API 15-159-20163Plugged & abandonedOil well
Bieberle 4
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Darrah John Jay Jr
Spud date
Sep 17, 1968
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 11, 1968
Plug date
Mar 1, 1989
Total depth
3,300 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-20163
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Orth West
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.47540, -98.45108
- State record #
- 1006118502
Operator
- Wells operated
- 211
- Active
- 5
- States
- KS, WY
- As filed
- Darrah, John Jay, Jr.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Schartz 1 | 15-009-01433 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| H. C. Burmeister 3 | 15-009-14963 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Roth Owwo 1 | 15-009-14190 | Shut-in | Injection | — |
| Schmidt 3 | 15-009-15006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Matzek 5 | 15-009-15003 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Rader 1 | 15-009-14947 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.