API 15-159-06539Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bieberle 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 25, 1951
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 1, 1951
Plug date
Aug 1, 1979
Total depth
3,284 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-06539
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Orth West
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.46272, -98.44870
- State record #
- 1001284878
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Panning 'B' 5 | 15-009-14297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| M. Steckel 10 | 15-009-14236 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| F. Panning 'B' 17 | 15-009-14274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Meda Steckel 8 | 15-009-14260 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| State 2 | 15-009-20023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Murfin Drilling Co., Inc. |
| Fred Panning 12 | 15-009-75161 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.