API 15-053-34985Plugged & abandonedOil well
John Vacek Noble 3
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas · operated by Darrah Oil
Spud date
Aug 26, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 3, 1961
Plug date
Nov 12, 2025
Total depth
3,260 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-34985
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Stoltenberg
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.69994, -98.44974
- State record #
- 1043940887
Operator
- Wells operated
- 440
- Active
- 304
- States
- KS, MT
- As filed
- Darrah Oil Company, LLC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploog 1 | 15-053-19014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Eagle Petroleum, Inc. |
| Kootz 1 | 15-053-21068 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Har-Ken Agent, OK |
| Grossardt 5 | 15-009-03803 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Kroutwurst 2 | 15-009-03804 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| Radenberg 3 | 15-009-15263 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Radenberg 'B' 1 | 15-009-23113 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Connell, Mark Allen |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.