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API 15-111-20029Plugged & abandonedOil well

JONES 16 was 15

Oil well in Lyon County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

May 14, 1968

Plug date

Nov 11, 2024

Total depth

2,330 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-111-20029
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Unknown
County
Lyon
Coordinates
38.20080, -96.35303
State record #
1026658082

Operator

Ritchie Exploration

Wells operated
1,564
Active
502
States
CO, KS, ND
As filed
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.

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Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.