API 15-159-01693Plugged & abandonedOil well
B. F. Stout 6
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Feb 21, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 28, 1940
Plug date
Nov 1, 1989
Total depth
3,229 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-01693
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bloomer
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.51993, -98.46845
- State record #
- 1001280641
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klepper 15-1 | 15-009-26004 | Active | Oil | K & N Petroleum, Inc. |
| Mansz 1 | 15-159-00705 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Feldman 8 | 15-159-02368 | Active | Oil | — |
| J. Gill 1 | 15-159-03480 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wendel 1 | 15-159-30479 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Meyeres 1 | 15-159-19697 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.