API 15-051-30427Plugged & abandonedOil well
Penn Gorham Airbase 21
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Dec 12, 1966
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 26, 1967
Plug date
Apr 2, 1996
Total depth
3,493 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-30427
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Air Base
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.88765, -99.09733
- State record #
- 1006048750
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polcyn 1 | 15-167-20759 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Oswald 6 | KS:1005747431 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Witt 1 | 15-167-00206 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Freitag-Schumacher et al. 1-7 | 15-051-26420 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. |
| Braun 1 | 15-051-01114 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Phillip 1 | 15-051-00824 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.