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API 15-135-21430Plugged & abandonedOil well

Bishop 1

Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Hess Oil

Spud date

Feb 17, 1978

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 28, 1978

Plug date

Jun 24, 2025

Total depth

4,447 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-135-21430
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Keilman West
County
Ness
Coordinates
38.53763, -100.02009
State record #
1006099617

Operator

Hess Oil

Wells operated
472
Active
137
States
CA, KS, KY
As filed
Hess Oil Company

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Nearby wells

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Kerr DG 2-1015-135-25586ActiveOilPickrell Drilling Company Inc
McDonald 115-135-25681Plugged & abandonedOther typePalomino Petroleum, Inc.
Aaron 1-1015-135-24273ActiveInjectionWhitetail Crude, Inc
From Russia With Love 115-135-26120ActiveOilPalomino Petroleum, Inc.
Borger Mccoy 115-135-24595Plugged & abandonedOther typePalomino Petroleum, Inc.
Borger 'B' 115-135-23169Plugged & abandonedOther typeVincent Oil Corporation

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.