API 15-049-20491Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kempton 1
Oil well in Elk County, Kansas
Spud date
Mar 17, 1978
Drilling began
Completion
May 18, 1978
Plug date
May 1, 1984
Total depth
2,205 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-049-20491
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Walker
- County
- Elk
- Coordinates
- 37.37510, -96.33696
- State record #
- 1002908303
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJK Ranch F 1D | 15-019-27484 | Other status | Other type | SM Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| J. L. Tunison, Jr. 1 | 15-019-25977 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pan-Western Petroleum, Inc. |
| Gorham 'B' 6 | 15-019-23066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Patteson Oil, a General Partnership |
| B. Shaffer 2 | 15-019-70275 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Shaffer F 1 | KS:1046129965 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wolfe 1 | 15-019-70274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.