API 15-053-01559Plugged & abandonedOil well
Wilkens 3
Oil well in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Spud date
Dec 29, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 14, 1941
Plug date
Nov 5, 1955
Total depth
3,252 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-053-01559
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Stoltenberg
- County
- Ellsworth
- Coordinates
- 38.56974, -98.36112
- State record #
- 1001221758
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M660b 37.101 | 15-159-19261 | Shut-in | Other type | Northern Natural Gas Co. |
| Skiles 28 1 | 15-159-22772 | Active | Oil | RJM Company |
| A. Wesseler 'D' 1 | 15-159-70960 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Heinz 1 | 15-159-00332 | Active | Oil | Pauley Oil |
| Dohrman 1 | 15-159-20962 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Petroleum Technologies, Inc. |
| Heinz 3 | 15-159-02001 | Active | Oil | Pauley Oil |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.