API 15-051-03053Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kinderknecht 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 20, 1958
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 27, 1958
Plug date
Dec 1, 1965
Total depth
3,792 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-03053
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Kraus
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.84082, -99.44159
- State record #
- 1001216226
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werth 2 | 15-051-22556 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Werth Trust 1-26 | 15-051-26471 | Active | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Klaus 1 | 15-051-30009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Werth 'C' 4 | 15-051-24351 | Active | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Dinkel 1-27 | 15-051-22890 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Herl 2 | 15-051-22352 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.