API 15-169-00455Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melander 1
Oil well in Saline County, Kansas · operated by Bruce Oil
Spud date
Sep 26, 1951
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 18, 1951
Plug date
Apr 7, 2014
Total depth
2,826 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-169-00455
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bachofer
- County
- Saline
- Coordinates
- 38.75197, -97.51905
- State record #
- 1001305936
Operator
- Wells operated
- 200
- Active
- 92
- States
- CA, KS
- As filed
- Bruce Oil Company, L.L.C.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. L. Borg 1 | KS:1006800662 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Ellis 2 | 15-169-19016 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | D S & W Well Servicing, Inc. |
| Ellen Peterson 3 | 15-169-00738 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Karber 1 | 15-169-00061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Karber-Smith 2 | 15-169-20008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| M. Karber 28-1 | 15-169-20344 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Buckeye West, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.