API 15-167-05208Plugged & abandonedOil well
Benso 1
Oil well in Russell County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 26, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 9, 1942
Plug date
Oct 1, 1950
Total depth
3,255 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-167-05208
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Gorham
- County
- Russell
- Coordinates
- 38.84705, -98.99428
- State record #
- 1001304219
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgenstern 4 | 15-167-21405 | Active | Injection | Shields Oil Producers Inc. |
| Scurlock 1-21 | 15-051-26115 | Active | Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Steinert 1 | 15-167-00192 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Steinert B 1 | 15-167-04192 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Steinert 3 | 15-167-21945 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Radke 1 | 15-167-20055 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.