API 15-159-06405Plugged & abandonedOil well
Biehler 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Aug 6, 1941
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 3, 1941
Plug date
Feb 1, 1970
Total depth
3,253 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-06405
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Rickard
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.47019, -98.31326
- State record #
- 1001284755
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schartz, J. 6 | 15-159-06136 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hupfer Operating, Inc. |
| Schartz 2 | 15-159-22102 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Hupfer Operating, Inc. |
| Schartz, J. 1 | 15-159-19771 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Kleile 'C' 1 | 15-159-06150 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Kleile 'C' 6 | 15-159-06154 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Kleile 'C' 8 | 15-159-06156 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.