API 15-171-20556Plugged & abandonedOil well
Briney 1
Oil well in Scott County, Kansas · operated by Viking Resources
Spud date
Sep 19, 2000
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 18, 2000
Plug date
Dec 30, 2005
Total depth
4,664 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-171-20556
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Wildcat
- County
- Scott
- Coordinates
- 38.49547, -100.82109
- State record #
- 1018923964
Operator
- Wells operated
- 855
- Active
- 54
- States
- CO, KS, LA, ND, NY, OH, PA, WV, WY
- As filed
- Viking Resources, Inc
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 'A' 1 | 15-171-00017 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Cargill, Inc. |
| Smith 10 | 15-171-20023 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Novy Oil & Gas, Inc. |
| Kirk 1-26 | 15-171-20186 | Other status | Other type | — |
| B. G. Whitham 1 | 15-171-20052 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Yager 1 | 15-171-21184 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Palomino Petroleum, Inc. |
| Smith 2 | 15-171-20009 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.