API 15-051-71798Plugged & abandonedOil well
Meis 5
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Jun 2, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 29, 1942
Plug date
Sep 1, 1949
Total depth
3,687 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-71798
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.04043, -99.25747
- State record #
- 1001219286
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polifka 'A' 1 | 15-051-23170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dreiling Resources Inc. |
| Walter, Leo A. 2 | 15-051-23559 | Active | Injection | Hertel Oil Company LLC |
| Leiker 1 | 15-051-14458 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Leiker 1 | 15-051-01054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Leiker 1 | 15-051-23432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas |
| Polifka 1 | 15-051-20966 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.