API 15-051-24497Plugged & abandonedOil well
Smith 'A' 14
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Patterson Energy
Spud date
Jan 4, 1988
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 1, 1988
Plug date
Jan 2, 2026
Total depth
3,425 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-24497
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Blue Hill
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.01096, -99.06271
- State record #
- 1006047144
Operator
- Wells operated
- 850
- Active
- 732
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Patterson Energy LLC
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brungardt 'B' 1 | 15-051-02611 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| Leiker A 2 | 15-051-72562 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Cook 1 | 15-167-21038 | Other status | Oil | — |
| Leiker 3 Twin | 15-051-20578 | Active | Oil | — |
| Leiker 2 | 15-051-20555 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | R. P. Nixon Operations, Inc |
| Braun, B. 5 | 15-051-02753 | Active | Oil | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.