API 15-009-16617Plugged & abandonedOil well
Essmiller 'B' 1
Oil well in Barton County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 2, 1952
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 13, 1952
Plug date
Nov 1, 1968
Total depth
3,498 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-009-16617
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Great Bend Airport
- County
- Barton
- Coordinates
- 38.36988, -98.83766
- State record #
- 1001194000
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beagley 'B' 1-6 | 15-185-23286 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Lincoln North Pfister 3-6 | 15-185-24186 | Other status | Other type | Bird Dog Oil, LLC |
| Brocher 'A' 1-2 | 15-145-21561 | Shut-in | Gas | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Morrison 2-1 | 15-185-23779 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Black Rock Resources, LLC |
| Morrison 2-1 | 15-185-23778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Quest Energy LLC |
| Birbeck 3 | 15-185-20250 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Darrah, John Jay, Jr. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.