API 15-051-02146ActiveOil well
Cress, Fred 'C' 5
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Mar 20, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 16, 1940
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,380 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-02146
- Status
- Active(state code: OIL / PRODUCING)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.09117, -99.15849
- State record #
- 1001215554
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhn 1-32 | 15-051-25202 | Active | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| #1 Glenn 1 | 15-051-27075 | Active | Oil | Staab Oil Co., a General Partnership |
| Sitz 'C' 1 | 15-051-24543 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Brungardt (Fairport) 1 | 15-167-19648 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| BRUNGARDT (Was Brungardt Water Supply 4) 1 | 15-167-70731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Jensen 2 | 15-051-05377 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.