API 15-051-23335Plugged & abandonedOil well
Ruder 3
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Grand Mesa Operating
Spud date
Feb 16, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 21, 1983
Plug date
Jun 23, 2025
Total depth
3,612 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-23335
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Ruder North
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.77890, -99.33592
- State record #
- 1006045053
Operator
- Wells operated
- 620
- Active
- 209
- States
- CO, KS, OK
- As filed
- Grand Mesa Operating Company
Location & nearby wells
Operate this well?
Claim your operator profile to keep well records accurate — verified operators can correct statuses and add plugging documentation.
Claim your operator profileNearby wells
| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffer 1 | 15-165-20467 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Oelkers A 1 | 15-165-20561 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Hoffman 1 | 15-165-20962 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| N. And A Hartman 1 | 15-165-21332 | Other status | Other type | Seville Drilling Corporation |
| Legleiter 2 | 15-165-20348 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | AFG Energy, Inc. |
| Dechant 1 | 15-165-30220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.