API 15-163-20208Plugged & abandonedOil well
Melville 6
Oil well in Rooks County, Kansas · operated by Paul Bowman Oil
Spud date
May 8, 1969
Drilling began
Completion
May 14, 1969
Plug date
Jan 27, 1997
Total depth
3,528 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-163-20208
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Nettie
- County
- Rooks
- Coordinates
- 39.21691, -99.19211
- State record #
- 1001285753
Operator
- Wells operated
- 16
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romine 7 | 15-051-25620 | Active | Oil | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Marianna 1 | 15-051-01718 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Bemis, F. A. 'B' 1 | 15-051-03683 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Bemis, F. A. 'B' 2 | 15-051-19323 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Mattie 1 | 15-051-23071 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty Enterprises, Inc. |
| Bemis 1 | 15-051-03684 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.