API 15-159-02733Plugged & abandonedOil well
Birzer 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Feb 2, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 13, 1963
Plug date
Jul 6, 1973
Total depth
3,345 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02733
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.34663, -98.45905
- State record #
- 1001281397
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Estate 4 | 15-185-20247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Smith Estate 15 | 15-185-19059 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Smith Estate 2 | 15-185-19051 | Shut-in | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Klein 1 | 15-185-70396 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Keeler 2 | 15-185-20171 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Rader 1-18 | 15-185-20876 | Active | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.