API 15-179-05315Plugged & abandonedOil well
Hardesty 2
Oil well in Sheridan County, Kansas · operated by Kaiser Francis Oil
Spud date
Jul 25, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 9, 1953
Plug date
Jun 15, 1987
Total depth
3,945 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-179-05315
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Hortonville
- County
- Sheridan
- Coordinates
- 39.51899, -100.24942
- State record #
- 1002948061
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,886
- Active
- 472
- States
- AR, CO, KS, LA, MI, MS, MT, ND, NM, OK, WY
- As filed
- Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Scheetz 2-35 | 15-179-20764 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Midgard Energy Company |
| Putnam 1 | 15-179-00197 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Haskett 1 | 15-065-20002 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Scheetz 'A' 1 | 15-179-20946 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Shields Oil Producers Inc. |
| MCFADDEN (HARRIS) 1 or 37 | 15-065-00114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schwarzenberger 1 | 15-179-20171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.