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API 15-125-28962OrphanedOil well

Merrick Ranch Khen 4-12

Oil well in Montgomery County, Kansas · operated by Core Energy

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

Jan 20, 1988

Drilling began

Completion

May 23, 1988

Plug date

Total depth

1,550 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-125-28962
Status
Orphaned(state code: OIL / ON LIST)
Type
Oil(OIL)
Field
Elk City
County
Montgomery
Coordinates
37.35903, -95.93040
State record #
1002933138

Operator

Core Energy

Wells operated
117
Active
48
States
CA, KS, MI
As filed
Core Energy LLC

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Mather 115-125-71508Plugged & abandonedOther type
Springer 5KS:1005423585Other statusOther type
Degarimore Old15-125-71667Plugged & abandonedOil
Speirs 2515-125-20208Other statusOther type
Well KS:USGSID:KS4089KS:USGSID:KS4089OrphanedUnknown
Well KS:USGSID:KS4093KS:USGSID:KS4093OrphanedUnknown

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.