API 15-179-05232Plugged & abandonedOil well
Elsie Wessel 2
Oil well in Sheridan County, Kansas
Spud date
May 31, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 23, 1953
Plug date
Sep 18, 1959
Total depth
4,135 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-179-05232
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Wessel
- County
- Sheridan
- Coordinates
- 39.50888, -100.55169
- State record #
- 1002947999
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss 1 | 15-179-25146 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Moss 1 | 15-179-20110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Conn 1 | 15-179-20193 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Menlo Park - Moss 1 | 15-179-21133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Castle Resources, Inc. |
| Westerman 1-36 | 15-179-20136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Currey 2 | 15-179-05551 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.