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API 15-135-19051Plugged & abandonedOil well

O'Brien 'A' 2

Oil well in Ness County, Kansas · operated by Ritchie Exploration

Spud date

Mar 5, 1964

Drilling began

Completion

Mar 18, 1964

Plug date

Sep 30, 1994

Total depth

4,400 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
15-135-19051
Status
Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
Type
Oil(OIL-P&A)
Field
Schaben
County
Ness
Coordinates
38.32919, -99.68826
State record #
1038704101

Operator

Ritchie Exploration

Wells operated
1,564
Active
502
States
CO, KS, ND
As filed
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.

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Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.