API 15-135-20184Plugged & abandonedOther type well
Elmore 1
Other type well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Chief Drilling
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 28, 1968
Plug date
Oct 19, 1989
Total depth
4,234 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-20184
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OTHER-P&A(OIL&GAS-INJ) / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Other type(OTHER-P&A(OIL&GAS-INJ))
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.62753, -99.61592
- State record #
- 1050370325
Operator
- Wells operated
- 244
- Active
- 3
- States
- KS, MT, WV
- As filed
- Chief Drilling, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore 1 | 15-135-00058 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Pranger 1 | 15-165-70786 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Pranger 1 | 15-165-19054 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Schreiber Oil Co. |
| J & A Associates 1-11H | 15-135-25431 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Mantz 9-3 | 15-135-25311 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Sekavec-Stieben 1 | 15-135-25169 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Palomino Petroleum, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.