API 15-145-20271Plugged & abandonedOil well
Compton 1
Oil well in Pawnee County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Nov 7, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 20, 1972
Plug date
Sep 10, 1993
Total depth
3,938 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-145-20271
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Hurray
- County
- Pawnee
- Coordinates
- 38.17002, -98.95221
- State record #
- 1006106904
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suiter 1 | 15-185-12965 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Crissman 1 | 15-185-00043 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Watson 1 | 15-185-20735 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Cornwell 'A' 1 | 15-185-20374 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Tranbarger 1 | 15-145-20657 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | — |
| Petro 1 | 15-145-00440 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.