API 15-051-02556Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bittel 'A' 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling
Spud date
Feb 4, 1943
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 15, 1943
Plug date
Apr 13, 1993
Total depth
3,845 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-02556
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Ellis
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.95919, -99.58893
- State record #
- 1001215856
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,005
- Active
- 973
- States
- CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
- As filed
- Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuehnl 18-1 | 15-051-25849 | Other status | Other type | IA Operating, Inc. |
| Seibel 2 SWD | 15-051-20043 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| Rupp 'A' 1 | 15-051-22170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Befort 1 | 15-051-20060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Neely A 1 | 15-051-20869 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| Seibel, Anna 1 | 15-051-25382 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.