API 15-159-00478Plugged & abandonedOil well
Behnke 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 10, 1946
Drilling began
Completion
May 22, 1946
Plug date
Apr 30, 1962
Total depth
3,246 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-00478
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unnamed
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.43739, -98.39364
- State record #
- 1002940326
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantel 5 | 15-159-04028 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Mantel 3 | 15-159-04718 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Massman 1 | 15-159-03732 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hodgins 1 | 15-159-21496 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hupfer Oil & Gas |
| Massman 1 | 15-159-04297 | Active | Oil | C & K Oil Company |
| Peters 1 | 15-009-14531 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.