API 15-053-01596Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melchert 7
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Spud date
Nov 14, 1935
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 4, 1935
Plug date
Dec 31, 1935
Total depth
3,194 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-01596
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lorraine
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.56432, -98.27633
- State record #
- 1001221794
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton 13-33 | 15-159-21094 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Guldner 1 | 15-159-21166 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Clark Warner 5 | 15-159-01959 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Scheck Oil Operation |
| R. J. Warner 'A' 7 | 15-159-01961 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Warner D 1 | 15-159-06359 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Geneseo Simp 9 | 15-159-90493 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Christa Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.