API 15-051-22994Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fred Flax 2
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Mike Kelso Oil
Spud date
Aug 13, 1982
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 21, 1982
Plug date
Mar 12, 2026
Total depth
4,005 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-22994
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Sweet William Northwest
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.02012, -99.56509
- State record #
- 1006044431
Operator
- Wells operated
- 341
- Active
- 180
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Mike Kelso Oil, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman 'B' 3 | 15-051-00594 | Active | Injection | Mustang Energy Corporation |
| Herman 4 | 15-051-21583 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Koron Investments, Inc. |
| Herman, Peter 1 | 15-051-73204 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Herbert 1 | 15-051-22619 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Herman, Peter 3 | 15-051-04309 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schumacher 1 | 15-051-01680 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | K & E Drilling, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.