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API 15-163-30053Plugged & abandonedOil well

Atherton 1

Oil well in Rooks County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration

Spud date

Aug 10, 1965

Drilling began

Completion

Aug 17, 1965

Plug date

Mar 5, 1991

Total depth

3,810 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-163-30053
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Marcotte
County
Rooks
Coordinates
39.19234, -99.48641
State record #
1006129525

Operator

Ritchie Exploration

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

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