API 15-051-22556Plugged & abandonedOil well
Werth 2
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling
Spud date
Sep 1, 1981
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 10, 1982
Plug date
Mar 21, 2025
Total depth
3,599 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-22556
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Zimm
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.72101, -99.40868
- State record #
- 1006043650
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,005
- Active
- 973
- States
- CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
- As filed
- Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littler 'C' 1 | 15-165-20007 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Equinox Oil Company |
| Littler 'C' 7 | 15-165-20236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Equinox Oil Company |
| Jacobs 1 | 15-165-21350 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Darrah, John Jay, Jr. |
| Jacobs 1 | 15-165-21245 | Other status | Other type | Darrah, John Jay, Jr. |
| Burton 1 | 15-165-22081 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | TDI, Inc. |
| Baldwin 'B' 2 | 15-165-20123 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.