API 15-159-02594Plugged & abandonedOil well
Harder 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Apr 27, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
May 22, 1953
Plug date
Aug 8, 1962
Total depth
3,390 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02594
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Welch-Bornholdt
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.27235, -97.94662
- State record #
- 1001281280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittorff 1 | 15-155-00228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Dukelow 1 | 15-155-03136 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Graber 1 | 15-155-20037 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Equus Beds Eb 124 A | KS:1040724538 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Schradein 1 | KS:1005780123 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Sallee 1 | 15-155-03135 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.