API 15-051-02572Plugged & abandonedOil well
Pfeifer 5
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Encore Operating
Spud date
May 3, 1957
Drilling began
Completion
May 16, 1957
Plug date
May 12, 2003
Total depth
3,874 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-02572
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Ellis
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.96923, -99.57037
- State record #
- 1001215868
Operator
- Wells operated
- 203
- Active
- 4
- States
- KS, MT, ND, NM, OK
- As filed
- Encore Operating Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeifer 1 | 15-195-21411 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Weber 1 | 15-051-20017 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Weber 1 | 15-051-20720 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dreiling 1 | 15-051-22025 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Dreiling, J.L. 1 | 15-051-22485 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Younger 1 | 15-051-01544 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.