API 15-159-05180Plugged & abandonedOil well
Harder 'B' 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Feb 22, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 20, 1954
Plug date
Apr 29, 1968
Total depth
3,411 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05180
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.26331, -97.94213
- State record #
- 1001283608
Operator
- Wells operated
- 169
- Active
- 15
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
- As filed
- Sterling Drilling Company
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eb 260c | KS:1037029072 | Other status | Other type | — |
| H. Goertzen 1 | KS:1056650341 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Duerksen-Goetzen 1 | 15-155-01968 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Williams 1 | 15-155-00060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| L-496 1 | 15-155-21774 | Other status | Other type | Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC |
| Wittorff 1 | 15-155-00228 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.