API 15-159-00094Plugged & abandonedOil well
Matthaei 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Mar 31, 1953
Drilling began
Completion
May 13, 1953
Plug date
Mar 1, 1961
Total depth
3,238 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-00094
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Farmer
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.47730, -98.35038
- State record #
- 1002939905
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern 1-36 | 15-159-22179 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Allen Drilling Company |
| Emma Steckel 4 | 15-159-06017 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Panning, M. 3 | 15-159-19317 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | — |
| A. J. Stolz 9 | 15-159-06062 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Kern 1 | 15-159-20848 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Pioneer Operations Co., Inc. |
| A. J. Stolz 8 | 15-159-06061 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.