API 15-051-21800Plugged & abandonedOil well
Richards 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Mai Oil Operations
Spud date
Nov 14, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 24, 1980
Plug date
Nov 15, 2011
Total depth
3,710 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-21800
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Mendota
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.12472, -99.57499
- State record #
- 1006042236
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,305
- Active
- 787
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Mai Oil Operations, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher 2 | 15-195-21035 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Christopher 3 | 15-195-21663 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Beren Corporation |
| Kuhn, Emil 1 | 15-195-21833 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Darrah, John Jay, Jr. |
| Hurt, Elsie L. 2 | 15-195-20151 | Active | Oil | Venture Resources, Inc. |
| Mai 1 | 15-051-20348 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Baugher 'A' 1 | 15-195-21242 | Active | Oil | Darrah Oil Company, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.