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API 15-159-04998Plugged & abandonedOil well

Groth 1

Oil well in Rice County, Kansas

Spud date

Aug 16, 1937

Drilling began

Completion

Sep 8, 1937

Plug date

Aug 1, 1961

Total depth

3,337 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-159-04998
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Wherry
County
Rice
Coordinates
38.26140, -98.12211
State record #
1001283446

Operator

No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.

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Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.