API 05-087-07205Plugged & abandonedOil well
3 Merino State
Oil well in Morgan County, Colorado · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Dec 20, 1971
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
5,150 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 05-087-07205
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: PA)
- Type
- Oil(OW)
- Field
- Messex
- County
- Morgan
- Coordinates
- 40.43738, -103.47022
- State record #
- 226468
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- RITCHIE EXPLORATION INC
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| 1 Chapman | 05-121-07690 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Exeter Drilling Co |
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| 1 Dunn-Weisbart | 05-087-06209 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dunn Drilling Co* Harold |
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Dataset updated . Source: Colorado oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.