API 15-159-06517Plugged & abandonedOil well
Mehl 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Dec 5, 1935
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 26, 1935
Plug date
Oct 1, 1960
Total depth
3,192 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-06517
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Orth
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.45541, -98.41658
- State record #
- 1001284857
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panning 1 | 15-009-23691 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | L. D. Drilling, Inc. |
| Panning 4 | 15-009-14325 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bergman Oil Co., L.C. |
| J. Dick 2 | 15-009-14288 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| William Panning 4 | 15-009-14304 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| William Panning 13 | 15-009-14302 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| William Panning 6 | 15-009-14275 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.