API 15-019-40956Plugged & abandonedOil well
Morton 17
Oil well in Chautauqua County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 22, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 28, 1953
Plug date
Aug 2, 1977
Total depth
716 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-019-40956
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 37.13854, -96.08709
- State record #
- 1052437988
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. Smith 21-A | 15-019-24046 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Petro Kansas, LLC |
| Gorrell 1 | 15-019-25087 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| C. W. Smith 12 | 15-019-70115 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lee R. Jones, Jr. Oil Co. |
| Shobe 'A' 1 | 15-019-25777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Knowles 1 | 15-019-26077 | Other status | Other type | Leonard, Daniel M. |
| Newcomb 4 | 15-019-26435 | Active | Injection | Green, Bobbie |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.