API 15-159-04247Plugged & abandonedOil well
Harder 'B' 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 28, 1955
Plug date
May 29, 1970
Total depth
3,339 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04247
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Unknown
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.26148, -97.93525
- State record #
- 1001282733
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Strickler 1 | 15-155-03138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| 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 |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.