API 15-049-22261OrphanedOil well
Sierman Gn-3
Oil well in Elk County, Kansas · operated by Midwestern Oil
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
Apr 3, 1992
Drilling began
Completion
—
Plug date
—
Total depth
600 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-049-22261
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: OIL / ON LIST)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Elk
- Coordinates
- 37.55130, -95.97728
- State record #
- 1030572322
Operator
- Wells operated
- 41
- Active
- 1
- States
- IL, KS
- As filed
- Midwestern Oil Co., Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon, H 2 | 15-049-20517 | Other status | Oil | — |
| Shouse 2 | 15-049-22139 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | PostRock Midcontinent Production LLC |
| Shay 14-15 | 15-049-22500 | Shut-in | Gas | RedBud Oil & Gas Operating, LLC |
| Bell 1 | 15-049-20504 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Perkins Oil Enterprises, Inc. |
| Day 5-34-16 | 15-049-21136 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Day 5-44-16 | 15-049-21137 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Masek Oilfield Services, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.