API 15-159-04483Plugged & abandonedOil well
Mezger 2
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas
Spud date
Jun 1, 1930
Drilling began
Completion
Jul 21, 1930
Plug date
Nov 14, 1938
Total depth
3,338 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04483
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.29749, -98.43002
- State record #
- 1001282951
Operator
No operator of record — the source registry lists none for this wellbore.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair 1 | 15-159-00117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Whooping Crane 2 | 15-185-21734 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Petq, Inc. |
| Whooping Crane 1 | 15-185-21399 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | General Oil Company, Inc. |
| Whooping Crane 'A' 1 | 15-185-22423 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | General Oil Company, Inc. |
| Whooping Crane 'A' 2 | 15-185-22491 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | General Oil Company, Inc. |
| Shepherd 1 | 15-159-20791 | Other status | Gas | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.