API 15-159-02687Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fair 'B' 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Thunderbird Drilling
Spud date
Jun 13, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 1, 1963
Plug date
Jan 10, 1994
Total depth
3,381 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02687
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Tobias
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.27614, -98.27868
- State record #
- 1001281355
Operator
- Wells operated
- 227
- Active
- 2
- States
- AR, KS, UT
- As filed
- Thunderbird Drilling, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proffit 1 | 15-155-20439 | Active | Oil | — |
| Sylvia 4 | 15-155-02366 | Active | Oil | Anstine & Musgrove Inc. |
| Drake 1 | 15-155-00326 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Stevens 1 | 15-155-02107 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Putnam 'A' 2 | 15-155-21313 | Shut-in | Oil | Red Hills Energy, LLC |
| Schechter 1 | 15-155-02004 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.