API 15-159-05797Plugged & abandonedOil well
Emerick 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Jan 6, 1942
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 4, 1942
Plug date
Apr 8, 1945
Total depth
3,270 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05797
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.38217, -98.36106
- State record #
- 1001284177
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. FAIR or TOBIAS SIMPSON UNIT 8-2 2 | 15-159-02715 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Morgan 1-36 | 15-159-22519 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. |
| Schafer (Tobias Simpson Unit 6-5) 5 | 15-159-02716 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Berexco LLC |
| Tobias Simpson Unit 8 | KS:1006808341 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Schafer 3 | 15-159-02711 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Fair 'A' 1 | 15-159-02714 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.