API 15-051-21816Plugged & abandonedOil well
Ruder 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Grand Mesa Operating
Spud date
Oct 26, 1979
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 26, 1980
Plug date
Jun 18, 2025
Total depth
3,628 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-21816
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Ruder North
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.77585, -99.33581
- State record #
- 1006042266
Operator
- Wells operated
- 620
- Active
- 209
- States
- CO, KS, OK
- As filed
- Grand Mesa Operating Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depperschmidt 1 | 15-165-00153 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dolechek 2 | 15-165-21064 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Frontier Oil Company |
| Schuckman A 1 | 15-165-21170 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | F & M Oil Co., Inc. |
| Lawrence 1 | 15-165-21745 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Oelkers A 1 | 15-165-20416 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schaffer 1 | 15-165-20467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.