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API 15-047-20840Plugged & abandonedOil well

Welsch 1

Oil well in Edwards County, Kansas · operated by Ranger Petroleum

Spud date

Mar 30, 1981

Drilling began

Completion

Apr 5, 1981

Plug date

Aug 17, 1988

Total depth

4,539 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-047-20840
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Wil
County
Edwards
Coordinates
37.81403, -99.08246
State record #
1006038035

Operator

Ranger Petroleum

Wells operated
8
Active
0
States
KS, OK, WV
As filed
Ranger Petroleum Corporation

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Nearby wells

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Clark 1-1315-097-20421Plugged & abandonedGasIndian Oil Co., Inc.
Lemon 115-151-00076Plugged & abandonedOther type
Thompson 115-097-20975Plugged & abandonedOther type

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.