API 15-053-00938Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wesseler 8
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Spud date
Mar 31, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 19, 1948
Plug date
Mar 1, 1965
Total depth
3,229 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-00938
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Stoltenberg
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.55161, -98.35639
- State record #
- 1001221332
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiens 1 | 15-159-21243 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Lincoln 7 | 15-159-22614 | Active | Oil | Gilbert-Stewart Operating LLC |
| Schmidt 4 | 15-159-02301 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Schmidt 1-3 | 15-159-30454 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Weins 1 | 15-159-20778 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Patton 'E' 2 | 15-159-02076 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.