API 15-051-72178Plugged & abandonedOil well
Byers 'B' 3
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Nov 15, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 30, 1953
Plug date
Nov 1, 1988
Total depth
3,700 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-72178
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.98973, -99.28008
- State record #
- 1001219349
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Trust 1 | 15-051-26027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Meridian Energy Inc. |
| State Land 1 | 15-051-00212 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Kuhn, Oliver 1 | 15-051-25481 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Coral Production Corporation |
| State 2 | 15-051-03022 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| State 1 | 15-051-00593 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| State 'A' 1 | 15-051-03928 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.