API 15-163-19072Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melton 1
Oil well in Rooks County, Kansas · operated by Big Horn Oil
Spud date
Jul 9, 1971
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 11, 1971
Plug date
Mar 1, 1999
Total depth
3,280 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-163-19072
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Woodston Dam
- County
- Rooks
- Coordinates
- 39.44556, -99.15564
- State record #
- 1033439870
Operator
- Wells operated
- 11
- Active
- 1
- States
- KS, KY, OK
- As filed
- Big Horn Oil Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ 'B' 2 | 15-163-21644 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | B-J Oil Co. |
| Bemis 1-27 | 15-163-21403 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Vallette 3 | 15-163-19138 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Berexco LLC |
| Stamper 3-28 | 15-163-00271 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Manuel Corporation |
| Stamper F 4 | 15-163-23267 | Other status | Other type | Tema Oil and Gas LLC |
| Stamper 'F' 1 | 15-163-20415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Black Petroleum Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.