API 15-179-05236Plugged & abandonedOil well
Elsie Wessel 5
Oil well in Sheridan County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 15, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 28, 1953
Plug date
Dec 25, 1956
Total depth
4,150 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-179-05236
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Wessel
- County
- Sheridan
- Coordinates
- 39.50344, -100.55174
- State record #
- 1002948004
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldt 1 | 15-179-20033 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Menlo Park 8 | 15-179-21132 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Castle Resources, Inc. |
| Moss 1 | 15-179-00213 | Active | Oil | — |
| Moss 1 | 15-179-05143 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Moss 1 | 15-179-25146 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Moss 1 | 15-179-20110 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.