API 15-159-04512Plugged & abandonedOil well
Binger 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Murfin Drilling
Spud date
Dec 27, 1929
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 13, 1930
Plug date
Jan 30, 1940
Total depth
3,324 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04512
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29566, -98.43234
- State record #
- 1001282978
Operator
- Wells operated
- 3,005
- Active
- 973
- States
- CO, KS, MT, ND, OK
- As filed
- Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U..S Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife 3 | 15-185-21747 | Other status | Other type | Petq, Inc. |
| Wellman 'I' 4 | 15-159-70230 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenbill Oil Company |
| Wellman I 4 | 15-159-19365 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Kenbill Oil Company |
| Wellman I 2 | 15-159-06653 | Active | Oil | — |
| Wellman G 2 | 15-159-06652 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Wolf 2 | 15-185-70459 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.