API 15-053-70974Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wilkens 1
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 29, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 23, 1940
Plug date
Jul 15, 1959
Total depth
3,258 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-70974
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Stoltenberg
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.56612, -98.36109
- State record #
- 1006802720
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesseler 3-A | 15-159-22241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Murfin Drilling Co. |
| Wesseler 1 | 15-159-35248 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wesseler 1 | 15-159-03408 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Buehler 'B' 5 | 15-159-04309 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Ringwald 6 | 15-159-04194 | Active | Oil | Pauley Oil |
| Buehler 'B' 4 | 15-159-02015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.