API 15-159-05143Plugged & abandonedOil well
Behnke 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Mar 4, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 1, 1940
Plug date
Oct 1, 1945
Total depth
3,256 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05143
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Orth
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.46191, -98.38644
- State record #
- 1001283577
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isern 2 | 15-159-21629 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Isern 2-6 | 15-159-22557 | Shut-in | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Williams 2 | 15-009-22980 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mar-Lou Oil Co., LLC |
| Williams 3-Swd | 15-009-22981 | Active | Injection | Scheck Oil Operation |
| Berscheidt 1 | 15-159-72888 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| Peterson 1 | 15-159-22069 | Active | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.