API 15-159-00495Plugged & abandonedOil well
F. Fair 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Dec 21, 1961
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 2, 1962
Plug date
Apr 25, 1984
Total depth
3,373 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-00495
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Tobias
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29057, -98.27628
- State record #
- 1002940335
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axtell 1 | 15-155-20432 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Vogel 1 | 15-159-00441 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Vogel 1 | 15-159-06664 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| J. H. Fair 3 | 15-155-02006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| J H Fair 2 | 15-155-03212 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| J. H. Fair 1 | 15-155-00113 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.