API 15-051-70151Plugged & abandonedOil well
O'Brien 'B' 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Petroleum
Spud date
Sep 2, 1960
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 14, 1960
Plug date
Apr 12, 1993
Total depth
3,655 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-70151
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Meistrell Southwest
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.11659, -99.32419
- State record #
- 1005733087
Operator
- Wells operated
- 885
- Active
- 25
- States
- CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MS, MT, ND, OK, UT, WY
- As filed
- Petroleum Inc
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmeidler 1 | 15-051-25136 | Active | Oil | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Phannenstiel B 1 | 15-051-21758 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Krannawitter 4 | 15-051-20143 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Grady Bolding Corporation |
| Koblitz, J. R. 7 | 15-051-04219 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Koblitz 5 | 15-051-02504 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Koblitz 4 | 15-051-02503 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.