API 15-115-00253Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melcher 1
Oil well in Marion County, Kansas · operated by Black Frank J Oil Operations
Spud date
Jun 24, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 23, 1959
Plug date
Jun 14, 1977
Total depth
2,462 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-115-00253
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lost Springs
- County
- Marion
- Coordinates
- 38.47064, -97.00705
- State record #
- 1002878446
Operator
- Wells operated
- 91
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Black, Frank J., Oil Operations, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogel 1 | 15-115-00027 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Stinchcomb 1 | 15-115-20318 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Mokovec 1 | 15-115-00902 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Siebert 1 | 15-115-00644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Turner 1 | 15-115-00601 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Siebert 1 | 15-115-00099 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.