API 15-053-00924Plugged & abandonedOil well
Mehl 1
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas · operated by Bale Charles R
Spud date
Oct 4, 1951
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 17, 1951
Plug date
Jul 24, 1991
Total depth
3,231 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-00924
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Stoltenberg
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.57881, -98.36581
- State record #
- 1001221324
Operator
- Wells operated
- 18
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Bale, Charles R.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkland 'A' 5 | 15-159-01998 | Active | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Volkland 'A' 3 | 15-159-19240 | Active | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Volkland 'A' 6 | 15-159-01999 | Active | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Orth 7 | 15-159-06533 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Orth 10 | 15-159-03326 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hupfer Operating, Inc. |
| Schultz 3 | 15-159-03405 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.