API 15-159-04620Plugged & abandonedOil well
Berscheidt 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Jun 20, 1936
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 19, 1936
Plug date
Feb 19, 1955
Total depth
3,285 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04620
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.34652, -98.47630
- State record #
- 1001283084
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair 1 | 15-185-12508 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fair 2-15 | 15-159-22268 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| Smith Estate 4 | 15-185-11860 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | L.G.W. Energy Resources, Inc. |
| Smith Estate 4 | 15-185-20247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Smith Estate 15 | 15-185-19059 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Estate 2 | 15-185-19051 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.