API 15-051-05662Plugged & abandonedOil well
Richards 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 8, 1938
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 28, 1938
Plug date
Jun 2, 1945
Total depth
3,378 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-05662
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Richards
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.12554, -99.34532
- State record #
- 1001218334
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horne 'A' 1-16 | 15-051-25754 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McCoy Petroleum Corporation |
| Karlin 3 | 15-051-26116 | Active | Oil | HG Oil Holdings, LLC |
| O'Loughlin 1 | 15-051-19252 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Honas 1 | 15-051-25886 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Staab Oil Co., a General Partnership |
| Arnhold 1-13 | 15-051-24532 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Joy B 2 | 15-051-72133 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.