API 15-159-02715Plugged & abandonedOil well
A. FAIR or TOBIAS SIMPSON UNIT 8-2 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Thunderbird Drilling
Spud date
Aug 28, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 5, 1963
Plug date
Apr 5, 1989
Total depth
3,396 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02715
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Tobias
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.26257, -98.27202
- State record #
- 1001281381
Operator
- Wells operated
- 227
- Active
- 2
- States
- AR, KS, UT
- As filed
- Thunderbird Drilling, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge Trust 1-15 | 15-155-21809 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Grand Mesa Operating Company |
| Zimmerman 1 | 15-155-00297 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wisby 1 | 15-155-00272 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Sankey 'A' 1 | 15-155-20514 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Drake A 1 | 15-155-02393 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Drake A 3 | 15-155-02428 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.