API 15-051-04835Plugged & abandonedOil well
Staab 3
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Vess Oil
Spud date
Nov 15, 1947
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 19, 1947
Plug date
Apr 15, 2021
Total depth
3,647 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-04835
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.02699, -99.29344
- State record #
- 1001217631
Operator
- Wells operated
- 2,018
- Active
- 1,235
- States
- KS, OK
- As filed
- Vess Oil Corporation
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younger 1-W | KS:1042915709 | Active | Injection | — |
| Befort 23-7 1 | 15-051-26769 | Other status | Other type | McElvain Energy, Inc. |
| Younger 1 | 15-051-19175 | Active | Injection | Carmen Schmitt, Inc. |
| Dreiling Unit 1 | 15-051-26627 | Shut-in | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Befort Unit 'A' 1-23 | 15-051-26934 | Active | Oil | Cobalt Energy LLC |
| Schenk A 1 | 15-051-20342 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.