API 15-051-03446Plugged & abandonedOil well
Colahan 'B' 17
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Oxy USA
Spud date
Feb 2, 1947
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 19, 1997
Plug date
Apr 28, 1997
Total depth
3,532 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-03446
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.07025, -99.15879
- State record #
- 1001216502
Operator
- Wells operated
- 7,402
- Active
- 1,691
- States
- AR, CA, CO, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, UT, WV, WY
- As filed
- OXY USA Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerstner 1 | 15-051-15488 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bennett & Schulte Oil Co., A General Partnership |
| Froelich 1 | 15-051-01461 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Madden 'A' 1 | 15-051-06693 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Lang 2 | 15-051-25216 | Other status | Other type | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Dreiling 1 | 15-051-72475 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dreiling 1 | 15-051-03874 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.