API 15-135-00478Plugged & abandonedOil well
Drake 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Darrah John Jay Jr
Spud date
Sep 23, 1945
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 22, 1945
Plug date
Apr 7, 1997
Total depth
4,548 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-00478
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Arnold
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.63669, -100.06283
- State record #
- 1001262851
Operator
- Wells operated
- 211
- Active
- 5
- States
- KS, WY
- As filed
- Darrah, John Jay, Jr.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee 1 | 15-135-00091 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Potter 3 | 15-135-23635 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Viking Resources, Inc |
| Schuckman 'A' 1 | 15-135-22227 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fmr 1 | 15-135-25774 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Palomino Petroleum, Inc. |
| Elting 1 | 15-135-20638 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Moses 1 | 15-135-21632 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.