API 15-113-00967Plugged & abandonedOil well
Benston 'B' 1
Oil well in Mcpherson County, Kansas · operated by Melland Drilling
Spud date
Mar 12, 1943
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 15, 1943
Plug date
Apr 29, 1969
Total depth
3,377 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-113-00967
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lindsborg
- County
- Mcpherson
- Coordinates
- 38.54549, -97.70074
- State record #
- 1006802496
Operator
- Wells operated
- 25
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Melland Drilling Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skully A 1-9 | 15-113-19005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Steiner Oil and Gas |
| Osborne 1 | KS:1056865738 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Poulseen 1 | 15-113-71408 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Anderson D1 | 15-113-19292 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | D & R Well Service, Inc. |
| Hockstrasser 1 | 15-113-00383 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Gorley | KS:1005764472 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.