API 15-057-20619Plugged & abandonedOil well
Morris-Droste 1
Oil well in Ford County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
May 16, 2012
Drilling began
Completion
May 23, 2012
Plug date
Sep 15, 2015
Total depth
4,928 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-057-20619
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Coon Creek Fork Northeast
- County
- Ford
- Coordinates
- 37.80659, -99.69580
- State record #
- 1044150457
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman 1-24 | 15-057-20749 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | American Warrior, Inc. |
| S. Riegel 1 | 15-057-20769 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Ritchie Exploration, Inc. |
| Herman 1-24 | 15-057-20275 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Hefner 1-24 | 15-057-20295 | Active | Gas | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Whittaker 'C' 1 | 15-057-20279 | Active | Gas | American Warrior, Inc. |
| Hyer 1-19 | 15-057-20530 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Cross Bar Petroleum, Inc. |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.