API 15-051-20221Plugged & abandonedOil well
Chesney 2
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Mar 10, 1968
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 18, 1968
Plug date
Jun 14, 2006
Total depth
3,325 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-20221
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lieb
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.09363, -99.12208
- State record #
- 1006039263
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,018
- Active
- 1,235
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Vess Oil Corporation
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verna Unit 30-1 | 15-051-25180 | Active | Oil | IA Operating, Inc. |
| Schmidt 3 | 15-051-05339 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| J I H Froelich 9 | 15-051-25412 | Active | Oil | Bennett & Schulte Oil Co., A General Partnership |
| J. I. & H. Froelich 'B' 1 | 15-051-05478 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Bennett & Schulte Oil Co., A General Partnership |
| Schmidt 4 | 15-051-01731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Giebler 2 | 15-051-04270 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.