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API 15-053-20512Plugged & abandonedOil well

Hickel 1

Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas · operated by K & N Petroleum

Spud date

Oct 21, 1978

Drilling began

Completion

Nov 3, 1978

Plug date

May 20, 2026

Total depth

3,280 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-053-20512
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Bloomer
County
Ellsworth
Coordinates
38.53658, -98.46176
State record #
1006049819

Operator

K & N Petroleum

Wells operated
172
Active
109
States
KS
As filed
K & N Petroleum, Inc.

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Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.