API 15-035-20426OrphanedGas well
J. Ross Somers 1
Gas well in Cowley County, Kansas · operated by Shallow Gas Exploration
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
Jun 13, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 25, 1972
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,837 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-035-20426
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: GAS / ON LIST)
- Type
- Gas(GAS)
- Field
- Gibson
- County
- Cowley
- Coordinates
- 37.04832, -97.10810
- State record #
- 1002902341
Operator
- Wells operated
- 23
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merz #1-1 | 35-071-21331 | Orphaned | Gas | Emporia Energy Corp |
| Scott #2-1 | 35-071-21199 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | State Fund Plugging |
| Mussetter #2 | 35-071-03246 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otc/Occ Not Assigned |
| Mussetter #1 | 35-071-03226 | Orphaned | Gas | Otc/Occ Not Assigned |
| Mussetter #1 | 35-071-03245 | Active | Oil | Pullers Oil Company LLC |
| Schuessler (Schuessler#1) #2 | 35-071-21752 | Active | Gas | Lakeland Pipeline Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.