API 15-159-04481Plugged & abandonedOil well
Benger 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Sep 13, 1933
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 31, 1934
Plug date
Jul 9, 1936
Total depth
3,340 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04481
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29203, -98.43237
- State record #
- 1001282949
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton 1 | 15-155-03150 | Other status | Other type | — |
| J. H. Fair 3 | 15-155-02006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| J H Fair 2 | 15-155-03212 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| J. H. Fair 1 | 15-155-00113 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| J. H. Fair 'B' 1 | 15-155-03211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Key 'B' 3 | 15-155-21054 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Zenith Drilling Corporation |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.