API 15-159-70181Plugged & abandonedOil well
Frances 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Val Energy
Spud date
Aug 9, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 26, 1963
Plug date
Dec 13, 1989
Total depth
3,382 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-70181
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lyons West
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.37138, -98.22217
- State record #
- 1001285041
Operator
- Wells operated
- 621
- Active
- 212
- States
- CO, KS, OK
- As filed
- Val Energy, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake 2 | 15-159-22247 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Frontier Oil Company |
| Altman 1 | 15-159-30211 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Aspen Drilling Co. |
| Werner 1 | 15-159-20040 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| Werner 1 | 15-159-30402 | Active | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| Lipp 1 | 15-159-30315 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| Werner 2 | 15-159-20041 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.