API 15-159-04647Plugged & abandonedOil well
Berscheidt, J. 'B' 8
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 19, 1937
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 19, 1937
Plug date
Dec 21, 1950
Total depth
3,305 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04647
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.33743, -98.47153
- State record #
- 1001283111
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Estate 24 | 15-185-20778 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Loesch 1 | 15-159-00007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Smith 'C' 6-17 | 15-185-22443 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | RME Petroleum Company |
| Fair 4 | 15-185-11880 | Active | Injection | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Estate 9 | 15-185-19057 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith 'C' 6B-17 | 15-185-22763 | Active | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.