API 15-053-20280Plugged & abandonedGas well
Nienke 1
Gas well in Ellsworth County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Jul 19, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 19, 1976
Plug date
Apr 22, 2013
Total depth
2,350 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-20280
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: GAS-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Gas(GAS-P&A)
- Field
- Grubb
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.72833, -98.20047
- State record #
- 1036447022
Operator
- Wells operated
- 169
- Active
- 15
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
- As filed
- Sterling Drilling Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delbert Rathbun 1 | 15-053-20427 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| M640d 7.211 | 15-053-19151 | Shut-in | Other type | Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| Handlin Owwo 1 | 15-053-00147 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | General Energy Developers Corp. |
| Hokr 1 | 15-053-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Southern Star Line Xw Ellsworth C0009010 | 15-053-21407 | Active | Other type | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. |
| Glen Rathbun 1 | 15-053-20401 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.