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API 15-159-05487Plugged & abandonedOil well

Major 1

Oil well in Rice County, Kansas

Spud date

Sep 13, 1939

Drilling began

Completion

Oct 9, 1939

Plug date

Jul 3, 1940

Total depth

3,426 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-159-05487
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Wherry
County
Rice
Coordinates
38.21201, -98.06530
State record #
1001283897

Operator

No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.

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Nearby wells

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Nelson 115-155-20040Plugged & abandonedOther type
Wilkey 115-155-02092Plugged & abandonedOther type
Moorman 115-155-00037Plugged & abandonedOther type

Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.