API 15-135-20617Plugged & abandonedOil well
Leiker B 4
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Thunderbird Drilling
Spud date
May 16, 1972
Drilling began
Completion
May 24, 1972
Plug date
Aug 30, 1989
Total depth
4,326 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-20617
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Miner
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.48307, -99.92166
- State record #
- 1006098051
Operator
- Wells operated
- 227
- Active
- 2
- States
- AR, KS, UT
- As filed
- Thunderbird Drilling, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothe 3-25 | 15-135-25556 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Mellies 'B' 1-30 | 15-135-24178 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | McCoy Petroleum Corporation |
| Boyd 'A' 1 | 15-135-00044 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Laas 'KT' 1-25 | 15-135-24773 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Pintail Petroleum, Ltd. |
| Rothe 1 | 15-135-22463 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Foxfire Expl. |
| Rothe 1 | 15-135-22169 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mid-Continent Energy Corp. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.