API 15-051-05507Plugged & abandonedOil well
Simpson 1
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling
Spud date
Apr 28, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
May 12, 1954
Plug date
Dec 8, 1962
Total depth
3,365 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-05507
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Turkville
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.10277, -99.17706
- State record #
- 1001218211
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,005
- Active
- 973
- States
- CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
- As filed
- Murfin Drilling Co.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giebler 1 | 15-051-19514 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Staab 7 | 15-051-21955 | Active | Injection | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
| Staab 1 | 15-051-02435 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Staab Oil Co., a General Partnership |
| Weisner 4 | 15-051-71959 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schmeidler 'A' 2 | 15-051-90714 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Staab Owwo 4 | 15-051-01694 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.