API 15-159-05528Plugged & abandonedOil well
Ernest Boy 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Jan 25, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 8, 1953
Plug date
Oct 3, 1970
Total depth
3,692 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05528
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bell
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.23254, -98.42787
- State record #
- 1001283934
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Estate 1 | 15-155-20234 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Sleeper 'A' 1-30 | 15-155-20957 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Sleeper 1-30 | 15-155-20923 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Bear Petroleum, LLC |
| Cantwell 2 | 15-155-20833 | Other status | Gas | — |
| Curtis 2 | 15-185-11381 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Chesnutt 1 | 15-155-20954 | Active | Oil | Vamco Operations |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.