API 15-095-20285Plugged & abandonedOil well
Birkenbaugh 1
Oil well in Kingman County, Kansas · operated by Messenger Petroleum
Spud date
Aug 25, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 25, 1972
Plug date
Mar 31, 2025
Total depth
4,163 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-095-20285
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Spivey-Grabs-Basil
- County
- Kingman
- Coordinates
- 37.51550, -98.09092
- State record #
- 1006080762
Operator
- Wells operated
- 246
- Active
- 140
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Messenger Petroleum, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjaden 'A' 3 | 15-095-10047 | Active | Oil | Mull Drilling Company, Inc. |
| Boyle 'K' 1 | 15-095-01165 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Tjaden 'F' 1 | 15-095-01161 | Shut-in | Oil | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Boyle 'K' 3 | 15-095-19013 | Active | Oil | General Atlantic Resources, Inc. |
| Tjaden Gas Unit 1 | 15-095-01770 | Shut-in | Oil | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Hostetler 1 | 15-095-30080 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mack Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.