API 15-159-01670ActiveOil well
AMES 'P' was W. R. AMES 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Aug 17, 1939
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 8, 1939
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,290 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-01670
- Status
- Active(state code: OIL / PRODUCING)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Bloomer
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.52129, -98.47537
- State record #
- 1001280620
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feldman 10 | 15-159-30310 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Southern States Oil |
| Browning 'C' 1-13 | 15-159-22763 | Active | Oil | K & N Petroleum, Inc. |
| Musenberg 5 | 15-159-22555 | Active | Oil | K & N Petroleum, Inc. |
| Bowbeer 2 | 15-159-22320 | Active | Injection | RSD Minerals LLC |
| Southern 2 | 15-159-20229 | Active | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Lakin-Engelhardt 1-13 | 15-009-25953 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | K-Bar Oil LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.