API 15-119-20012Plugged & abandonedGas well
Merkle 1
Gas well in Meade County, Kansas · operated by Bitter Spar
Spud date
Oct 6, 1967
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 20, 1968
Plug date
Apr 30, 1996
Total depth
6,317 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-119-20012
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: GAS-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Gas(GAS-P&A)
- Field
- Meyers
- County
- Meade
- Coordinates
- 37.02483, -100.24763
- State record #
- 1006092407
Operator
- Wells operated
- 32
- Active
- 7
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Bitter Spar LLC
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| Albert #1-15 | 35-007-23261 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Angel Exploration LLC |
| Albert #2-15 | 35-007-23417 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lobo Exploration Company |
| Skipper #1-15 | 35-007-24971 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Angel Exploration LLC |
| Fry #18-2 | 35-007-23581 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Lime Rock Resources Ii-A LP |
| Albert #2 | 35-007-35280 | Active | Gas | Twain Energy LLC |
| Thel E Davis #1 | 35-007-35017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Otc/Occ Not Assigned |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.