API 15-051-03447Plugged & abandonedOil well
Colahan 'B' 20
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Oct 5, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 16, 1950
Plug date
Jun 24, 2022
Total depth
3,520 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-03447
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.07193, -99.15862
- State record #
- 1001216503
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,018
- Active
- 1,235
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Vess Oil Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt 'A' 1 | 15-051-04011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schmidt 'B' 1 | 15-051-02665 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc |
| Windholtz 'A' 1 | 15-051-24154 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sun Belt Petroleum, Inc. |
| Staab 1 | 15-051-00719 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Dortland-Baxter 1 | 15-051-22923 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Froelich 1 | 15-051-30077 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.