API 15-159-02411Plugged & abandonedOil well
Knop 'A' 6
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Apr 19, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
May 26, 1950
Plug date
Jul 13, 1992
Total depth
3,284 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02411
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.38123, -98.44176
- State record #
- 1001281171
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | 15-159-02932 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Bieberle 1-33 | 15-159-22834 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Lebsack Oil Production Inc. |
| Beldon 1 | 15-159-20308 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Mueller 1 | 15-009-01109 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hannen 1-34 | 15-009-24676 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Hagen-Hannen 1 | 15-009-24516 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Farmer, John O., Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.