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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

Ritchie Exploration

Wells operated
1,564
Active
502
States
CO, KS, ND
As filed
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.

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Nearby wells

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Browning 'C' 1-1315-159-22763ActiveOilK & N Petroleum, Inc.
Musenberg 515-159-22555ActiveOilK & N Petroleum, Inc.
Bowbeer 215-159-22320ActiveInjectionRSD Minerals LLC
Southern 215-159-20229ActiveOilMike Kelso Oil, Inc.
Lakin-Engelhardt 1-1315-009-25953Plugged & abandonedOther typeK-Bar Oil LLC

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.