API 15-053-01337Plugged & abandonedOil well
Alden 3
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Spud date
Aug 8, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 2, 1942
Plug date
Feb 1, 1961
Total depth
3,239 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-01337
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Wilkens Southeast
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.52730, -98.33777
- State record #
- 1001221570
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ott 1 | 15-159-19068 | Active | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| W J Brandenste 1 | 15-159-19746 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | A. R. & R., Ltd. |
| W. J. Brandenstein 1 | 15-159-19063 | Other status | Oil | — |
| W. J. Brandenstein 1 | KS:1046131592 | Active | Oil | — |
| W. J. Brandenstein 2 | 15-159-05881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wiggins 2 | 15-159-21295 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | KTA/Gressel Operating |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.