API 15-135-19044ActiveOil well
O'Brien 'A' 1
Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration
Spud date
Jan 26, 1964
Drilling began
Completion
Feb 15, 1964
Plug date
—
Total depth
4,385 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-135-19044
- Status
- Active(state code: OIL / PRODUCING)
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- Field
- Schaben
- County
- Ness
- Coordinates
- 38.33660, -99.68821
- State record #
- 1038704094
Operator
- Wells operated
- 1,564
- Active
- 502
- States
- CO, KS, ND
- As filed
- Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald 1 | 15-083-00241 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Waterhouse 1 | 15-083-00176 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
| Five Star 1 | 15-083-20975 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Blount 2 | 15-083-20855 | Active | Oil | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Waterhouse 'Ab' 1 | 15-083-10018 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Waterhouse 2 | 15-083-20930 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.