API 15-185-10579Plugged & abandonedOil well
Simpson 'E' 1
Oil well in Stafford County, Kansas · operated by Four Way Operating
Spud date
Apr 3, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 11, 1961
Plug date
Aug 2, 2002
Total depth
3,585 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-185-10579
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Shaeffer-Rothgarn
- County
- Stafford
- Coordinates
- 38.24539, -98.73949
- State record #
- 1001317660
Operator
- Wells operated
- 64
- Active
- 4
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Four-Way Operating, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brensing 1 | 15-185-30200 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fischer 1 | 15-185-21715 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Mater 2 | 15-185-19359 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Krankenberg East 2-20 | 15-185-22722 | Active | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Grimes 1 | 15-185-21908 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Golden Belt Oil Co. |
| Hahn 1 | 15-185-19361 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.