API 15-185-71569Plugged & abandonedOil well
Elsen 1
Oil well in Stafford County, Kansas
Spud date
Mar 12, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
May 2, 1963
Plug date
Sep 1, 1966
Total depth
3,655 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-185-71569
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Gates
- County
- Stafford
- Coordinates
- 38.17059, -98.68502
- State record #
- 1001318807
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 4 | 15-185-23614 | Active | Oil | MAD Operators LLC |
| Mccune 1 | 15-185-21179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Mccune 1 | KS:1043917362 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Ward 2 | 15-185-00694 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petroleum Inc |
| Aitken 1 | 15-185-12439 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Heyen Meryle 1 | 15-185-22590 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Martin Oil Producers, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.