API 15-159-04965Plugged & abandonedOil well
Heckel 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Oct 21, 1946
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 15, 1946
Plug date
Aug 20, 1952
Total depth
3,349 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04965
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.30596, -98.36099
- State record #
- 1001283413
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilda Smith 1 | 15-159-30082 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Plush 1 | 15-159-20008 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Haltom 1 | 15-159-21932 | Active | Gas | Elendil Resources LLC |
| Haltom 2 | 15-159-22003 | Active | Gas | Elendil Resources LLC |
| Haltom 4 | 15-159-21645 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Wellman 'B' 3 | 15-159-22641 | Active | Oil | Langston Oil & Gas LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.