API 15-097-10012Plugged & abandonedGas well
Mcelwain 1
Gas well in Kiowa County, Kansas
Spud date
Sep 6, 1957
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 24, 1957
Plug date
Sep 7, 1961
Total depth
5,060 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-097-10012
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: GAS-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Gas(GAS-P&A)
- Field
- Joy Station
- County
- Kiowa
- Coordinates
- 37.59721, -99.41659
- State record #
- 1002926040
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols 3 | 15-097-21757 | Other status | Other type | Lasso Energy LLC |
| Dean 1 | 15-097-20236 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dean 'A' 1 | 15-097-20251 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wheeler 1 | 15-097-21370 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Charter Production Company |
| Galen Nichols 1 | 15-097-21113 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Marathon Oil Company |
| Keith Brown 5 | 15-097-10031 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.