API 15-145-20296Plugged & abandonedOil well
Compton 2
Oil well in Pawnee County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Jun 18, 1973
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 30, 1973
Plug date
Sep 27, 1993
Total depth
3,935 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-145-20296
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Hurray
- County
- Pawnee
- Coordinates
- 38.16821, -98.95033
- State record #
- 1006106952
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver 2 | 15-185-20035 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Watson 2 | 15-185-20242 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Crissman 2 | 15-185-00015 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Crissman 1 | 15-185-22888 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Martin Oil Producers, Inc. |
| Crissman 4 | 15-185-12963 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Watson 1 | 15-185-20040 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.