API 15-051-05574Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kessler 3
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Sep 26, 1947
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 27, 1948
Plug date
Nov 8, 1951
Total depth
3,670 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-05574
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.05147, -99.23065
- State record #
- 1001218271
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staab, Marion 2 | 15-051-23338 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman Oil Company, a General Partnership |
| Stephens-Ellis 3 | 15-051-23585 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman Oil Company, a General Partnership |
| Fellers 'A' 4 | 15-051-22066 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Polifka 1-8 | 15-051-25853 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bowman Oil Company, a General Partnership |
| Pfeifer 1 | 15-051-23633 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dreiling Resources Inc. |
| Staab, Marion 4 | 15-051-23859 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ernst & Steinle Oil Operations |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.