API 15-051-73851Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kinderknecht 4
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Jan 31, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 17, 1959
Plug date
Oct 1, 1966
Total depth
3,821 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-73851
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Kraus
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.84038, -99.43175
- State record #
- 1001219574
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.