API 15-159-01466Plugged & abandonedOil well
Brandenstein, W.J. 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Jul 19, 1940
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 24, 1940
Plug date
Aug 27, 1962
Total depth
3,298 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-01466
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.35757, -98.40363
- State record #
- 1002940602
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer 1 | 15-185-00866 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| F. J. Miller 1 | 15-159-00402 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fair D 1 | 15-159-00683 | Other status | Oil | — |
| Waknitz 1 | 15-159-30220 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Olive Watson Ehlers 1 | 15-159-05510 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Schrader 1 | 15-159-05529 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.