API 15-053-71021Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melchert 5
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Spud date
Nov 24, 1935
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 16, 1935
Plug date
Mar 1, 1946
Total depth
3,206 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-71021
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lorraine
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.55894, -98.28094
- State record #
- 1001221802
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiens 1-32 | 15-159-22176 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| Volkland 7 | 15-159-03004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Volkland 5 | 15-159-01981 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Volkland 9 | 15-159-01986 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Ehly 2 | 15-159-06422 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Ploog 'B' 2 | 15-159-20995 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | D J Oil Operations |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.