API 15-159-06105Plugged & abandonedOil well
Lena Knop 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Melland Drilling
Spud date
Oct 1, 1936
Drilling began
Completion
Oct 27, 1936
Plug date
Feb 14, 1989
Total depth
3,298 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-06105
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.36117, -98.43936
- State record #
- 1036126835
Operator
- Wells operated
- 25
- Active
- 0
- States
- KS
- As filed
- Melland Drilling Co., Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer 1 | 15-185-01385 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Fair 1 | 15-185-20585 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Manning 'B' 4 | 15-185-19151 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Black, Frank J., Oil Operations, Inc. |
| Smith-Manning 4-9 | 15-185-22691 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| C. P. Smith 'A' 2 | 15-185-01881 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Manning 'A' 4 | 15-185-20031 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.