API 15-159-21561Plugged & abandonedOil well
Malm A 13
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Jan 22, 1983
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 18, 1983
Plug date
May 13, 1987
Total depth
3,380 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-21561
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Welch-Bornholdt
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.28683, -97.94079
- State record #
- 1006121037
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blank 1 | 15-155-20931 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Associated Petroleum Consultants, Inc. |
| Well 15-155-90168 | 15-155-90168 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Brothers 5 | KS:1005780122 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Equus Beds Eb 125 A | KS:1040724539 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Eb 259c | KS:1037029059 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Thorp 1 | 15-159-05274 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.