API 15-159-02461ActiveOil well
Ira 5
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Jan 19, 1959
Drilling began
Completion
Mar 13, 1959
Plug date
—
Total depth
3,269 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02461
- Status
- Active(state code: OIL / PRODUCING)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.37213, -98.42096
- State record #
- 1001281206
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns 1 | 15-159-00589 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Snider 1 | 15-185-22375 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ainsworth Operating Co. |
| Rugan 'E' 1 | 15-185-19506 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Sarah 2 | 15-185-22582 | Active | Oil | ACE Oil Company |
| Scott 1 | 15-159-20376 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Rugan 'A' 2 | 15-185-19141 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.