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
- Wells operated
- 169
- Active
- 15
- States
- CO, KS, KY, MI, WY
- As filed
- Sterling Drilling Company
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Strickler 1 | 15-155-03138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Eb 260c | KS:1037029072 | Other status | Other type | — |
| 14-78 KA-1007-02 (Nickerson Rd over K-14 CH 1 | KS:1053092526 | Other status | Other type | — |
| 14-78 KA-1007-02 (Nickerson Rd over K-14) CH 2 | KS:1053092537 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Williams 1 | 15-155-00060 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| L-496 1 | 15-155-21774 | Other status | Other type | Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.