API 15-185-12953Plugged & abandonedOil well
Mellies 5
Oil well in Stafford County, Kansas · operated by Prairie Energy
Spud date
Apr 9, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 23, 1953
Plug date
Sep 26, 2001
Total depth
3,602 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-185-12953
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Max
- County
- Stafford
- Coordinates
- 38.16761, -98.58829
- State record #
- 1001318721
Operator
- Wells operated
- 31
- Active
- 5
- States
- IL, KS, ND
- As filed
- Prairie Energy LC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flandermeyer 1 | 15-185-01091 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| McCune 1 | 15-185-20713 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hornbaker 1 | 15-185-00280 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hughes-Ritts 1 | 15-185-21568 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Bowman 1 | 15-185-01174 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Thole 1 | 15-185-21381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.