API 15-009-16475Plugged & abandonedOil well
Merten 'B' 1
Oil well in Barton County, Kansas
Spud date
Aug 27, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 7, 1942
Plug date
Jul 1, 1951
Total depth
3,587 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-009-16475
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Otis-Albert
- County
- Barton
- Coordinates
- 38.42184, -98.97053
- State record #
- 1001194071
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Oetkin 5 | 15-145-21361 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tengasco, Inc. |
| Dirks 'B' 3 | 15-145-01410 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.