API 15-051-21176Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wiesner 2
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
May 6, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 29, 1976
Plug date
Nov 15, 1995
Total depth
3,873 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-21176
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Ellis
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 38.97663, -99.57959
- State record #
- 1006041053
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bittel 1 | 15-195-21628 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Lang 1 | 15-195-00133 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Pfeifer Rev. Trust 2-1 | 15-051-25965 | Active | Oil | IA Operating, Inc. |
| Kroeger, Ray 1-1 | 15-195-22528 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc |
| Giebler 9 | 15-051-23142 | Active | Oil | DGH Oil, LLC |
| Dinkel 5 | 15-051-23331 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.