API 15-159-20408Plugged & abandonedOil well
Engelland C 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Jan 26, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 24, 1972
Plug date
Sep 9, 1992
Total depth
3,387 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-20408
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Wherry
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.22271, -98.08959
- State record #
- 1006118978
Operator
- Wells operated
- 169
- Active
- 15
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
- As filed
- Sterling Drilling Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmland Industries Fi-7 D-3 | 15-155-20270 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Farmland Industries Fi-3 E-3 | 15-155-20267 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Consolidated Storage 'F' 3 | 15-155-20770 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Consolidated Storage 'L' 5 | 15-155-20483 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Consolidated Storage 'O' 3 | 15-155-20659 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Consolidated Storage 'Q' 3 | 15-155-20681 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.