API 15-159-04350Plugged & abandonedOil well
Miller 3
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Sterling Drilling
Spud date
Oct 12, 1947
Drilling began
Completion
Nov 6, 1947
Plug date
Nov 30, 1968
Total depth
3,418 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-04350
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Welch-Bornholdt
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.25794, -97.97038
- State record #
- 1001282829
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard 1 | 15-155-03119 | Other status | Other type | — |
| Ekholm 1 | 15-155-00119 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Fred Strickler 1 | 15-155-03138 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Eb 260c | KS:1037029072 | Other status | Other type | — |
| 14-78 KA-1007-02 (Nickerson Rd over K-14 CH 1 | KS:1053092526 | Other status | Other type | — |
| 14-78 KA-1007-02 (Nickerson Rd over K-14) CH 2 | KS:1053092537 | Other status | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.