API 15-015-19612Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wilson 'A' 227
Oil well in Butler County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Sep 13, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 8, 1948
Plug date
Jan 12, 2026
Total depth
2,452 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-015-19612
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Butler
- Coordinates
- 37.89489, -96.89967
- State record #
- 1036437251
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest 1 | 15-015-00451 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Entz 5 | 15-015-23748 | Active | Oil | Hawkins Oil, LLC |
| Wait 2 | 15-015-00639 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Koogler E-1 | 15-015-20695 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Koogler 133 | 15-015-75380 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Koogler 94 | 15-015-75398 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.