API 15-175-00174Plugged & abandonedGas well
Hitch 1
Gas well in Seward County, Kansas · operated by Merit Energy
Spud date
Sep 25, 1949
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 2, 1949
Plug date
Feb 26, 2026
Total depth
2,709 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-175-00174
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: GAS-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Gas(GAS-P&A)
- Field
- Hugoton Gas Area
- County
- Seward
- Coordinates
- 37.19211, -101.00344
- State record #
- 1004751869
Operator
- Wells operated
- 7,361
- Active
- 4,338
- States
- AR, CA, CO, KS, LA, MI, MT, ND, NM, OK, UT, WY
- As filed
- Merit Energy Company, LLC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well 15-189-90018 | 15-189-90018 | Active | Injection | — |
| Stevesson 3-23 | 15-175-21927 | Shut-in | Gas | Edison Operating Company LLC |
| McQuillen Trust 19-1 | 15-175-22057 | Shut-in | Gas | Palmer Oil, Inc. |
| Stevesson 2-23 | 15-175-20936 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Gleeson 'B' 2 | 15-175-21542 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | OXY USA Inc. |
| Well 15-175-90002 | 15-175-90002 | Active | Injection | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.