API 15-051-23181Plugged & abandonedOil well
Zachman 'B' 1-5
Oil well in Ellis County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Oct 6, 1982
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 14, 1982
Plug date
Jan 3, 1995
Total depth
3,738 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-051-23181
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Star Southeast
- County
- Ellis
- Coordinates
- 39.03906, -99.44971
- State record #
- 1006044773
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerber 1 | 15-051-21234 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Kruetzer 1 | 15-051-01415 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dreiling 'E' 1 | 15-051-23124 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wegele 1 | 15-051-26055 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | HG Oil Holdings, LLC |
| Brungardt 5 | 15-051-02870 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Calvert 3-14 | 15-051-24950 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Downing-Nelson Oil Co Inc |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.