API 15-159-70159Plugged & abandonedOil well
King 1
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Val Energy
Spud date
Nov 5, 1963
Drilling began
Completion
Jan 16, 1964
Plug date
Jan 20, 1990
Total depth
3,287 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-70159
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Lyons West
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.37507, -98.23135
- State record #
- 1001285043
Operator
- Wells operated
- 621
- Active
- 212
- States
- CO, KS, OK
- As filed
- Val Energy, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore 1 | 15-159-20838 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Mosher 1 | 15-159-30381 | Other status | Oil | — |
| G. C. Frederick 1 | 15-159-20049 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Willhaus D 1 | 15-159-22131 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wedel, Darold |
| Harrison A 3 | 15-159-19379 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Harrison 'A' 3 Twin | 15-159-70062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.