API 15-203-20173Shut-inOil well
Earl Smith 1
Oil well in Wichita County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Mar 19, 2012
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 31, 2012
Plug date
—
Total depth
5,035 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-203-20173
- Status
- Shut-in(state code: OIL / INACTIVE WELL)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Beaver Lodge Southwest
- County
- Wichita
- Coordinates
- 38.52796, -101.13078
- State record #
- 1044069431
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimanek 1-18 | 15-203-20289 | Active | Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
| Novak 1 | 15-171-20008 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Novak, I. 1-8 | 15-171-20469 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cholla Resources, Inc. |
| Aguilera 14-12 | 15-203-20267 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Sdoco, LLC |
| Christy-Vulgamore 12-1 | 15-171-20872 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wood Energy, Inc. |
| Berning A 1-7 | 15-203-20297 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lario Oil & Gas Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.