API 15-159-02422Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bernstorf 'B' 4
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
May 29, 1948
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 2, 1948
Plug date
Jan 4, 1994
Total depth
3,273 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02422
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.38304, -98.39786
- State record #
- 1001281179
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.