API 15-009-01216Plugged & abandonedOil well
Meggers 5
Oil well in Barton County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
May 17, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 8, 1961
Plug date
Apr 12, 2021
Total depth
3,351 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-009-01216
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Barton
- Coordinates
- 38.30355, -98.54982
- State record #
- 1002886613
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,018
- Active
- 1,235
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Vess Oil Corporation
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellies 'A' 3 | 15-185-21169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Well 15-185-90761 | 15-185-90761 | Active | Injection | — |
| Harris 1 | 15-185-11714 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Target Federal 1 | 15-185-21849 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wolf 'D' 2 | 15-185-20137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Mellies 2 | 15-185-11825 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.