API 15-167-72729Plugged & abandonedOil well
Foster 'B' 1
Oil well in Russell County, Kansas
Spud date
May 2, 1936
Drilling began
Completion
May 15, 1936
Plug date
Oct 24, 1967
Total depth
3,310 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-167-72729
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Gorham
- County
- Russell
- Coordinates
- 38.86439, -98.97335
- State record #
- 1046935949
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Estate 1 | 15-167-30149 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Wegele 3 | 15-167-74761 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Steinert 1 | 15-167-00657 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| STRECKER or BENDER 1 | 15-167-04571 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Krug, F. 'A' 2 | 15-167-23105 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mai Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Strecker 'C' 1 | 15-167-00613 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.