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API 15-159-72234Plugged & abandonedOil well

Libby 1

Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling

Spud date

Oct 17, 1948

Drilling began

Completion

Nov 5, 1948

Plug date

Nov 5, 1987

Total depth

3,387 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-159-72234
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Welch-Bornholdt
County
Rice
Coordinates
38.26155, -97.96747
State record #
1001285237

Operator

Sterling Drilling

Wells operated
169
Active
15
States
CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
As filed
Sterling Drilling Company

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Nearby wells

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14-78 KA-1007-02 (Nickerson Rd over K-14) CH 2KS:1053092537Other statusOther type
Williams 115-155-00060Plugged & abandonedOther type
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Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.