API 15-159-20400Plugged & abandonedGas well
Francis Malone 1
Gas well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Foundation Energy Management
Spud date
Apr 20, 1976
Drilling began
Completion
Apr 28, 1976
Plug date
Dec 21, 2010
Total depth
3,388 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-20400
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: GAS-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Gas(GAS-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29961, -98.35952
- State record #
- 1031708234
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,500
- Active
- 855
- States
- AR, CO, KS, LA, MT, ND, NM, OK, UT
- As filed
- Foundation Energy Management, LLC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellman 3 | 15-159-21644 | Other status | Other type | Lone Star Oil, Inc. |
| Swartz 1 | 15-159-20037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Shepherd 1 | 15-159-73706 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Bryon 'B' 1 | 15-159-00294 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dickens 3 | 15-159-90441 | Active | Other type | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
| Dickens 3 | 15-159-19254 | Active | Injection | Rama Operating Co., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.