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API 15-087-20545OrphanedGas well

Abel 1

Gas well in Jefferson County, Kansas · operated by Red Cloud Exploration Operating

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

Mar 18, 1996

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 20, 1996

Plug date

Total depth

1,593 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-087-20545
Status
Orphaned(state code: GAS / ON LIST)
Type
Gas(GAS)
Field
Zachariah West
County
Jefferson
Coordinates
39.29104, -95.24327
State record #
1002923250

Operator

Red Cloud Exploration Operating

Wells operated
74
Active
7
States
KS
As filed
Red Cloud Exploration Operating LLC

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Willits 1a15-087-20663Other statusOther typeKiowa Gas Company
Willits 3-A15-087-20041Other statusOil

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