API 15-159-02420Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bernstorf 'B' 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Sep 15, 1947
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 17, 1947
Plug date
Mar 30, 1999
Total depth
3,280 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02420
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.38304, -98.39985
- State record #
- 1001281177
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer (Tobias Simpson Unit 6-5) 5 | 15-159-02716 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Berexco LLC |
| Isern-Beaver 'A' 1 | 15-009-19555 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Doll 1-36 | 15-009-24914 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Shelby Resources LLC |
| Doll 'A' 1-35 | 15-009-24559 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Fair C 2 | 15-159-02703 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Schafer 8 | 15-159-02719 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.