 39.67962, -100.68579
- State record #
- 1033763609
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,005
- Active
- 973
- States
- CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
- As filed
- Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focke 1-4 | 15-193-21125 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Juenemann Unit 1-5 | 15-179-21501 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Shaw 7-6 | 15-179-21142 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | MICA Energy Corp. |
| Carswell 1 | 15-179-00081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Barcus 1 | 15-153-30000 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fredrickson-Ashley Farms 1 | 15-039-21217 | Shut-in | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.