API 15-167-30515Plugged & abandonedOil well
Benso 5
Oil well in Russell County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 20, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 5, 1952
Plug date
Dec 8, 1965
Total depth
3,203 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-167-30515
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Gorham
- County
- Russell
- Coordinates
- 38.82269, -98.96436
- State record #
- 1006139379
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumler Trust 1-33 | 15-167-23788 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. |
| King 4 | 15-167-23664 | Active | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| Wegele 3C-85 | 15-167-22566 | Shut-in | Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Wegele 2C-84 | 15-167-22503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. |
| Wegele 'E' 1 | 15-167-22511 | Active | Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Nuss B 2 | 15-167-05379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.