API 15-135-20593Plugged & abandonedOil well
Norton 'J' 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Pickrell Drilling
Spud date
Mar 23, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 28, 1972
Plug date
Dec 8, 2021
Total depth
4,443 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-20593
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lazy 17
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.56092, -100.12818
- State record #
- 1006098003
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,126
- Active
- 376
- States
- CO, KS, WY
- As filed
- Pickrell Drilling Company Inc
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humburg A 1 | 15-135-21219 | Active | Oil | Trans Pacific Oil Corporation |
| Johnson 'Z' 2 | 15-135-20960 | Shut-in | Oil | Pickrell Drilling Company Inc |
| Goldfinger 1 | 15-135-26133 | Active | Oil | Palomino Petroleum, Inc. |
| Spruill 1 | 15-135-24198 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| Watson A 1 | 15-135-21731 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Spruill 'E' A-1 | 15-135-23773 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Viking Resources, Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.