API 15-009-74932Plugged & abandonedOil well
Merten 4
Oil well in Barton County, Kansas
Spud date
Jun 27, 1949
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 31, 1949
Plug date
Oct 1, 1965
Total depth
3,579 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-009-74932
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Otis-Albert
- County
- Barton
- Coordinates
- 38.42115, -98.98548
- State record #
- 1001194101
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unruh 'A' 1 | 15-009-16526 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | OXY USA Inc. |
| Unruh 1 | 15-009-06993 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Nelson 'A' 3 | 15-145-21355 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | M.A. Yost Operations, Inc |
| Deckert 'C' 4 | 15-145-01268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Kroeker 1 | 15-145-21568 | Active | Oil | Charter Energy, Inc. |
| M. G. Bixby 3 | 15-145-00957 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.