API 15-051-22006Plugged & abandonedOil well
Gabel Melchier 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Jun 10, 1980
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 18, 1980
Plug date
Feb 23, 1981
Total depth
3,500 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-22006
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Heyl
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.82299, -99.24515
- State record #
- 1006042626
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werth B 1 | 15-051-23353 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Legleiter 1 | 15-051-01529 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Kuhn 1 | 15-051-74541 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schlegel 'B' 1 | 15-051-20815 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Gottschalk 1 | 15-051-06903 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Gottschalk 1 | 15-051-20766 | Active | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.