API 15-193-20656Plugged & abandonedOil well
Franklin 1
Oil well in Thomas County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Dec 10, 1996
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 6, 1997
Plug date
Dec 1, 2016
Total depth
4,580 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-193-20656
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Albear
- County
- Thomas
- Coordinates
- 39.55016, -100.96843
- State record #
- 1006165084
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Murray 1 | 15-193-19001 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Anderson 'B' 1 | 15-193-00045 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Anderson 1 | 15-193-30012 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Sears 17-10 | 15-193-20313 | Other status | Other type | Oxford Exploration Company |
| Sears 4c-18 | 15-193-20235 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Knudson 22-16 | 15-193-20741 | Other status | Other type | Rosewood Resources, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.