API 15-159-01892Plugged & abandonedOil well
B. B. Ainsworth 6
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Scheck Oil Operation
Spud date
Jan 8, 1941
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 28, 1941
Plug date
Dec 14, 2023
Total depth
3,198 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-01892
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Geneseo-Edwards
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.46851, -98.14885
- State record #
- 1001280780
Operator
- Wells operated
- 295
- Active
- 202
- States
- KS, OK
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rect 176 D 01 | 15-159-19372 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. |
| C59701b 1 | 15-159-22848 | Shut-in | Other type | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. |
| Knight 1 | 15-159-00352 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Madsen 1 | 15-159-20702 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | JD Production Co. |
| Habiger 1 | 15-159-20080 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| C59701a 1 | 15-159-22847 | Shut-in | Other type | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.