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API 15-159-02714Plugged & abandonedOil well

Fair 'A' 1

Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Thunderbird Drilling

Spud date

Jun 27, 1963

Drilling began

Completion

Jul 3, 1963

Plug date

Mar 26, 1993

Total depth

3,400 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-159-02714
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Tobias
County
Rice
Coordinates
38.26349, -98.27431
State record #
1001281380

Operator

Thunderbird Drilling

Wells operated
227
Active
2
States
AR, KS, UT
As filed
Thunderbird Drilling, Inc.

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Drake A 315-155-02428Plugged & abandonedOil
Zimmerman 115-155-20457Other statusOther type
Welker 115-155-00305Plugged & abandonedOther type
14-78 KA-1007-02 (82nd Ave Bridge over K-14) CH 1KS:1053092518Other statusOther type
Kilbourn 315-155-02397Plugged & abandonedOil
Kilbourn 115-155-02395Plugged & abandonedOil

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.