API 15-159-05945Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bernstorf 'B' 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Jul 19, 1939
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 19, 1939
Plug date
Jul 7, 2009
Total depth
3,290 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05945
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.38123, -98.40374
- State record #
- 1001284314
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 15-159-02932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fair C 1 | 15-159-02702 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Bieberle 1-33 | 15-159-22834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| Beldon 1 | 15-159-20308 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Mueller 1 | 15-009-01109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Morgan 1-36 | 15-159-22519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.