API 15-167-20274Plugged & abandonedOil well
Meckel 1
Oil well in Russell County, Kansas
Spud date
Jan 2, 1969
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 27, 1969
Plug date
May 20, 1996
Total depth
3,206 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-167-20274
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unnamed
- County
- Russell
- Coordinates
- 38.96629, -98.98088
- State record #
- 1006133443
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Newcomer 4 | 15-167-05649 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Krug 1-A | 15-167-91084 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Moran Oil Enterprises, a General Partnership |
| Krug A 1 | 15-167-19603 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Moran Oil Enterprises, a General Partnership |
| C. Newcomer 5 | 15-167-05572 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Sam Boxberger 2 | 15-167-02627 | Active | Oil | — |
| Newcomer B 7 | 15-167-19296 | Active | Injection | Fossil Creek Energy, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.