API 15-159-05907Plugged & abandonedOil well
Helmke 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Dec 1, 1951
Drilling began
Completion
Dec 12, 1951
Plug date
Aug 11, 1960
Total depth
3,274 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05907
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.39303, -98.39325
- State record #
- 1001284277
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulliam 11 | 15-159-02707 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| North River 6 | 15-159-22835 | Active | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| North River 1 | 15-159-22479 | Active | Oil | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| Max Wells C-1 H-1 | 15-159-22818 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. |
| Miller 1 | 15-159-00449 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Caywood 1 | 15-159-20425 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Malone Oil Co. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.