API 15-163-01852Plugged & abandonedOil well
Kempe 'A' 3
Oil well in Rooks County, Kansas
Spud date
Jul 16, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
Aug 30, 1950
Plug date
May 27, 1964
Total depth
3,689 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-163-01852
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Bemis-Shutts
- County
- Rooks
- Coordinates
- 39.13574, -99.26360
- State record #
- 1001289430
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlin B 3 | 15-051-72112 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Braun 1 | 15-051-20223 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Jensen 1 | 15-051-23781 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Jensen 'B' 4 | 15-051-01005 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Jensen 1 | 15-051-06671 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Jensen 2 | 15-051-06669 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.