API 15-159-05794Plugged & abandonedOil well
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Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Apr 22, 1950
Drilling began
Completion
Jun 9, 1950
Plug date
Sep 11, 1974
Total depth
3,128 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-05794
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / FEDERAL PLUGGING PROJECT)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.39212, -98.35388
- State record #
- 1001284174
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caywood 2 | 15-159-20426 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| 31-34 Hospital 1 | 15-159-22336 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Dudley & Associates LLC |
| Koons 3 | 15-159-30464 | Active | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Tobias Simpson Unit 4-7 | 15-159-30461 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Berexco LLC |
| Koons 10 | 15-159-02730 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Thunderbird Drilling, Inc. |
| Tobias Simpson Unit 4-3 | 15-159-30462 | Shut-in | Oil | White Exploration, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.