API 15-159-30054Plugged & abandonedOil well
Fry 'E' 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Feb 19, 1965
Drilling began
Completion
May 21, 1965
Plug date
Jun 27, 1988
Total depth
3,397 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-30054
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Welch-Bornholdt
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29150, -97.96835
- State record #
- 1006122631
Operator
- Wells operated
- 169
- Active
- 15
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
- As filed
- Sterling Drilling Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers 5 | KS:1005780122 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Johnson Trust 3-2HS | 15-155-21651 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tapstone Energy, LLC |
| Equus Beds 264-D-2 | KS:1037029075 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Equus Beds Eb 125 A | KS:1040724539 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Johnson Trust 3-1HS | 15-155-21650 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Tapstone Energy, LLC |
| Johnson Trust 3-1 | 15-155-21649 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Tapstone Energy, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.