API 15-019-26268OrphanedOil well
Smith 20-A
Oil well in Chautauqua County, Kansas · operated by Smith Edward J
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
Nov 17, 1992
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 10, 1992
Plug date
—
Total depth
1,190 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-019-26268
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: OIL / ON LIST)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Hewins
- County
- Chautauqua
- Coordinates
- 37.03971, -96.35187
- State record #
- 1002897146
Operator
- Wells operated
- 26
- Active
- 2
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Smith, Edward J.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckenzie 2 | 15-019-23777 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| McKenzie 5 | 15-019-25249 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Newman 19 | 15-019-40415 | Shut-in | Oil | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
| Newman 18-7 | 15-019-27682 | Active | Oil | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
| Newman 18-10 | 15-019-27685 | Other status | Other type | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
| Newman 3 | 15-019-40409 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kansas Energy Company, L.L.C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.