API 15-051-00540Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kraus 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Jan 19, 1955
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 1, 1955
Plug date
Mar 23, 1959
Total depth
3,895 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-00540
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Kraus
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.81904, -99.44866
- State record #
- 1002909685
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riedel 2 | 15-051-06926 | Active | Oil | Basgall Oil LLC |
| Doerr 2 | 15-051-20902 | Active | Oil | Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc |
| Ree 1 | 15-051-21155 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Brenner 'A' 1 Swd | 15-051-30398 | Active | Injection | SMG Resources LLC |
| Elmore 1 | 15-051-24647 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Frontier Oil Company |
| Riedel 1 | 15-051-01509 | Active | Oil | Basgall Oil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.